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  1. Granite Agent
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Auroxis View Post
    A purple proc in every attack, and a -res proc in Burn.
    Don't haymaker and KOB compete for the same purple proc? (Heca)
  2. Granite Agent
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by ultrawatt View Post
    O.O

    My attack chain must suck, or is it my 15 or so seconds longer rech on Rage? I'm doing something wrong. >.<
    Ask Iggy !
  3. Granite Agent
    I think Iggy clocked 376dps on his SS/FA/(soul?) post reactive nerf, without lore pets.

    I hit ~218 on my FM/INV brute up from around ~190 pre incarnate, using T4 reactive. I need to go run him again for a check.

    Same for my Claws/SR brute but I don't think he has T4 reactive yet. Was getting ~195 pre incarnate.

    Not having a damage aura or AAO-type damage buff does hurt.
  4. Granite Agent
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by bAss_ackwards View Post
    The Strong and Pretty combination is rather good Power Set synergy. Mace could use some Recharge and Endurance management - both of which Energy Aura can provide!
    Yeh but you need the Shield to make a Dwarf!!! Forget sword-and-board ... it's big smacking Warhammer or Rularuu Hammer & Board baby! Plus the AAO buff is so darn good. And you get a tasty taunt aura to keep 'em all bunched up while you chain those AOEs.
  5. Granite Agent
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Linea_Alba View Post
    Also, you can slot something other than Oblits or Erads. I hated to do it, but I did it on my /WP build, and by bringing the cost down on the AoEs, things definitely got better.

    Will that be enough end to work for WM, I don't know. Will WM have enough defense without using Oblits or Erads, I don't know.
    Tough to do on /SD to hit soft-cap and have recharge needed for top chains.
  6. Granite Agent
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by bAss_ackwards View Post
    I'm definitely taking the Spiritual Alpha for War Mace, that's for sure.
    I can say with certainty that my WM/SR brute absolutely burned endurance and had serious problems til the Power epic with the 2 endo powers. Maybe it's easier for Scraps with conserve power. But there is an argument perhaps to go Cardiac?

    I guess it depends on the recharge needed for what the gurus here figure out the top DPS chain is. I know chaining the AOES -- Shatter, CC, Whirling -- absolutely kills the blue bar.
  7. Granite Agent
    I believe on DPA the best attacks are Blaze, Blast, Incin in that order. That is based on MIDS calc of Damage Per Animation so perhaps it is wrong. But if not, that's your best chain I'd imagine unless you are stuffing Flares with procs or something.

    I run Blaze-Blast-Flares on by Fire/MM blaster but subjectively things feel like they melt faster on my Plant/Fire dom running Blaze-Blast-Incin.
  8. Granite Agent
    The first rule of Clobber (since it was buffed several issues back) is don't talk about Clobber ....
  9. Granite Agent
    The truly awesome sauce thing about Shatter, unless it got changed in the port over, is that it has a relatively wide cone (30 deg?) compared to Headsplitter / GD. I routinely hit 3 mobs with it on my WM/SR brute without much positioning at all. So you can have a really great AOE chain of Shatter, CC, Whirling Mace.
  10. Granite Agent

    Fix my Ice/KIN

    POST-ACTION

    Just pulled this guy outta retirement to see if I like him more with the changes to SB and the res buff. Any suggestions on updating him for I20 and making more better?

    I had soft-capped him to S/L and built I believe for recharge, largely using Ice Storm to take down spawns on teams and ST attacks for bosses, plus having Bilz up whever possible. Retoggling is a pain



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    Professor Polar: Level 50 Mutation Corruptor
    Primary Power Set: Ice Blast
    Secondary Power Set: Kinetics
    Power Pool: Fitness
    Power Pool: Flight
    Power Pool: Fighting
    Power Pool: Speed
    Ancillary Pool: Mace Mastery

