Controller

A Controller (sometimes abreviated as "Troller") is one of the 4 roles available in DCUO. This role focuses on incapacitating enemies and group support including power regeneration. Controllers have the ability to debuff enemy defences, healing abilities, buffs, damage output and lower their immunity to all power types. In Raids and Operations it is prefered that the Controller with the highest Vitalization Powers Over Time (p0t) and the other Controller with the lowest Vitalization instantly generates power to the group. Controllers are a major component to a groups survival.

Stats
As a Controller, your main statistics will be, in order of importance:
 * Vitalization
 * Dominance
 * Power
 * Health
 * Defence

Role
In order to acquire the control role, you must select Light, Gadgets, Mental or Quantum as your power set. Once you reach level 10, you will automatically be given the control role. Controller is the only role stance where your damage will not diminish, however you will not get the extra damage percentages from your powers as you would if you were in damage stance. As a controller you will gain 350 vitalization and 100% more dominance, your control powers will have their power strengthened as it´s duration.

Mail Messages
Upon reaching level 10, players receive a message from Oracle or Calculator, accessible from any mail terminal. Heroes:

Villains:

Group Power
Controllers have abilities to provide power to group members.

Debuffs
Controllers have abilities to debuff opponents.

Time
Specializing in this tree grants +1% critical attack chance and +35 power.

Space
Specializing in this tree grants +5% critical attack damage and +10 vitalization.

Assault
Specializing in this tree grants +1% critical attack chance and +35 power.

Support
Specializing in this tree grants +5% critical attack damage and +10 vitalization.

Traps
Specializing in this tree grants +5% critical attack damage and +1 Stealth.

Tricks
Specializing in this tree grants+1% Critical Attack Chance and +35 Power.

Telekinesis
Specializing in this tree grants +1% critical attack chance, and +35 Power.

Illusion
Specializing in this tree grants +5% critical attack damage, and +1 Stealth.

Iconic Powers
Intimidating Gaze (Innate) : +25 Dominance

Wisdom of Solomon (Innate) : +50 Vitalization +100 Power

Word of Power: Knock back and stun opponents while healing you and restoring power to you and up to 7 group members.

Recommended Skills
Controllers should focus on Innate skills in the weapon trees that provide Dominance, Vitalization and Cunning.

Dominance
Brawling: +21 | Dual Wield: +21 | Hand Blaster: +21 | Staff: +21 | Shield: +3

Vitalization
Bow: +4 | Dual Wield: +4 | Staff: +4 | Dual Pistols: +19 | One-Handed: +15 | Two-Handed: +15 | Rifle: +19

Cunning
Bow: +3% Critical Power Chance  | Martial Arts +3% Critical Power Chance | Shield +3% Critical Power Chance

Dual Wield and Staff are good melee weapons, while Dual Pistol and Rifle are good ranged weapons.

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