Whats the best free hero for solo-ing?

[ThatOneOwl]

Title, Im not paying for overexpensive freeform nor any of the unlockable characters.

[Running-Target]

Well when i was playing CO for free, i had the "The Behemoth" which is a Melee Tank so that makes him slow but survivalable going through solo content.

For any Archetype you play, you have to figure out the tactics that are successfull in taking out mobs while playing solo.

There is content in the game that is meant for well rounded Teams, you have to stay out of those if you are solo.

read here > http://www.championswiki.com/index.php?title=Archetypes

http://champions-online.proboards.com/thread/362/all-silver-guides-thread

[ThatOneOwl]

Originally posted by Running-Target:

Well when i was playing CO for free, i had played the free "The Grimoire" character i thought as easiest to play through the solo content. I run up to a mob, pop Sigils of Arcane Runes( or the lowest Sigils you get), and just block. It has a heal power and shield power. Usually the Sigils automatically kill normal mobs that i aggro, whatever left i can take out with my other 3 attack powers.
The Behemoth is a Melee Tank so that makes him slow but survivalable going through solo content.

There is content in the game that is meant for well rounded Teams, you have to stay out of those if you are solo.

read here > http://www.championswiki.com/index.php?title=Archetypes

http://champions-online.proboards.com/thread/362/all-silver-guides-thread

Thanks for the reply!, Is there any way to do it in a less...boring way?

[Running-Target]

Nope, not that i know of, i have not been actively playing CO for a long time now. I just looked at my account a few minutes ago, They changed the Grimoire powers around, the Sigils of Destruction that i mentioned are now a level 30 unlock.

[𝕊𝕙𝕒𝕚𝕕𝕠𝕟]

Nowadays I say go for:
The Unleashed - melee DPS. Pick Eye of the Storm for better survivability, as create a shield while using it. Add Force Sheathe to the Force Shield. Pick up The Rush of Battle in the Vindicator Tree.
The Soldier - range DPS. Pick Wall of Bullets for Submachinegun Burst, as also creates a shield. Think into AoE critical when building it up, with the exception of Assault Rifle that should be you best single target. Also The Rush of Battle.
The Grimoire - DPS and/or support. Build it with Rooting in mind. Pick up Skarn's Bane. Arcane Vitality is the better healing.

[galadon3]

To add a small tip to the soldier: Holdoutshot medpack-advantage, gives you a self-heal (combined with the already mentioned Rush of Battle-Spec), since Bloodmoon is just on try to get a Nimbus of Force-Device for emergencies (Creates a Shield), can drop from Nimbus at her Crypt, can be bought for 350 Coins from the event-vendor and ofc can be traded from other players (should be in the 100-200G range)

[ThatOneOwl]

Thanks for the advice guys.

[Lerch2000]

Soldier is a nice ranged DPS Archtype, but it does suffer from the same issues all their DPS classes do they lack survivability. With survivability being a necessity in solo game play you might encounter issues with the melee and dps builds the game has at its base levels. The Glacier is one of the original AT's (Archtypes) when they launched F2p has developed with the proper use of the specialty skill tree into one of the best Starting AT's in the game for group (If you Que missions for XP) and solo play.

On the down side of the Glacier, it is a slow paced AT but dying should never be an issue to worry about. If your new to the game its a Great AT's to learn on, One mistake using a glacier isnt going to kill you.

[ZeeHero]

"Unlockable characters.." this isnt leage of legends or overwatch, you make your own character. CO doesn't boast the gold standard of character creation for nothing, (especially since its basically the reason it still exists)

[ThatOneOwl]

Originally posted by ZeeHero:

"Unlockable characters.." this isnt leage of legends or overwatch, you make your own character. CO doesn't boast the gold standard of character creation for nothing, (especially since its basically the reason it still exists)

Your own character... with the same abilites? Appearance doesnt make it a different character dude... Especially since you never speak.

[ZeeHero]

Originally posted by Mr Owl:

Originally posted by ZeeHero:

"Unlockable characters.." this isnt leage of legends or overwatch, you make your own character. CO doesn't boast the gold standard of character creation for nothing, (especially since its basically the reason it still exists)

Your own character... with the same abilites? Appearance doesnt make it a different character dude... Especially since you never speak.

Soooo... mute people are all the same?

Dude, if you can't tell the difference between having your own character and playing a character some moron made for you find another game. theres LITERALLY ZERO REASON TO PLAY THIS GAME if you can't make that basic mental distinction.

[galadon3]

@OP
Do yourself a favor and just ignore DaZee, its what most people ingame do and I think everybody else got what you wanted to say even if you did that OUTRAGOUS thing and used terminology from other games to describe it.

He is right in one respect, IF you can get your hands on a Freeform-slot its a lot better then using ATs once you know what you do.
They are pretty high priced and it can take quite a while farming enough ZEN ingame to get one but its rewarding. (and there are 50%-FF off sales, they even gave away one free once. Was on black Friday if memory served right, so if you can logg in then on the chance that they might do that again)

[ZeeHero]

ok sorry, I did not think about how rude that sounded. I just want to point out that CO doesn't really have much going for it aside from its character customization and the ability to be what you want.

[ThatOneOwl]

Originally posted by galadon3:

@OP
Do yourself a favor and just ignore DaZee, its what most people ingame do and I think everybody else got what you wanted to say even if you did that OUTRAGOUS thing and used terminology from other games to describe it.

He is right in one respect, IF you can get your hands on a Freeform-slot its a lot better then using ATs once you know what you do.
They are pretty high priced and it can take quite a while farming enough ZEN ingame to get one but its rewarding. (and there are 50%-FF off sales, they even gave away one free once. Was on black Friday if memory served right, so if you can logg in then on the chance that they might do that again)

Why do you think i didnt reply to his second comment?

I do plan to grind questionite to actually experience the more fun part of the game once im higher-level.

[KOOLLAYDTAC]

To answer the OP's original question. I just started myself and I chose The Blade and so far I been all right soloing by myself. My character look is a cross between Snake Eyes from G.I. Joe and Deadpool except my costume is grey and black and I went with teleport travel powers like Nightcrawler because of the Ninja theme I went with. The Blade is the best Archetype for that theme IMO from what I can tell. At the time I made him I'll be honest I was trying to do a themed character like Spiderman, but I felt like with out freeform I wouldn't really be able to do him up properly so I kept it simple to test the game out and made up my own. So far I been doing all right with him soloing on my own mate.

Kinda funny how I came up with mine though because when I was a kid I use to aggravate my little brother playing games like Mortal Combat and when I would be winning I had this line I use to say to him. I would say, "I am Ninja Warrior and I cannot be defeated. You can not defeat me because I am Ninja Warrior!!!!". lol Goofy and childish I know, but It popped in my head and thus Ninja Warrior was born. Lmao!!!!

[RokuroCarisu]

Originally posted by Running-Target:

Well when i was playing CO for free, i had the "The Behemoth" which is a Melee Tank so that makes him slow but survivalable going through solo content.

I would suggest the Glacier instead. It is just as tanky, can attack at long range and, most importantly, won't enrage your team mates in alerts.
Seriously, there is nothing more annoying than a noob Behemoth knocking enemies all over the place, especially in a Nemesis Dockside Dustup.