    Villain Profile:
    Level 1: Ice Blast -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(3), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(3), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(5), ImpSwft-Dam%(5)
    Level 1: Transfusion -- Dct'dW-Heal(A), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx(7), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(7), Dct'dW-EndRdx/Rchg(9), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(9)
    Level 2: Siphon Power -- RechRdx-I(A)
    Level 4: Ice Bolt -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(11), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(11), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(13), ImpSwft-Dam%(13)
    Level 6: Aim -- GSFC-ToHit(A), GSFC-Build%(15), GSFC-Rchg/EndRdx(15), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx(17), GSFC-ToHit/EndRdx(17), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg(19)
    Level 8: Swift -- Flight-I(A)
    Level 10: Siphon Speed -- CtlSpd-Acc/EndRdx(A), CtlSpd-Rng/Slow(19), CtlSpd-Acc/Slow(21), CtlSpd-EndRdx/Rchg/Slow(21), RechRdx-I(23)
    Level 12: Ice Storm -- AirB'st-Dmg/Rchg(A), Det'tn-Dmg/Rchg(23), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(25), Ragnrk-Knock%(25)
    Level 14: Freeze Ray -- HO:Endo(A), HO:Endo(27), Lock-Rchg/Hold(27), Lock-%Hold(29)
    Level 16: Health -- Heal-I(A)
    Level 18: Bitter Ice Blast -- HO:Centri(A), HO:Centri(29), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(31), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(31), Dev'n-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(31), ImpSwft-Dam%(33)
    Level 20: Speed Boost -- EndMod-I(A)
    Level 22: Stamina -- P'Shift-End%(A), EndMod-I(33), EndMod-I(33)
    Level 24: Increase Density -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(34), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(34), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(34), RctvArm-ResDam(36)
    Level 26: Hover -- DefBuff-I(A), Ksmt-ToHit+(36)
    Level 28: Boxing -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(36), KntkC'bat-Knock%(37), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(37)
    Level 30: Tough -- RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(A), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(37), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(39), RctvArm-ResDam(39)
    Level 32: Blizzard -- AirB'st-Dmg/Rchg(A), Det'tn-Dmg/Rchg(39), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(40), Posi-Dam%(40)
    Level 35: Transference -- Acc-I(A), RechRdx-I(40), EndMod-I(42), EndMod-I(42)
    Level 38: Fulcrum Shift -- Acc-I(A), Acc-I(42), RechRdx-I(43), RechRdx-I(43)
    Level 41: Scorpion Shield -- DefBuff-I(A), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(43), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(45)
    Level 44: Web Envelope -- Enf'dOp-Acc/Immob(A), Enf'dOp-Acc/Immob/Rchg(45), Enf'dOp-Acc/Rchg(45), Enf'dOp-Immob/Rng(46), GravAnch-Hold%(46)
    Level 47: Weave -- DefBuff-I(A), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(48), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(50)
    Level 49: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(50), RechRdx-I(50)
    ------------
    Level 1: Brawl -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(46), KntkC'bat-Knock%(48), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(48)
    Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
    Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
    Level 8: LEGACY BUILD
    Level 1: Scourge
    Level 4: Ninja Run



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  11. Granite Agent
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Lazarillo View Post
    I'm playing an AR/Sonic and trying to decide between Ignite and Beanbag. It seems like the former can dish out some pretty nice damage, but I'm not sure how practical given that it induces panic and there's nothing to keep enemies from scattering in my secondary (and I'm going heroside, so no real help from APPs, either).

    How about on AVs? Will they scare out of the patch as well or will it be handier there?
    Unless you team a lot so someone locks down the bosses/AVs, it will not be worth it for you with no immobilize.

    You know you can grab the villain PPPs and head back to heroside and keep them right? Worth doing.
  12. Granite Agent
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison View Post
    You want to try a MFing Warshade.

    My warshade has been and continues to be, hands down, the most fun experience I've ever had playing this game.
    From the little I know, is it true Khelds still don't have mez protect outside of Lobster?

    Also, don't MF warshades need a ton of IOs ($$$) to be competitive end-game?
  13. Granite Agent
    Hi everyone ... 7-year vet here looking for some help.

    So I'm really out of ideas for 2xp wkd. The new powesets and prolfierated sets aren't out yet and I have a toon of toons already.

    But it feels amiss to skip a 2xp wkd without doing something.

    Anyone have good suggestions of a toon that could be IO'd with generic IOs and not require a ton of influence to kit out at 50? Say below 500M avoiding most expensive sets.

    Appreciate your suggestions!

