Hello, Everyone

[Chrysame]

Hi and thanks again for inviting me into your group. More than likely, I'll be a CoH only teammate unless a really cool game comes out that I have to try. Really cool, beyond cool, etc, etc.

Feel free to global me and I hope to team with more of you very soon.

Questions? Comments? Cash? Prizes?


And if anyone had a good build for an ice/nrg blaster, please post it. I'm losing the build battle.

[Warp Factor]

Hey, welcome to the boards. Not sure I can help you with the blaster build, but maybe when I settle down and actually try to figure out Lone Bowman's build I'll have some input on the energy secondary anyway. I'm guessing as ice/energy you'll be looking at a very controller-ish style, with energy's good knockback and stuns and ice's holds and other assorted controllish stuff. I'm told the second hold in ice blast is garbage, don't take it. Just get the first one, and get stun and bone smasher in energy for when stuff closes to melee with you (power thrust is good here too, but you have to take that).

[mattbrp]

It's not so much that Bitter Freeze Ray is garbage as it doesn't have a rightful place in set. You already get a 1s animated hold and a trio of ~1s animated blasts. BFR is just slow, and doesn't fit neatly into an attack chain, plus feels redundant even considering Ice Blast itself (not accounting for Energy Manipulation's controls at all.)

Assuming cost is not an issue, I'd offer up this build.

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.91
www.cohplanner.com/

Click this DataLink to open the build!

Level 48 Magic Blaster
Primary Power Set: Ice Blast
Secondary Power Set: Energy Manipulation
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Cold Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Ice Bolt -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(A), Thundr-Acc/Dmg(31), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(31), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(34), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(36), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(36)
Level 1: Power Thrust -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(3), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(7), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(7)
Level 2: Ice Blast -- Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Thundr-Acc/Dmg(3), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(5), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(19), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(23), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(25)
Level 4: Build Up -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(5)
Level 6: Frost Breath -- Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(15), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(15), Posi-Dmg/Rng(17), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(17)
Level 8: Freeze Ray -- BasGaze-Acc/Hold(A), BasGaze-Acc/Rchg(9), BasGaze-Rchg/Hold(9), BasGaze-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(11)
Level 10: Bone Smasher -- KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A), KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(11), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(13), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(13)
Level 12: Hover -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 14: Fly -- Empty(A)
Level 16: Aim -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(19)
Level 18: Bitter Ice Blast -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(A), Thundr-Acc/Dmg(37), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(37), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(37), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(40), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(40)
Level 20: Boxing -- KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(A), KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(21), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(21), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(23)
Level 22: Tough -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), S'fstPrt-ResKB(42)
Level 24: Weave -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(25), LkGmblr-Def(43)
Level 26: Ice Storm -- Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(A), Posi-Acc/Dmg(27), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(27), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(29), Posi-Dmg/Rng(29)
Level 28: Conserve Power -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(40)
Level 30: Power Boost -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(31)
Level 32: Blizzard -- Posi-Dmg/Rng(A), Posi-Acc/Dmg(33), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(33), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(33), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(34), RechRdx-I(34)
Level 35: Boost Range -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(36)
Level 38: Total Focus -- KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A), KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(39), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(39), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(39)
Level 41: Snow Storm -- EndRdx-I(A), EndRdx-I(42)
Level 44: Frozen Armor -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(45), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(45), LkGmblr-Def/Rchg(45)
Level 47: Hoarfrost -- Numna-Heal/Rchg(A), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(48), Mrcl-Heal/Rchg(48)
Level 49: Hibernate -- RechRdx-I(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Defiance
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Health -- Mrcl-Rcvry+(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(42)

It's closing in on capped S/L defense with both Hoarfrost and Hibernate for panic buttons. I am, admittedly, not a blaster player, so I know not how well this build would perform.

Assuming cost IS an issue, I would still go with something close to those lines. The LotG's are not integral to the build, neither is the Miracle. Also, there is another melee set, Smashing Haymaker, that is about half as good as the Kinetic Combat set, but for MUCH less than half the price. It won't get you capped S/L, but it will give you something at least.

[ghostveil]

I'll take a look at matt's build when I get home, but from a glance it looks about right.

There are a bunch of different things you can do with a Blaster build, it all really depends on what you want. This goes for any character you have, in fact. For a Blaster though, one of the more popular things to do is to try and get Smashing and Lethal defenses near or at 45% (Yay softcap), giving most enemies and attacks a mere 5% chance to hit you. Adds a lot of survivability to an Archetype known more for faceplanting at the first sign of danger. Matt's build will get you that.

Other things to get from a build are of course Endurance sustainability (Running out of endurance sucks!) and/or Recharge (Use your awesome abilities more often, and potentially remove weaker powers from your build once you have the recharge to use your powerful abilities rapidly with no pause). It's possible, with careful planning, to get most of the things you want in a build. I'll take a look at Ice blaster recharge times and DPA to figure out if there's some sort of attack chain you should be looking for once I get home.

[drjackwolfe]

45% Bah, play a tank

[ghostveil]

Jan 25, 2011 11:40:41 GMT -5 drjackwolfe said:

45% Bah, play a tank

I do play a tank. Still shooting for 45% defenses. Only reason to get more than 45% is for insurance against defense debuffs or for tanking Cheater Recluse.

Although with a lot of enemies around my tank, the defense values are going to be a lot higher than 45% anyway...

[Chrysame]

Thanks, guys. I'll take that build and "build" on it. *snortchuckleguffaw!*

It's a bit expensive for me but I can use it as a good base.

Play a tank, Jack? I do but I call it a scrapper. Hee.

My first character was a tank, Kirste Kallunki for the Cerulean Legion. She idolized Jack although they never interacted. They were both in the first big rp'd mothership raid. She nearly swooned. I think a lot of my rp was /em stares at Dr. Jack Wolfe

[caios]

Caios's "Tank" build can reach up to about 60% defense on her own.

So HA!

[Warp Factor]

In other news, Matt and GV know more about build stuff than I do. Not big surprise.

[mattbrp]

I think I play with Mid's and the costume creator more than I do the actual game.

[gothicshark]

Welcome to the team, and if I ever play COH again it will be a pleasure to meet ya.