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...Chott's builder? Seriously? The one that is like 3 years out of date?

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Sounds about right. Three years ago was when I stopped playing. Now I'm back.

Yeah, BS after Stamina & SOs is like morning after a long, cold night. And stacked Parry just gives SR more of a good thing.

And then you get Headsplitter.

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This incorporates Heraclea's advice on the order in which you pick Willpower's abilities. However, this build IS very light on Taunt. It's clearly a scrapper-tank build and not one for holding aggro on large teams, so feel free to ridicule me unmercifully and call me a noob

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You'll never hear me talk crap to a Tanker who skips Taunt. Whammer, my Invul/SS, is lvl 43 and hasn't had Taunt since before The Crisis of Infinite Nerfs.

Heraclea's gide is awesome. Seems like Willpower is real close to the one thing I would have bet my yam bag that the Devs would never give us - A Regen Tanker.

BTW, I rolled a WP/DB last night and leveled her to 6 in the Sewers. Only defeated once when I was gang-mezed. Very nice.

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I'll be rolling a Tanker this afternoon for this event, prob. around 4:00 PM EST.

If there are any All Tanker Super Groups, or if there will be any one else leveling for this event, please shoot me a PM.

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OK, I rolled a WP/DB Tanker yesterday and played her up to lvl 6. Her name is Reform School Girl.

I'm gonna try to ding 8 by tonight and 10 by the time of the event.

I'll be on today from ~3:30-5:00 PM EST.

Love my Kat/Regen. Was my first 50.

Scrapper forum legend Buffy Summers is a Kat/Invul. The +Def from Divine Avalanche and the Resist from Invul synergise well.

And the +Def from Divine Avalanche only makes Super Reflexes that much more super.

Heraclea's guide to Willpower should make Kat/WP a breeze.

What Tanker will have more HP - An Invul Tanker with Dull Pain up, or a Willpower Tanker with HPT?

HPT is up 24/7, but Dull Pain is also a self-heal. Tough call.

So, who's the biggest meat bag?

Hey guys. I was noodling around with making a WP/DB Tanker, since I've never tried Willpower or Dual Blades. I was reading over Heraclea's guide for Willpower, and this is what I put together.


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Name: N/A
Level: 22
Archetype: Tanker
Primary: Willpower
Secondary: Dual Blades
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01 => Nimble Slash ==> Acc(1)
01 => High Pain Tolerance ==> Heal(1)
02 => Power Slice ==> Acc(2),Acc(3),Dam(3),Dam(7),Dam(9),EndCost(11)
04 => Ablating Strike ==> Acc(4),Acc(5),Dam(5),Dam(7),Dam(9),EndCost(11)
06 => Indomitable Will ==> EndCost(6)
08 => Fast Healing ==> Heal(8),Heal(15),Heal(15)
10 => Combat Jumping ==> DefBuff(10)
12 => Quick Recovery ==> EndMod(12),EndMod(13),EndMod(13)
14 => Super Jump ==> Jump(14)
16 => Typhoon's Edge ==> Acc(16),Acc(17),Dam(17),Dam(19),Dam(19),EndCost(21)
18 => Mind Over Body ==> DamRes(18),DamRes(21)
20 => Blinding Feint ==> Acc(20)
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01 => Sprint ==> Empty(1)
01 => Brawl ==> Empty(1)
02 => Rest ==> Empty(1)


How's it look?

There is no "wrong" Scrapper. Any well built combo can work.

Understand the Scrapper's role on a team and you will always be welcome.

I'd recommend Dual Blades/Willpower.

I'll be rolling a Tanker this afternoon for this event, prob. around 4:00 PM EST.

If there are any All Tanker Super Groups, or if there will be any one else leveling for this event, please shoot me a PM.

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Actually, Claws/regen does really well against Vahz...

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OK, the First Rule of Regen is you do not brag about Regen.

I still remember the old days when Regen got nerfed five issues in a row.

I am so ToTally down for this! Except I have no toons at all on Guardian .

I'll roll a Tanker on Guardian when I get home from work and level the hell out of it. Is there a Tanker Tuesday Super Group on Guardian?

