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Dr. Federov

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Best primary power set...

hey guys, im making a new defender today...for the 3rd time...you see im trying to find a power pool that works well and that i like...i already have an empathy with all but 1 of its powers, but what should I try next...so far ive tried sonic, and radiation.

also while were at it...what secondary powers do u all suggest?

03/10/06 16:40

Malady_Incarnate_2001

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RE: Best primary power set...

Two words, bubba - Radiation Emission. I'm not sure what you'd enjoy as a secondary, but I really think the Rad primary is worth trying. You get a huge variety in the types of powers available for team or solo play.

Malady

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03/10/06 17:34

Ion_Paragon

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RE: Best primary power set...

Welcome to the site!

If your looking for something different, try Kinetics. I have a bunch of Genie and travel themed toons with kinetics and its always fun. Plus you get a travel power at lvl 6 and at lvl 18. And Speed Boost is the best buff in the game.

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03/10/06 18:34

Malady_Incarnate_2001

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RE: Best primary power set...

Whoops...Forgot to welcome you to the site. So, welcome to the site. :P Also, I agree that Kinetics is an incredibly fun set. However, I think that Accelerate Metabolism is the best buff in the game...No disrespect intended to Speed Boost.

Malady

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03/10/06 19:02

Death_dude

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RE: Best primary power set...

Rad definatly works well teaming, especially with other rads... Buffer overrun being an example. As in, AM stacks from 8 rad defenders, becoming perma. And sexy.

I find Kin However fits well with most other people. I have a kin/archery defender, and the teams definatly notice when I hit Syphon Power, and Syphon Speed sure is handy.

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03/11/06 14:52

Captain_IcyHot

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RE: Best primary power set...

I would highly recomend kinetics/energy. Engery, in my opinion is the best single target attack a defender can get. And kinetics is very much different from what you have now! The fulcrum shift power is flat out AWESOME.

Plus, with kinetics, you don't need to go down that boring travel power path if you don't want to...

Anyways, you said you wanted something different, kinetics is different!

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03/11/06 15:35

LordStarwolf

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RE: Best primary power set...

I've also had lots of fun with storm summoning. Steamy mist is cool for team stealth and when you run hurricaine the baddies can't touch you in melee. All you have to worry about is long range attacks.

Guardian
Avant Guard = Emp/Rad/Psychic Defender Lvl 50 (Dedicated Healer)
Astral Plane = Peacebringer Lvl 50
Spica = Fire/Em/Energy Tank Lvl 50 (Scranker)
Avant Spines = Spines/Regen Scrapper Lvl 50 (AOE King)
Beliskner = Eng/Eng Blaster Lvl 42 (Blapper)
Avant Kin = Ill/Kin Controller Lvl 39
BMG = AR/Dev Blaster Lvl 29
Avant Psy = Psychic Blast/Empathy Defender Lvl 20 (Offender)
Avant Def = Kinetics/Energy Blast Defender Lvl 16
Avant Stone = Stone/Storm Controller lvl 15 (Super Controller)
Triumph
Lord Yu = MA/Regen Scrapper Lvl 24
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T-99 = Ice/Ice Tanker Lvl 20
Starwolf = Katana/Inv Scrapper Lvl 18 (my very first toon, 3 1/2 years ago)
Pinnacle
Avant Claws = Claws/Regen Scrapper Lvl 22
Champion
Avant Dragon = Fire/Fire Blaster Lvl 20
Freedom
Avant Arch = Archery/NRG Blaster Lvl 50
Avant Char = Fire/Kinetics Controller Lvl 50
Avant Shade = Warshade Lvl 36

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03/11/06 17:30

TheDuce

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Kinetics FTW!!

Welcome to the forums bro!

I myself have been working on a Kinetics defender.. In my opinion.. I wish all defenders were Kinetics, not only does it offer an almost superior heal but the heal itself drains endo off baddies, not alot but when your taggin it on a EB or AV man it helps alot. Along with that you have the Speed Boost buff which in turn (6 slotted with endo recovery) makes all ATs love you. I have yet to get past 25 yet but so far I am most happy playing a kinetics defender and this is coming from a die hard tanker :O

03/16/06 14:38

pinkglide

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RE: Best primary power set...

Cool, yeah welcome to the site! I'm pretty new myself. Anywho! I have two defenders. One is my main which is an empath/psychic. Now since you already have an empath, try something new like, have a look at archery. Archery isn't the best powerset in the game, but it's fun. The only thing that is bad about archery is tht u cnt heal. If you're anything like me, you'll be using a blaster or something, you'll see one person dwn on health, and go to heal, only to realise tht you cnt, and tht really bugs me. Maybbe you could try dark miasma or something which has a heal. Oh, and while i'm at it, kinetics are well good. I have a troller with it, and trancsfusion, the best AOE heal there is i might add, is great for us defenders who wanna try something new, but still like to keep to the orionality of healing.

/Mike

03/23/06 08:46

zindane26

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RE: Best primary power set...

Time for my two cents, which have been analyzed the hell out of(can I say that?). Rad is AMAZING for a primary. You can debuff damage acc defnse and something else... you can heal and you have Accelerate metabolism, One of the best buffs ever, gives hasten a 30 second downtime. Dark is nice with the enemy debuffs and you have to love the group rezz. FF can be pretty good but I dont think many have the dedication to take many to higher levels. Eveything on kineticts has been said exept that you also get a break free kind of power for your teammates which also gives them 20% resist to smashing and energy, unslotted. You've done sonics, I think thats what you said, but if not they are like the starting Force fields without the PFF A break free power and the FF GIANT bubbles. Now storrms summoning, My favorite, along with kinetics. A Kinda bad heal other, a not so hold, a not that dependable ice slick. Those are the bad things, and if you slot the not so hold with slows then use the ice slick, they cant move anyway :) Then their is hurricane. Amazing power, especcially(SP?) against the trolls after they throw their boulders. You give an actice push that doesn't always throw them, more of a, well, push. debuffs their acc by 37.5% unslotted and makes you a kind of minitank. Steamy mist is amazing for FF mishes and outcasts with the 25% resist to fire cold and energy. and you can make lightning storm THE most powerful attack in the entire game

07/06/06 22:13

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