TwoHeadedBoy

You'll wanna dedicate some slots to bolt/eye at the earlier levels especially because I doubt you have the recharge to run blast>well>blast>drain yet. You'll also want to slot E Drain primarily as an attack and maybe devote a slot or two to healing if you have them to spare... Stygian Circle tends to be enough of a heal on its' own. There's really not too much point in having/using Grav Snare but if you want it I suggest slotting it as an immobilize.

In terms of the end game, there are two primary things human form Warshades can do better than tri form Shades:

1.) Be more survivable than Nova or Dwarf. You can get your HP up to the high end of Scrapper HP and softcap your smashing/lethal defense with set bonuses.

2.) Do more single target damage than Nova or Dwarf. human form has access to the best single target attacks/chains, and a damage aura to boot.

I could actually add a 3.) better control potential, because they have the option to run Inky Aspect constantly.

The thing is that human form doesn't tend to shine until you throw enough money into it. Without a substantial amount of defense, the main source of which is 5 Kinetic Combat sets and Gladiator's Armor/Steadfast 3% Defense IO's, you won't be much more survivable than a Black Dwarf.

Without the superior enhancement values from purple sets in all of your attacks, and PVP/purple procs offering exotic damage and higher proc chances in your ST chain, your damage output won't be anywhere near what it could be, and you'll be scrounging for recharge without 5 10% global bonuses from purples. Remember, perma eclipse is always your primary goal.

You'll make lots of sacrifices in your build that will probably ultimately do more harm than good in order to reach most of these goals if you don't plan to invest a lot. The good news is that a tri form, MFing Warshade shines on any budget. Did you have any specific reasons for not wanting to use forms?

Psst, Zaloopa... I have more prestige than you.

I can give some personal input- I have a dark/dark defender in the mid/high 20's that has been a breeze to solo- He's up to +0x6 already when soloing and he not only plays in complete safety but clears at a decent pace also. I can't speak for the corruptor counterpart, but I can say that a d/d defender is a good choice for soloing.

I guess there is some confusion about when the MoLAM was happening today for some reason, so let me quote the OP.

You don't need to be so defensive dude, I feel like you're dead set on turning everything into a pissing contest. I'm not really sure what you're trying to prove at this point.

I know this thread is now on its' sixth page, so based on the trend of this part of the COH board the discussion is probably now only slightly relevant to the actual topic... But I just wanted to say that Phoenix Jones is a total example of a standup guy. Whether he wears a mask, wants attention, or not.. He ultimately is known for doing things to help others. He takes the heat for it and keeps doing what he thinks is right afterwards. I say as opposed to most 'famous' people, this guy actually earned it.

One more thing...

This will be my first holiday season with Protector/COH as a whole... Well actually, I'll be getting my one-year badge right around this time so technically "second," but y'know. Anyone wanna elaborate?