Spoil Sport

Is there a build or reference to a posting that I can see for leveling a Soldier to 24? Just want to see what is recommended for someone who is planning on soloing before deciding on Bane or Crab.

Thanks

I am currently working two brutes up (DM/SD & SS/FA). They are currently in the 20's and i'm thinking about the changes when I19 rolls out. In looking at Mid's I am intrigued by the APP's of Fire Mastery and Artic Mastery. In particular I was wondering about the benefits of Ice Storm with high Fury and the damage bonus powers of each type of Brute.

Is Fire the better option, or given the tools that I will have through my Primary & Secondary, is Artic? I see the benefit of Fireball being available more often, but the idea of Ice Storm up every minute or less, charged by Soul Drain & AAO or Rage & Fiery Embrace is very tempting - if it works the way I would expect.

Now what about Earth Mastery? Is Quicksand a power worth considering this pool if it had the Achilles proc added in?

Just trying to get ideas from those of you who have worked a Brute up to the higher levels.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Good day all,

I wanted to get some input on a couple sets - namely EA & SA. I enjoy the versatility of DM right now so that is the primary I am thinking about.

My question is - what would work best Energy or Stone Armor? To give an idea of my play - I mostly solo. Very rarely do I have the opportunity or play time to devote to be a contributing member of a team. So I will end up running through most missions alone with SF's and other team events not really possible (unfortunately). I like the survivabilty of defense sets but I do not prefer the click mezz protection in SR & SD (although they are excellent sets). I also suffer from alt-itis and I really need a set to get me through the earlier levels. Having S/L defenses seems to help with that.

I like EA for the good all-around defense (except psi & neg). I like Energy Drain. I would probably have to find a way to shore up the weeknesses by cobbling together enough inf for sets. I like SA and had it on a tank I got to 39. I like the heal/+HP and Defenses - hate the fact that there is no defense to fire and cold outside of granite. I like mud pots and rooted despite the movement penalty (I'll probably get swift to help offset some of that). I would probably focus on overcoming granite's recharge later (if I make it that long) and can live with the -30% damage with fury and soul drain. In both cases, I would push for capped S/L plus whatever else I can get.

I would ask for some advice here and any experiences that you all have.

Thanks.

Has anyone tried this? I've never made a kin that survived alt-itis after Ninja run so I was wondering how does this pair with siphon speed and inertial reduction? Is it possible to be able to do better than super jump or super speed? Especially since those two powers will not work with Ninja Run. I would love to see a Ninja Jump animation while flipping over the zones. Or do a ninja run at blinding speeds.

Thanks for the viewpoints

I've tried checking a few searches to find this info, but really didn't come up with much outside of the tankers.

I was curious, I solo most of the time, and I was curious if WM & BA, both seem to have good mitigation, combined with the FA secondary, one with the least mitigaton, if it was a viable combo to try. Now mind you, I suffer from altitis and if I don't feel like it is decent earlier on, I will probably move on to another character. If it is, can someone offer some advice on either or let me know what doesn't work.

I have been playing CoX for sometime and have a few 50's on both sides - mostly melee types. It seems to be the style I like - and while I have leveled a few brutes up to the 30's, maybe it's the way I build them, I don't get the feeling that I am walking into a room and laying waste to everything in it (EM/ELA for one). Maybe it's the villian side with all the endless Longbow, but I want to FEEL like I am a machine of destruction.

One last note - I am not a rich player. The high end IO's are usually out of my reach. I play the market and build up some inf, but I usually have to build cheap in Mids.

Thanks in advance to all.