[CoV] They say power corrupts...

Pb

So with the rousing success of team lowbie on Virtue these past few days, we had an idea for another informal group: an all corrupter team (on Virtue). This isn't a set night or time, just a "Hey, want to get on your Corr?" kind of thing. So, if anyone has an existing Corr they want to play with or a new one they're going to bring, just drop a line in here with name and combo so we can see what we have going on. We're probably going to have an inaugural party next Tuesday for the concept, but after that it's ad-hoc.

I don't have a character made yet, but I'll probably make me an Ice/Kin.

The Dude With Herpes

I don't have one either. I think I'll do rad/rad

Name to be decided.

eelektrik

Sweet idea, might get me to actually play a Villain since Ive been disliking my Brute over on Guardian anyways... And although I havnt played my recent lowbie from Team Sudden Alts past the first night, its good to hear the rest of you are enjoying it, Ive just been too busy leveling my main Hero, who is a whole 26 right now.

Right now Im thinking Dark Blast/Cold Domination.

Accualt

I'm all kinds of booked on Tuesday so I'll have to miss out, at least initially.

s3rial one

I'll be along, too. I've got a 29 Ice/Cold right now, but I'm going to make a new one, too; probably AR/Dark or Sonic/Dark. It's hard to get away from /Dark, overused as it is. It's just such a good secondary. And the best part is that you don't really lose anything by having multiple /Darks on a team like you do with /Kin.

Just some quick commentary on a couple builds I know well:

Ice/Cold is monster. It AoEs better than Fire/Dark, plus it has some nice shields and really powerful debuffs. Dropping Infrigidate and Benumb on the same target basically gives you 30 seconds to slap it around like a little bitch, purple boss or not. The downside? Not very versatile, no heal, very late-blooming, constantly re-casting shields, and Frostwork's just not as impressive without a brute to use it on. Also, Sleet is in virtually every way Tar Patch's superior; it debuffs resistance, debuffs defense, slows, lowers recharge, and knocks down. It cycles faster as well. The trade-off? You don't get it until level 35. And the reason this build is such an AoE monster: Sleet + Ice Storm + Blizzard + Heatloss. You've got two -res effects stacking with significant -defense. Most enemies will be put at the slow and -recharge caps, and Heatloss will siphon so much endurance out of them that they likely won't be able to fight back. This combo basically leaves entire groups of mobs with nothing to do but stand there and die. But keep in mind that until level 32, the only AoE you've got is Ice Breath and Ice Storm.

Ice/Dark is Fire/Dark's under-appreciated cousin. It does fantastic AoE damage with the added bonus of additional slows and -recharge, which mitigates damage and keeps mobs in the rain longer. Blizzard owns the shit out of Inferno, too*. Still, it's not quite as damaging as Fire/Dark overall, but is a touch more defensive to compensate.

*I say this for a couple reasons:

• First, while Inferno can be disgustingly powerful, it's also unpredictable. It will always do about half its potential damage. It'll do about 1/4 more 75% of the time, and 1/4 more 50% of the time. This isn't awful, it's just not all that consistent, for a power that shuts off your regen and leaves you standing very close to a lot of mobs that it may not kill.
  
• Second, Inferno's PBAoE with a 16-target cap. Blizzard is a rain (ranged, location-targeted AoE) with no target cap (at least not that seems to be known). It does more damage than Inferno (usually) from long range over a wider area, with slow and knockdown.

If anyone's being indecisive about a power set, though, remember: we can always use /Thermal, /Sonic (which is pretty rare), and /Kin.

Pb

There are a couple things I like about Tar Patch over Sleet: it lasts longer (twice as long), it hits the slow cap from a single power without slotting for slows and it doesn't scatter.

Also, mobs will actually run back into it, which is nice.

Wallhitter

I have an AR/Traps on my second account!

Pb

wallhitter wrote: »

I have an AR/Traps on my second account!

That's nice. How about you make a big boy combo? Nah, just kidding, I'm sure we can carry you.

Wallhitter

Pb wrote: »

wallhitter wrote: »

I have an AR/Traps on my second account!

That's nice. How about you make a big boy combo? Nah, just kidding, I'm sure we can carry you.

I just did...Energy/Kin, bitch

Or perhaps I should make a Fire/Dark?

Rag

I've not a clue what to make for this, hmm.

Corvus

Pb wrote: »

There are a couple things I like about Tar Patch over Sleet: it lasts longer (twice as long), it hits the slow cap from a single power without slotting for slows and it doesn't scatter.

Also, mobs will actually run back into it, which is nice.

Also, you get Tar Patch about 28 levels earlier. ;-)

Scooter

I have an Ice/Cold, and it's definitely a very slow set for starting. Mine's 34ish now and I wouldn't call it decent til like 28.

HarshLanguage

I have a Sonic/Rad corr, named Harsh Language, that I'd love to play. She's 15ish. She was created for a previous all-corr PA team which was great fun.

