Thank you :D

Going to take TK shield early in that case :D

Part bump part question =P and if there are every power subsections added id like this stickied to the tk one!

First, I have equipped every power replace ive made while leveling up my tk's crafting in hopes of changing the look of my blades. My character was originally made to recreate one of my favorite characters from a book. Is it ever possible to change the look of my blades other than the color?

I took ego as my first super stat and have been taking dex in talents (at 17 so far) am I hosed by not working on end first?

I took regeneration after trying out ego form, but the only problem im having is getting my wit to proc while fighting something big that im too scared to resort to my builder on, is there a way to help it proc more often?

You the bomb man. Appreciate the help!

Excellent post. Volp has done a nice job summarizing the multiple threads on this subject, particularly since the END -> EGO change in Idblade scaling with the most recent patch.

I myself am very satisfied with CON/END superstated. I did not pick Ego Blade Weaponry yet, though I may eventually slot it purely for a PvP ability with the advantage to break shields.

I see the point in choosing EGO as a superstat (and in that case gearing for some DEX), but I have tried both and am partial to the versatility of CON/END, massive health & endurance pools, one decent AE cone ranged darkness power (admittedly outside the classic TK power choices), and regeneration available when needed.

I also wonder this for my ego blade character. Look him up in game, his name is "Ego Maniac".

the rank 1, 2, and 3 blades all look different. The rank 1 is a small thin sword. Rank 2 is a more beefy, traditional sword look with a more firey glow. Rank 3 is a larger scimitar.

As far as I know, there are no power replacers to change the look of the blades yet...

Yep. Suffer for your own longer term benefit. Or take ego blast. Or take weaponry if you will use for PVP. But plan your powers! They are tight towards the end of the build. Don't take weaponry "just because".

I agree with you.

1. No way to change but color

2. No you aren't hosed. You are at level 17....what is your second super stat? END? If you are EGO / END and are getting dex up through gear and talents then you are doing the DPS build exactly correctly. If on the other hand you are Ego / Dex then its a bit suboptimal.

3. No. You look goofy swinging just one sword but.... ID blades is only 15% damage increase. We used to think (pretty stupidly) that it was double damage. In other words, don't be afraid to use your skills even without ID blades. I do, however, once I get EBB, try to line up wit procs with frenzy. As much as its killing you in the back of your head to have only one blade, keep in mind that its REAL stupid to take ego form. Shadow is much much better. Hell, regen is much much better.

Yea. I get it that people want to crit, but honestly, once you take Con / End you won't look back. I've stopped even gearing for ego and dex (may rethink at 40). You can just MEGA stack Con and End, and not spread yourself thin at all. I throw in some rec when I see it (for equilibrium / regen) and ego on utility slots sometimes (because even without crit it does contribute to your dps).

Con / End all the way!*

*Yes, End / Ego is the better DPS build (low low survive). Yes, Con / Ego + dex is more than viable (esp if you like crits). I still maintain that all three are great choices, I'm just planting my flag in the Con / End camp.

Minus id blades 3/6 attacks, nothing else from ego blades scale with ego. Am I correct?

So if you went with Shadow Form, which boosts all your ego damage, you could focus less on ego as a stat, and more on endurance.

So you could have an ego blades user with lukewarm ego stat but with a great End/Con doing great ego blade damage?

Is that the idea I am understanding?

Yea. Nothing else scales with ego but ID blades. Note that you MUST have the ID blade buff to take advantage of the scaling (i.e. it does not scale with normal ego weapon attacks). The conclusion that many have drawn is that Ego is far from "mandatory" as a superstat.

Yes. Shadow form is better. End, point for point, when in shadow form, does more for your DPS than Ego, even for JUST ID blades. 5 pts of End is 1%, 8 pts of ego is 1% (numbers just pulled out of my head, but IIRC they are right).

Yes. Its entirely possible that Con / End outperforms Con / Ego. However, strictly from a damage point of view, End / Ego is best. Note that the survivability bonus CON gives is far far from trivial, and is why many take it.

Also keep in mind that, whatever the special scaling anything gives (End / Ego), damage scaling is FAR more controlled simply by superstat choice. So if you have Con / End, you could* be seeing more damage increase from stacking Con than from Ego, thus the suggestions to just ignore criting entirely, and pair down to only stack your superstats. There's alot less "stat-spreading" in Con / End builds (relative to Con / Ego + dex or even End / Ego +dex); they are highly highly streamlined.

*Whether or not you DO actually see more damage from Con than Ego (in the marginal/calculus sense of 1 more point) depends on how high your dex is. But as a package deal, your Con would be more valuable than (Dex + Ego), point for point.

On Ego Blast: The hold component is a 100% chance .75 hold for six seconds. Kinetic Darts 3 hold for 3 second proc will put the target into hold protect though, so beware. 2-3 taps of Ego Blast will hold a Master Villain, though once you grab Ego Hold this is moot. HOWEVER, you can use it to put a short hold on multiple lower targets by tapping and tabbing.

If you burn a power for telepathic reverberation and grab the Ego Blast advantage you will find the tap damage while you have reverb is really strong. TR also makes Ego Storm incredibly cheap to cast.

Also for PvP it's a better choice than EW for the challenge advantage simply due to the range. IMO anyway.

Can you say a bit more on reverberation? I know nothing about it, except that its been bugged (I assume its fixed, no?). What powers might a TK player have that benefit from reverb (Ego Storm / Blast....any others?). I'll take a look at the tooltip in game; it might be worthwhile to tack it into the OP if its at least competitive with other suggestions I have.