Phil_

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I dont agree on it being a good build for pvp

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Is a bit misleading

Worth mentioning not all PvP happens at lvl 50 in the Arena and Spines/Ninjitsu is awesome until squishy shields, and EM isnt much good in outdoor maps as we found out last night

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And some new toons

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Still waiting for you to level a corruptor

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It was a good turn out last night. I hope it continues

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Was nice to see some new faces

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Archery does not do that great damage

[/ QUOTE ]...before RoA.

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Or Blazing Arrow, which does awesome ST damage for a non-snipe.

[/ QUOTE ]ST? Bah, ST doesn't count as damage

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Say that when I FE + BU + ET + TF you

I have a rad/sonic defender and its awesome the stacked -res makes everything killable

I think Ice blast/Trick Arrow would be an awesome corruptor some awesome stacked slowage

I pretty much live on Sherk Silvers's planner
http://sherksilver.coldfront.net/index.php

As for fire/kinetics I would do something like this for PvE up to lvl 40:
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Name:
Level: 50
Archetype: Corruptor
Primary: Fire Blast
Secondary: Kinetics
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01) --> Fire Blast==> Acc(1) Dmg(3) Dmg(5) Dmg(5) EndRdx(7)
01) --> Transfusion==> Acc(1) Acc(7) Heal(9) Heal(9) Heal(11) Rechg(11)
02) --> Fire Ball==> Acc(2) Dmg(3) Dmg(13) Dmg(15) EndRdx(15)
04) --> Siphon Power==> Acc(4) Acc(17) Rechg(19)
06) --> Swift==> Run(6)
08) --> Combat Jumping==> Jump(8)
10) --> Siphon Speed==> Acc(10) Acc(19) Rechg(21) Rechg(21) Rechg(23)
12) --> Fire Breath==> Acc(12) Dmg(13) Dmg(17) Dmg(23) EndRdx(25)
14) --> Super Jump==> EndRdx(14)
16) --> Hurdle==> Jump(16)
18) --> Blaze==> Acc(18) Dmg(25) Dmg(27) Dmg(29) EndRdx(31)
20) --> Stamina==> EndMod(20) EndMod(33) EndMod(33)
22) --> Speed Boost==> EndMod(22) EndMod(29)
24) --> Acrobatics==> EndRdx(24) EndRdx(31)
26) --> Aim==> Rechg(26) Rechg(27) Rechg(31)
28) --> Assault==> EndRdx(28)
30) --> Tactics==> EndRdx(30) EndRdx(40) TH_Buf(40)
32) --> Inferno==> Dmg(32) Dmg(33) Dmg(34) Rechg(34) Rechg(34) Rechg(36)
35) --> Transference==> Acc(35) Acc(36) EndMod(36) EndMod(37) EndMod(37) Rechg(37)
38) --> Fulcrum Shift==> Acc(38) Acc(39) Rechg(39) Rechg(39) Rechg(40)

[u]Primaries[u]

For PvP you will want Ice/*, Fire/*, or Sonic/*. All have high ST damage, Ice and Fire have quick activation times and Sonic has some nice tools including Stuns/Sleeps and -Res is awesome especially combined with */Rad, */Dark, */Sonic.

[u]Secondaries[u]

Stay clear of traps but apart from that you cant really chose a bad secondary.

Radiation Emission - Amazing soloer debuffs accuracy, defence, damage, and resistance through toggles, and Recharge, Speed, and Regen in Lingering Rad a click. Uninteruptable heal and Acclerate Metalbalism (+recovery, and +recharge) also is very nice You get the good powers in times for sirens and allows you to take fitness, acro and ss if you chose.

Dark Miasma - Like */Rad a very good solo build. The fear is great and generally unresited. Tar patch offers a great -resistance and -speed power. Darknest night great accuracy and damage toggle and it has a big self heal but needs to hit an enemy. Shadow Fall is an PBAoE stealth toggle which gives some defence to everything and resistance to fear, energy, negative energy and psionics. Again very good at sirens level.

Kinetics - Good selection of buffs. Has SB (+recover, +recharge, res to slows and unsuppressed speed), ID (+resistance to smashing and energy, prevents knockback, stun, hold and repel - useful against Mind/*, Force Fielders and Stormies), and IR which gives unsuppressed jump. The heal is quite situational in PvP and takes some practise to use effectively but makes you very strong if your opponent stays in melee Siphon Speed and Siphon power are good debuffs/self buffs which do speed + recharge and damage respectively/ Transference is a great power which drains your opponent and if you are in melee recover your own end bar. Fulcrum shift is more suited as a PvE power but I have used it many times in PvP to very good effect (AoE +damage power the more people it effects the greater the damage buff) Doesnt come into its own until warburg but still reasonable in Sirens.

