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Now that I've mostly gotten my Thug/Poison character finished, I figure i'll toss out another one :)
Which Primary/Secondary sets for Masterminds do you think are the best for Soloing? Duoing? Generally all I do is solo or group with my brother. Like I mentioned already it's been a very long time since I've played the game, so trying to get back into the swing of things is taking some patience.
Anyway, as always, any advice is appreciated.
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IMO...Bots/DM is the better one hands down.
Why you ask....Well, they are Ranged Primary, Melee occassionally...their DPS is second to none, the Protector Bots (2nd tier henchmen) heals their own bots and the Assault Bot is just a wrecking machine!
Then add that to the Debuffs of the /DM set, which you also get another healer, Debuffer in your Dark Servant.
Nuff said!
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Better for Solo or Duo? Sounds like a Solo one to me :P I'm trying to find out what people think is best for each :)
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Actually, Bot/DM is one of the better all around MM builds. It's good for solo, as it can maul through mobs with ease....it's good for duoing as DM has a group heal, rez and enough debuffs to keep your team from eating dirt.
I have a Bot/DM and he performs in all situations, solo, duo's, full teams, etc. I haven't found a situation that he wasn't suited for.
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I vote for Ninjas/Dark Miasma.
Don't get me started on why.
@Aurrius | Paragon Knights | Ultimate Darkness | Union
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But will not settle for those Blappers
But when he gets out Thundercharge
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Broadsword/Regeneration Scrapper
Claws/Regeneration Scrapper
Energy Melee/Electric Armour Brute
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| 08/17/07 04:16 |
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Everybody seems to love DM, lol. Why am I even using Poison then :P
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I dunno about the poison thing, but I'm gonna break from the herd on this. I say go Merc/Dark. It's a very solid build, and the Debuffs and mezzes thrown out by the Spec Ops compliment the ones built into the Dark set very nicely. Plus when solo/duo you don't have to worry alot about the pets getting too much aggro, so the 4 Full Autos going off are just great damage on the entire mob. The Defense debuffs also are very nice when fighting a big nasty, and the Mercs all are ranged, which makes them very easy to heal and manage.
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| QUOTE | | Everybody seems to love DM, lol. Why am I even using Poison then :P |
Oh, don't be mistaken, Poison is a very good set, but it requires the user to be very attentive as the Debuffs are single target and you have to make your rounds 1 by 1. DM is more of a group debuffer, tar patch, HT, fearsome stare...
However, all around I believe you'll get no one turning you away from DM. The primary may be debated though ::Bots FTW!!::
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Primary I like thugs, I plan on sticking with my thugs :) Since the person I do with is a bots mastermind already, we figured having two bots might be kinda annoying with all the knockback.
Also as far as I knew Thugs had better AoE than bots, could be wrong though. I took poison because I thought it would be nice to have that final power to stick on my bruiser as it runs into melee, but since Thugs/Bots are very AoE oriented I may end up changing out for dark...
Just not sure =/
We do plan on duo'ing AV's and I heard poison was better for that over dark. Dunno. I'm an indecisive little person :)
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God, I know how you feel!
Anyway, if you plan on duo'ing AV's, then I want to know what secondary set the other guy is, because you will need some heals. A lot of them.
If he is /Dark or whatever set with heals - go Poison. Otherwise, go /Dark.
@Aurrius | Paragon Knights | Ultimate Darkness | Union
| QUOTE | His name was Hearthbourne
Plays City of Heroes till the break of dawn
He likes his Scrappers
But will not settle for those Blappers
But when he gets out Thundercharge
Those PvP'ers die in the large |
My guides:
Broadsword/Regeneration Scrapper
Claws/Regeneration Scrapper
Energy Melee/Electric Armour Brute
Dual Blades/Willpower Scrapper
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| 08/18/07 02:02 |
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He is doing Bots/Traps. We had figured stacking the debuffs from /poison and /traps would give us a lot of ability to debuff the enemy into oblivion.
Keeping track of the poison debuffs is kinda annoying though, especialy if you have to keep yourself at range. The only hints the game gives you are those little tiny swirling debuff icons that you can barely see. Having a heal, even if it is only 1 target, is kinda nice with poison though since it auto-hits vs the targed one with dark.
Not sure really. I'm just not sure which set has better debuffs. While I know /poison can single-target debuff better (or am I wrong about that?) /dark has better AoE debuffs, and both robots and thugs are AoE sets if I'm not mistaken. Of course, having AoE won't help against 1 AV.
Yay for indecisiciveness!
