(1) Elude won't raise your survivability once you're soft-capped except in pvp and in AE missions with custom crtters that have build up or aim, so you don't need it.
(2) Slot weave with endurance reduction as well. I'd put at least two HOs for 66% end discount.
for a softcapped Char Elude is not that important.. The Defense boost should not apply since you are at the cap..
I use Elude for its recovery bonus during fast paced groups or just a long drawn out fight...
Elude will also take Universal Travel IOs. If you're having trouble softcapping Ranged or AoE (AoE is harder) you can 3 slot it and put a set of Zephyrs in it.
Also makes a good panic button if you need to retreat for some reason (I can't think of a situation where a soft capped DM/SR would need to retreat, but you never know) as it increases your movement speed as well.
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One thing to consider is Air Sup with it's knockdown can add to damage mitigation. That might be enough to not need Elude for the situations that your defense can be compromised. As far as AE content goes, if the mission isn't simply packed with mobs with Build Up inps can get you by. Most PvE content doesn't benefit from Elude after reaching the soft cap.
Oh and since you are level 40 you can get a temp travel power in the Shadow Shard.
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I still get elude for the travel sets to reach the soft cap, as well as for the endurance recovery. Famine Rider and Hami were the main reasons I respeced back into it. No endurance, no toggles, no softcap = dead. 
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I have it for the shield wall unique. I have never clicked it once I hit soft-cap. In really bad situations (like jumping into Rikti Mothership bowl with shady help in the beginning) I might hit Eye of the Magnus. Still, I dont see that Im hit that often.
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I dropped Elude on my MA/SR after a respec and hitting the softcap. Just wasn't needed. I also have Air Superiority and certainly would not give it up to get Elude back.
Im close to soft capped w/o the fighting Pool on a very expensive (so far) build. I still took elude at 49. It's nice security.
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The game applies the highest of your positional and typed defense. So as long as your positional defenses are high, it doesn't usually matter that you have low numbers in everything else. An exception are occasional non-positional psionic attacks, but they're rare enough that I don't bother building up my defense against them.
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I am softcapped and cheap build.. Really is!!!!
2 builds both softcapped one sits at 46% all positional
other is 48%.
I slot elude with just lotg +rech and that is it
Oh and never have I taken tough or weave.
Really not needed but it is a nice cushion to have to some. I tend to skip since it 2 more toggles that arent needed and 3 powers that could be used for something else
Good morning everyone. I have a level 44 Dark/SR who is my pride and joy. I would post a data chunk from Mids so you will know where I am coming from, but, I am not sure how to do that, so I will give out the stats I get from my Combat Attribute window
With all my toggles toggled on, the SR toggles, Combat Jump, and Weave..one slotted Weave, I have....
Ranged-45.94
Melee-49.68
AOE-49.68
Smashing 18.29
Lethal-18.29
Fire-14.22
Cold-14.22
Energy-12.35
Negative Energy-12.35
Psionic-9.54
More background info is I solo this toon and play both AE missions and reg content.
Being defeated and dying don't bother me tooo much. That is what patrol XP is for
I did have Elude, but dropped it when I did a respec to get the fighting pool. . . and soft cap
Now I am questioning if I really need Elude. It was great for me before I attained soft cap, is it still great for me now that I am softcapped?
If I don't need it, then I want to get both Air Sup and Fly.
If I do need it, then I have to decide on either SJ or Air Sup
Right now I do not have a travel power, and have been getting around with both the five dollar a month Rocket Pack I have been getting, and the combo of Hurdle and Combat Jump...which is really, really, quite speedy.
Air Sup is a favorite power which I try to get on all my scrappers. Puts a stop to the fleeing bad guy syndrome, and also keeps them off their feet thus putting an end to whatever bad guy power they were using on you.
Sooo, Question (1) is does Elude increase the survivablity of a solo Dark/SR softcapped scrapper enough to forgo taking both a travel power and much cherished Air Sup?
Question (2), and last question, is my one slot in Weave enough. I know I am over softcap in Ranged, Melee, and AOE, but the other numbers are puny.
Whew....sorry about the long post, but I wanted to put in as much info as possible.
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