The Texan

Thanks a ton for the advice and builds. I haven't yet looked at what the mocking set it, but slotting taunt is going to be hard on my soul. Is gauntlet just that broken or was there a nerf to taunt auras or something?

It's gonna take a few weeks to gather the amount of influence I need, but I did pick up a lot of LOTG stuff this morning. I can buy some of this stuff from the market too.

I do suffer from a complete fear of toggle dropping. Is there no need for physical perfection and conserve power? Endurance was a big concern while levelling, but that was mostly solo which, of course, uses a lot more.

Again, thanks a bunch for the advice, this is exactly what I was looking for. Also if taunt is common sense (which is still freaking me out) what do trolls do for fun in the tank forums nowadays?

Been away from the game for a few years and returned w/ a new account. (wife has the other ones). I got my SD/SJ tank to 50 soloing almost exclusively. I've seen a lot of builds for SD/everything but SJ and I think I get the basics. I understand positional def vs. typed def and whatnot, but I am getting a bit confused over the Set bonuses from certain IO sets. What I am looking for is some basic direction. Back in the day I had an inv/ss build with a dip into the medicine pool for aid self. With the fitness pool built in and a travel power without having to take a prereq first, it feels like I should have a lot of freedom in my build and I'm sure I do, but I don't want to skip anything that might be common sense nowadays. I'm not sure on what kind of resistance I should have to compliment my defense based set or if I can cap defenses easily or really have crunch things to get capped.

I have heard that I need tough and weave and that putting a Numina's something or other in health frees up a slot. These are the types of tips and tricks I am really looking for. Are there any sets (LotG for example) that are must haves and are any not worth the cost?

A sample build would be great, but I'm mostly looking for some tank wisdom so I can build my own tank.

Thanks,
Tex

PS - what happened to all the BBQ?