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| QUOTE | He is doing Bots/Traps. We had figured stacking the debuffs from /poison and /traps would give us a lot of ability to debuff the enemy into oblivion.
Keeping track of the poison debuffs is kinda annoying though, especialy if you have to keep yourself at range. The only hints the game gives you are those little tiny swirling debuff icons that you can barely see. Having a heal, even if it is only 1 target, is kinda nice with poison though since it auto-hits vs the targed one with dark.
Not sure really. I'm just not sure which set has better debuffs. While I know /poison can single-target debuff better (or am I wrong about that?) /dark has better AoE debuffs, and both robots and thugs are AoE sets if I'm not mistaken. Of course, having AoE won't help against 1 AV.
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In that case. Go Poison. Honestly.
@Aurrius | Paragon Knights | Ultimate Darkness | Union
| QUOTE | His name was Hearthbourne
Plays City of Heroes till the break of dawn
He likes his Scrappers
But will not settle for those Blappers
But when he gets out Thundercharge
Those PvP'ers die in the large |
My guides:
Broadsword/Regeneration Scrapper
Claws/Regeneration Scrapper
Energy Melee/Electric Armour Brute
Dual Blades/Willpower Scrapper
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I kinda figured Poison would fit better with a traps team. I just hope it stays fun, so far it's semi-tedious. Anyway, here's my Bots/Dark for soloing, you like?
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Name: Reaver
Level: 50
Archetype: Mastermind
Primary: Robotics
Secondary: Dark Miasma
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01) --> Battle Drones==> Acc(1) Acc(3) Dmg(3) Dmg(5) Dmg(5)
01) --> Twilight Grasp==> Acc(1) Acc(7) Heal(7) Heal(9) Heal(9) Rechg(11)
02) --> Tar Patch==> Rechg(2) Rechg(11) Rechg(13) Slow(46)
04) --> Darkest Night==> TH_DeBuf(4) TH_DeBuf(13) TH_DeBuf(15) EndRdx(15) Range(17) EndRdx(46)
06) --> Equip Robot==> EndRdx(6)
08) --> Recall Friend==> EndRdx(8)
10) --> Howling Twilight==> Rechg(10) Rechg(17) Rechg(19) DisDur(19) DisDur(21) DisDur(21)
12) --> Protector Bots==> Acc(12) Acc(23) Dmg(23) Dmg(25) Dmg(25) DefBuf(27)
14) --> Hover==> EndRdx(14)
16) --> Swift==> Run(16)
18) --> Health==> Heal(18)
20) --> Stamina==> EndMod(20) EndMod(27) EndMod(29)
22) --> Fearsome Stare==> Acc(22) Acc(29) Rechg(31) Rechg(31) Rechg(31) Fear(33)
24) --> Teleport==> EndRdx(24) Range(33)
26) --> Assault Bot==> Acc(26) Acc(33) Dmg(34) Dmg(34) Dmg(34) EndRdx(36)
28) --> Petrifying Gaze==> Acc(28) Acc(36) Rechg(36) Hold(37) Rechg(37) Hold(37)
30) --> Assault==> EndRdx(30)
32) --> Upgrade Robot==> EndRdx(32) EndRdx(39) Rechg(39) Rechg(39)
35) --> Tactics==> TH_Buf(35) TH_Buf(40) TH_Buf(40) EndRdx(40)
38) --> Dark Servant==> Acc(38) Acc(42) Heal(42) Heal(42) TH_DeBuf(43) TH_DeBuf(43)
41) --> Repair==> Rechg(41) Rechg(43) Rechg(45)
44) --> Maneuvers==> DefBuf(44) DefBuf(45) DefBuf(45) EndRdx(46)
47) --> Web Envelope==> Acc(47) Acc(48) Immob(48) Range(48)
49) --> Scorpion Shield==> EndRdx(49) DefBuf(50) DefBuf(50) DefBuf(50)
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01) --> Sprint==> Empty(1)
01) --> Brawl==> Empty(1)
01) --> Supremacy==> Empty(1)
02) --> Rest==> Empty(2)
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And yes, I no theres no Heal Other...no room for it with all 4 pools taken. Lag + Teleport - Hover = debt >.> so I always grab hover with it.
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[QUOTE]01) --> Battle Drones==> Acc(1) Acc(3) Dmg(3) Dmg(5) Dmg(5)[/QUOTE]
I miss the Endurance Reduction in here.
[QUOTE]01) --> Twilight Grasp==> Acc(1) Acc(7) Heal(7) Heal(9) Heal(9) Rechg(11)[/QUOTE]
Personally I don't find 3xHeal necessary, I'd go for 2xHeal, 2xAccuracy and 2xRecharge Reduction.