    -----

    Classes to avoid: Tankers, Scrappers, Stalkers -- either have to many or don't like the class ... plus probabl making StJ and WM scraps come I21

    Classes that interest me but I never have got into: Defenders, Khelds .... considering a Beam/Time Def come I21

    Classes I probably should like more: Controllers

    Things that bug me: not having mez protect

    Toons I already have:

    - DM/SD scrap <-- Love this toon
    - MA/SD scrap
    - DB/WP scrap (abandoned)
    - Kat/WP scrap (abandoned)
    - FM/INV brute <-- Love this toon
    - Claws/SR brute
    - FM/SR scrap (shelved)
    - DM/INV scrap (shelved)
    - WM/SR brute (abandoned for upcoming WM/SD scrap)
    - ELM/SD brute (abandoned)
    - Plant/Fire Dom <-- Love this toon
    - Elec/Earth Dom
    - Mind/Fire Dom (on the shelf)
    - Ice/Mnd Dom (abandoned)
    - DP/Dark Corr
    - Fire/Dark Corr (shelved)
    - Ice/Kin Corr (shelved)
    - NW & Fort (shelved)
    - Crab/huntsman
    - Bane/huntsman (shelved)
    - Arch/EM blaster (shelved)
    - Fire/MM blaster
    - AR/EM blaster
    - Ill/Rad Troller
    - Fire/Rad Troller (abandoned)
  14. Granite Agent

    2xp Kheld Question

    POST-ACTION

    7 year vet here but I've never gotten into Khelds.

    I see some changes on the VIP Beta boards but don't know how to interpret them.

    My main question is this: am I right in thinking that Khelds still do not get Mez protect outside of lobster form?

    Thx.
  15. Granite Agent
    +1 Nilhilii

    Look, there has been a lot of work on the scrapper and brute boards on the performance of KM. This guy drops in and throws down a love bomb on some powerset combo without empirical support. Obviously the number crunchers who have done all the work are going to get miffed.

    Nihillii could have said nothing and let the OP's post stand -- but that probably wouldn't have been fair to pre-Freedom folks who read it and get the wrong impression. I'm sure the OP loves his KM. Nihilii is just pointing out that true top performance comes from other sets.
  16. Granite Agent

    +4x8 Solo ITF

    POST-ACTION

    Grats Linea!
  17. Granite Agent
    I checked through MIDS for Icy Bastion but couldnt' find it. Where does it currently exist? Or is it a totally new power? Sort of an Ice Armor version of MOG?

    Never mind ....

    Ice Armor for Stalkers

    We chose Ice Armor this time around as it was a fun and thematically interesting power set and it was the only option that didn’t require substantial art time. Since our talented artists are working their rear ends off making content in Issue 21 shine, this round of Power Set Proliferation required that there would be no art time used. Ice Armor had to have some changes made to make it compatible with the Stalker play style. First we removed Icicles to make room for Hide and then we removed Hibernate and replaced it with Icy Bastion. This change was made because Stalkers already have access to Hibernate from their Leviathan Patron Pool. The new power Icy Bastion is a click power that provides a short, but significant, burst of Resistance, Regeneration and Recovery.
  18. Granite Agent
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by DannyB_NA View Post
    My plant/fire is far and away my favorite toon to play.
    QFT and amended to Plant/Fire/Fire. Firey Embrace + Fireball & Rain of Fire is pants-wetting goodness. And Blaze, oh sweet sweet Blaze ......
  19. Granite Agent
    Linea can you post your build? My fort was stripped of IOs and is just sitting at 50 gathering dust and occasionally bidding on the market. Maybe I should dust her off.
  20. Granite Agent
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Microcosm View Post
    345.7 after reactive nerf, without lore pets. Time with t4 Warworks pets was 62 seconds. Time with t4 Cimerorans should be higher, according to the pet dps list that Deus did, but haven't actually gone to the trouble of trying yet.
    OK. In my reply I was trying to talk-about pre-Incarnate dps (except Alpha) or pre-I20 dps to make it clearer. So that clears up the confusion. That last time I posted from Tektronics was pre I20.

    I did, I admit, forget the crazy performance Iggy got out of his pre-I20 SS/FA/Soul brutes. And since the OP asked about Brutes specifically, I will admit I pooched that in my reply.
  21. Granite Agent
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Microcosm View Post
    Actually, highest listed scrapper-wise is db/electric; highest listed brute-wise is ss/fire.
    I'm looking for a recent recap list but I can't find the DB/Elec.

    You are right that Iggy's SS/FA/Soul was killing it for Brutes.

    What was the DB/ELE time or DPS?

    I know Tektronics was hitting high times with his DM/SD scrap pre any incarnate besides Alpha.


    __________________
    Finally got my T4 on my DM/SD

    Shaved about 3 seconds off my previous best so from 3:24 to 3:21

    So thats 318.58 DPS
    __________________

    Broken Prey compiled scraps at the end of March 2011, right before I20 hit and DPS went crazy.

