ScaryStones

I will do my best to be there.

Demons and Mercs are different in several ways. The demons have various types of damage (be it fire, cold, etc) while the mercs dole out primarily lethal damage. Also, mercs tend to stay ranged while demons have more melee capabilities. IMO mercs are the underpowered pets in the MM sets. I like them for concept, but if you are just trying to make a beastly MM, mercs is probably not your best option.

I don't know about the scrapper side, but I currently have a lvl 50 KM/Elec brute and he is hella fun to play. With the elec armor, he is never in need of endurance (even when running 10 toggles) as long as he has enemies around. Also, with this constant source of endurance, I can keep his fury bar nearly topped off. Combine this with the power siphon of KM and you can really put out some dmage. I gotta recommend the brute, but if anyone has said combo in a scrapper, I'd like to hear about it.

I know I'm in a minority here, but Thursdays are my ONLY day off that I can actually get some play time in. Wouldn't it make sense to not ALWAYS have the massive server downtime on the same day? I'm just frustrated.

I sincerely hope that all this downtime is not the result of some failed implementation of an April fool's day joke.