Controlling 101 - DCUO

[iLikePillow]

could you explain to me why you decided to be a controller through the assault tree? i thought controllers mainly focused on the support tree?

[scoopy00]

@iLikePillow - Controllers are only interested in 3 things. Power over time (Available in either tree), Instant power heal (Available in Support), and debuffs (Available in both, but the damage debuff only available in assault). So as long as you have those three things covered, the rest is all damage/utility.

[gizmoflipper]

Awesome video, very helpful. Thanks a lot.

[siftedaswheat]

What is debuffing and buff?

[MrZer0113]

Could you maybe also do a guide on tanking and healing?

[Arcamensios]

Hey, I'm a level 30 Controller with T1 Controller Gear. I am Gadgets, Acrobats, and Batman. As for my weapon, what do you recommend to be THE MOST EFFECTIVE for my role to give power to my team?

[MegaopillasPrime]

@Arcamensios usually for trollers its best to be ranged so you stay out of the fray....rifle is really good but in my expierience hand blaster was the best ive used because its good at both melle and ranged attacks...the electric zap hold ability for handblaster is AMAZING for rebuilding ur power....power is rebuilt on you how much u hit not how hard and its a spamable attack from range....hope this helped and thanks for reading :)

[Arcamensios]

fantastic video man!

[lightsoul007]

Haha and all this time I've been using my "reduce ability to heal" on the targets instead of the healers. Whoops. Oh well, I just started learning controller, thanks for this!

[manica555]

finaly a good troller setup explaination video

[TheFunes14]

whats a good weapon for hard light

[MegaopillasPrime]

@TheFunes14 bow is great so is handblaster and dual swords...

[49bklyn]

What weapon do u use ??

[NaserRED]

how many skill points do you have??

[TTTSTATIIKZ]

can anyone send me a code for enough sp coins to get the light dlc ???

[brie73]

this was really helpful....thanks



[shwaaar]

Guys i dont understand vitalization fully .. Coz once i had like 500+ vit and i saw it gave 110 power to membs every few secs ... Then i lowered it to 400+ and gave around 104 ... Whats the point spending skill points for only 6 extra .. I find it pointless

[juan1rsx]

what do i want more as a troller dominance or vitalization??????????????????­? in both pvp and pve

[iAdaIVI]

@juan1rsx You want both as a Troller because with Vitalization you'll be giving more power back the higher your vit is. With Dominance as well you also want that to be high because the higher it is the more your control effects will last and do damage before they ware off.

[senselocke]

That was a really quick, easy to follow guide! Thanks! I like how you highlight the absolute essentials, but don't tell people that they need to use exactly your loadout. And you were very clear and concise.

Very nice vid, thank you for putting in the time!

[spiritcrshr]

Thank you so much for the time u spent it really helps out.

[Mojack001]

most usefull controller guide. it helped me a lot, I was playing my lowbie controller totally clueless. now I know better. thanks.

[BLACKDRAGONQC]

do a video 4 the tanks

[TheJammehGamer]

Please tell how you got hood or what it is called! :)

[ImaDieHuslta]

BTW GRAT VDEO I LOVE IT

[ImaDieHuslta]

PLEASE ANSWER

i am i HL but i need a weapon atm i have HAnd Blasters But every one els has Brawling please tell me what is better

[iAdaIVI]

@ImaDieHuslta if you want to be a good controller then stick with a long range weapon that can build combos fast so that you can get your power up quickly so in return you can give power back to your group I'm a Mental Controller so I know a lot about controlling.

[ImaDieHuslta]

@iAdaIVI thanks good advice ill stick with Hand Blasters

[iAdaIVI]

@ImaDieHuslta Good choice Hand Blasters are a great weapon for a Troller because of the combo Pulse Beam, I also use HB and Bow from time to time.