[QUOTE]02) --> Tar Patch==> Rechg(2) Rechg(11) Rechg(13) Slow(46)[/QUOTE]
The Slow enhancement really isn't needed.
04) --> Darkest Night==> TH_DeBuf(4) TH_DeBuf(13) TH_DeBuf(15) EndRdx(15) Range(17) EndRdx(46)[/QUOTE]
I would personally not go for ToHit Debuff, but as you're going to use it against a lot of Arch-villains, it might come in handy. Also, swap out that Range and make it Endurance Reduction.
[QUOTE]10) --> Howling Twilight==> Rechg(10) Rechg(17) Rechg(19) DisDur(19) DisDur(21) DisDur(21)[/QUOTE]
I wouldn't go for the Disorient Duration, not even against an Arch-villain.
[QUOTE]38) --> Dark Servant==> Acc(38) Acc(42) Heal(42) Heal(42) TH_DeBuf(43) TH_DeBuf(43)[/QUOTE]
I'd slot it for 1xToHit Debuff, 2xAccuracy and 3xRecharge Reduction so you can have it on permanently.
[QUOTE]47) --> Web Envelope==> Acc(47) Acc(48) Immob(48) Range(48)[/QUOTE]
This feels a bit underslotted. 2xRecharge Reduction would be nice to add.
[QUOTE]And yes, I no theres no Heal Other...no room for it with all 4 pools taken. Lag + Teleport - Hover = debt >.> so I always grab hover with it.[/QUOTE]
And you were right to do so. You already have Repair, your two Protector Bots have Repair, and you have Twilight Grasp, which is one of the greatest heals in the game, if you ask me. Aid Other would be a waste of a power pool and a power slot.
Other than that, looks good to me.
*EDIT*: What's wrong with the quoting code? Why doesn't it work?
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@Aurrius | Paragon Knights | Ultimate Darkness | Union
| QUOTE | His name was Hearthbourne
Plays City of Heroes till the break of dawn
He likes his Scrappers
But will not settle for those Blappers
But when he gets out Thundercharge
Those PvP'ers die in the large |
My guides:
Broadsword/Regeneration Scrapper
Claws/Regeneration Scrapper
Energy Melee/Electric Armour Brute
Dual Blades/Willpower Scrapper
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| 08/19/07 01:15 |
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Aurrius hit some good points...so, I'll just leave those as is.
Something else you may want to consider...I have a Bot/DM MM and did not take the Fitness pool and I do just fine. I'm currently lvl 46 and seldom do i run into End issues, even when i run my shield from BS, Assault/Tactics and Shadow Fall. That may free you up for some power options or another Power Pool. Just a thought to pass on. Remember, DM is a very End friendly set.
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Not sure...let's see if this works.
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Not sure...let's see if this works. |
Ok this is getting freaky. Seems like the server doesn't like me ;)
@Aurrius | Paragon Knights | Ultimate Darkness | Union
| QUOTE | His name was Hearthbourne
Plays City of Heroes till the break of dawn
He likes his Scrappers
But will not settle for those Blappers
But when he gets out Thundercharge
Those PvP'ers die in the large |
My guides:
Broadsword/Regeneration Scrapper
Claws/Regeneration Scrapper
Energy Melee/Electric Armour Brute
Dual Blades/Willpower Scrapper
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Not sure...let's see if this works. |
Ok this is getting freaky. Seems like the server doesn't like me ;) |
You may be on to something ;)
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Wheee, i'm back. Been going through powersets again, so I'm here to re-poke people :) Just for more ideas basicaly, not looking to have my mind made up either way but I like to brainstorm. It's fun >> at least I think so.
I'm still torn personally with Dark vs Poison, I like both. I duo with a person almost 24/7 so I tend to lean towards poison, but I've always wondered if Dark was a better choice since hes bot and im thug (both AoE sets from what i'm told). Since Dark is AoE and both pet sets are AoE, I was thinking it was a good idea. BUT, when fighting heroes/AV's (especialy since we raised our difficulty by 2, going to do 4 once we get more than two pets), the better single-target debuffs from poison might be better.
Thoughts?
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| QUOTE | Wheee, i'm back. Been going through powersets again, so I'm here to re-poke people :) Just for more ideas basicaly, not looking to have my mind made up either way but I like to brainstorm. It's fun >> at least I think so.
