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rhymere#3035 rhymere
rhymere#3035
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I've got no idea where to start, really, ive been working on this build both in the PTS and on paper for 5 hours pls halp! I just know I dont want a copy of Flow's Trick Arrow build

Yellow Jacket - Freeform (Ranged Damage)
v3.44:37

Super Stats
Level 6: Intelligence (Primary)
Level 10: Endurance (Secondary)
Level 15: Constitution (Secondary)

Talents
Level 1: The Glacier (Dex: 8, Con: 10, Int: 10, End: 10)
Level 6: Investigator (Int: 5, End: 5)
Level 9: Coordinated (Dex: 5, Int: 5)
Level 12: Boundless Reserves (Con: 5, End: 5)
Level 15: Healthy Mind (Con: 5, Int: 5)
Level 18: Accurate (Dex: 5, End: 5)
Level 21: Acrobat (Dex: 5, Con: 5)

Powers
Level 1: Strafe
Level 1: Concentration
Level 6: Sonic Arrow (Rank 2, Dizzying Impact)
Level 8: Targeting Computer (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 11: Hunter's Instinct
Level 14: Torrent of Arrows (Rank 2, Overwhelming Force)
Level 17: Resurgence (Rank 2)
Level 20: Rapid Shots (Rank 2, Concentrated Shots)
Level 23: Lock N Load
Level 26: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 29: Entrancing
Level 32: Medical Arrow (Rank 2, Illuminate)
Level 35: Retaliation (Rank 2)
Level 38: Arrow Assault (Rank 2, Just Blow It Up)
Adv. Points: 36/36

Travel Powers
Level 6: Acrobatics (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 35: Stoic Flight (Rank 2)

Specializations
Intelligence: Preparation (2/2)
Intelligence: Enlightened (3/3)
Intelligence: Detect Vulnerability (3/3)
Intelligence: Expertise (2/2)
Vindicator: Aggressive Stance (2/2)
Vindicator: Merciless (3/3)
Vindicator: Focused Strikes (3/3)
Vindicator: Mass Destruction (2/3)
Guardian: Fortified Gear (3/3)
Guardian: Ruthless (2/2)
Guardian: Find the Mark (3/3)
Guardian: The Best Defense (2/3)
Mastery: Intelligence Mastery (1/1)

Devices

Comments

  • flowcytoflowcyto Posts: 12,851 Arc User
    edited November 2021
    The Trick Arrow build? Huh, well that wasn't my exact build for it, but I didn't make it as some sort of standard Archery build. It was based on the request to have some of the more 'gimmicky' arrow powers in there that aren't as essential to dps. You could still do fine w/ it, but if you want a more straight-forward Archery dps build, then here's an example of one:

    Yellow Jacket - Freeform (Ranged Damage)
    v3.44:37

    Super Stats
    Level 6: Intelligence (Primary)
    Level 10: Endurance (Secondary)
    Level 15: Constitution (Secondary)

    Talents
    Level 1: The Glacier (Dex: 8, Con: 10, Int: 10, End: 10)
    Level 6: Investigator (Int: 5, End: 5)
    Level 9: Coordinated (Dex: 5, Int: 5)
    Level 12: Boundless Reserves (Con: 5, End: 5)
    Level 15: Healthy Mind (Con: 5, Int: 5)
    Level 18: Accurate (Dex: 5, End: 5)
    Level 21: Acrobat (Dex: 5, Con: 5)

    Powers
    Level 1: Strafe
    Level 1: Straight Shot (Rank 2, Split the Arrow, USB Arrow)
    Level 6: Concentration
    Level 8: Targeting Computer (Rank 2, Rank 3)
    Level 11: Hunter's Instinct
    Level 14: Storm of Arrows (Rank 2, Achilles' Heel)
    Level 17: Resurgence (Rank 2)
    Level 20: Rapid Shots (Rank 2, Concentrated Shots)
    Level 23: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
    Level 26: Retaliation (Rank 2)
    Level 29: Blinding Light
    Level 32:
    Level 35:
    Level 38: Arrow Assault (Rank 2, Just Blow It Up)
    Adv. Points: 32/36

