Fatheadhill

Just my 2 cents....

After leveling a brute and scrapper both to 50 without too much use of the AE I'm a little burnt out on the slower leveling that comes with running regular missions. At this point I'm more interested in seeing how different AT's and builds play.., the AE farms made this alot easier and enjoyable especially for someone like me who works 8 hours a day, has things to do around the house, and then wants to sit and enjoy a MMO for a bit without having to play for 2-3 days just to gain a level. I still enjoy the content the game has to offer by running TF's, RWZ raids, helping SG mates, etc.., but the way it's looking right now I don't know if I'm up for running any more toons to 50 as it's just too time consuming. The AE(and the time it could save) is one of the many reason I came to CoX over "that other MMO".

What about an optional(can be toggled on or off) XP bonus based on the number of or after a certain number of lvl 50 toons on an account

Or have the AE locked until a toon on that server reaches lvl 50., similar to the way Epic AT's are unlocked

Or even have a minimum level restriction on the AE..,

Just don't completely nerf the AE for those of us who want to enjoy the game in a different way now that we've played through both sides multiple times.

I just leveled my SS/Electric Armor brute to lvl 50 but it's my first 50 and I'm still very much a newb(don't worry, I didn't even go near the AE till around level 30-35). I've been messing around with IO's a bit but I just can't get my survivability up where I'd like it to be. I know Ela is not the best for survival but I thought I'd see what ya'll could come up with as far as a build and IO slotting.

I know he's probably never going to be the ideal or the most powerful brute., but I would like to have the best survivability and damage output possible with this build.

I don't really have any stipulations as far as power pools except my patron pool is Mu Mastery which I kinda like thus far., and I prefer(although not set in stone) Leaping as a travel power.

Thanks in advance for any advice or build examples you guys might be able to offer!