I'm still torn personally with Dark vs Poison, I like both. I duo with a person almost 24/7 so I tend to lean towards poison, but I've always wondered if Dark was a better choice since hes bot and im thug (both AoE sets from what i'm told). Since Dark is AoE and both pet sets are AoE, I was thinking it was a good idea. BUT, when fighting heroes/AV's (especialy since we raised our difficulty by 2, going to do 4 once we get more than two pets), the better single-target debuffs from poison might be better.
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All I can say that some AoE and some single target teams up quite nicely.
@Aurrius | Paragon Knights | Ultimate Darkness | Union
| QUOTE | His name was Hearthbourne
Plays City of Heroes till the break of dawn
He likes his Scrappers
But will not settle for those Blappers
But when he gets out Thundercharge
Those PvP'ers die in the large |
My guides:
Broadsword/Regeneration Scrapper
Claws/Regeneration Scrapper
Energy Melee/Electric Armour Brute
Dual Blades/Willpower Scrapper
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| 08/21/07 09:31 |
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Yea, the teamup is nice so far. Sadly I'm not so sure I'm having fun with poison :( lol. The complete lack of self-heal hurts, but there isn't any room for Aid Self in my Thug/Poison unless I get rid of hover (which makes teleport nearly impossably to use well). And fly...isn't my travel power of choice really. I could use it if I had to of course, but...
And of course, my brute would bounce up into melee and stay out of range of my heal aura unless I walked up with him. Not the safest thing in the world to do...
Bleh =/ My brain hurts. I could always switch out to Mercs/Dark or Bots/Dark for my group since they all (mostly) stay at range and it would give me a self-heal, but poison is supposed to be a lot better for debuffs than all the other sets, which if were going to be able to duo a hero were going to need more than likely...
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I like having the soldiers.
The Splinter cell ones are teh shit.
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Well, I can tell you that AVs aren't as big a problem as everyone thinks they are. One Shivan and they go down pretty fast to my Merc/Dark. While Dark's debuffs are AoE based, they still work very well against a big nasty. The only thing that you might have a problem with is the medic always likes do a suicide charge into melee range. That can be stopped very easily be using Go To, it's just a small annoyance if you forget and he gets himself killed. Other then that, the Mercs are good at staying clustered for the Dark heal. This is my Merc/Dark build, and I solo'ed/duo'ed Relentless till 50 with it, so it should be what your looking for. If you want to get Hover in, you could probably drop Petrifying Gaze.
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Name: Esh
Level: 50
Archetype: Mastermind
Primary: Mercenaries
Secondary: Dark Miasma
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01) --> Soldiers==> Acc(1) Acc(3) Acc(3) Dmg(5) Dmg(5) Dmg(7)
01) --> Twilight Grasp==> Heal(1) Heal(7) Acc(9) Acc(9) Rechg(11) Rechg(11)
02) --> Tar Patch==> Rechg(2) Rechg(43)
04) --> Darkest Night==> TH_DeBuf(4) TH_DeBuf(19) TH_DeBuf(25) EndRdx(25)
06) --> Equip Mercenary==> EndRdx(6)
08) --> Teleport Foe==> Acc(8) Acc(19) Acc(21) Range(36) Range(46)
10) --> Howling Twilight==> Rechg(10) Rechg(40)
12) --> Spec Ops==> Acc(12) Acc(13) Dmg(13) Dmg(15) DisDur(17) DisDur(17)
14) --> Teleport==> EndRdx(14) EndRdx(15)
16) --> Shadow Fall==> EndRdx(16) EndRdx(21) EndRdx(31)
18) --> Swift==> Run(18)
20) --> Health==> Heal(20)
22) --> Stamina==> EndMod(22) EndMod(23) EndMod(23)
24) --> Fearsome Stare==> Acc(24) Acc(34) Fear(34) Fear(34) Fear(36) Rechg(36)
26) --> Commando==> Acc(26) Acc(27) Acc(27) Dmg(29) Dmg(29) Dmg(31)
28) --> Petrifying Gaze==> Acc(28) Acc(33) Hold(33) Hold(37) Hold(37)
30) --> Assault==> EndRdx(30) EndRdx(31) EndRdx(33)
32) --> Tactical Upgrade==> EndRdx(32)
35) --> Tactics==> EndRdx(35) EndRdx(37) EndRdx(40)
38) --> Dark Servant==> Acc(38) Acc(39) Rechg(39) Rechg(39) Rechg(40)
41) --> Dark Embrace==> DmgRes(41) DmgRes(42) DmgRes(42) EndRdx(42) EndRdx(43) EndRdx(43)
44) --> Soul Tentacles==> Acc(44) Acc(45) Immob(45) Immob(45) Immob(46) Rechg(46)
47) --> Soul Storm==> Acc(47) Acc(48) Hold(48) Hold(48) Hold(50) Rechg(50)
49) --> Vengeance==> DefBuf(49) DefBuf(50)
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01) --> Sprint==> Run(1)
01) --> Brawl==> Acc(1)
01) --> Supremacy==> Empty(1)
02) --> Rest==> Heal(2)
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Nine of the five voices in my head say I'm not insane. Majority rules!