This build is specifically for running lower level Trials, Taskforces and "flash back" missions.



Exported from version 1.5A of CoH Planner
http://joechott.com/coh

Archetype: Scrapper
Primary Powers - Ranged : Katana
Secondary Powers - Support : Regeneration

01 : Fast Healing hel(01) hel(37) hel(37) hel(50) hel(50) hel(50)
01 : Sting of the Wasp acc(01) acc(3) dam(5) dam(7) dam(11) recred(15)
02 : Flashing Steel acc(02) acc(3) dam(5) dam(7) dam(11) recred(15)
04 : Reconstruction recred(04) recred(13) recred(13) hel(21) hel(21) hel(23)
06 : Combat Jumping defbuf(06) jmp(48)
08 : Quick Recovery endrec(08) endrec(9) endrec(9)
10 : Divine Avalanche acc(10) acc(39) defbuf(48)
12 : Dull Pain recred(12) recred(19) recred(19) hel(23) hel(25) hel(25)
14 : Super Jump jmp(14)
16 : Integration hel(16) hel(17) hel(17)
18 : The Lotus Drops acc(18) acc(29) dam(31) dam(33) dam(34) recred(36)
20 : Build Up recred(20) recred(39) recred(48)
22 : Hurdle jmp(22)
24 : Health hel(24) hel(46) hel(46)
26 : Soaring Dragon acc(26) acc(27) dam(27) dam(29) dam(31) recred(31)
28 : Instant Healing hel(28) hel(39) hel(40) recred(42) recred(43) recred(43)
30 : Stamina endrec(30) endrec(33) endrec(34)
32 : Golden Dragonfly acc(32) acc(33) dam(34) dam(36) dam(36) recred(37)
35 : Boxing Empty(35)
38 : Moment of Glory damres(38) defbuf(40) recred(40)
41 : Tough endred(41) endred(42) endred(42) damres(43) damres(45) damres(45)
44 : Resilience damres(44) damres(45) damres(46)
47 : Swift runspd(47)
49 : Revive hel(49)

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01 : Brawl Empty(01)
01 : Sprint runspd(01)
02 : Rest recred(02)

I'd like some comments on my build. Whammer is currently lvl 42, so he will be slotted out with all lvl 40 basic IOs. I don't intend to start farming for sets until lvl 50.

Exported from version 1.5A of CoH Planner
http://joechott.com/coh

Archetype: Tanker
Primary Powers - Ranged : Invulnerability
Secondary Powers - Support : Super Strength

01 : Jab acc(01) acc(46)
01 : Temp Invulnerability damres(01) damres(17) damres(19) endred(34)
02 : Punch acc(02) dam(3) dam(3) dam(5) endred(5) recred(7)
04 : Resist Physical Damage damres(04) damres(40) damres(46)
06 : Air Superiority acc(06) dam(7) dam(9) dam(9) endred(11) endred(11)
08 : Unyielding damres(08) damres(21) damres(21) endred(34)
10 : Haymaker acc(10) dam(13) dam(13) dam(15) endred(15) recred(17)
12 : Combat Jumping defbuf(12)
14 : Super Jump jmp(14)
16 : Swift runspd(16)
18 : Invincibility defbuf(18) defbuf(19) defbuf(34) thtbuf(37) thtbuf(37) thtbuf(37)
20 : Health hel(20) hel(46)
22 : Stamina endrec(22) endrec(23) endrec(23)
24 : Knockout Blow acc(24) dam(25) dam(25) dam(27) endred(27) recred(29)
26 : Dull Pain recred(26) recred(29) recred(31) hel(33) hel(33) hel(33)
28 : Rage recred(28) recred(31) recred(31) thtbuf(36) thtbuf(36) thtbuf(36)
30 : Tough Hide defbuf(30) defbuf(45)
32 : Unstoppable recred(32) recred(42) recred(42) damres(43) endrec(50)
35 : Hurl acc(35) acc(42) rng(43) rng(43)
38 : Foot Stomp acc(38) dam(39) dam(39) dam(39) endred(40) recred(40)
41 : Resist Elements damres(41) damres(45)
44 : Resist Energies damres(44) damres(45)
47 : Hand Clap acc(47) acc(48) disdur(48) disdur(48)
49 : Conserve Power recred(49) recred(50) recred(50)

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01 : Brawl acc(01)
01 : Sprint runspd(01)
02 : Rest recred(02)

So you're all butt-hurt because your low 30s Tanker can't go toe to toe with multipul lvl 54 bosses?

