Bobbyraw2

Thanks mate.

Has anyone else got anything to add about my other questions?

Hi guys. I'm ftp, so I will not be able to use IOs and am stuck with SOs. I am looking for help with a build for a dm/fa/soul brute, as I am not quite sure which powers should be left out, how the powers should be slotted, etc.

I went DM/FA because I don't want issues with endurance (and the 2 aoe endurance drainers seemed like too good a deal to pass up), and the ability to kill stuff pretty well. I realise survivability might be a bit lower than with other secondaries, but I'm hoping that DM's -tohit and /FA helping me kill quicker will be good enough mitigation.

I'd probably need to grab super jump and combat jumping to get acrobatics for knockback resist.

Also, does burn make the enemies run away, or are they going to stay on me because of aggro I build up?

Should I grab Touch of Fear. Should I grab Gloom, Dark Obliteration and Darkest Night from /Soul? My defense is low - should I even bother with Weave - is a little bit extra on top of a tiny amount of def really going to help?


Thanks in advance for any help guys, I'd really appreciate it

Thanks for the info guys, it has helped quite a bit. I'll have a look at willpower too because it sounds quite interesting. I'll have a play around in the next week or so, trying out different stuff, seeing what I like (such as whether to go for more single-target-focussed or aoe-focus powers).

Any further advise on powersets which are light on endurance (primaries and secondaries) would be appreciated.

Edit: How is energy aura on a scrapper? I was having a play around on mids and saw that with just SOs I can get near soft-capped defense (40% S/L, capped energy, 43.6% cold, hot, 36.6% neg, 17% psionic with 3 targets in melee range (with these % not much lower with only 1 in range). Is the endurance recovery good on it? I saw energy drain and energize which look pretty good.

Hi guys. I started playing CoH when ftp started but then stopped after a couple of weeks due to school exams. I am looking to start up again. I am a free player, so I cannot use IOs and am stuck with whatever is available to free players (SOs only, I'm guessing). I am looking for a build that can kill well, has decent survivability and importantlyhas little downtime caused by a lack of endurance or health recovery. I played a few builds before, but all of them really chewed through the blue bar (I only played up to a max of level 25ish, though).

Without the IOs with the bonuses in endurance recovery, can this dark/regen build give be good damage, survivability and regen rates with only SOs? If so, could I get suggestions on which powers are must haves, which are skippable, etc. (Include stuff from power pools in here please).