Cold Dominations - Again offers a good mix of buffs and debuffs. Gives defence shields, frostwork which increase the hitpoints of an ally, and a Shadow fall type power which gives resistance to slows, fire, cold and energy as well as some defence. I havent had much experience with the debuffs but they debuff pretty much everything but mainly deal in slows If you plan to solo PvP aid self is important but it is a very tight build and very end heavy.

Thermal - A buffbot in Sirens although the best one with resistance shields, heals, mez protection, slow protection, and forge a great Acc and Damage buff. In warburg+ it has 2 very nice debuffs which mean Thermal is a very good duelist.

Sonic - More suited to arena than the zones and is of limited use until it gets clarity (lvl 35 and clear mind by another name) if it was ever moved so it was in Sirens level it would be very desirable. Has some nice tools including ally shield, PBAoE Mez protection and +resistance, ally -res toggle, and a single target -res power.

I personally have an Ice/Kinetics corruptor and I couldnt recomend it more. Quick high damage attack chains, stacked slows, useful self buffs, great team buffs. Its the toon I play in the Arena most and with vengence up you become a killing machine, Bitter Ice Blast and scourge is awesome

I appologise for any typos in advance

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Actually my Rad/sonic was better than my rad/psi in leveling from the word go. Early levels go insanely fast, and now im at 31, soloing warburg missions on invincible if I solo at all.

For solo defenders I seriously recommend sonic secondary. (-def and -res btw work great with sands of mu )

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Rad/Sonic is an awesome solo defender combo

That is really awesome

One of the favourite dueling builds in the US is dark/cold the idea being you have an uninteruptable heal, but generally the set is weak for pvp apart from /dark and /rad for flooring tohit.

Edit: Automatically assume pvp >.< from a PvE perspective the set has nice AoEs which give a nice debuffage I love it on my dark/dark defender and as said previously very nice in conjunction with other -acc sets.

Cant wait

Just got my EM/Fire brute to lvl 50 the combo has insane, stalker-like ST damage (Build Up + Fiery Embrace + Energy Transfer + Total Focus) and once you get the AoE immob great AoE damage from buffable burn The buff to healing flames means you get a 40% heal every 20 seconds not including hasten (some people call it a regen brute now ) Dont expect to tank large mobs unbuffed but with tough and a few purples I was herding 16 mobs together for burn goodness (managed to get lvl 50 in 189 hours which isnt bad if you call fire the 'weakest' secondary).

My PvE build:

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Name: Sorhtelo
Level: 50
Archetype: Brute
Primary: Energy Melee
Secondary: Fiery Aura
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01) --> Energy Punch==> Acc(1) Acc(3) Rechg(3)
01) --> Fire Shield==> DmgRes(1) DmgRes(5) DmgRes(5) EndRdx(7)
02) --> Bone Smasher==> Acc(2) Acc(7) Dmg(21) Dmg(23) Dmg(25)
04) --> Healing Flames==> Heal(4) Heal(11) Heal(13) Rechg(13) Rechg(15) Rechg(15)
06) --> Blazing Aura==> Acc(6) Acc(9) EndRdx(9) EndRdx(11) EndRdx(17)
08) --> Swift==> Run(8) Run(21) Run(23)
10) --> Combat Jumping==> Jump(10)
12) --> Build Up==> Rechg(12) Rechg(17) Rechg(19)
14) --> Super Jump==> EndRdx(14) EndRdx(25)
16) --> Plasma Shield==> DmgRes(16) DmgRes(27) DmgRes(27) EndRdx(29)
18) --> Total Focus==> Acc(18) Acc(19) Dmg(29) Dmg(31) EndRdx(31) EndRdx(31)
20) --> Health==> Heal(20)
22) --> Stamina==> EndMod(22) EndMod(33) EndMod(33)
24) --> Acrobatics==> EndRdx(24) EndRdx(34) EndRdx(34)
26) --> Boxing==> Acc(26) Acc(34)
28) --> Consume==> Acc(28) Acc(36) Rechg(36) Rechg(36) Rechg(37)
30) --> Tough==> DmgRes(30) DmgRes(43) EndRdx(45) EndRdx(45)
32) --> Energy Transfer==> Acc(32) Acc(33) Dmg(37) Dmg(37) Dmg(39) EndRdx(39)
35) --> Fiery Embrace==> Rechg(35) Rechg(39) Rechg(40)
38) --> Burn==> Dmg(38) Dmg(40) Dmg(40) Rechg(45) Rechg(46)
41) --> Web Envelope==> Acc(41) Acc(42) Range(42) Range(42) Rechg(43) Rechg(43)
44) --> Disruptor Blast==> Acc(44) Acc(46) EndRdx(46) Dmg(50) Dmg(50) Dmg(50)
47) --> Taunt==> Acc(47) Acc(48) Rechg(48) Rechg(48)
49) --> Rise of the Phoenix==> Rechg(49)
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My PvP build:

