I haven't played dark, but I have played Rad. And reading t he comments here, they both seem function along the same general guidelines.
Primary power makes them weak and feeble
Secondary power puts them out of their misery
Slotting for damage is most definitely a valid tactic, at least for most of the powers.
I would rather slot for hold in Tentacles or knockback in Torrent, but aside from that, damage is your friend.
To echo Wire: It's called 'Dark BLAST', not 'Dark Debuff'
Being able to take out a room of +1s and +2s is something you can do. It's not going to be as fast, or as easy as a blaster or a scrapper. But it
shouldn't be an impossible task, or a marathon of pain.
(Granted, it has taken me quite some time to tweak Gamma to the point where she can waltz into those rooms and laugh, but that level of fine tuning can be
discussed later. Its not cheap)
You don't have to totally give up on the debuff of you secondary, sloting Dark Watcher's Despair is your friend: (ToHit Debuff/Recharge, ToHit
Debuff/Recharge/Endurance, Recharge/Endurance) leaves 2 or three slots for damage or damage/something else. And you can then crank them out fast enough that
only being at 50-66% damage instead of 90-95% doesn't matter.
-Terry
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"so listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the second worst thing to happen to you today"
TF2: Spy
Primary power makes them weak and feeble
Secondary power puts them out of their misery
Slotting for damage is most definitely a valid tactic, at least for most of the powers.
I would rather slot for hold in Tentacles or knockback in Torrent, but aside from that, damage is your friend.
To echo Wire: It's called 'Dark BLAST', not 'Dark Debuff'
Being able to take out a room of +1s and +2s is something you can do. It's not going to be as fast, or as easy as a blaster or a scrapper. But it
shouldn't be an impossible task, or a marathon of pain.
(Granted, it has taken me quite some time to tweak Gamma to the point where she can waltz into those rooms and laugh, but that level of fine tuning can be
discussed later. Its not cheap)
You don't have to totally give up on the debuff of you secondary, sloting Dark Watcher's Despair is your friend: (ToHit Debuff/Recharge, ToHit
Debuff/Recharge/Endurance, Recharge/Endurance) leaves 2 or three slots for damage or damage/something else. And you can then crank them out fast enough that
only being at 50-66% damage instead of 90-95% doesn't matter.
-Terry
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"so listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the second worst thing to happen to you today"
TF2: Spy