[ImaDieHuslta]

@iAdaIVI

i see ok :)



[bigtruck92]

ok so i have a question..... how do you build your dominance......great video by the way

[boultonmj]

Absolutely perfect guide. A must read for any up and coming controller.

[bboycollapse]

thxs for the vid...lol i had no idea tht controllers debuffed... i thought they just gave out power... no wonder plp always got mad at me haha

[crazydoomx3]

hey Equinox,

i'm a bit late as i have seen you are an Ice powered character now, but still...

got any heads up on a good build for hard light? or if the loadout you used fit nicely for trolling? :)

tnx :)

[scoopy00]

@crazydoomx3 - I'm only ice because I'm a nerd for collecting feats/styles. I'll be going back to HL as soon as I get that last Viking piece! Right before I switched I really enjoyed the same loadout in both roles of claws/snap/reflect shield/chompers/misc slot/strafing run.

[Rewboy13]

Thanx for the video. i have a t3 healer and i knew i wanted a troller. this video really help me be a better light controller so once again thank you

[gamefreakout]

what should my vitalization and dominance be when starting T1 alerts?

[scoopy00]

@gamefreakout - Whatever you got for T1 alerts. Try to get 700ish before T2s.  Dominance should be at least 400 before trying anything really hard.

[Glaswalker1001]

Well done vid! It helped me alot

[ArgentM1]

Thank you for the great controller guide. I am about to hit raids and now I'm going to respec more for debuffing more. Up till now I've focused on power generation. I wanted to ask your policy on power dumping. DPSers eat everything until they are empty. And I can't generate it as fast as they eat it. They eat so much, I don't have any power left to do anything myself. And I feel guilty when they have to run on empty.

[ArgentM1]

There was one mission in Outer Caves, entered a group already at the boss. I'm CR48 GL controller. I hit vit about 600-800 depending on armor. Trinket adds a boost of 350 vit for a brief time. Whole battle I just build hit chains with Pulse Beam and dump power. But they still complain I don't put out enough. Am I just too low leveled? Seems about every 5-10 seconds they want a full bar power dump. What more can I do?

[HotCity427]

Great Video tutor,i appreciate it learned a lot.

[drumdude360]

ik this is 4 green lantern power but i have a gadgets villain & u know how people call out for raids sayin TROLLER HERE or TANK HERE

well im in damage role & i dont wanna switch tu troller role cuz i dont du as much damge what should i call as a troller or what??

[Daxter628]

@drumdude360 No call out as dps. if you call out as a troller and play dps then your team will hate you.

[xxxAlphaQxxx]

What lconic power did u use

[OrionM31]

Damage Per Second.

[BlueJellicent]

what does dps mean... :(

[OmgEfull]

thanks this help a lot!

[pistonpkm]

I found myself as a controller. no other role can provide as much fun as controlling does. ^^

useful tips about these icons below health and power bars.

[Sickkid621]

thanks im going to better at controller

[VoLcaMaTic]

Hi Everyone!

Thanks for watching my video!

If you're reading over here, you're kinda nosy. That's cool though, because i still like you.

Now pay attention! We need more good controllers! lol anyone else see that ^_^

[nrallpro]

Dang your guy looks epic!!! And thanks for this video, now I know what I'm ACTUALLY supposed to do :P lol

[7luckybob7]

Is controller has to be a range weapon guy because I am hard light and the debuffs are melee

[NghiKent]

the controller in the video could be better with supercharge "Speed Drain" from super speed...It cost 50% charge and give every1 in the group rapid power regen for about 5 second

[NghiKent]

5:54 let whoever has highest VIT do the power over time cause it wont stack... the other trollers should be debuffing and give instant power whenever healer or troller below 50% mp

[dcarm22]

How high should a good controller vitalization/dominance be? I'm lvl 30 and my vitalization is 400+...and my dominance (I know it need work) but it is 200+.

