Talin

This is true but with a Sonic/* defender you don't really need the 4% added resistance to cap S/L and for FF/* defender you can have soft-cap defense to everything... Add in 68% resistance to S/L and you're already at tanker level protection from S/L. Granted, less hp, but not even a lot of tankers will have soft-cap defense AND 68% S/L resistance. Have 72% instead isn't going to matter too much.

But having 32% resistance to psionic or energy or 22% resistance to neg & toxic can come in handy more often than you think. Admittedly the last one not as much, but Dark Mastery has some other things that a "tankmage" can find useful.

Because of this thread I'm working up a build for a FF/sonic/dark defender. With opp. gloom and screech I'll be able to stunlock bosses, have tons of defenses, and enough resistance debuffs to add something to the party's overall damage while boosting my own fairly well.

I may never play this toon but it looks damn fun.

In teams: Howl, Screech (boss), jump in with OG on, Soul Drain, blast as desired.

Solo: Siren's Song, Screech (boss if any), jump in with OG, blast as desired.

VERY safe, reasonable damage, and with Dark Consumption there's not an endurance crunch.

I thought I remembered seeing somewhere that Lord Recluse (or Mr. Spidey as I calls him in me head) WAS a mastermind before becoming an Incarnate.

And everytime I see a video of State-stick-up-butt vs. Mr. Spidey they get in a melee tussle, don't really see States plowing through the minions while trying to reach Recluse as he shouting "crud! i gots agro!".

Not trying to say I'm right, just throwing my two cents in. I think Incarnates will be SOME form of meleer. I don't think States is a tanker ANYMORE. The reason I think he's called a tanker when it's asked is half "close enough" / half "well he WAS".

I <3 bands and wagons!

Words - failing. Can't - express - awe - properly - or - speak - at - normal - rate. <swoon>

I like your post Mini, but frankly, the people who come to the Protector boards are the players who have no issues with how to do Hami (for the most part).

While keeping this info in the front view for the forum goers who are new to Hami is a good idea there will (depressingly) always be a need for spamming the instructions and hoping someone gets through to the newer players that the veterans really DO know what they're doing.