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Name: Sorhtelo
Level: 50
Archetype: Brute
Primary: Energy Melee
Secondary: Fiery Aura
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01) --> Energy Punch==> Acc(1) Acc(3) Rechg(3)
01) --> Fire Shield==> DmgRes(1) DmgRes(5) DmgRes(5) EndRdx(7)
02) --> Bone Smasher==> Acc(2) Acc(7) Dmg(9) Dmg(9) Dmg(11)
04) --> Healing Flames==> Heal(4) Heal(11) Heal(13) Rechg(13) Rechg(15) Rechg(15)
06) --> Build Up==> Rechg(6) Rechg(17) Rechg(17) TH_Buf(19) TH_Buf(19) TH_Buf(21)
08) --> Swift==> Run(8) Run(21) Run(23)
10) --> Combat Jumping==> Jump(10)
12) --> Hasten==> Rechg(12) Rechg(23) Rechg(25)
14) --> Super Jump==> EndRdx(14) EndRdx(25)
16) --> Plasma Shield==> DmgRes(16) DmgRes(27) DmgRes(27) EndRdx(29)
18) --> Total Focus==> Acc(18) Acc(29) Dmg(31) Dmg(31) Dmg(31) EndRdx(33)
20) --> Health==> Heal(20)
22) --> Stamina==> EndMod(22) EndMod(33) EndMod(33)
24) --> Acrobatics==> EndRdx(24) EndRdx(34) EndRdx(34)
26) --> Super Speed==> EndRdx(26) Run(50)
28) --> Challenge==> Acc(28) Acc(34)
30) --> Intimidate==> Acc(30) Acc(36) Rechg(36) Rechg(36) Fear(37) Fear(50)
32) --> Energy Transfer==> Acc(32) Acc(37) Dmg(37) Dmg(39) Dmg(39) Rechg(39)
35) --> Fiery Embrace==> Rechg(35) Rechg(40) Rechg(40)
38) --> Consume==> Acc(38) Acc(40) Rechg(43) Rechg(46) EndMod(46) EndMod(50)
41) --> Web Envelope==> Acc(41) Acc(42) Range(42) Range(42) Rechg(43) Rechg(43)
44) --> Mace Blast==> Acc(44) Acc(45) Dmg(45) Dmg(45) Dmg(46)
47) --> Taunt==> Acc(47) Acc(48) Rechg(48) Rechg(48)
49) --> Rise of the Phoenix==> Rechg(49)

Stick with it and you have an unbelievable PvP brute and a very fun PvE brute

Sorhtelo - EM/Fire Brute with 2 taunts and self rez

Sorhtelo - Energy Melee/Fire Aura/Black Scorpion Brute

189 Hours

I have an EM/Fire brute which I'd like to do it with he'll be 50 by Sunday and I can get temps if required.
@thePhilosopher or @thePhilosopher2.
Cheers

I would be well up for another squished type event give me a chance to try another toon

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Small maps FTW!

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Nicely grouped for fulcrum

A Fire/Elec is a great herding brute so you really need Lightning field earlier at least swap it for CP which isnt really worth it especially with power sink at 35. The reason you struggle against bosses is that fire melee has no damage mitergation like EM or SS (Stuns and KB) so you need to hit SO levels before you dont feel squishy (slotted Aid Self will help lots too) but they dont get Fire Sword Circle ^^

Maelwys covers all the points as usual

Grats nub-cake

Congrats

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I like Phils build alot but im not going to put Stimulate or Aid self in purely because I agree with Raziel that you dont really need a self heal power on a SR scrapper.

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After playing a Regen and a PB I couldnt handle playing something without a self-heal but thats just me

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I am on the other hand very interested and if not a little intrigued about the Weapon Mastery set. My scrapper Sophie is MA/Regen and she took the Body mastery set which is good but not for all toons imo, so it would b enice to try some thing diffrent as you said.

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I find weapons mastery fits in very well conceptually and the ranged attacks have quick activation times and the AoE does good damage

Looks like a decent enough build especially for PvP but I would consider a couple of things for leveling up:

- Once you get Eagles Claw there's no point in having both thunder kick and crippling axe kick and you would be better off with Dragons Tail.

- I find resilience at 47 odd I mean if you can survive that long without it why pick it at all? (from a PvE viewpoint at least) and Energy torrent does decent AoE damage and knockdown.

- I always felt more secure with 3 Def SOs in MoG but it has been a while since I've had it.

I havent leveled my MA/Regen since pre i5 I've never seen a need for Cobra Strike but Regen is a different beast to what it used to be.