[NghiKent]

@dcarm22 it depends on what are u going for the Dom is recomended by the instant but for the VIT 500+ for T1 and T2 alerts (which is kind of low but acceptable), for lower raid (every raid except the FoS) 700+ VIT would be decent...for FoS u gotta push it to limit 850+ is a must.

btw i'm a troller sitting at 940 Vit and 500+ Dom

[dcarm22]

@NghiKent Damn! I see that I have alot of work to do. ...I finally got it to 500+ though...and I thought I was doing something..smh...thanks for responding to what I have posted

[Spinestomper]

just wow, i was so lost reading about HARD light trolling, this was PERFECT... thanks a ton

[scoopy00]

@Persnoody - Fan is part of my main dps combo. Although in my other video I show a different infinite combo, the one I use the most common is claws - ram - snap trap - fan. In order to get to fan, you have to unlock that side of the tree. Chompers is good as well.

[Persnoody]

@scoopy00 Ahh ok, I will take a look at it, as I do intend to dip in the dps pool a little bit from time to time if the situation calls for it.

Also I have another question, if you are still playing, what is your view on the change to the stealth skill to cunning, giving the 1% per point to power generation critical? would that only be worth take with extra points after getting all of the vitalization points? because I am almost to the point of having spare points, at 41 points now.

[scoopy00]

@Persnoody - I do still play as Hard Light but I'm strongly considering a respec with the new tokens since I'm mostly DPSing these days. For controlling though, I think the best spending is to max vit, then take whatever dom is necessary to reach 400, then max cunning, then return to dom or start the DPS talents. Cunning is really good so far from our tests. I really went crazy with points and I have 103 so I can afford all of that stuff but if I was short thast how I'd prioritize.

[Persnoody]

@scoopy00 Good, I was thinking the same thing haha. Well thanks for the advice, see ya in cyber space.

[scoopy00]

@Persnoody - Also the spec that works best for me is in Assault, I took both sides of the tree down to snap and fan respectively as well as strafing run.  In support I went with boxing gloves, recharge, hand clap, and the shield. The shield has proved enormously useful as a bailout. In both loadouts I use, 1- claws, 2-snap (or whip for controller) 3-Reflect Shield 4- Chompers 5-Recharge 6-Strafing Run. In Iconics I take both the dps talents and +vit. Hope that helps.

[Kenkkyo]

Hey Im looking for some active players who are mature and known how to manage their class.I am a Controller Type as well and My comrade is a Ice Tank, we are looking to Join or Build a worthwhile League that has orginzation and teamwork without question. If anyone is interested contact me through a pm here and leave your psn with any details you which to give.

[ssbfox]

Sometimes when I use my Power over Time moves it instantly restores power to everyone, and sometimes it doesn't. Is there an explaination?

Also you sound like Booster Gold

[Persnoody]

@ssbfox I have no real explanation for that, but I do have a theory, I think there is a built in timer for buffs or abilities that have a tick over time attribute , I was messing with my claws with a friend in the dummy area, and noticed that sometimes he would get an extra tick of power, so that leads me to believe that if you time it right it could mean the difference between an extra tick or not, though that is just a guess.

[Shadow9220]

hey equinox where did you get that hood?

[ItzMonStar]

@Gstamo01

On the top left where your health is, there will be a little symbol

Tornado= Control

Fire= DPS

Shield= Tank

Heart= Healer.

[gstamo01]

I am so new at this game that I don't even know what the classes are and how can you tell...

[mrgamerfuntime]

thanks this helped alot! do you mind if i played with you next time your on??

[Darksun74]

what movement and weap is best with hard light ass tree

[jam900x]

Do controllers need good vitalization and what is it? sorry im a noob and im new to controlling, also is there a good way to get more vitalization.

[aldin7658]

@jam900x vitalization is your own power regen im pretty sure

[jam900x]

@aldin7658 okay thanks

[Persnoody]

@aldin7658 no, much like restoration for the healing out, vitalization effects the value of the power out to your party members and yourself when using power regeneration abilitys.