Morden

Interesting idea. I recently reactivated CoH and after finding that Justice is basically a dead server with tumbleweeds floating about instead of players, I rerolled on Freedom. My highest toons have always been heroes but I did bring up a nice little Ice/Thermal Corr named Midget Cryo a while back. Loved being able to dish out the damage in one hand and heal in the other.

As I've been out of the loop for a while, is Virtue fairly populated? I note that it has medium population as Freedom does.

Scooter

If this wasn't your first day here, I'd smack you for taking this long to make your way to Virtue. :P It's the place to be.

Bitstream

Oh man, my sonic batmonster is all over this.

Ghostalker

As soon as I manage to unfuck my computer after yesterday's system crash I'll bring the best Corrupter on the server for this.

Dark/Thermal/Moo Mastery.

Corvus

Scooter wrote: »

I have an Ice/Cold, and it's definitely a very slow set for starting. Mine's 34ish now and I wouldn't call it decent til like 28.

Sleet is basically the same thing as Freezing Rain. It really ought to open up earlier. I don't think I have any empty slots on Virtue to do this with, unless I delete someone again. And I think the only thing I have left to think about deleting is my level 15 DM/EA brute, and I kind of of want to re-roll him as DM/Elec.

The Dude With Herpes

alright, rad/rad corr named Guiltfeeder.

What's everyone's thoughts on Irradiate? It's the only PBAoE attack until the 30's. I don't particularly like Combustion on my AoE fire/fire blaster, but I don't know how effective irradiate is. And this isn't a blaster.

s3rial one

KingsHand wrote: »

alright, rad/rad corr named Guiltfeeder.

What's everyone's thoughts on Irradiate? It's the only PBAoE attack until the 30's. I don't particularly like Combustion on my AoE fire/fire blaster, but I don't know how effective irradiate is. And this isn't a blaster.

It's good, but not very high priority. Also keep in mind that it has a very heavy -def component, so it's not just about damage.

Wallhitter

I'll be Fire/Dark Corr Crimson Jim

Accualt

s3rial one wrote: »

KingsHand wrote: »

alright, rad/rad corr named Guiltfeeder.

What's everyone's thoughts on Irradiate? It's the only PBAoE attack until the 30's. I don't particularly like Combustion on my AoE fire/fire blaster, but I don't know how effective irradiate is. And this isn't a blaster.

It's good, but not very high priority. Also keep in mind that it has a very heavy -def component, so it's not just about damage.

Its -def is higher and lasts longer than any other Rad Blast power, or so it use to be. Rad Blast is pretty awesome, though it has lower dmg than most the +acc, speed of attacks, and awesome looking attacks makes up for it imo.

Bitstream

So I was rebuilding my sonics guy when it hit me just how much damage an all-corr group could do. So many status effects.

I am so in on this.

s3rial one

Just to tally up what we've got so far...

AR/Sonic (myself)
Fire/Cold (Nel)
Ice/Kin (A Duck)
Fire/Dark (wallhitter)

...we could use a */Thermal, and you just can't have too many */Darks and */Rads, although I don't know how effective anchor powers will be with this team (anchors die too fast).

If you make a */Traps, we will mock you mercilessly.

Bitstream

Count on a sonic/kinetic.

Accualt

Hey, /Traps will have a FF pet and...uh...hmmmm

Pony

what about energy/therm? i was thinking that maybe

s3rial one

Accualt wrote: »

Hey, /Traps will have a FF pet and...uh...hmmmm

Seeker drones are rather badass. Nice debuff, and even if they don't hit, they'll soak an alpha for you.

But other than that, yeah, traps is... uh... not good.

Pony wrote: »

what about energy/therm? i was thinking that maybe

So long as you're not a tard about the knockback (e.g. either don't take Energy Torrent and Explosive Blast, or be very careful in their application), go nuts. Thermal is badass. Energy? Well, it's annoying. Especially when you consider how many location-based AoEs this team will be packing.

I was actually working on a build for Dark/Thermal before I went with AR/Sonic:

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Exported from Ver: 1.7.6.0 of the CoH_CoV Character Builder - (http://sherksilver.coldfront.net/index.php)

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Name:
Level: 41
Archetype: Corruptor
Primary: Dark Blast
Secondary: Thermal Radiation

