New Dawn

I've reported this over a year ago, perhaps maybe 2 years ago. It could be certain zones like RWZ but I am sure its happened on others including on an AE map too.

Leveling a /SS tanker without a damage aura or extra dam buff is a pita until perhaps Rage and then Footstomp. Once you got them and Footstomp well slotted it's gonna be good.

I got taunt straight after Unyielding when I first leveled mine as Invincible was seemingly too far away at 18. Bare in mind this is like 5 years ago, but that and Invincible helped me tank for 8 man teams, I pretty much always done 8 man to level with and other people were my damage as long as I was their damage mitigation..If they're able to play without getting mezzed, killed etc and able to punch out AoEs then they'll level faster too. Pretty much went like that.

SS attack chain is pants without Rage, it takes Rage to balance it inline with other Tanker Sets like Axe.

I plan on a KM/EA Brute. If it takes work then good.

CE does -dam as well. I don't know if you mentioned that in the wall of text but yep I think it can go well with Ice. I don't think red side requires tankers at all and it'll be a bit of a betrayal to my characters

If you can get haste in sooner like well early then you might be able to free up a slot from active defense and have a more exemplarable build. Swap jabs slotting with Knockout blow then add maybe a hold/end/rechg IO or a proc to KoB.

Doctors Wounds I know adds rechg but I would prefer Miracles to add +hp and +regen. 5% rechg bonus might actually be unmissable. With Miracles you could stop at 3 in health affording you slots elsewhere and get some res in true grit.

It's actually nicely thought through. You've got end rec 2.5 eps above end drain. I realise its a tight budget and would imagine 5 Doctors Wounds to be more expensive than 3 Miracles. Doctors Wounds are great for any recharge enhanceable heal or regen buff.

I'll prolly have to give up the ghost with Zukunft. Call it a day and shift a couple over. Need more slots per server!!!1!

Whenever DC Universe Online comes out, that's when there will be worries I reckon.

Hurl is alright on a grounded Tanker that doesn't like to rely on on controllers with say -fly in their immobs or something like that. If you have air sup then you are likely to pin AVs to the ground for its duration, as for those fliers you could knock them down in passing or aim to pull them down with taunt and by taking some cover.. Usually someone in the team can -fly anyway. If you can fly then hurl is certainly less useful.

I choose to take tools for tanking rather than try and compete with Scrappers damage as it's a nonsense trying. Laser Beam Eyes and Energy Torrent won't be as great DPE wise as your secondaries. ET might be something you use to kd mobs to alpha them. I certainly like to keep mobs in my aura though. Laser Beam Eyes is just a gimmick. If I had the choice between that and Hurl, Hurl would win.

I had hurl whilst my Inv/SS was grounded. It packed the same level of punch as Haymaker except you could hit ranged fliers with it bringing them down. They had to come down as I couldn't go up. It was more utility than something you put in your attack chain. I use to stack it to my taunt in zones to prevent tankers bringing damage on their teams and having their team mates die.

Now my Inv/SS flies, with that came Air Sup which incidentally does alright out of rage and something you might include in your attack chain. Air suped AVs won't fly up, but you may have say stunner freaks on outside maps that might have to be coerced down. Air Sup replaces my Punch.

Unless you're making a Superman I don't think alot of Laser beam eyes. The KB in energy torrent has some utility but Invincible buffs you by having enemies inside its aura, which is small.

Just out of interests what epic TFs (could be in the number of; type of; AVs let alone amount of missions could you solo on Invincible that would define your Scrapper(s).

For me, my eyes are on the Hero TF that Mender Silos gives, it has the Freedom Phalanx and the Vindicators held captive plus the Jade Spider to deal with. The objective would be to do it all undefeated without a single Freedom Phalanx member or Vindicator killed in the process.

It's epic to me because you go in and get everyone out alive without being defeated. I played and done this on Unyielding but Invincible will mean I need to do something about my internet connection and possibly my computer as it's 2.4GHz and so the wireless connection is easily interfered with.

What epic quest would define your Scrapper?

If you can't change the colours of the power pools can you change the animations so to change the colours?

Frozen Armor: 3 defense, 1 end redux - fine
Chilling Embrace: 1 end redux, 1 blank (ran out of inf while slotting in DO's after respec) - an end red would of done
Wet Ice: 1 end redux
Permafrost: 3 dam resist - mistake 1 slot only
Icicles: 1 end mod, 2 blank (undecided yet) - end reds needed here
Glacial Armor: 3 defense, 1 blank (plan on end redux) - k

Looking at Energize, when ED takes off 80% of what your trying to slot, your're losing alot of potential buffage somewhere in the build. I think also perhaps with the bonuses you're going for ie +end rec the question is do you actually need that amount? So I would look at the end cost of the build during a long fight of say 10 mins versus its recovery.

My problem with Aid Self is a cast of 4,33s of which any thing can happen in that time although Invuln does have a good aura a taunt would be nice in AV fights.