Anywhere with Updated Build guides or suggestions?

[Rriggs]

Just started playing, but a lot of the guides i see tend to be geared toward free form or out of date. I'm leveling the Archetype Power Armor build, but I'm still just not sure how to spend all these points advantage, perks, talents, etc.

I've been soloing but I've been getting pretty banged up at least it feels that way in the early levels. Any power armor suggestions or a place with updated power info?

[N1SB]

Hey Rriggs, I've 3 resources to suggest.

1. Tammy Waffles' Archetype Guides (Simplest) - you may have seen this already. Her builds are dated 2012, but she said still holds up. The only differences I have with her builds are personal preferences, with her choices being the safer bets. There's only 1 thing I consistently disagree with her about, it's in the Specialisation: Quick Recovery (gives a tiny, slow healing) that I would suggest you swap out any time she recommends it (not in the PA AT, tho). Her guides:

http://champions-online.proboards.com/thread/2206

2. Bluhman's Powerset Guide (Excellent) - truly an astounding yet simple guide. He rates every single power in every powerset, including those only introduced a few months ago. In your case, you'll only look for the powers under Power Armour, but I'm always amazed how spot on he is, considering all the combinations in the game. He's so knowledgeable, he knows when the in-game tips are actually wrong:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=180409692

3. Bluhman's Superstats and Specialisations (Advanced) - it turns out Superstats and Specialisations were a lot more complex than I thought. This guide may be confusing at 1st, but as you get more experienced or play a Freeform character, this becomes the most useful guide because it's a lot more difficult to observe Specialisations than, say, your power moves. If it looks too complex for you, feel free to disregard it for the moment, and stick to Tammy Waffles' recommendations:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=122228214

My recommendation - use Tammy Waffles' Invincible AT build as your guide, then like Wikipedia, use Bluhman's Powerset Guide as a reference document. Like every time you level and get a new power, flip to Bluhman, see why it's good. Makes it more fun.