    318 Dark Melee/Shield Defense - tektronics I19
    302 Dark Melee/Shield Defense - Eva Destruction I19
    300 Dark Melee/Shield Defense - Santorican I19
    300 Dark Melee/Shield Defense - Igor The Mad
    297 Fiery Melee/Shield Defense - Myriad I19
    293 Dark Melee/Shield Defense - Eva Destruction
    291 Dark Melee/Shield Defense - Gaidin
    289 Dark Melee/Shield Defense - _Mojo_
    286 Dark Melee/Shield Defense - BrokenPrey
    284 Dark Melee/Shield Defense - tektronics
    279 Fiery Melee/Shield Defense - MunkiLord I19
    278 Dark Melee/Shield Defense - Santorican
    276 Fiery Melee/Shield Defense - Iggy Kamakaze
    270 Kinetic Melee/Fiery Aura - Quatermain I19
    267 Dark Melee/Shield Defense - Igor The Mad
    262 Fiery Melee/Shield Defense - Machine Man X
    262 Dual Blades/Electric Armor - Shadowsylph
    262 Fiery Melee/Shield Defense - XkreegorX*
    262 Fiery Melee/Shield Defense - BrokenPrey I19
    260 Fiery Melee/Shield Defense - Reverence I19
    259 Fiery Melee/Shield Defense - Norse
    255 Dark Melee/Shield Defense - Besserwisser
    255 Fiery Melee/Shield Defense - MunkiLord
    255 Fiery Melee/Shield Defense - Fury Flechette
    253 Fiery Melee/Shield Defense - Iggy Kamakaze I19
    251 Fiery Melee/Shield Defense - Effy_On_Malibu
    251 Kinetic Melee/Shield Defense - Effy_On_Malibu
    250 Dark Melee/Shield Defense - doomrider
    250 Kinetic Melee/Shield Defense - Silas
    249 Fiery Melee/Shield Defense - Nemeros I19
    249 Fiery Melee/Shield Defense - SkylineGTR
    247 Fiery Melee/Shield Defense - Enots
    244 Fiery Melee/Fiery Aura - DreadShinobi I19
    243 Fiery Melee/Shield Defense - Primal Dark
    242 Dark Melee/Shield Defense - MrLiberty
    241 Dark Melee/Shield Defense - Powerforge
    241 Fiery Melee/Shield Defense - Reverence
    241 Dark Melee/Super Reflexes - Reverence I19
    240 Fiery Melee/Shield Defense - Psyoxic
    239 Fiery Melee/Shield Defense - Effy On Malibu
    238 Fiery Melee/Shield Defense - Iceboxer
    238 Dark Melee/Shield Defense - pyrite I19
  22. Granite Agent
    You will be ridiculed with your 1 post asking for a top build. There is the "read-the-forums" answer as this topic has been beat to death on the Scrapper and Brute forums. The Rikti Pylon thread on the Scrapper Forum is a good place to start especially if you look at the pre-Incarnate times of the different Primary/Secondary combos. Yeh, it's a lot to read. Spoonfeeding is bad, m'kay?

    TLDR: 1 target, with AAO & Soul Drain saturated, DM/SD at present. Then again, there are better Pylon times from MMs, Crabs, and Corrs. But if you are set on Brute that's probably it. FM/SD with saturated AAO is probably second. And the scrapper versions probably outperform the Brute versions. Those would be my guesses.
  23. Granite Agent

    Cebr

    POST-ACTION

    Let me get this straight. By being exemp'd to level 1 and fighting level 2 mobs, you are able to earn enough exp to level up to 50 in 5 hours of farming? So they game isn't giving you level 2 mob experience -- it's giving you scaled +1 mob (to your level) as you level up?
  24. Granite Agent
    I'd just use this build, which has Phys Perfection in it. You'll have to mess around to swap out Spiritual Alpha for Ageless, but I'm assuming it will still have enough recharge to run the chain.

    This isn't my build -- I forget who came up with it -- but is is a great build and the basis for mine (I went Fire APP for more AOE, at the cost of endo).

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  25. Granite Agent
    [QUOTE=Ghost_Ripper;3775939Arcana or someone, Werner, Iggy, how can I improve this build? I originally had the guassian set in Focus Chi, but based on what y'all said, it is better to have it in for an every 10 sec rather than 30 sec buff, also helps with the end drain of FA. However, now I only have one slot o Focus Chi, where can I pull slots from and not screw up my build too much?[/QUOTE]

    What are you trying to accomplish? There are 2 versions of MA/SD builds floating around in posts on the Scrapper boards that are soft-capped and let you chain SK-CS-SK-CAK.