Okay so at L30 I took the wrong skill...I should have taken something earlier and waited on the one I took. I decided I'd use my second build as a free "respec" and rebuild my guy with the skill I want and play him for a few levels until I can fix my mistake. Since I got rich playing the market in my spare time, I thought I'd put together a "cheap" IO build while I was at it and see how it went.
It turns out my cheap build play MUCH better than my old build! I can't believe how much faster he kills and how much mroe survivability he has. I started playing at difficulty 4 and the only fight I've run from so far was one with 2 purple bosses pounding on me with no minions to buff my healing (I went back after regenning a little and finished them off tho!)
Anyhow, the point of this thread is just to show how you can build up an IO'd brute on the cheap and still have it perform way better than SO/common IO sets. Here's my build...hope it helps someone. (BTW, I'm at 31 now and this reflects all my choices thru 31 and my expected skills after that...)
EDIT - Oh yeah and the whole thing cost 15-20m inf.
Okay so at L30 I took the wrong skill...I should have taken something earlier and waited on the one I took. I decided I'd use my second build as a free "respec" and rebuild my guy with the skill I want and play him for a few levels until I can fix my mistake. Since I got rich playing the market in my spare time, I thought I'd put together a "cheap" IO build while I was at it and see how it went.
It turns out my cheap build play MUCH better than my old build! I can't believe how much faster he kills and how much mroe survivability he has. I started playing at difficulty 4 and the only fight I've run from so far was one with 2 purple bosses pounding on me with no minions to buff my healing (I went back after regenning a little and finished them off tho!)
Anyhow, the point of this thread is just to show how you can build up an IO'd brute on the cheap and still have it perform way better than SO/common IO sets. Here's my build...hope it helps someone. (BTW, I'm at 31 now and this reflects all my choices thru 31 and my expected skills after that...)
EDIT - Oh yeah and the whole thing cost 15-20m inf.
Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.401
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Level 43 Natural Brute
Primary Power Set: War Mace
Secondary Power Set: Willpower
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Fighting
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Bash -- S'ngH'mkr-Acc/Dmg(A), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx(3), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/Rchg(3), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(5)
Level 1: High Pain Tolerance -- RctvArm-ResDam(A), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(15), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(15), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(19), H'zdH-Heal(19), H'zdH-Heal/EndRdx(21)
Level 2: Pulverize -- S'ngH'mkr-Acc/Dmg(A), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx(5), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/Rchg(7), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(7)
Level 4: Jawbreaker -- S'ngH'mkr-Acc/Dmg(A), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx(9), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/Rchg(9), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(11), FrcFbk-Rechg%(21)
Level 6: Hover -- Flight-I(A)
Level 8: Clobber -- S'ngH'mkr-Acc/Dmg(A), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx(11), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/Rchg(13), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(13)
Level 10: Fast Healing -- Heal-I(A), Heal-I(25)
Level 12: Indomitable Will -- EndRdx-I(A), Empty(33)
Level 14: Fly -- Flight-I(A)
Level 16: Rise to the Challenge -- H'zdH-Heal(A), Tr'ge-Heal/EndRdx(17), H'zdH-Heal/EndRdx(17), Tr'ge-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(23)
Level 18: Mind Over Body -- RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(A), RctvArm-ResDam(31), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(31), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(31)
Level 20: Quick Recovery -- P'Shift-EndMod(A), EndMod-I(23), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(25)
Level 22: Swift -- Flight-I(A)
Level 24: Health -- Heal-I(A)
Level 26: Shatter -- Sciroc-Acc/Rchg(A), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(27), M'Strk-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(27), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(29), FrcFbk-Rechg%(29)
Level 28: Heightened Senses -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 30: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A)
Level 32: Crowd Control -- Empty(A)
Level 35: Whirling Mace -- Empty(A)
Level 38: Boxing -- Empty(A)
Level 41: Tough -- Empty(A)
Level 44: Weave -- Empty(A)
Level 47: [Empty]
Level 49: [Empty]
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Fury
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[u]Set Bonus Totals:[u]<ul type="square">[*]10% Defense(Smashing)[*]10% Defense(Lethal)[*]2.5% Defense(Energy)[*]2.5% Defense(Negative)[*]5% Defense(Melee)[*]1.25% Defense(Ranged)[*]5% FlySpeed[*]67.5 HP (4.5%) HitPoints[*]5% JumpHeight[*]5% JumpSpeed[*]MezResist(Immobilize) 11%[*]MezResist(Sleep) 1.65%[*]3% (0.05 End/sec) Recovery[*]14% (0.88 HP/sec) Regeneration[*]5% RunSpeed[/list]------------
[u]Set Bonuses:[u]
[u]Smashing Haymaker[u]
(Bash)<ul type="square">[*] MezResist(Immobilize) 2.2%[*] 16.9 HP (1.13%) HitPoints[*] 1.88% Defense(Smashing,Lethal), 0.94% Defense(Melee)[/list][u]Reactive Armor[u]
(High Pain Tolerance)<ul type="square">[*] MezResist(Immobilize) 1.1%[*] 1.25% Defense(Energy,Negative), 0.63% Defense(Ranged)[*] 1.25% Defense(Smashing,Lethal), 0.63% Defense(Melee)[/list][u]Harmonized Healing[u]
(High Pain Tolerance)<ul type="square">[*] 1.5% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery[/list][u]Smashing Haymaker[u]
(Pulverize)<ul type="square">[*] MezResist(Immobilize) 2.2%[*] 16.9 HP (1.13%) HitPoints[*] 1.88% Defense(Smashing,Lethal), 0.94% Defense(Melee)[/list][u]Smashing Haymaker[u]
(Jawbreaker)<ul type="square">[*] MezResist(Immobilize) 2.2%[*] 16.9 HP (1.13%) HitPoints[*] 1.88% Defense(Smashing,Lethal), 0.94% Defense(Melee)[/list][u]Smashing Haymaker[u]
(Clobber)<ul type="square">[*] MezResist(Immobilize) 2.2%[*] 16.9 HP (1.13%) HitPoints[*] 1.88% Defense(Smashing,Lethal), 0.94% Defense(Melee)[/list][u]Harmonized Healing[u]
(Rise to the Challenge)<ul type="square">[*] 1.5% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery[/list][u]Triage[u]
(Rise to the Challenge)<ul type="square">[*] 4% (0.25 HP/sec) Regeneration[/list][u]Reactive Armor[u]
(Mind Over Body)<ul type="square">[*] MezResist(Immobilize) 1.1%[*] 1.25% Defense(Energy,Negative), 0.63% Defense(Ranged)[*] 1.25% Defense(Smashing,Lethal), 0.63% Defense(Melee)[/list][u]Performance Shifter[u]
(Quick Recovery)<ul type="square">[*] 5% JumpSpeed, 5% JumpHeight, 5% FlySpeed, 5% RunSpeed[/list][u]Scirocco's Dervish[u]
(Shatter)<ul type="square">[*] 10% (0.63 HP/sec) Regeneration[/list][u]Multi Strike[u]
(Shatter)<ul type="square">[*] MezResist(Sleep) 1.65%[/list]
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