Dechs Kaison

No it's not. If it were PvE content, you couldn't get attacked while doing it.

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You do that and I'll find a way to cast a Fortune buff on you that you can't deny.

On any character I've ever kept into the high levels: Those early levels were a blast. I love them, especially now that there's no pre-stamina troubles. If I don't start a character and enjoy him from day one, I don't keep him.

Not me. I've tried "starting" characters at level 20 with the help of friends, and it takes all the fun out of it and leaves me with a lot of powers I don't know how to use. If I don't put time into the development of a character, I can't keep him. Maybe I'm weird.

If you want some more temptation, watch the video in my sig of Dark Armor "sucking".

To be fair, Dark Armor gets its "godmode" power at level 8.

That's the whole point of tanks, though. To take damage for a team. They all do it differently, but if they weren't all balanced, then what would be the point of having different types?

That said, I still think Dark Armor has the most potential.

I've found the optimal way to slot this power is to take any other power instead.

Hold the phone!

If you ever feel like you are grinding, stop playing that character and roll a new one. You don't have to delete him, because maybe you'll pick it back up later. But more than likely, if that character feels like it's a grind, that's because you don't really like it.

As long as you don't roll a peacebringer, this probably won't happen.

Everyone in the game can solo, for some it just takes longer. Dark has death shroud to increase offense, and Kin is no slouch for damage output, especially with Power Siphon boosting death shroud.

Dark Armor is an excellent set without IOs. I spent the majority of my tank's life on SOs and did just fine. Knockback Protection IOs are quite complimentary since Dark Armor lacks built in protection, though, and they're cheap. Even without them, there is always acrobatics.

Oddly enough, Dark Armor works pretty well in PvP. Despite the fact that you don't want to PvP, I'll just mention that the +perception and the fact that DA is resistance based puts you in pretty good standing for if you decide to step into a PvP zone.

Dark Armor is not Stone.

Dark Armor doesn't really have a notable weakness that can't be overcome. The biggest is KB protection, but we can get around that with acrobatics or cheap IOs. It's more endurance intensive than other sets, especially if you decide to rely on Cloak of Fear (I don't suggest that), but it's not something that cannot be overcome. It has a relatively low resistance to energy, but that's not crippling either.

Dark Armor has a lot of debuff resistance, though, notably endurance drain, recovery debuffs, perception and tohit debuffs. It also has fear protection and heaps of psionic resistance.

Dark Armor has very strong survival tools. It has less resists than Elec Armor, but it has defense in addition, a better heal, and control auras. With Dark Armor, if it can't kill you in 15 seconds, it can not kill you. Even if it can kill you, you have Soul Transfer, a 30 magnitude auto hit stun. You won't lose aggro after one defeat. Sometimes, your defeat is the worst thing that could happen for the enemy, and the best thing for your team.

EDIT: The kinetic melee allows you to stack -damage on top of your resists. This helps you and your team survive (AoEs mainly). There is plenty of knockdown as well, again multiplying your survivability. On top of that are semi-reliable stuns, which can be stacked with Oppressive Gloom to great effect.

The best thing about Dark Armor, in my opinion, is the potential. You start with heavy resists, the best heal in the game, and a smidgen of defense. Defense buffs are very common in this game, whether from IOs or teammates. It's not uncommon to see a shield tank in a team with 80% defense, which is about 35% of wasted buffs in most cases. Those same buffs on Dark Armor turn it into a granite tank that fills its health bar every 15 seconds.

You think people read sticky threads?

I'll admit the accolades seem odd, but the discussion that's been relevant to the OP was the temporary powers.

Stone, I'd like you to meet je_saist, the improperly spelled French translation of "I know."

Those are PvE tasks designed to include the PvP risk. There is no "ultimate issue" here.

Wow, you must feel very high and mighty.

I hope you have the decency to post the reply you get.

For just as many times as it's been useful to get into a fight, I've found it useful to get out. I think the team prompt bypass really shines here, as it takes away that lapse in reaction time.

Have you ever been on a Master TF where someone's health started dropping, and you tried to recall friend them out? Even if your recall friend works fast enough, they still have to stop paying attention to what they're doing to click the button and evac. I've been able to get squishies and even some scrappers (usually surrounded by too many romans) out from situations that should have killed them.

By the same token, you can't fault the devs for creating specific rewards for specific content.

It's probably 122.5% before hasten, which is about what my Warshade runs. At that point, hasten is permanent, so you add 70%.

This is so true it hurts. In a good way.

Well, if zone PvP doesn't happen anymore, then you pretty much have what you're asking for. It's a PvE zone with content for both sides.