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You could just make a toon that uses each of the Vanguard unlockables:
Archer
Katana/Ninja Blade
Dual Blades
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Quote:Say it isn't so, FM...Originally Posted by Fire_Minded
Yes, I agree it would be faster on a Corr, but I perfer Defenders due to higher Debuffs.
The only Corr I have is a Fire/Thermal because those sets arnt available for a Defender.If they where, it would be a Defender.
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If I were making one to complement one of the toons listed, I would make either a thermal or sonic buffer. The shielders already have the benefit of notable defense, and the added resistance from sonic or therm buffs would make them very sturdy. That buffer would be good with all three, but I would consider a pocket kin just to keep the ss/sd juiced as that build can get rather thirsty at times.
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I thought it was a clipping issue. Hmm.
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Quote:That is why I clarified it as a quickly recharging heal. Energize is great, but it isn't what I would consider a reliable healing power. Healing flames is up often enough from FA to mean that I can rely on it to keep me from planting. On an elec brute, even with a considerable amount of recharge, I still don't believe it is comparable.Originally Posted by Llewthor
What about Energize? In I-16 they replaced conserve power with Energize, a heal and HP-boost.
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Quote:True enough it is an exaggeration in general. My point was that for me personally it won't work. Some people can find shield defense effective enough while not being softcapped, but I wouldn't.Originally Posted by Silas
I'm pretty sure SD can't hit softcap without IOs. Maybe a Tanker who takes Maneuvers and Weave, heh.
For me personally I also wouldn't play SD without IOs to hit the softcap, but to say they're not functional without softcap defenses is an exaggeration. Functional means they function. SD functions without softcap defenses, just not as well as it would with them.
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Quote:I never tried my SS/SD on Generics. I just went to IOs before I put him into play- but I was under the impression that Shield defense couldn't reach defensive softcap on Generic IOs or SOs. Though that isn't technically a problem, I wouldn't personally attempt to label a shielder as functional without softcapped defenses.Originally Posted by Silas
If you get good endurance reduction on your main attacks, (Footstomp and patron AoEs are major culprits for end problems), and don't mind eating inspirations as you go SS/SD should do fine on generics.
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Quote:If you aren't running lib tv, then having 35% defense can do wonders for a fire brute with 55% s/l resists. Those numbers will put you one purple away from softcapped defense, decent resists, and a whopper of a heal. More than capable of clearing a lib map or any number of AE maps without breaking a sweat.Originally Posted by prev1
Out of curiousity, what are folks farming with /fire? 30-50% resists just don't seem to cut it. I know healing flames is beastly. The numbers just seem short.
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Pros-
- Great AoE
- Good on endurance
- Resistance is decent
- Great for mopping up Rikti
- Exotic damage type that is less likely to be PvE resisted
- damage aura
Cons-
- No defense
- notably poor ST damage
- unlike Fiery aura and Dark Armor, there is no quick recharging heal power (irks me to play resistance sets w/o HP regen tools outside of Med Pool)
Just my take on the combo. Feel free to disagree
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The KB/KD in claws should provide some great mitigation tools for FA's lack of mitigation. That sounds like fun actually. Hmmmm.
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SS/SD is a great build, but it is typically incredibly expensive. Likely even moreso than your SS/Fire. And then you have to find a reliable way to overcome the endurance management issue, which I personally feel is the largest drawback to the combination. If you have a kin with you, SB can make you unstoppable.
I would also consider a claws/wp or claws/inv. I recently finished leveling my claws brute and she is remarkable on just SOs. Claws is the new kid on the block for us brutes, but the set is just great. -
Most of my brutes are 50. A few are in the late 40s.
Fire/fire
Claws/inv
EM/SR
SS/SD
DM/DA
DB/Inv
Elec/WP
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Dispari- didn't you just name all of the sets in the game?
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Feel free to play however you choose, but I would never devote anything more than the single given slot to brawl.
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Quote:I never have problems with brutes with taunt "stealing" my aggro on any of my main brutes. My two top players are fire/fire/mu and a ss/sd. The /sd is a pure aggro ***** without taunt. All he needs to do is strut his stuff past a spawn, and they all go nuts.Originally Posted by Redd Rumm
I taunt on a few of my Brutes so i can steal all the aggro from other brutes ( brutes with no taunt dont get fed on my team )
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Fireminded, why do you seem hell bent on making new enemies in every thread you enter? Furthermore, why do you slam everyone who uses Mids as unimaginative and poor players? I admit, I am not the biggest Mids user around, but to deny its utility is just silly. Just because people don't enjoy this wonderful game the same way you do doesn't mean that they are wrong or bad. Egocentricity doesn't fit in well with forums.
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Quote:Thanks for explaining that. Good call.Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood
If he'd said "I won't play Demon Summoning because I feel it is too restrictive with regards to character theme" then I would've been fine with it. My problem with his comment was that he basically insulted everyone who does want to play demon summoning and everyone who has a demon possessed character. Sure some themes are done to death, heck Power Armored super heroes are a dime a dozen and yet two-thirds of my heroes wear power armor. Maybe it does mean I'm uncreative with themes but at the same time I like power armor as a source of super powers so I tend to gravitate towards the theme. He insulted a large group of people in his post and so I called him on it.
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Quote:I wish I could find it, but I thought SD was pretty much king of the castle when it comes to taunt outside of Ice Armor.Originally Posted by Calash
As I recall Shields taunt aura is a bit weaker than most but not as weak as Willpower.
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I take both on my SRs. I also find the bit of resistance added by tough to be helpful to reduce the impact of landed hits before you go into you go into your ohshit hp loss scale resistance mode.
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Correct me if I am wrong, someone, but I think the only "issue" with redraw is purely aesthetic. You won't be gimping yourself at all.
The way I build my invulns is by taking everything except for unstoppable. To be fair, I have never tried skipping one of the passives, but then I always find my invuln builds to allow me powers that I want without being too restrictive. -
Quote:I already beat you to the punch, pun intended. Energy melee is just bad. Agreed!Originally Posted by OneWhoBinds
Knew I was forgetting a set. In fact, I'm surprised I haven't seen this already.
Energy Melee: Once was the Single Target Burst Damage master. Now, it's a crippled set fading into memory. I wasn't sure such a Single Target focused set would be good in the first place, but after it was 'balanced,' any interest I had in it faded away. -
Quote:I have seen a few do well. I keep deleting mine, but I have a good friend who is Dm/Sd and survivable and effective are just understatements.Originally Posted by The_Larker
Dark Melee talk about a lame *** set....blah.
I especially love the brutes that think they are the shizz and run into a huge mob and faceplant all because their primary is a joke.Too much aggro and not enough damage they can deal out.
Had a dk/wp brute think they could outclass my wife's ss/wp brute not too long ago,it was so emarassing for that poor dark brute.
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Quote:To be fair, the point of this thread is to discuss powersets you don't like and won't be playing. I don't think he needs to chilllout. He is only discussing what irks him.Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood
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Stone Armor. For many reasons. I think it is just awful. That and Energy melee. I guess that one doesn't count because I already played it through once.
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I have a fm/fa that I play regularly and I find that building for recharge and defense is more viable than resistance. Aside from the fact that such a build goal is unrealistic with the given selection of IOs, it would also be better to have a multilayered defense plan instead of relying heavily upon resistance.