I have a godly Brute and I'll tell you right now it is totally worth the sacrifice. This is what you need to do.
1. Pick whatever primary/secondary you like the most. Doesn't matter which ones, just pick what combo your not going to get tired of.
2. Use mids to maximize your build using IO set bonuses, Purple sets, and uniques. You can find plenty of advice and guides on the forums to help you make a perfect build.
3. Then pool all of your infamy together from all you characters from all servers. Use the infamy to buy the IOs you need from the market. You will also likely need to run many SFs and trials to get some of the recipes yourself and sell the ones you don't want for more Inf.
4. Get all your accolades, escpecially the auto/passive ones.
That's it. It is expensive and time consuming, but you will be godly. My main is a Dual Blades/Willpower. People love to laugh at Dual Blades, but I get the last laugh when folks on my team type things like " Holy S**T, I've never seen a DB do that before!" or even when I destroy some unexpecting poor soul in PvP and they are almost speechless. Any build can be made godly, it just takes time, patience, alot of Infamy, and a great build.
Good Luck!
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Originally Posted by JDouble_NA
I have a godly Brute and I'll tell you right now it is totally worth the sacrifice. This is what you need to do.
1. Pick whatever primary/secondary you like the most. Doesn't matter which ones, just pick what combo your not going to get tired of. 2. Use mids to maximize your build using IO set bonuses, Purple sets, and uniques. You can find plenty of advice and guides on the forums to help you make a perfect build. 3. Then pool all of your infamy together from all you characters from all servers. Use the infamy to buy the IOs you need from the market. You will also likely need to run many SFs and trials to get some of the recipes yourself and sell the ones you don't want for more Inf. 4. Get all your accolades, escpecially the auto/passive ones. That's it. It is expensive and time consuming, but you will be godly. My main is a Dual Blades/Willpower. People love to laugh at Dual Blades, but I get the last laugh when folks on my team type things like " Holy S**T, I've never seen a DB do that before!" or even when I destroy some unexpecting poor soul in PvP and they are almost speechless. Any build can be made godly, it just takes time, patience, alot of Infamy, and a great build. Good Luck! |
hes got it right there. my ss/wp brute is a god, esp after spending over 6 bill and counting. i can farm anything without buffs. i have perma hasten and not much hurts and most the time i dont even run weave. i went the regen/Hp's(over 2500) way with plenty of recharge. i franken slotted alot for bonus's and the money i spent was well worth it. im now done with nothing more to buy and it was totally worth every penny.
40 50s so far.
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With all the sarcasm running rampant in this post, it's going to be hard for maxtsorm to find the diamond in the rough.|
Originally Posted by Kioshi
Well you should've noticed his sarcasm when he said Elec Armor is the I Win button for Stalkers
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Obviously, if you spend enough infamy, you can slot all those purples people drool over and make almost primary/secondary a god. However, he stated that he doesn't have that kind of infamy (as most of us don't - I don't as once I reach 50, I find it boring to farm for INF so I just go to another alt). So you should state for just standard IOs (like Accuracy, Endurance Reduction, etc.).
Personally, I'm haven't played a lot of brutes. And I'm more of the concept player (like my stone/stone brute, although it really sucks without a /kin around).
Now to minimize damage coming in, I'd recommend Super Reflexes. Now you have to realize that SR is scalable, so at level 50 it's at it's best. And until you probably hit around level 40, it's not going to be as good as most other defense sets.
Now I'm not sure what set will maximize damage going out, but you might want to consider Dark Melee. Although I don't think DM will maxamize damage going out, it does have a heal, and most of the attacks have a -accuracy effect on your target that will also decrease damage coming in. This way you might be able to reach the soft cap of damage coming in without all those expensive purple IOs.
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Originally Posted by Doctor_Bob
hes got it right there. my ss/wp brute is a god, esp after spending over 6 bill and counting. i can farm anything without buffs. i have perma hasten and not much hurts and most the time i dont even run weave. i went the regen/Hp's(over 2500) way with plenty of recharge. i franken slotted alot for bonus's and the money i spent was well worth it. im now done with nothing more to buy and it was totally worth every penny.
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I made my brute a god for a billion, but that was like a year ago. Nowadays one complete purple set will cost you a billion by itself. I don't think he did anything wrong, it's just sad that you have to spend 6 billion to have a godly build. Glad I got mine when the gettin was relatively cheap. 
I don't see myself doing it again anytime soon.
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I set of 5 purples will set you back about a billion in the current market so it's not that unreasonable.
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Originally Posted by Silas
If you're spending 6 billion on a single build you're doing it wrong.
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IMO? DM/SR. Using just IO's, I've solo'd Back Alley Brawler, Mynx, Infernal and a few more EBs. They call it an AV Killer for a reason. Hell, I /ignore/ the minions around the bosses because I can use them as Soul Drain or Dark Consumption fodder. It's really a ton of fun.
