Brute Guides and FAQ's

StormDevil · 05-11-2009 02:48 PM

[ QUOTE ]
Here is my Brute Guide.

Smash and Stuff - The Stone Melee/Willpower Brute (flabajaba2213)

[/ QUOTE ]

What is up with the links on this guide...?

CaptainAmazing · 05-13-2009 12:00 PM

No SS/SR guides....no SR guides o.@ Or is scrapper SR the same numbers?

DarkSideLeague · 05-13-2009 12:06 PM

[ QUOTE ]
No SS/SR guides....no SR guides o.@ Or is scrapper SR the same numbers?

[/ QUOTE ]

Yes, but the order is different (and Evasion has a taunt aura).

Deamus the Fallen - 50 DM/EA Brute - Lib
Dragos Bahtiam - 50 Fire/Ice Blaster - Lib
/facepalm - Apply Directly to the Forehead!
Formally Dragos_Bahtiam - Abbreviate to DSL - Warning, may contain sarcasm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shubbie

Im very good at taking a problem and making it worse.

Gobbledygook · 05-16-2009 02:08 AM

Look in my sig

Willpower has more passive regen than Regen does. Who thought that was a good idea?

Can we get a fix for Energy Melee instead of more new sets?

Grid_Lock · 05-17-2009 09:45 AM

ss/fire sirens call pvp build anyone?

Stillhart · 05-25-2009 01:50 AM

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
Here is my Brute Guide.

Smash and Stuff - The Stone Melee/Willpower Brute (flabajaba2213)

[/ QUOTE ]

What is up with the links on this guide...?

[/ QUOTE ]
Scroll to the top and click the link that says "flat".

Ragnar_Lodbrok · 05-25-2009 01:05 PM

hrmm...Oddly enough, I dont seeything about Ba/. Heck, I dont even see it listed in the OP as a power that you can choose...Nice

I hate all this terrorist business. I used to love the days when you could look at an unattended bag on a train or bus and think to yourself.... I'm going to take that.

Phosphorescency · 05-25-2009 01:12 PM

The OP hasn't been updated in a while, there's a BA guide in my sig, hope it helps!

Ragnar_Lodbrok · 05-25-2009 01:20 PM

Does it still stand well during i14?
I just did a search, and it found absolutely nothing about Battle Axe. Is there a trick to doing a search? I just type in the search bar "Battle Axe" and set the search perameters for older than 1 week...Nothing...

I hate all this terrorist business. I used to love the days when you could look at an unattended bag on a train or bus and think to yourself.... I'm going to take that.

Neutrino_Siphon · 05-27-2009 04:12 PM

[ QUOTE ]
Does it still stand well during i14?
I just did a search, and it found absolutely nothing about Battle Axe. Is there a trick to doing a search? I just type in the search bar "Battle Axe" and set the search perameters for older than 1 week...Nothing...

[/ QUOTE ]

Using "Search" is like being able to juggle. Only few people can do it, and it's hard to teach people who dont know how.

Aka, damn near impossible to use

Seven years of heroism. Seven years of friendships. Seven years of saving the world. Seven years of virtuous selflessness.

You will return, for you are the mighty City of Paragon, the City of Heroes.

beyeajus · 05-30-2009 03:15 PM

has anyone tried war mace/super reflexes yet? Or will I have to do it and make a guide myself? Cause I will!!! XD

mathewh · 06-04-2009 01:16 PM

Wha??? No war mace/ energy aura guide? any suggestions...no, i will not delete the toon and pick another kind of brute..

Diode
Infinity server

Muad_Dib · 06-05-2009 06:37 PM

tuter_king · 06-06-2009 11:22 AM

I found this guide you might want to add Electric Melee / Shield Defense Brute Guide (ThugsRus)

Drummz · 07-24-2009 12:22 PM

Any chance of getting an energy melee/willpower brute guide? Or at least some sample builds to use as reference?
thx

37 lvl 50s: 3 Brutes, 2 Stalkers, 2 Tankers, 7 Masterminds, 2 Scrappers, 3 Blasters, 3 Controllers, 3 Corruptors, Peacebringer, 2 SoA (Crab, Bane), 3 Defenders, Widow, 3 Dominators, Warshade, Fortunata

Kheldarn · 08-01-2009 12:41 PM

Updated 16 April 2010
Original Official Guide Post Editor for the update was Camo_Fire. Prior Guide Post Editors for the update were Muad_Dib, followed by Camo_Fire.
Updated to work with new forums, and currently maintained, by Kheldarn.

ATTENTION: DO NOT POST GUIDES IN THIS THREAD. If you have a guide, make a brand new post for it in the Player Guides section, and reply to this thread with the link.

For non-Brute guides, check the master list of all Guides in the Guide to Guides.

Failing any clear identifier from the poster, I will go by the original post date vs. Issue releases ([I1]: 6/30/04, [I2]: 9/17/04, [I3]: 1/5/05, [I4]: 5/5/05, [I5]: 9/1/05, [I6]: 10/28/05, [I7]: 06/06/06, [I8] :11/28/06, [I9]: 5/1/07, [I10]: 7/24/07, [I11]: 11/28/07, [I12]: 6/24/08, [I13]: 12/2/08, [I14]: 4/8/09, [I15]: 6/29/09, [I16]: 9/15/09) - e.g., if it was posted in March/05, it is an [I3] Guide.

Finally, a note on style. In most cases the url text is the subject line of the thread that contains the guide. Modifications were made in the following circumstances: Removal of author's name from guide title, removal of guide issue from guide title, alteration of capitalization to standard. The first two are for redundancy, the latter for aesthetics.

