Soft cap is not that important on WP. S/L defense is where WP is lacking but makes up for it with decent resists. To add to the S/L defense Kinetic Combat sets help quite a bit. 4 of those plus a couple Pounding Slugfest for a bit more regen is what I normally put on a melee attack or 2.
Numina unique and the steadfast unique are very helpfull as well but also quite expensive. Defense sets, I like Luck of the gambler. With 4 slots you get +hp, +regen and +accuracy. If you cannot afford the +7.5 recharge you can still get 4 slots in there by just putting in everything that has defense in it.
What Helin said. Though if your funds are on the low side I wouldn't expect much in the realm of IOing to become an AV soloing beast. That doesn't mean you can't get some nice performance out of IO's. Trying to soft cap a WP toon even with typed defenses won't be cheap either. I'd recommend looking into frankenslotting your attacks, and look for some of the lower level 3pc set bonuses. Some that come to mind are Bruising Blow, and Smashing Haymaker for single target attacks. Both sets offer a hit point increase at 3pcs which will help your regeneration rate (a strength of the set). Some other sets like Serendipity offer a small regeneration, and hit point bonus with 3pcs. It's not quite as awesome as Luck of the Gambler but it might be in your price range.
I would highly recommend going to the market, and looking at the recipes. See what you can grab, and for what costs. However, before you buy a single recipe take a look at the salvage required for the level range you are browsing. Then look up the salvage and find out how much it is going for. Sometimes salvage makes a higher level IO not very cost effective because you may end up paying a great deal more for only 1-2% out of the enhancement.
Finally you can kick some serious butt with DB/WP on just SO's if you have the right combos (Attack Vitals, and maybe Sweep if you wanted), and most of the WP set. So don't worry too much about team contribution. You'll contribute as long as you do what Scrappers do best. Good Luck!
Hello everyone in scrapperland. I am returning to CoH after about 4 years away and have found there to be lots of changes. My ultimate goal is to have my (lvl 39) DB/WP scrapper become a total beast. I'm talking solo AV's and team usefulness. If I had to sacrifice one for the other I'd much rather be useful in a team. What I cant seem to find is a guide that breaks down what enhancements to use to hit the soft cap? I have found many useful guides about what powers to select and how to slot them but once it gets to talkin bout IO's and soft caps it seems a bit vague. In have no preference on whether the build is positional Defense of not. Any help in this would be greatly appreciated.
BTW my funds are a bit on the low side so please keep that in mind.