@jam900x you can get vitalization from Controller only items/weapons and from the skill trees: 2 handed, 1 handed, dual pistols and rifle, there is also 1 from bow 2 points in or the first one if it is your starting weapon, and 1 in staff 3 points in or 2 if it is your starting weapon.

[creepygene]

ugh thank you these new f2p nobs are missing me off

[moderncrusader]

Fantastic Video, thank you. Coming from serious WoW raiding, only having 6 "powers" to use made me feel as if I wasn't doing enough at first, but after reading up & watching videos I've realized it really is simple & straight forward.

It makes me feel, though, as if spending points on various other powers is useless since you should be only focusing on a certain set, but it also looks like dcuo gives you a wide option as to what moves to use & when.

[2344713]

whats a good loadout for pvp hardlight

[HwarangXia]

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[Calinks]

This video should be added to the game lol

[rvdo]

Thnx a lot for the info, really helpfull! Just a quick question though, are buffs and debuffs for hl only possible with melee? Or can you do ranged buffs with the support tree?

[LUMIN4RY]

Thx for making your videos. The end game content has always puzzled me and your videos really are informational and easy to follow. I have many level 30's but I think level 1-30 is just a tutorial for what comes after level 30. It's easy to solo to 30 quickly but it's hard to understand what to do after level 30. I need to find a helpful league but no luck so far.

ThX again!

[FudgeVRU]

You do so much damage with the claws! What's your might?

[armondohawk]

In your opinion, what is the best controller class? (gadgets, mental, hardlight)

[scoopy00]

@armondohawk - Depends really. I think that hard light is amazing for adding damage, but has the riskiest debuffs. Gadgets has gauss which is awesome for ranged debuffs and good damage, and mental uses telekinesis for PoT which at the right time can really add a lot to a fight with meteors and other objects around. It's difficult to say.

[sonictom95]

@scoopy00 is the fight for the ligh dlc power set availble for both heroes and villans and one of my chracter is going to have fire/hand blast or something els cant think of anything els what class role you should reccomend for newcommers

[commderben]

@scoopy00 hello if the controller is lvl 30 and stil has more skills to get is it a possiblity u get more power points or skill points

[Daxter628]

@commderben Once you hit lvl 30 you can still get skill points by doing feats but you don't get anymore power points.

[NaserRED]

@armondohawk in my opinion its gadgets

[ExionSlade]

Thank you, now i can do my job. :)

[jharris1994]

You just got a sub! :)

[Sutton1022]

The 2 things I was fighting in thw arena were 1 ice and 1 fire tank. Just incase youre wondering.

[Sutton1022]

I completely agree with your loadout, I just dont use a super charge... Its in my stealth loadout. I wear all pvp armor except one pve piece for added doninance. I have basically the same thing except I use a warden turret also. I know everyone thinks they are a waste but I absolutely swear by them. I've won againts 2 at once in the arena simply because of my wt and good tactics. What do you think of the turrets?

[ap14rcf70]

Thank you !

[Sutton1022]

Nice video man. I'm a die hard controller myself. I'm actually attempting to make a controller that can deal a bit of damage while still holding a decent control effect. Do you think that's possible? I mostly pvp so that's why I'm doing this just fyi.

[scoopy00]

@Sutton1022 - Yeah I think so. Most trollers in PvP I know use the DPS gear anyway. Also in PvP my troller loadout doesn't use recharge. I focus having the PoT, Heal and Defense debuffs, then a couple damage powers. Hard light is nice in that you just need a piece of a repeatable combo chain and you can do great damage in control role.

[sonictom95]

@scoopy00 oh and is fight fo light still avilable after the character creation thanks

[moneyboyok]

@scoopy00 what does PoT mean?

[scoopy00]

Quick Correction: At 5:55 - I said "Whoever has the most dominance" but I meant to say "Whoever has the most vitalization"