Wow, 50 something views and no one has an opinion?
Which to pick is a matter of personal preference and what you're looking for out of your Brute.
SS/SR will have both good single target and AoE damage, but will be a late bloomer and you'll definately have to take endurance costs into account when building.
DM/SD will focus more on single target and have less AoE, but Dark Consumption will help with your endurance and you have a decent heal to keep your hit points topped off in your primary. You'll have Shield Charge for some AoE, though.
If you get the endurance under control, I'd recommend SS/SR (I'd actually pair DM/SR and SS/SD just using those powersets).
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I agree with Siolfir
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A little tip: give more details. =P
In the OP, you only say you want a new brute, by didn't mention for what it will be ( farming, tanking, PvP, TFs, ST or aoe?) So the only advice we can give you is purely subjective personall preference.
That was one of the main reason i was one of the "50". The other being the complexity of both combos. SR is considered better then shield for "protection", but your shield combo have DM's heal. SS is considered better then DM for damage, but your DM have shield's +dam. So it's pretty hard for me to judge.
If you like a lot aoe, pick SS/SR. If you want the less endurance heavy build, pick DM/SD. That's about as much i can say. =X Siolfir probably gave a good analyze of both. =)
"It's a scrapper. If he can't handle it, no one can." -BrandX
Want to make a Brute (haven't played one in over a year) and I need help choosing between a DM/SD or a SS/SR and also if someone could point me to a build for the DM/SD that would be great as well.