    Travel Powers
    Level 6: Acrobatics (Rank 2, Rank 3)
    Level 35: Stoic Flight

    Specializations
    Intelligence: Preparation (2/2)
    Intelligence: Enlightened (3/3)
    Intelligence: Detect Vulnerability (3/3)
    Intelligence: Expertise (2/2)
    Vindicator: Aggressive Stance (2/2)
    Vindicator: Merciless (3/3)
    Vindicator: Focused Strikes (3/3)
    Vindicator: Mass Destruction (2/3)
    Guardian: Fortified Gear (3/3)
    Guardian: Ruthless (2/2)
    Guardian: Find the Mark (3/3)
    Guardian: The Best Defense (2/3)
    Mastery: Intelligence Mastery (1/1)

    The open power slots can be w/e ya want.

    Straight Shot can put up Download, while charges of it can also apply and refresh Armor Piercing (for Rapid Shots, mainly). Otherwise, Rapid Shots can be your main single-target attack, and Storm of Arrows can be your main AoE. You can choose between R3 or the special adv on Rapid Shots, depending upon whether you want mobility or more dmg from it. You can also get R3 or the special adv on the Ult, depending on whether you want the CC aspects for solo or Overpower for allies. R3 on Storm of Arrows can also be taken (instead of the Root adv), if you just want more base dmg from it. Either Torrent of Arrows or Explosive Arrow could also be chosen as your main AoE (instead of Storm of Arrows), if desired. Regardless, the build gears mostly for Int, w/ some Con and End.

    If you find that you have enough energy w/ better gear, then you can also trade End SS for Dex SS for a minor dps boost.
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  • jaazaniah1jaazaniah1 Posts: 5,543 Arc User
    Maybe Sonic Device and Toxic Nanites in the last slots, or a self rez and one of those.
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  • omnius#0640 omnius
    omnius#0640
         Posts: 204 Arc User
    edited November 2021
    PTS is down so I haven't had a chance to see how energy is with this build for you but here's another way I might do it. Kinda the same idea as a sorcery INT/DEX/CON dps build, but I'll need to see how energy is without Conjuring + Will O Wisp with Guide adv

    EDIT: Just got off PST testing this wearing a set of heroic primaries + OSV secondaries (just R5 INT mods in everything) and energy was phenomenally good. Crit chance is acceptable and severity is low, but of course that goes for most INT builds. Which is fine considering Detect vuln. I also switched out Prep for Tactician in the INT spec tree

    Archery dps - Freeform (Ranged Damage)
    v3.44:37

    Super Stats
    Level 6: Intelligence (Primary)
    Level 10: Dexterity (Secondary)
    Level 15: Constitution (Secondary)

    Talents
    Level 1: The Specialist (Dex: 10, Con: 10, Int: 8, Rec: 10)
    Level 6: Covert Ops Training (Str: 3, Dex: 3, Con: 3, Int: 3)
    Level 9: Negotiator (Int: 5, Rec: 5)
    Level 12: Impresario (Dex: 5, Rec: 5)
    Level 15: Healthy Mind (Con: 5, Int: 5)
    Level 18: Coordinated (Dex: 5, Int: 5)
    Level 21: Acrobat (Dex: 5, Con: 5)

    Powers
    Level 1: Strafe
    Level 1: Straight Shot (Rank 2, Split the Arrow, USB Arrow)
    Level 6: Concentration
    Level 8: Targeting Computer (Rank 2, Rank 3)
    Level 11: Hunter's Instinct
    Level 14: Storm of Arrows (Rank 2, Achilles' Heel)
    Level 17: Resurgence (Rank 2)
    Level 20: Rapid Shots (Rank 2, Concentrated Shots)
    Level 23: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
    Level 26: Eldritch Shield (Rank 2, Rank 3)
    Level 29: Blinding Light
    Level 32: Thundering Return
    Level 35: Toxic Nanites (Rank 2)
    Level 38: Arrow Assault (Rank 2, Just Blow It Up)
    Adv. Points: 36/36

    Travel Powers
    Level 6: Acrobatics (Rank 2, Rank 3)
    Level 35: Stoic Flight

