Amy_Amp

Isn't a DPS build also just looking at ST damage? I would assume Kat could do rather well in the ST damage department, but DB has the better AoE options. I went DB/elec for the end game teams that steam roll. It's currently 28, so I have a little more ways to go before I really get a better feel for the character. I purposely held off on the AoEs until late 20s so it's just coming into it's own since I'm at a point where 3 out of 4 powers will be AoEs.

I broke down and got GR in vast part to due to Elec control. I just had to go Elec/kin due to my namesake being Kin/elec defender. It's like Local Man having to go /rad. :P I love JC so far. Even if it's less useful later on(I'm only 12, so no clue), I will still view it like I do Earthquake on Earth. It's extra insurance just in case you need that little extra control. Most childlike glee in a set I've had since maybe Claws, but that is like back in i6 range. Once I get slotting figured out(it seems fairly open in part due to quicker recharge times), I don't see much getting in the way of me being 50. But yeah, huge fan of JC. It's a perfectly built secondary control.

Something not stated yet, I would slot Cobra Strike for disorient over damage. It's really a control power versus a damaging power. The passive type powers, Health and Stamina most noticeably, can be left one slotted and dump those slots into DP, which is criminally underslotted for a level 39.

Ice should also be easy to make bright white. Not sure you could explain some of the animations though. I assume since /sonic seems to be out /ice is out due to the animations. Of the three, I would say /rad and /psy would be the better ones. /rad would likely get an edge just because it has the better AoEs, offers one thing Dark lacks in debuffs(-def), and doesn't have much mitigation itself, but Dark has enough to cover it. /psy will have better ST damage, so it will be easier to solo with outside of facing something that resist /psy. When things do, they really do.

A plus for defenders is that they get the support powers first. Some things like Sleet and Transference are long waits on defenders. On a corr, well, at least you are sitting down already.

A plus for corrs is they don't have to take the default attack, although they do have to take the default support power. I like not taking Flares on Fire blast.

Unofficial opinion that I'm sure will change soon enough is that I like defenders better for buff sets since they get the better numbers and it's easier to hit the buff cap if there is one, ie FF soft capping a team. I like corrs for the debuff sets even with the lower numbers because it's harder to hit the caps, ie -res, so you won't notice the lesser numbers anyway. This would seem to line up with the philosophy of good using buffs and evil using debuffs. Kin is a tweener set really with buffs/debuffs and has worked well with "lesser" numbers so I would say Kin works better with corrs. Fulcrum + Scourge is a beautiful thing.

MA vs. Kat.

For a new player Crane Kick's KB might be annoying to deal with. Hell, I'm a 5 year vet and it bugs the hell out of me. It feels like it should be part of an attack chain, but it tends not to be since you just knocked your target away. Yes, there are ways to deal with KB, but it's still annoying and likely even more so for a new player. Kat is basically attack and toss in DA as needed. Since Crane Kick can be gotten at level 8, it's quick to get a character to that level and see what it's like to decide if you want to stay with it, or not.

WP gets a HP boost from High Pain Tolerance, and then others like Invul get it based on a click, ie Dull Pain. You can also boost max HP via accolades.

Oh look, another /ff controller to avoid teaming with. I do not get picking a set and then not taking the powers that define the set. At all.

The amount of mezzes you get highly depends on playstyle. Case in point, my Kin/elec got mezzed A LOT in end game content, but that's due to standing so much to the tank and tossing out AoEs. My Kin/sonic was virtually the opposite just because she sat back more. This says nothing of my TA/a who pretty much laughs at the idea of getting mezzed.

Assume situations while on a team.

"What kind of ninja are you?"

Outside of /shield, I like /dark for a team based scrapper due to it's damage aura and controls.

I wouldn't go /dark as a soloist. It's lack of a 3rd ST attack is annoying. Don't come complaining when you get asked to solo something like BP, or CoT either. /ice and /sonic are my two picks for soloing.

Debating Dark versus Rad is like debating your favorite ice cream, or pizza. In the end it's still ice cream, or pizza you are talking about.