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Was thinking of a DM/Inv scrapper...wondering if anyone has any experience with them?

[/ QUOTE ]Been there done that, its just better to go DM/WP and save yourself some grief in the end game content.

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No longer factually correct EvilRyu! The recent buffs to INV have made it a far "beefier" set. The OP will be fine in the late game vs. any potential challenge with decent +Def IO buffage and a well slotted Siphon Life. Soft capping your Res AND defense to S/L damage is nothing to sneeze at either. Dull Pain adds the equivilant of 30% resist to ALL types of damage when it's up. Willpower is a great set, of that there is no doubt, but don't sell invuln short.

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Well THANKS Ozmeth...now I have to /search for that *sigh.. lol

mmmmm

guess I'll start from scratch on this build...was messing with mids...had no ToF...mmmmm

Scared to post it and get laughed at lol

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It's unlikely anyone here will laugh at a honest attempt to build a toon. We're likely to tell you if it'll suck or not though. Rest assured that we'll also attempt to point you in the direction of less suck and offer advice where we can.

If I were you, I'd go and put a bid on for the Steadfast Protection 3% Def IO and the Performance Enhancer +End IO. All toons benefit from these but INV loves them even more.

Yes, there are, in fact, a few of us around these parts that have experienced he awesome that is the DM/Inv "Scranker".

It's a soild, if not spectacularly rugged build that treats you robust damage mitigation and better than average single-target damage. And that's just with your everyday run-of-the-mill SOs. Various IO's sets offer you a whole new level of awesome.

On a personal note, I build my DM/Invuln with the Fitness/Leaping/Fighting/Presence pools. Yes, that's right. I said Presence Pool. The reason being I wanted to stack fears to neuter boss level mobs. It's a heavy investment to be sure and I don't think it's for everyone. I wanted to "Tank" with my scrapper and the taunt/fear in the Presence pool help me achieve this. It's worthy to note that both fear and taunts sets offer some spectacular IO bonuses.

Additional "synergy" can be found amongnst the 2 sets. Dark Melee offers a frequently available heal to keep the green bar full while Dull Pain is recharging. DM will also provide stacking TOHitDeBuffs that assist with INV's typed defenses. You also get a moderate +End power in Dark Consumption to offset the lack of one in INV. Hell, with this combo and the right IO's, you should be able to solo various AVs/EBs and maybe even a Rikti Pylon.

The only "downside" that I can complain about is the overall lack of PBAoE/AoE damage. That said, you're still valuable on teams as an aggro mitigator/punching bag. If you're ok with NOT putting up the most orange numbers on any giving team then this build will suit you nicely.

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I assumed that was the plan after they gutted the set and turned it into en....er.....gy.......me..................le...... ........

But now you can color it, so it has that, lol.

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It is far from gutted, why do you think the developers are hesitant about giving Scrappers energy melee?

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I'll respond after ET is done animating...

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lolz

I IS ARE looking forward to trying a Rad/Fire as well. I have no idea how I'll maintain standing upright for any amount of time while playing. I suppose killing things really, really quickly is key for mitigation. I'd even cosider diving into the Fighting Pool...

My computer + Air Conditioner + Fan + Lights + Microwave = BLOWN FUSE. My greedy consumption of teh energy cost em my "Eye of the Levithan" badge. Glad it worked out.

This double exp weekend I'll try to crank out my WAI Ice/Dark.

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I'd like to add my MA arc to the list since the SF ran long on Thursday. 3 missions long, an EB in the 2nd and an AV in the 3rd.

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We played this last night, and man that was some brutal fighting. The mobs had pretty much every power under the sun from mez to debuff to stealth. It was like battling a pack of MMs and Dominators in a PvP zone.

It's definitely not for an average PuG. You might want to put a disclaimer up for that. I can see a lot of people whining about the heavy use of confuse and invis.

I actually enjoyed getting confused because then I could throw thorns at Dr. Wormwood!