Esh, 50 Merc/Dark MM
Onyx Slate, 50 Super Strength/Stone Brute
Endothermite, 50 Ice/Energy Blaster
Azure Barrage, 50 Empath/Electricity Defender
Tarvitz, 50 Spine/Regen Scrapper
Fatal Fealty, 50 Super Strength/Willpower Brute
Lord Tarvitz, 39 Broadsword/Reflexes Scrapper
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| 08/22/07 13:10 |
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One Shivan? I'm not familiar with that term :P
I do wish they would make an MM set that was pure range. Granted the Thugs are nice having 1 melee unit for poison spec, but the the medic and both spec ops have a bad habit of charging into a suicide run. Robots also have a bad habit of wanting to beat on things with their fist, it's kinda annoying :P
Dunno, it just feels like Dark is more useful than Poison so far. At least, I felt more useful when I played Dark for some reason, more than likely due to the heal.
Thug/Dark
Thug/Poison
Those two little lines of text haunt me, lol.
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Cretheus
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For what it's worth. I think Poison is better for Thugs.. since the brute is melee and the rest stand back at range... you wont get all your pets with a Twilight's Grasp. My Thug/Poison also has the medicine pool, so I spend all my time tossing out the two single target heals and it works out pretty well..
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| 08/23/07 10:12 |
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Zombies/forcefield
Sure you cant heal your zombs, but 32+ they all get a heal each (good on the lich kinda crap on every other zomb)
Zombies have the best defence in the game, thats easily proven enough. Their dead, they can take a hell of a beating, and with forcefields around them belive me they dont go down easy! Its an odd combo at best but my mate rolls it alongside hell (my cor) and hidden (my gf's stalker) and with forcefields protecting us, we can normally trio Ruthless missions with little trouble
My opinion, i thought it go for something different other then people sucking up to DM, though its well worth doing!
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| 08/24/07 15:36 |
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I know that this combo isnt great for the avs/heroes, but bots/ff is great for small teams. in my opinion, being a great mm is based on your ability to keep the pets alive and this set does just that. you can raise their defense higher than any brute, have your own heal in repair, have 2 pets with heal other powers, and still have the good damage output. the avs may require u to invite a debuffer, but the bots will not go down without a long fight.
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| QUOTE | | I know that this combo isnt great for the avs/heroes, but bots/ff is great for small teams. in my opinion, being a great mm is based on your ability to keep the pets alive and this set does just that. you can raise their defense higher than any brute, have your own heal in repair, have 2 pets with heal other powers, and still have the good damage output. the avs may require u to invite a debuffer, but the bots will not go down without a long fight. |
Add Aid Other from the Medicine pool to that and you will have another ally-heal at your disposal. Repair isn't really a heal, it's more of a panic button.
Such a shame that Force Fields is so damned passive.
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Epsilon Unit
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Ild go with Bot/FF, ive ran 50 relentless mish duo with a friend and between his heals(medicine for Pb, Bds Repair for Assualt Bot), Kbs, the buffs,the occasional seeker drones from the Pbs and the fear from presence pool it can be very effective, he also works effectivly in pvp, not as well as dark, but preforms well in comparison with other bot/ff MMs ive seen
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Ild go with Bot/FF, ive ran 50 relentless mish duo with a friend and between his heals(medicine for Pb, Bds Repair for Assualt Bot), Kbs, the buffs,the occasional seeker drones from the Pbs and the fear from presence pool it can be very effective, he also works effectivly in pvp, not as well as dark, but preforms well in comparison with other bot/ff MMs ive seen
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Here is an interesting combo my cousin uses; a Thugs/Trick Arrow. Fairly good debuffs both single and area targeted, mezz-like abilities (holds, slows and immobilizes) and an entertaining thing to watch; The Arsonist with the Oil Slick Arrow. I'm no expert with this combination, but judging from seeing it in action, it's well worth to try for both soloing and duoing. Another thing to note is that he took from the medicine pool seeing that the secondary lacks a heal. Other than this really minor issue, why not?
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