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flamingbunnyman
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Long time CoH player here. My favorite characters in that game were always Scrappers and Brutes, and since my main was a Broad sword scrapper, I remade him as a Blade AT. For the most part, I'm enjoying it, but I'm finding him much squishier than I'm used to.
I want to keep the character a Blade, so he doesn't get locked if I drop to Silver for any reason, so Freeform isn't an option, as much as I'd like to. With the limited options I'll have within the AT framework, what can I do to boost survivability?
On a related note, I'm having trouble wrapping my head around Offense, Defense, Avoid, Resist, Dodge, etc, etc... Are there any good guides to understanding what all these numbers mean and how they interact?
Edit: Can't edit topic titles? Dangit, I meant "Squishy".
I want to keep the character a Blade, so he doesn't get locked if I drop to Silver for any reason, so Freeform isn't an option, as much as I'd like to. With the limited options I'll have within the AT framework, what can I do to boost survivability?
On a related note, I'm having trouble wrapping my head around Offense, Defense, Avoid, Resist, Dodge, etc, etc... Are there any good guides to understanding what all these numbers mean and how they interact?
Edit: Can't edit topic titles? Dangit, I meant "Squishy".
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@flamingbunnyman in game. Formerly @Roderick in City of Heroes.
@flamingbunnyman in game. Formerly @Roderick in City of Heroes.
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Well, i don't know much, i just learn more looking at Guides and Forum, actually is easier to learn basing around guides, but the you'll get spoiled.
"You can't read my mind, because i can't spell it."
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I hate to tell you, but I shelved that character at 18 -- at which point she already had the Perk title "Ex-Parrot" (100 defeats).
I remade her as a freeform, with Con as one of her stats instead of Strength, and adding Bountiful Chi Resurgence (heal) and Evasive Maneuvers (threat wipe). I also borrowed Sword Cyclone from dual blades for the amazing AoE maintain. Much more fun to play.
I know this is no help to you. Perhaps there are die-hard AT players who have some tricks for the Blade, but I found it unplayable.
I may choose a different AT for my second Silver character and upgrade to a Freeform. I'll have to see what I think of the other free ATs first.
@flamingbunnyman in game. Formerly @Roderick in City of Heroes.
My second character is a Void, who I chose to keep as the AT in case I need to drop to Silver for a bit. She is plenty sturdy, can heal herself with Life Drain, and is fun to play. Quite a good approximation of a dark/dark defender/corruptor.
There's a decent build here for the Blade AT. I'd suggest focusing on the talents that give you Con before the Super Stat-only talents as you level since it takes a while for your decent powers to show up. This build also assumes that you want to do PvP, but I figure if PvP doesn't interest you you can put the points for Nailed To The Ground elsewhere.
Gearing and modding is very important for squishies. While the impulse is to jack up your super stats in the hopes of making your DPS so high the squishiness doesn't matter, you just can't get it high enough to keep bosses from splatting you. Unlike the Inferno, you don't have a safe distance to work with. So gear for defense and hit points to bring you up to par.
Buying some heals doesn't hurt either, but the cooldown is so long as to make them useless beyond being a Hail Mary tactic.
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