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Is that why I kept faceplanting?! That MA arc was a kick in the pants. Just hit 26 at the end of it and am looking forward to some CC goodness next time around!

I've been flipping all three tiers of salvage on a seldom used Dominator alt with decent results. I started the toon on July 4th of this year and he's now sitting on 103,664,017. I made this by simply flipping salvage, nothing else, no AE, no door mission or SFs or merits.

I'd say the total time of play per log-on is about 10-15 minutes.

I fully intend to undercut your listing price by a small % as to reap a ridiculous amount of infamy from some fool-hearty soul.

My ebil > your ebil.

I suspect we'll be seeing a large number of Ill/* controllers being ported to the Rogue Islands.

Working on getting Wormwood to 22-23 so I can be a more effective teammate for the TF! Let's see those raiders dodge mind bullets with their fancy FFs!

Claws/Dark... Billz could tell you better than I could as to why this is a good idea. Needless to say, it kicks, buries and desicrates @$$.

I'm having similar ugers to shelve Dr. Wormwood in favor of Dr. Synder. Something about Fire/Fire excites me...

Can't thank you guys enough for making this ride as stress free and enjoyable as possible. Between work, child, wife and class I could never help out in the way you guys do. Thanks for the effort!

Ice/Elec! You'll be in melee with AA, why not punch things while you're there?

Please reconsider and roll a DM/SD! The added damage from Soul Drain and AAO is simply...amazing. The tohitdebuffs will stack with your defensive numbers and Siphon Life is god's gift to all sets but SD loves it more than most. Also consider that DM is a little short on AoE damage. You'll no doubt be aware of Shield Charge and what that can do. DM/SR is a fine toon but it can't hold it's awesome in face of a DM/SD.

DM also allows for a soft-capped to all positons build. Takes a few more ToD's here and there but it's not horrible. GO for the gusto and roll a DM/SD!

I've found TA/Elec to be a decent combo. Short Circut and Oil Slick make for a good pair. I feel as though I do a little bit of everything with this combo.

It's a solid combo. Both sets have several Melee oriented powers so it's good to operate from there.

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Hey, seeings it's a holiday weekend in the US, who all is still going to make the Sunday night team outing?

If a lot of folks will be OOT, then I'll probably just run my alt, the Viscountess de Lune.

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There's a 50% chance I'll be nursing a severe bender. I'll try to make it either way. Wormwood won't level himself.

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I'm not taking a power that takes a quarter of my end bar for 3 seconds every 60 seconds. It's just inefficient to me.

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You don't need to cast it every 60 seconds, only use it before a long fight.

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Lili's got a point here. In most fights, you won't really need VS and he/she/it isn't worth casting. Save it for that tough boss/eb/av fight or for rooms with more than 1 mezzer.

Anyone else here suffer severe client crashes when they click on a BM vendor? Last night in PO, after our Lunara Arc, I hit the BM and my whole comp just locked up. I had to UNPLUG my machine to restart it.

Likely the wrong place to ask this.

That sounds really cool Dark. I look forward to trying that out.

Revel in the glory that is Bone Smasher and Total Focus. TF will one shot enemies with a weakness to NRG damage and stun bosses with Domination running.

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If anyone is still on today I have this HIDEOUS THING sitting in the back of my head nudging me and saying "Hey, you know you wanna roll a Mind/Thorns and pass it off as Lady Hellfrost and Dr. Wormwood's kid"

I blame this ENTIRELY on the good doctor after his comment about their children being "Pale, addicted to opium and MEAN."

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I think you owe it to yourself and the rest of the team to roll this toon. That unholy union deserves an encore.

Give it a little more time River! Once you get you AoE hold and Wormhole slotted up, I think you'll feel better about the set. */Psi becomes more viable with Psi Scream and Drain Psyche. That being said, if you're really hating the pair, now's the time to re-roll.

As odd as it may sound, the Von Ruwen team had ZERO mind dominators. We'd really love to add some fear effects to our arsenal.