This thread will be updated periodically based on new guide links that are added in response.

** General

How To Build A Brute (Rhysem) [I13]
Brute Slotting Basics (DistantDeath) [I11]
Endurance Dysfunction And You! (Smurphy) [I11]
The Brute Test (Spmurphy) [I11]
Guide To Brute Builds (Fear_of_Hell) [I8]
Brute = SMASH!! - An Intro Guide To The Brute AT (The_Foo) [I6]
The Art of SMASH! - Basic Training For Brutes (Lazarus) [I6]
V's Guide To Brute Numbers (Vilance) [I6]
So You Want To Know About Taunt... (Circeus_NA) [I6]

-=* Primary Powersets *=-

** Battle Axe

Be The Barbarian!: Axe/WP Brute Guide (Phosphorescency) [I12]

** Claws

** Dark Melee

** Dual Blades

** Electric Melee

** Energy Melee

** Fiery Melee

** Stone Melee

** Super Strength

** War Mace

-=* Secondary Powersets *=-

** Dark Armor

** Electric Armor

** Energy Aura

** Fiery Aura

The MB overview of Fiery Aura (Memphis_Bill) [I12] NOTE: Intended for Tankers, but can be used for Brute reference. Also has some post-I13 info.
Guide To The Energy/Fire Brute v1 (Camo_Fire) [I11]
Smashing Pumpkin's Dark/Fire Brute Guide! (Johnny_Velocity) [I7]
RAAAAA! A Guide To The Dark Melee/Fiery Aura Brute (Pollution) [I6]
Comprehensive Fire/Fire Brute Guide (Fire_Storm) [I6]
SS/FA - A Brute Primer from Repeat Offenders (Full_Duplex) [I6]
A SS/Fire Brute Soloist's Experience (Ineffable_Bob) [I6]

** Invulnerability

** Shield Defense

** Stone Armor

** Super Reflexes

Scarlet Recluses' Guide To The SS/SR Brute (Gobbledygook) [I12]

** Willpower

Updated 23 August 2009.

Added The Black Cloud of Hate, a Dark/Dark/Soul Guide by Nalrok_AthZim.

Updated 16 April 2010.

All the links should now point to the guides on the new forums. I updated the user names of the authors of some guides. Twilight_Snow found the "missing" guides by The_Red (who is now runothered), Tempest_56, and Smurphy. I also added her FM/EA Guide, making it the very first Energy Aura guide, and 3 other /EA guides she found, one of which was already listed under Energy Melee, but not Energy Aura.

Now it's time to go through this, and reformat it. Fun!! -_-

[ ProTip: The banner is a link to art refs!! | The Khellection | The HBAS Repository | Brute Guides (4/16/10) | How To Post An Image - A Quick Guide ]
Biggest Troll on the forums? I'll give you a hint:

tuter_king · 08-06-2009 08:46 PM

Found a SS/SD guide that was use full Super Strength / Shield Brute Guide ss/sd - ThugsRus

From the same guy too i guess

Kheldarn · 08-07-2009 07:47 AM

Cool. I added that guide as well.

[ ProTip: The banner is a link to art refs!! | The Khellection | The HBAS Repository | Brute Guides (4/16/10) | How To Post An Image - A Quick Guide ]
Biggest Troll on the forums? I'll give you a hint:

theOcho · 08-10-2009 08:59 AM

Updated the OP, thanks Kheldarn!

Nalrok_AthZim · 08-22-2009 03:59 AM

A new Dark/Dark/Soul guide.

The Black Cloud of Hate, a Dark/Dark/Soul Guide (Nalrok_AthZim)

My guides:Dark Melee/Dark Armor/Soul Mastery, Illusion Control/Kinetics/Primal Forces Mastery, Electric Armor
"Dark Armor is a complete waste as a tanking set."

Kheldarn · 08-23-2009 02:17 PM

Cool! Added it to my post above. I'm guessing that it's for Issue 15?

[ ProTip: The banner is a link to art refs!! | The Khellection | The HBAS Repository | Brute Guides (4/16/10) | How To Post An Image - A Quick Guide ]
Biggest Troll on the forums? I'll give you a hint:

Nalrok_AthZim · 08-23-2009 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kheldarn

Cool! Added it to my post above. I'm guessing that it's for Issue 15?

Well, I began writing it when Issue 14 was out... and I've been playing since I6...

But yeah, it has all the most recent updates to DM and DA, including the Siphon Life damage boost. So I15.

My guides:Dark Melee/Dark Armor/Soul Mastery, Illusion Control/Kinetics/Primal Forces Mastery, Electric Armor
"Dark Armor is a complete waste as a tanking set."

Vaxin · 01-14-2010 12:35 PM

Would anyone happen to have a great SS/Stone brute build. Looking for defense and Resistance. Speed is not important.

Thank you

Hatter: "Have I gone Mad?"
(Alice checks Hatter's temperature)
Alice: "I'm afraid so. You're entirely bonkers, nutter, crazy, But I'll tell you a secret. All the best people are.

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

JanusFrs · 01-29-2010 11:25 AM

Why isn't there an Energy Aura guide headliner??

@Global: Difficult One
Playing on European Servers (Union, Defiant)

If a person turns down an idea, he turns down an opportunity to evolve himself

Kheldarn · 01-29-2010 02:05 PM

Because nobody has submitted any Energy Aura Guides.

[ ProTip: The banner is a link to art refs!! | The Khellection | The HBAS Repository | Brute Guides (4/16/10) | How To Post An Image - A Quick Guide ]
Biggest Troll on the forums? I'll give you a hint: