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09-04-2009, 06:37 AM
-Howdy folks. I've been having a hard time recently with this build. It's not because of the powers (Wall of Ice is nice against minions, i can take a few down even at + levels) but i think my playstyle. I posted this in another thread in part, but basically i'm not a fan of blocking. I took Lightning Reflexes to avoid blocking as i thought i'd just dodge them. I've been enlightened that it only works to its max effect on big buildup blasts. I'm not a twitch gamer, but even i can hit my block button in time to get those. It's the pesky pew pews that get me it seems.
I'm a Dex/Ego build, primarily for the Dex for LR. I have Wall of Ice Rank 2, Shatter, Ice Blast, Kinetic Darts, Eye Beams (my guy's a robot, had to take the eye lazers for the look!), Lightning Reflexes Rank 3 and i recently took Force Block to try improving survivability. But the way i play the guy, it just doesn't quite sync up.
I die when i should, but sometimes i'll take out 4 minions in a few seconds, then the next fight is only against 2 minions same level and i die. Recently i also found out one of my reasons for leveling slowly, my health not regenin' for a while after combat, is an actual game bug (i thought i was doing something wrong).
Having said all that, i'm not displeased with Ice necessarily but i think my problem is Lightning Reflexes. I want to have those minion bullets zing off my robotic armor, and i don't think LR fits the bill. If i take advantage of the free retcon, whether i stay ice or not, would Invulnerability or Regen work better for this type of concern, then take a shield power to help those big buildups not hurt so much? level 20 right now but i just don't know if LR even at Rank 3 is what i envisioned for my guy.
Any thoughts appreciated, have a good one.
Rattletrap
I'm a Dex/Ego build, primarily for the Dex for LR. I have Wall of Ice Rank 2, Shatter, Ice Blast, Kinetic Darts, Eye Beams (my guy's a robot, had to take the eye lazers for the look!), Lightning Reflexes Rank 3 and i recently took Force Block to try improving survivability. But the way i play the guy, it just doesn't quite sync up.
I die when i should, but sometimes i'll take out 4 minions in a few seconds, then the next fight is only against 2 minions same level and i die. Recently i also found out one of my reasons for leveling slowly, my health not regenin' for a while after combat, is an actual game bug (i thought i was doing something wrong).
Having said all that, i'm not displeased with Ice necessarily but i think my problem is Lightning Reflexes. I want to have those minion bullets zing off my robotic armor, and i don't think LR fits the bill. If i take advantage of the free retcon, whether i stay ice or not, would Invulnerability or Regen work better for this type of concern, then take a shield power to help those big buildups not hurt so much? level 20 right now but i just don't know if LR even at Rank 3 is what i envisioned for my guy.
Any thoughts appreciated, have a good one.
Rattletrap