Nalrok_AthZim

... wait. Make the effect with critical chance.

I'd love to see that effect but with Recharge Speed. Granted, the speed would exclude, AS, BU and Placate. Imagine it; you nail an EB and then just start wailing on him. Faster and faster and quicker and boom boom boom boom BOOM. Done.

+1/x8 on good days, +2/x7 on great days.

My power description says it only takes Defense Debuff and Accurate Defense Debuff sets. Huh. I'll give it a try.

I'll be the first to say it: You want Rage. The crash may seem costly but it greatly improves your Damage and ToHit. It can even be double-stacked without a ton of global recharge. It's the cornerstone of SS. I'd strongly recommend reconsidering it.

Stamina: Unless you have a 4th slot to spare just slot Stamina with 3 Endurance Modification IOs.

Combat Jumping will be a nice addition as it costs next to no endurance to run. You don't need Acrobatics as you have Active Defense. If you already have a travel power, skip Super Jump.

Tough and Weave are very beneficial to Shield Defense characters.

Focused Accuracy isn't worth the endurance cost to run it; I'd consider another power unless you find yourself missing a lot without it. Rage would be a good replacement.

You should monitor your defenses when fighting these groups. I know that Malta's AR attacks will chew up Defense unless you have a ton of DDR.

I can only imagine that Power Boost would greatly benefit your endurance drains as an Electric Control user. Not only would it amp up (get it?) your holds, confuse and immobilizations, your Conductive Aura/Jolting Chain would sap the absolute crap out of anything near you while Power Boost is active. You may be able to forgo Conserve Power since Elec/Kin will be really light on the blue bar.

Unfortunately, Acid Mortar doesn't take Ranged Damage sets so I can't slot Devastation.

I'll keep this all in mind. I know I have some over-softcap issues but that doesn't bug me too much. I like the extra defense just in case I come across a Gunslinger or a CoT Earth Thorn.

I'll check out the slotting in Triage, Empty Clips, and Bullet Rain. I think I'll put a -KB IO in FFG and replace Acrobatics with Maneuvers. Question: Will the -KB protection only be active while the FFG is up?

It severely hurt me to read that.

It's weird, isn't it?

Increase Density is basically a hefty status effect protection buff. It provides protection from knockback, holds, stuns and sleeps. It also provides some beefy Smash/Lethal/Energy resistance. Tank types will love it for the extra resist, and squishy types love it for the status protection. I recommend 3 slots; two Resistance IO's and one Recharge IO.

You still don't need that many slots. At most I'd give it three. Combat Jumping uses .06 endurance per second. Yeah, it's unnoticeable to run it. Sprint costs more endurance. I'd put two Defense IO's and save the third slot for a unique like a Karma -KB or a LotG +7.5% Recharge. If you're not gonna slot uniques, just put 2 slots in it, slap two Defenses in and call it done.

Here's the beauty of Kinetics: Once you get Transference your endurance problems are over. Make sure it has at least 5 slots and put in an Efficacy Adaptor set. Get as much Accuracy and Recharge as you can out of that set, as the more it's up the more endurance you have.

I get home at 4:30PM PST, and if you want I'll spin you up a build.

*glances casually at his signature and clears his throat*

>_>

You're on the right track.

Unless you're slotting for slows, Here's all you need for Siphon Speed/Damage:

3 slots. 1 Acc, 2 Rech.

You can take those extra slots in both and move them into Piercing Rounds, and a third slot in Stamina. Personally, if you have SJ you don't need Hurdle or Inertial Reduction. Two generic Jump IO's in SJ will put you at the speed/height cap, IIRC. Swap out Inertial Reduction for Increase Density; teams will thank you, especially tank types and squishies.

You can keep Hurdle, but I recommend Assault with one EndRdx. Also you've way overslotted Combat Jumping. Most you need is 3, and that's if you're slotting uniques.

Also, same thing with Health: Doesn't need more than one slot unless you decide to use it for more Unique IO's. More slots in Transference will be good.

I won't BS you and say I read the whole thing, because admittedly I skimmed it. But I did read fully the powers I believe are key in DA (sentence structure fail I know). I feel that if you're gonna make a guide, you need to talk up the strengths of a power even if those powers mention it in their description.

He also says that OS can only accept the Steadfast sets, which is true. I think it would benefit all DA players to hear "You can slot Steadfasts, but don't skip on resistance either."

And like you said with my belief on ST, it's all subjective. I agree that ST is one of the most amazing CC powers available (mag 30!), and that's why I use it ON OCCASION to take an alpha. I run in, soak the alpha, LET myself die, and then use ST to turn the whole spawn into useless stunned punching bags. The team can then move in as I toggle up and lay down Darkest Night. Usually the whole spawn will die before aggro matters.

Please keep in mind that I'm a bit biased to Tanker views; I play my 50 DA as a Brute. But the tactic I use with ST isn't a bad idea, it's just the way I do it. No need to condescend. ST works as a great solo alpha-soaker (wow they hit hard, time to get back up) and even better as a crowd-incapacitating power .

Again, I'm biased to the Brute POV and as such I'm a bit quick to jump the gun on stuff like that. I admit I was being unaware and shot my mouth off early.

I want to, but at the same time I don't. It's a good guide, I never said it wasn't. It just doesn't agree with how I play Dark Armor. At all. Anyone who says "ST doesn't need to be in the set, and short of me going to Austin TX they'll never change it to a worthwhile power" doesn't exactly get my good nature on how they choose to play. ST is one of the most useful Tier 9's in the game. While it doesn't provide massive amounts of survivability, it's there for when you get in over your head and provides plenty of time to get back on your feet and gain control of a tough spawn.

I guess I have to mention this here, too: I'm in the minority of players who has never had survivability issues without Tough/Weave. If I can survive on my characters without them, I don't feel a need to softcap and slot things in ways I'd rather not. It all hinges on opinion and playstyle and that guide doesn't fit mine.

I'm playing one of those right now. He's 18. Sure, he has a significant amount of downtime but he hits like a train and is extremely hard to kill.

Actually, he will. You'll be pleasantly surprised.

The low HP cap makes /Regen a very tough set to use.

Oddly enough the most boring brute for me was SS/WP. No challenge. No dynamic-ness. Just sit in the spawn and put Foot Stomp on Auto. Wheeeeeeee. *fart*

... Ingenious!

But in all seriousness that's a good idea.

And in even more seriousness I can't agree with that guide.

If you skip OG and just run DS and CoF then you'd probably be able to keep them in your range and line up just fine.