I dont agree on my crappy build (one with ego form and ego surge EA and EBB god is suck ... ) it gives me a 50% bonus ! 60% if I take ego surge T3, i dont know if it is just because my ego is 100+ or another reason but i think you are wrong on this point ...

I have a bit of a dilemma. The main powers are all pretty much a no-brainer.

But my self-buff/slotted passive choice is giving me fits. Being forced to choose between Regen and Shadow Form is proving a tough call. Regen is great for me because I rarely block and it lets me motor through mobs with almost no downtime. However, I am wondering if the increased DMG from Shadow Form will prove actually more useful because the mobs will go down quicker and I'll take less dmg to start with.

Anyone have any substantiated thoughts?

I have both and use two builds depending on the situation. I find shadow form better (i.e. faster kill) for most normal mobs, but if I either pull multiple mobs (like 8+ henchmen) or am facing a supervillain or better, I will switch to regen. Holding block while in regen will let me heal all the way and then finish the fight with a slightly weaker attack.

Hello everyone.
Firstly, sorry for my English not very good.

I am interested in the following KalChoedan build.

My question is: What equipment should I use: End, Ego, Rec, Con, Dex?
Thank you for your help.

Good day and good game at all.

First off, let me say...

...WOW, good thread!
(took ALOT of reading, but it was worth it)

You ppl seem to know your stuff :)

I'm posting here, because i can't find a better TK/TP thread for the advice i need.
And even though the build has NO EGO BLADES, i thought maybe i could get some advice on the build?

That said, this is a THEME build... *cough* "Ph**n*x" *cough*


The powers are chosen in order of theme AND availability (due to TIERS), everything is taken for a a reason.

• (Will ANYTHING chosen GIMP the build because I've missed something due to THEME/lack of space?)

Powers are RANKED/Advantage(ed/s) for performance as much as possible.
Other than the 3 (non RANK advantage[d] powers), nothing else seem to fit.

• (Did i succeed? Are any changes needed?)

Psionic Healing:

• (How effective is this? Does it scale with PRE like other heals? Is "Resurgence" better?)

Lifedrain:

• (Taken to have 3 "Healing" powers due to no PASSIVE defense. Will that be enough to survive?)

Mindful Reinforcement:

• (Is this usable on SELF? If not maybe "Resurgence"? If already taken [see "Psionic Healing" above], what healing is next best?)

"Shadow Form" is taken because it's the closest thing to a FLAME AURA i could see, that didn't GIMP the build (I hope it's "Color-able").
I looked at "Immolation" and "Fiery Form", and they just didn't seem to fit.

• (Have i missed any other powers that could resemble a FLAME AURA?)

I went the SS>EGO/END route (for END pool + SForm Dmg), with TALENTS>CON+EGO/END.
I planned on (GEAR'ing) Mysticism>CON/PRE, +EGO if possible.

• (Is this the BEST STAT "Route" for THIS build?)

Thanks in advance for any advice...
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Darke Justice: *cough* "Ph*n*x" *cough*

SuperStats: Ego/End
Travels: Fire Flight/Teleport
Talents: Matter Manipulator (+Energetic, Ascetic, Daredevil, Indomitable, Enduring, Boundless Reserves)

Powers:
END Builder: Kinetic Dart -- Incisive Wit
Level 1: Ego Blast -- Mind Opener
Level 5: Telepathic Reverberation
Level 8: Telekinesis -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 11: Telekinetic Shield -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 14: Telekinetic Eruption -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 17: Psionic Healing -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 20: Shadow Form -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 23: Lifedrain -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 26: Ego Storm -- Rank 2, Malevolent Manifestation
Level 29: Mindful Reinforcement -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 32: Ego Hold
Level 35: Ego Choke
Level 38: Rebirth

Build by championBuilder 0.3.2

My 2cts would be take more from the force build and fire flight will already give you the right color ....

have the super stat suggestions from the first few pages changed since the patch that changed the stat some?
Like the change to ego, and addition of the caps and ect?

50+ pages is kind of hard to go through

the one thing I wanted to add to this is a lot of builds in this post use ego blast, but when I picked and started testing it on the dummy I found it a bit lacking for my purpose VS force blast that I use on another character.

I just spend a few minutes doing a side by side comparison of force blast vs ego blast and force blast seems to on average do quite a bit more damage when tapping than ego blast.

On the flip side ego blast does more damage when fully charged than force.

Another point of comparison force blast takes just a bit more energy per tap (something like 2 to 3 more energy barely noticable), but again that little more energy is paid for with quite a bit more damage.
For me, and for this character I will only be tapping the blast no matter which I picked. Its just something to add a quick ranged attack to a primarily melee build. If I was planning to use either blast with a full charge then for me ego blast would come out ahead.

I thought that was an interesting find for this character

This is the build I am currently looking to get for the character. I am not 100% settled on defiance, its just I have regen on 2 other characters so when I get to that point I want to at least try something difference.

Build by championBuilder 0.3.2

Superstats:
Level 5: Super Ego
Level 13: Super Endurance

Powers:
Level 1: Kinetic Dart -- Incisive Wit
Level 1: Ego Blade Frenzy -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 5: Force Blast
Level 5: Superspeed -- Rank 2, Rank 3, Impact
Level 8: Force Shield -- Force Sheath
Level 11: Defiance -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 14: Sonic Device
Level 17: Shadow Form
Level 20: Telekinetic Eruption
Level 23: Thunderbolt Lunge
Level 26: Ego Blade Breach -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 29: Ego Storm -- Rank 2, Malevolent Manifestation

Talents:
Level 1: The Hero
Level 6: Jack Of All Trades
Level 9: Sniper Training
Level 12: Daredevil
Level 15: Accurate
Level 18: Shooter
Level 21: Martial Training

One last question for the original poster, have you ever tried a side by side comparison between Force eruption + advantage and TK eruption? It's something I am thinking bout testing later on with this character and wanted to see if you had already covered it.

On a more serious note...

I looked into FORCE for a few powers, but seeing as they ALL do "Crushing" dmg, and not "Ego", it lowers the DPS of the build significantly IMO.
Not to mention makes "Shadow Form" obsolete.

crap forgot bout shadow form... guess I will have to wait and compare ego/force blast against each other when I get that power.