I was wrong. It's not your build that's a clown.

This thread is either a bad troll attempt or you're just a tool.

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Moment of Glory is now a must-have power. It only lasts for 15 seconds, but it's 15 seconds of invincibility, with no health crash and during which you can heal.

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Whoa, wait, what? MOG is must have? I haven't hear that since I first started playing, back in the heady days of Perma-MOG and, dear lord, Perma-Unstoppable.

After The Crisis of Infinite Nerfs MoG was considered a skippable power. So was Instant Healing for that matter.

So MoG doesn't drop you to 25% health? And you can still heal during it's duration? Does it still offer huge +Def & +Res?

Emminem is a rapper, but he's white? Out top pro golfer is black? MoG is must have?

I don't understand the world anymore.

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UY lost its def debuff a couple of issues ago... RPD (and Tough Hide) have 25% def debuff resistance, ResEn has 25% end drain resistance, and ResEl has 20% slow resistance... Not sure you were here after IOs were introduced

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VERY cool! I took all the Invul passives mostly for theme reasons. Now I'm really glad I did.

So if I have RPD & Tough Hide, what does that give me? 50% Def Debuff Resist?

Whammer is decked out in all self-crafted lvl 40 basic IOs. IIRC lvl 40 basic IOs give a little more of a buff than a +2 green SO, but never degrade. That should do me until lvl 50, and save me a ton of $$$.

BTW OP, if you're on Pinnacle, Infinity or Virtue then shoot me a PM and I'll give you a hand on Terra Volta.

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And I felt that my build was quite good.

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If you have survivability problems with that much mitigation, something else is wrong.

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OK, actually read the whole thread now.

Dude, your build is a clown built. You're running a one-trick pony, theme spec and you're posting on the forums wondering why you're struggling as a main tank?
OK, you tried your "interesting" Tanker build, and you're having problems. Take the advice of the long-time Tankers here and go for a more ballanced build.

As it stands, any pull that includes a Sapper = a team wipe.

The knock-up & knock-down in the SS set = mitigation. And Knockout blow hits harder that most Scrapper alpha attacks. Dead enemies don't hit back. That's more mitigation.

Is someone in your team pressuring you into this build? If so, you might want to rethink your relationship with this person. I don't think he is really your friend.

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I have all invulnerability primaries, combat jumping, tough and weave for my defense and its slotted with either 3 defense or 3 resist SOs, so each power is at the cap for what it can take.

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I'm just gonna take a wild-[censored] guess here - Is one of your major problems lack of Endurance?

That's a poop-load of toggles you're running. Do you really feel the need for that much mitigation over and above what Invul already has built in?

Whammer is my Invul/SS Tanker, and he don't run anything from the fighting pool. I have no problems tanking with Whammer, except 8-man missions set to Invincible.

Razer Girl soloed the whole Praetorian Earth story arc as a Kat/Regen. That's like, what, 8 AVs?

One place where Whammer has gotten a lot of bang for his buck is all the knock up & knock down effects in SS. Early on Whammer purchased Air Superiority from the Flight pool. This, along with Knockout Blow & Foot Stop, go a LONG way to keeping particularly nasty mobs on their butts.

For example, any group of high level mobs with a Sapper can easily spell death for a Tanker. But by targeting the Sapper first, a SS Tanker can use his knock-up & knock-down attacts to keep the Sapper from attacking at all until it is defeated.

Stone is tough, but the only thing Whammer fears is Psy & Sappers.

And Sappers are squishy.

D'oh! It's Unyielding that has the built in Def debuff. My bad. In my defence, it's been close to three years since I've played.

Anyway, does Unyielding still have a Def debuff?

Is all that really nessasary outside of PVP?

IIRC even after The Crisis of Infinate Nerfs I still managed to solo the Praetorian Earth story arc with just SOs.