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Well, I appreciate the labor of love.

I'll likely keep my RS/GBst/GBlt chain for Hard Targets. It seems close enough to the IS chain either way that there's little point in quibbling over it.

I will probably put IS back in my build when the next set of ATOs comes out. I'll give up Pulsar with Absolute Amazement slotted; no biggie, almost never use it and the Set Bonuses are pretty much a Wash, plus I want the Heal and that little bit of S/L Resist the new Kheld Set provides, then I can lose Shining Shield and still be 85% resist to everything - love Perma Lightform

Pool Powers being level-gated is fine - our AT powers are level gated. Being locked by other powers is stupid.

"Yay, I can fly now! - good thing I learned how by slamming people and making them do back flips." *shakes head*

If we didn't require all these unused prerequisite powers, I might actually pick oft-skipped AT powers... Heck, even Hand Clap might find the occasional use...

Since I usually keep my Travel powers on the bottom bar, I do use the Number Keys (not Pad) for a few things...

*Number 2 turns on/off my Main Travel Power - convenient cuz it's right above the W.
*Number 1 turns on/off secondary or supplementary travel power, depending on toon (flyers it's often hover, others it's often sprint)
*Number 3 is boosted travel power, such as Afterburner, or Steam Jump for toons using Ninja Run as Travel Power

These keys being close to the movement keys q/w/e/s (which I use in tandem with mouse) works out pretty well for quick travel toggling, in or out of missions

for my PB, I also have a Bind for the Tab Key, to provide a target preference to Kheld Enemies (ie Voids). If those are near, they'll get targeted, otherwise the nearest foes do.

With Perma-Light Form and Inner Light, the way I play my PB has changed a good bit. Every other AT; not that much, save that I incorporate Incarnated powers a good bit.

Question: do you guys think most players that are not MMs or Kheld Tri-forms still don't use the mouse for power activation that much? If not, I guess I would be sort of surprised. I would've thought the majority of game play for most players was via the mouse.

I know it is for me. I just can't mentally connect with keybinding all my powers for some reason. I don't feel like I'm terribly inefficient using a mouse for most power activations; maybe I am and just don't realize it haha.

I do make a few macros, esp. for my MMs, but otherwise the only keybind I use is one that for my space bar to toggle on Ninja Run when pressed down, and toggle on Combat Jumping when released.

Truthfully, it seems that if you have to resort to binds and macros to get the most out of certain ATs hints, then it hints at bad game design, at least to me *shrugs*

I solo most of the time as well, and really wish there was a way to play thru TFs solo. I'd probably do some of the Shadow Shard TFs if I can solo them, but I don't have that many hours to do and once with a team.

I tend to enjoy teaming when I do it, but I prefer to team in a happenstance sort of way.

My Thugs/Traps MM is all Tech. I went with Pyronic and just assumed he had a flame thrower/bomb thingy...

Gotcha Rakeeb - Thanks Again. I like for a Single build to be sort of a 'generalist'. Able to take down single hard targets and also be formidable in teams/leagues; doesn't have to be the very best at either, so in that light I'll probably stick with my slotting for GB.

But the data you've provided is certainly going to make me reconsider Incandecsent Strike. I don't even have it on my current build, thinking the animations times just made it not worth having...

Hmmm... I'm out of respecs. Wait, or by one now...Hmmm...

Ignorance is Bliss, but only for the Ignorant. For everyone else, it's an Irritation.

Good Judgement comes from Experience - Experience comes from Bad Judgement -- Native American Proverb

Wow, Rakeeb! An impressive summation of PB ST capabilities!

I currently go with the Bolt/Blast/Rad. Strike for my ST Chain, but I do have the slots and funds if I wanted to go with the IS High-Recharge Chain. Not sure that I want to...

Question: you said the IS Chain would require 20 slots to provide Maximum efficiency. By that, do you mean each of the 4 powers being 6-slotted (5 xtra slots per power = 20 slots)? I'm not sure I'd ever want to 6-slot gleaming bolt. Currently I just 4-slot it with 3 damage procs and the Ach.Heel Proc and call it a day.

Question 2: You have 5x Superior Procs listed. I'm assuming the Unbreakable Constraint Proc in IS, the Hecatomb in IS or RS, and the Apocalypse in Blast or Bolt - what other two Superiors are you talking about?

Yes, it's not that hard these days...

I have a Peacebringer that can solo AVs and Rikti Pylons without much of a problem. Have taken a couple AVs down without using Lore Pets at all. Others I could have. Was ticking away at their Health just fine before finally just using the Lore Pets to speed it once I knew I could do it (pretty once half their health is gone)

I'll grant these AVs were set to +0, but still, PBs soloing AVs of any shift was laughable not that long ago. I believe she could take some down at +2 (maybe higher) - I'll experiment someday and see...

In any case, if PBs can do, it's a no-Brainer Meleers can.

DJ's 'pointless speculations' are rather awesome, even though we know timeline-wise it won't happen that way. Some of the ideas are really good though.

I especially like the idea of Incarnate Travel powers.

So, there doesn't seem to a definitive answer to which Assault is better for a Brute? I've already got t4 Radial, but will also get t4 core if it's better.

My PB will be spamming Solar Flare with this