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01) --> Dark Blast==> Acc(1) Acc(3) Dmg(7) Dmg(19) Dmg(31)
01) --> Warmth==> EndRdx(1) Heal(5) Heal(11) Heal(25)
02) --> Gloom==> Acc(2) Acc(3) Dmg(11) Dmg(19) Dmg(31)
04) --> Fire Shield==> DmgRes(4) DmgRes(5) DmgRes(17)
06) --> Cauterize==> Heal(6) Heal(7) Heal(17)
08) --> Tenebrous Tentacles==> Acc(8) Acc(9) Dmg(9) Dmg(25) Immob(34) Immob(40)
10) --> Recall Friend==> Rechg(10)
12) --> Night Fall==> Acc(12) Acc(13) Dmg(13) Dmg(31) Dmg(37)
14) --> Teleport==> Range(14) Range(15) Range(15)
16) --> Swift==> Run(16)
18) --> Health==> Heal(18)
20) --> Stamina==> EndMod(20) EndMod(21) EndMod(21)
22) --> Plasma Shield==> DmgRes(22) DmgRes(23) DmgRes(23)
24) --> Power of the Phoenix==> Rechg(24)
26) --> Life Drain==> Acc(26) Acc(27) Heal(27) Heal(37) Heal(40)
28) --> Forge==> Rechg(28) Rechg(29) Rechg(29)
30) --> Thaw==> Range(30)
32) --> Blackstar==> Acc(32) Dmg(33) Dmg(33) Dmg(33) Rechg(34) Rechg(34)
35) --> Heat Exhaustion==> Acc(35) Acc(36) Rechg(36) Rechg(36) Rechg(37)
38) --> Melt Armor==> Acc(38) Acc(39) Rechg(39) Rechg(39) Rechg(40)

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01) --> Sprint==> Empty(1)
01) --> Brawl==> Empty(1)
01) --> Scourge==> Empty(1)
02) --> Rest==> Empty(2)

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Could be worth looking into. Doubt we'll have another Dark or Thermal.

The Dude With Herpes

s3rial one wrote: »

Just to tally up what we've got so far...

AR/Sonic (myself)
Fire/Cold (Nel)
Ice/Kin (A Duck)
Fire/Dark (wallhitter)

...we could use a */Thermal, and you just can't have too many */Darks and */Rads, although I don't know how effective anchor powers will be with this team (anchors die too fast).

If you make a */Traps, we will mock you mercilessly.

damn dirty hippy. Where am I on that list?

:P

s3rial one

KingsHand wrote: »

s3rial one wrote: »

Just to tally up what we've got so far...

AR/Sonic (myself)
Fire/Cold (Nel)
Ice/Kin (A Duck)
Fire/Dark (wallhitter)
Rad/Rad (KingsHand, but only when he's not busy molesting puppies)

...we could use a */Thermal, and you just can't have too many */Darks and */Rads, although I don't know how effective anchor powers will be with this team (anchors die too fast).

If you make a */Traps, we will mock you mercilessly.

damn dirty hippy. Where am I on that list?

:P

The Dude With Herpes

s3rial one wrote: »

KingsHand wrote: »

s3rial one wrote: »

Just to tally up what we've got so far...

AR/Sonic (myself)
Fire/Cold (Nel)
Ice/Kin (A Duck)
Fire/Dark (wallhitter)
Rad/Rad (KingsHand, but only when he's not busy molesting puppies)

...we could use a */Thermal, and you just can't have too many */Darks and */Rads, although I don't know how effective anchor powers will be with this team (anchors die too fast).

If you make a */Traps, we will mock you mercilessly.

damn dirty hippy. Where am I on that list?

:P

Those puppies were asking for it. You should have seen the look they were giving me.

eelektrik

So Ive made my Dark/Cold, which for lack of a better costume Idea, Im a cyborg werewolf named Cryohound...

Corvus

Traps is better than you think, but not so great in teams. Poison Trap is a kick ass AoE hold, Acid Mortar is good -Res and aggro soaker. Its just in a fast team like an all corr team, you'll be leaving behind your stationary traps alot, and they made it so you can't port Acid Mortar around anymore. Which is retarded, but there you go.

Pony

what about AR/Thermal?

AR turns me off with all it's lethal damage

Pb

Pretty much any secondary other than Traps is worth taking, although (and I never thought I'd have to say this) we could use more /Dark. Tar Patch is something you want up every spawn, sometimes twice a spawn. With all the location and targeted AoE the slow is immensely useful.

Rag

We'll have so much debuffing that the lethal damage of AR won't really be an issue in a group like this.
We could really use a thermal, though.
We need all 3 kinds of shields on everyone.
That way between those and frostwork, one of the people who chose not to take a shield set (Duck) can take the alphas for us.

The Dude With Herpes

Rag wrote: »

We'll have so much debuffing that the lethal damage of AR won't really be an issue in a group like this.
We could really use a thermal, though.
We need all 3 kinds of shields on everyone.
That way between those and frostwork, one of the people who chose not to take a shield set (Duck) can take the alphas for us.

my only problem with thermals is that I like my game to run at more than 3fps. For some reason thermal, more than any other powerset, kills my framerate.

Ghostalker

Man, where is my Dark/Thermal on that there list?

Sure I'll be rsking into all the nights but that doesn't matter!

drhazard

When I can, I have a 33 fire/ice that would love to be exemped if need be.

Narbus

I've got a lvl 47 fire/kin that wouldn't mind exemping down for hilarity. @PowerLeveler

Accualt

I have a Brute.

Oh, or a 48 Ice/Ice Corr.