Blue_Centurion

Okay Vox, you got me. in my heart I know its a wasted power, but the danged thing is fun. I'll stop trying to justify myself. roflmao

I have seen some people that could stand around and just do a ton of damage looking good. Unfortunately, it was never me. Yes, i do use my vet attacks during the crash, but it's always a judgement call. The 1st use of Rage crash time always goes to taunting. If I am surrounded by tons of mobs, I will hit sands of Mu. Too much good damage to ignore hitting 2 or 3 with that thing. the ranged attack is more iffy, because I like to use it on things like sappers and surgeons, but it usually won't kill them. Of course, if I am in the grill of an AV I definitely let loose with both of those. Inspiration management is really important to me, combining, deleting, etc. Keeping a hot mix always makes me feel better. Crash time is always good for that. I played Brutes for years, and Tanks rarely. Therefore I had a different relationship with agro and damage. I am really trying to embrace being an agro sponge now, and while I am trying to do damage still, it is not my primary goal. I am really trying to learn how to scoop up stray mobs and keep control of the teams speed. You have to be a little bit psychic to be a good tank. Where will this mob go? Where will the Scrapper break off to? Are they gonna follow me in or expect me to pull to them real quick? Having little psychic aptitude I am trying to cheat by getting a lot of experience. Rage crash time is an excellent time to observe conditions and plot the next minute of combat.

Fair question. I had mostly stopped my city addiction when my wife started a tabletop storytelling game. Really a continuation of a very long series of games in D&D, Champions, VampthePerpetualHassle, Hunter the Reckoning, and Call of Cthulu. She weaves the plotlines across games, dimensions, etc. So i made up a city character as an online avatar for her game. The best match for my character in her game is a Will/SS/Energy Tanker. My wife is desperately trying to tp wrap up quite a few long term plotlines. Her game should last 1 year plus I figure. I want this to be my main in the city for that long. So I researched over the last month and grabbing a build off the boards made 2 tiny tweaks and put it in. I didnt count the cost, but it wasnt light. Paid 2.5 bill for the Glad +3% def alone. It is a fully softcapped 45% def to all types but Psi monster, 35% to Psi. It is fun to run. It will be the build I run 98% of the time. But, there is always more. When running with 7 tanks on Tanker Tuesday, or 3rd Tank on a TF with SG mates (remember, I am not alting) I need a build that can pour out as much damage as possible, for fun and so I can help more. So, that is why I narrowed the parameters to a Will/SS/NRG tank, and why I want a pure damage buildout.

With my 3rd buildout I may try to do the balancing act you suggest. But at 7 bill or so per buildout it starting to tax the coffers lol.

about every minute and a half on a medium high recharge tank/brute. It is more the fact that during the rage crash this can be one of the few powers available to you. sure mag 2 stun. very low, true. huge AoE. Knockdown/knockback, for further mitigation. and a chance to repostion opposing mobs. Oh, and you do not have to limit yourself to only using it during rage crashes, when you get good with it as part of your toolkit it is always there waiting.

Trollz like you are why I hate these boards sometimes. every post you made in this conversation is an attempt to start an argument. I have been clear and straightforward in this post from the beginning. And you want to argue, and cause grief, and like a politician turn around and say I am being "mean" to poor little you who is just trying to help. Tell you what, don't go away mad, just go away.

The double stacked Rage crash has been debated in many threads. My takeaway in a nutshell is "It is worth it, go for it." I ran a SS/Will heavy recharge brute for a year, he rocked. Lots and lots of damage. I use the cone attack from energy mastery for more AoE goodness. I tend to jump in and out of crowds a lot, placing myself for maximum AoE goodness.

oh, and for everyone who loves to dis on Handclap, let me say this: Rage Crash + Knowledge + Handclap = more effectiveness. Knowledge is required to know how Handclap effects various mobs and how you use it. It does no damage, so Rage Crash does not effect it. It can be very useful to KB resistant crowds during crash, as you get a nice stun in. Also, it can (sometimes) be used to improve placement of crowds if used wisely. Handclap for SS, learn it, use it, love it.

Actually i have no interest in hiolding agro. I will only be running this build with 3 tanks on a large team, as secondary tank on a small team, or soloing easy content. It really is purely about killing stuff. Any powers/enhancers I put in are just focused like a laser on throwing out damage.

Thanks Psiphon. I was thinking along these lines myself. I have a SS/Dark Brute built this way, and he rocks.

My next question is with the enhancement slots I have left after this strategy whether it is worth it to go for sets with global +dam percentages.

Scranker

1. Refers to a player character who is a Scrapper archetype, but plays more like a Tanker by taking most of the damage from enemies and holding most of the aggro, often by using PBAoE damage auras.
2. Refers to a player character who is a Tanker Archetype, but plays more like a Scrapper by focusing more on dealing damage with their Secondary Power Set rather than enduring damage with their Primary.

The term is a portmanteau of the words Scrapper and Tanker.

Scrank

1. Verb form. To act as a Scranker.

My version is going to be option 2. The character already has a full def cap buildout for being lead tank. This build will only be used when soloing arcs in Oro, or when 3+ tanks are on the team and the team needs/wants damage.

Having said that, this will be my main for the next year or so. I really want this build done right. I searched the last 50 pages in Tanks for SS/Will builds and found one scranker, and got the global damage bonus idea reading that. Since i did not get the spoon fed help I wanted. sigh. here goes.

PLEASE help with ideas for this build. My current thoughts are to go for 5 purple sets, and then add in other set bonuses with an eye toward global damage buffs and recharge, so as to bring up my big attacks and AoE attacks faster. The tank will not have taunt, and will prob have hasten, to further help with recharge (+lots LOTG 7.5%). Any thoughts at all are really appreciated. i am currently researching set bonuses to accomplish the above goals. Since this will only be run with multiple other tanks or when soloing easy oro content for badges, i have no need for any more def/res/health than I will pick up randomly thru set bonuses. Of course, i will be throwing on globals and Procs like mad, this is my main after all, even if its the Tanker Tuesday build.

I just softcapped my Will. Seriously, i tank anything now, and very rarely does my health even slip down past 90%. On the Apex there is some diff with Snakes, but they take a long time to actually kill me, plenty of time for oranges and grens to repair me. The bib blue blast at the end can kill me as well. other than that...no.