    Specializations
    Intelligence: Enlightened (3/3)
    Intelligence: Tactician (2/2)
    Intelligence: Detect Vulnerability (3/3)
    Intelligence: Expertise (2/2)
    Vindicator: Aggressive Stance (2/2)
    Vindicator: Merciless (3/3)
    Vindicator: Focused Strikes (3/3)
    Vindicator: Mass Destruction (2/3)
    Guardian: Fortified Gear (3/3)
    Guardian: Ruthless (2/2)
    Guardian: Find the Mark (3/3)
    Guardian: The Best Defense (2/3)
    Mastery: Intelligence Mastery (1/1)

    Devices
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  • omnius#0640 omnius
    omnius#0640
         Posts: 204 Arc User
    More notes: I was asking about other quicker options to apply/refresh armor piercing debuff than Straight Shot on full charge and was told to look into the following for faster taps: frag grenade, bullet hail, submachine gun. I haven't looked myself but just thought I'd post for you to look
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  • rhymere#3035 rhymere
    rhymere#3035
         Posts: 486 Arc User
    omnius#0640 wrote: »
    More notes: I was asking about other quicker options to apply/refresh armor piercing debuff than Straight Shot on full charge and was told to look into the following for faster taps: frag grenade, bullet hail, submachine gun. I haven't looked myself but just thought I'd post for you to look

    Did you get a chance to try it out on the PTS? and im thinking frag grenade for "utility belt" feel.
  • jaazaniah1jaazaniah1 Posts: 5,543 Arc User
    There's also Shotgun Blast (Armor Piercing)
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  • omnius#0640 omnius
    omnius#0640
         Posts: 204 Arc User
    edited November 2021
    rhymere#3035 wrote: »
    omnius#0640 wrote: »
    More notes: I was asking about other quicker options to apply/refresh armor piercing debuff than Straight Shot on full charge and was told to look into the following for faster taps: frag grenade, bullet hail, submachine gun. I haven't looked myself but just thought I'd post for you to look

    Did you get a chance to try it out on the PTS? and im thinking frag grenade for "utility belt" feel.

    not the stuff in my 2nd post, but the over all build itself worked excellent (I edited the first post description earlier). As for the others, I just got around to looking at the in game descriptions and annoyingly enough, they're ALL 50' powers. So basically if you want Armor Piercing (and you definitely do) without having to use a full charge to apply it, your build is essentially going to be a 50' range build. Otherwise you're stuck having to make fully charged Straight Shots a regular part of your rotation in order to stay with a 100' range build. And doing that takes more time away from your main attack, which means less DPS.

    There's only one way to keep a 100' build without having to constantly charge Straight Shot in your rotation and that's to toss away one of your powers (and 2 adv points) and take something that can refresh AP with just a tap. Like Snap Shot with Frail Armor adv. That way you can open with 1 Straight Shot to apply AP, start your Rapid Shots maintain, and rotate 1 tap of Snap Shot (w/ Frail Armor) to refresh. It was my build, I'd drop Toxic Nanites with R2 in order to fit that in.

    Option 2: Use a 50' Munitions power (bearing in mind only Frag and Shotgun advantages apply AND refresh AP. SMB and Bullet hail only refresh it) and deal with the range discrepancy. This will allow faster applying and refreshing of AP, but only within 50' range.

    Option 3: Just stick with full charges of Straight Shot and accept the DPS loss due to extra time taken away from Rapid Shots maintains.

    Additional stuff: I'm mostly referring to stuff where DPS really matters when talking about any of the above, like Cosmics. Without actually parsing all of these choices I tend to think that opening with Straight Shot and then going into Rapid Shots with Snap Shot tap refreshes are going to give the most DPS on a 100' range build. Obviously if Armor Piercing drops off for whatever reason you'll need to Straight Shot again. And speaking of stuff like Cosmics, if you use any cone powers doing Qwyjibo, those can have an annoying tendency to hit one of his hearts unless you park right up his butt along with the melee folks. 3 of those munitions powers are cones. I also only tested the original build I posted on PTS so I have no idea what energy is like with any of the alternative suggestions. Prob fine, but I'm not sure.

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  • rhymere#3035 rhymere
    rhymere#3035
         Posts: 486 Arc User
    I went with your original build and it works fine
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