I am working on a PA Tank that does Particle damage. Used for events and Alerts ( Vigilance) MAy use for Cosmic if there is any GOLD gear for the future.
Power armor toggles interact very poorly with blocking, which will make tanking anything that requires a lot of blocking (which describes most bosses dangerous enough to need a tank in the first place) unpleasant.
Only if you don't plan on being an actual tank? You could just go into a full dps build at that point instead, or maybe just use a dual-passive approach and decide for yourself when to commit to dps or go w/ a more defensive setup. If you want an example, then here's a dual-passive PA dps build, using the beam attacks:
Specializations
Ego: Force of Will(2/2)
Ego: Insight(3/3)
Ego: Follow Through(3/3)
Ego: Sixth Sense(2/3)
Guardian: Fortified Gear(3/3)
Guardian: Ruthless(2/2)
Guardian: Find the Mark(2/3)
Guardian: The Best Defense(3/3)
Vindicator: Aggressive Stance(2/2)
Vindicator: Merciless(3/3)
Vindicator: Focused Strikes(2/3)
Vindicator: Mass Destruction(3/3)
Mastery: Ego Mastery(1/1)
The last power can be w/e ya want (prob a threat wipe or self-res).
I figured you'd need some extra help w/ energy when using all 3 toggle slots (esp if not in groups with AoPM/AoAC buffs), so I threw in Power Conversion. You could also potentially get by w/o Power Conversion by swapping Con SS for Rec SS and having decent gear (and/or just using 2 attack slots when solo), but it's up to you on how to manage energy overall. I also threw in EWave w/ Rev Polarity to help you deal w/ the limited AoE coverage from the beam attacks (Implosion Engine or Fire All Weapons are other alternatives to help w/ scattered mobs). Gears mostly for Ego, w/ some End and Con.
Other stat setups could work here too (like an Int-focus and Int PSS & Conc, or Dex-focused w/ Chilled Form).
I have a similar dual passibe build to Flow's. It runs Ego-Rec-End. I find that with Invuln I don't need Con. That gives me much more energy and I only take R1 of Power Conversion. I use the adv points from that for either fully ranked Orbital Cannon or Implosion Engine in the last slot. Since I only plan to fight at range I use Sonic Device (stuns are handy) instead of Energy Wave. No problem soloing the QWZ (if that's of interest).
Comments
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Block timing explained
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Super Stats
Level 6: Ego (Primary)
Level 10: Endurance (Secondary)
Level 15: Constitution (Secondary)
Talents
Level 1: The Scourge (Con: 10, Ego: 10, Rec: 10, End: 8)
Level 6: Worldly (Ego: 5, Rec: 5)
Level 9: Amazing Stamina (Rec: 5, End: 5)
Level 12: Daredevil (Ego: 5, End: 5)
Level 15: Quick Recovery (Con: 5, Rec: 5)
Level 18: Ascetic (Con: 5, Ego: 5)
Level 21: Boundless Reserves (Con: 5, End: 5)
Powers
Level 1: Power Bolts
Level 1: Eye Beam (Rank 2, 20/20 Fission)
Level 6: Concentration
Level 8: Invulnerability (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 11: Overdrive
Level 14: Chest Laser (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 17: Resurgence (Rank 2)
Level 20: Power Conversion (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 23: Reconstruction Circuits (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 26: Concussor Beam (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 29: Energy Wave (Reverse Polarity)
Level 32: Targeting Computer (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 35: Energy Shield (Rank 2)
Level 38:
Adv. Points: 34/36
Travel Powers
Level 6:
Level 35:
Specializations
Ego: Force of Will (2/2)
Ego: Insight (3/3)
Ego: Follow Through (3/3)
Ego: Sixth Sense (2/3)
Guardian: Fortified Gear (3/3)
Guardian: Ruthless (2/2)
Guardian: Find the Mark (2/3)
Guardian: The Best Defense (3/3)
Vindicator: Aggressive Stance (2/2)
Vindicator: Merciless (3/3)
Vindicator: Focused Strikes (2/3)
Vindicator: Mass Destruction (3/3)
Mastery: Ego Mastery (1/1)
The last power can be w/e ya want (prob a threat wipe or self-res).
I figured you'd need some extra help w/ energy when using all 3 toggle slots (esp if not in groups with AoPM/AoAC buffs), so I threw in Power Conversion. You could also potentially get by w/o Power Conversion by swapping Con SS for Rec SS and having decent gear (and/or just using 2 attack slots when solo), but it's up to you on how to manage energy overall. I also threw in EWave w/ Rev Polarity to help you deal w/ the limited AoE coverage from the beam attacks (Implosion Engine or Fire All Weapons are other alternatives to help w/ scattered mobs). Gears mostly for Ego, w/ some End and Con.
Other stat setups could work here too (like an Int-focus and Int PSS & Conc, or Dex-focused w/ Chilled Form).
- Be safe and have fun, champs - for science!