So I recently got another toon to 40 and finalized his build. I hope. As always, I put the build up here for review and critique. Thematically, it is a generic soldier type (guns mostly, with a couple melee things).
Here is the build:
PowerHouse (Link to this build)Name: KowalskiArchetype: FreeformSuper Stats:Level 6: Dexterity (Primary)Level 10: Ego (Secondary)Level 15: Intelligence (Secondary)Talents:Level 1: The DiscipleLevel 6: Covert Ops TrainingLevel 9: Martial TrainingLevel 12: Sniper TrainingLevel 15: Command TrainingLevel 18: Field Ops TrainingLevel 21: Paramilitary TrainingGearless Stats:STR: 19 EGO: 67DEX: 124 PRE: 16CON: 19 REC: 26INT: 62 END: 18Base/Gearless Offense/Defence:Health: 5,090 Energy: 52/121Crit Chance: 14.4% Crit Severity: 104.2%Dodge Chance: 28% Avoidance: 28.5%Powers:Level 1: Steady ShotLevel 1: Assault Rifle (Rank 2, Mow 'em Down)Level 6: Holdout Shot (Stim Pack)Level 8: Quarry (Rank 2, Rank 3)Level 11: Form of the TempestLevel 14: Gatling Gun (Rank 2, Rank 3)Level 17: Eye of the Storm (Rank 2, Rank 3)Level 20: OverdriveLevel 23: Bountiful Chi Resurgence (Rank 2, Resurgent Reiki)Level 26: Reaper's Embrace (Rank 2, Rank 3)Level 29: Dragon Kick (Lashing Dragon Tail)Level 32: Bionic Shielding (Rank 2)Level 35: Masterful DodgeLevel 38: Ego Surge (Nimble Mind)Travel Powers:Level 6: AthleticsLevel 35: Swinging (Rank 2, Rank 3, Flippin')Specializations:Dexterity: Gear Utilization (3/3)Dexterity: Power Swell (2/2)Dexterity: Evasion (2/2)Dexterity: Deadly Aim (3/3)Guardian: Fortified Gear (3/3)Guardian: Locus (2/2)Guardian: Ruthless (2/2)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: Dexterity Mastery (1/1)
I am not 100% confident on the Specializations yet (still new back since the demise of CoH); I think I am getting the hang of this new way to build characters, and I like it much better than the old/original system.
I mainly use Gatling Gun because... it's a gatling gun! Anyway, I knew my main 3 powers were maintains, hence the Overdrive.
Gearing: I am currently using the Armadillo 1/2-set (3 pieces) for my Secondaries. The 25% damage resistance is nice. The Primary gear are Int/Dex/Con/Rec so my final stats (just as I hit 40, not level 40 gear yet) are:
Offense 226, Crit 38.7%, Severity 113%, Defense 147.1, Dodge 67.9%, Avoidance 32.2% and Health = 5839 / Energy = 87/127.
This is nice enough to have at least 2 full maintains of gatling or the others before needing some sort of energy burst (run up and use single melee for Rush buff, couple shots with builder, etc).
I probably will keep my "secondary" focus on a bit of CON and more REC. As it is now, I'm fairly survivable for an offensive role. Healing is very nice with BCR/Bionic/Holdout, damage is intense with Gatling and AR. Eye of the Storm is just a nice "uh-oh, I'm surrounded" power. The extra dodge from swinging (I love swinging through monster island) and from dragon kick adv. is decent. Quarry has been good for me, *it feels*, but I am open to suggestions.
Thanks for checking this out, and thanks in advance for any critiques, questions, or suggestions!
-r0y
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