Comments on: Good Things About the Rikti

By: Zubon

Zubon — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 06:25:58 +0000

Yeah, I have been using an Illusion/Kinetics Controller lately. Lead with control on the mentalists, toss in the Phantom Army, the Phantasm takes some of the holds, and then I have Indomitable Will in case I still take a hit. I don’t get held much with him.

By: tfangel

tfangel — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 04:28:24 +0000

I’ve never had a huge problem with them on my illusion controller, at long as PA and phastasm are up. PA keeps them distracted and do damage, while not really ever being controlled, and that helps keep me safe. As long as i don’t get too deep in over my head, that is.

By: Humble Hobo

Humble Hobo — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:37:15 +0000

I wouldn’t mind ‘flavors’ if they became flavors of the week, or day. A month of one community-favored build leaves a bland taste in my mouth.

By: Fx10

Fx10 — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:42:12 +0000

Flavor of the month becuase of Rikti? Spines/DA is the flavor of the year because it’s been the best farming build (up there with a fire/kin controller) since DA stacking was added. The more recent ‘good against Rikti’ aspect is more of an aside.

By: BitterCupOJoe

BitterCupOJoe — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:37:13 +0000

I’ve found that the best Rikti basher is a */elec brute: excellent energy resists, good psi and smash/lethal resists, an AoE damage aura, and an autohit energy drain. If you throw in Aid Self from the medicine pool, they can just keep going and going against Rikti. /dark is good, but they have really weak energy resists, which is the majority of the damage that the Rikti pump out. As far as the primary, well, if brutes had spines, I’d definitely agree on that. Since they don’t, I’d go with fire or dark, since they have no resistance to either of those. That said, my elec/elec tears them up, even though I believe they’re somewhat energy resistant.