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I hear you. I'm also glad I got just about every single IO set / unique I needed on one or two of my toons. It now would take me a lot more than I would be willing to invest into a toon to get him into the god zone. Right now though, the only way I enjoy new crazy builds is to copy them over to test and use my stach of duplicated test IO sets to pimp them out and run amok with them on test.|
Originally Posted by JDouble_NA
I made my brute a god for a billion, but that was like a year ago. Nowadays one complete purple set will cost you a billion by itself. I don't think he did anything wrong, it's just sad that you have to spend 6 billion to have a godly build. Glad I got mine when the gettin was relatively cheap.
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Pity since I did want to have one or two of those crazy toons on live without cannibalizing my existing perma god mode toons.
Well if you make an Electric/STone............. and actually put money into it.......add tough and weave........... stir, You can tank ANY Hero, AV........ you are immortal and you can have fast recharge if built right
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Just finished tweaking my main. He is a DB/WP. I had some inf building up and decided to buy a Gladiator's Armor 3% defense to all and slot it. Now, on top of my crazy amount of HP, my sick regen rate, and all my resistances, I have 40% defense to fire, cold, energy, and neg. energy. Very sick indeed. If only there was a way to increase my protection against defense debuffs....
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Except Elec Melee is a pretty poor choice if you're building a Hero or AV killer. It's a fun set but is probably the weakest at single target damage.
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Originally Posted by MCG_Warface
Well if you make an Electric/STone............. and actually put money into it.......add tough and weave........... stir, You can tank ANY Hero, AV........ you are immortal and you can have fast recharge if built right
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Freedom: Blazing Larb, Fiery Fulcrum, Sardan Reborn, Arctic-Frenzy, Wasabi Sam, Mr Smashtastic.
Even without purples you can make a brute a real beast, with patience and a little work, it isn't that hard to fully IO a toon.
People looked at my DA tank funny when I joined groups with him, asking if I really liked the set, then their jaws dropped at what I was able to live through. He isn't even fully IO'd yet, just need a couple LotG recharges and those damnable Kinetic Combat dam/ends.
Gonna make my SM/WP brute just as strong. and probably for less cash.
Dark Armor is like that kid you knew in school that didn't know when to shut up, and no matter how bad he got beaten down, he got right back up again and kept on talking.
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Originally Posted by JDouble_NA
Just finished tweaking my main. He is a DB/WP. I had some inf building up and decided to buy a Gladiator's Armor 3% defense to all and slot it. Now, on top of my crazy amount of HP, my sick regen rate, and all my resistances, I have 40% defense to fire, cold, energy, and neg. energy. Very sick indeed. If only there was a way to increase my protection against defense debuffs....
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On the flipside, if these non primarily DEF based builds got Def Debuf Resist, nobody wouldd ever play SR or SD. I think having these debuffs as a kryptonite works well for being able to pump up these builds near SR's peak performance.
Brute God eh?
Fire Melee/Shield + 7-8 billion inf =
Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.401
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Imba: Level 50 Magic Brute
Primary Power Set: Fiery Melee
Secondary Power Set: Shield Defense
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Mu Mastery
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Fire Sword -- T'Death-Acc/Dmg(A), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx(3), T'Death-Dmg/Rchg(5), T'Death-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(11), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(13), T'Death-Dam%(15)
Level 1: Deflection -- LkGmblr-Def(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+(17)
Level 2: Battle Agility -- LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(A), LkGmblr-Def(3), LkGmblr-Rchg+(5)
Level 4: True Grit -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A)
Level 6: Boxing -- Amaze-Stun(A), Amaze-Stun/Rchg(7), Amaze-Acc/Stun/Rchg(7), Amaze-Acc/Rchg(15), Amaze-EndRdx/Stun(17)
Level 8: Incinerate -- Mako-Acc/Dmg(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(9), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(9), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(11), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(13), Mako-Dam%(25)
Level 10: Active Defense -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 12: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 14: Tough -- Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(A), Aegis-Psi/Status(19), Aegis-ResDam(19), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg(27), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(29)
Level 16: Against All Odds -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 18: Combat Jumping -- Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(A), Zephyr-ResKB(25), Zephyr-Travel(29), LkGmblr-Rchg+(46)
Level 20: Phalanx Fighting -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(A), RedFtn-Def(21), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(21), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg(23), RedFtn-EndRdx(23), LkGmblr-Rchg+(27)
Level 22: Weave -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(A), RedFtn-Def(31), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(31), RedFtn-EndRdx(33), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(37), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg(39)
Level 24: Health -- Mrcl-Rcvry+(A)
Level 26: Fire Sword Circle -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(36), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(36), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(36), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(37), Oblit-%Dam(37)
Level 28: Stamina -- P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(A), P'Shift-Acc/Rchg(31), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(34), P'Shift-End%(39), P'Shift-EndMod(46), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(48)
Level 30: Grant Cover -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 32: Greater Fire Sword -- Hectmb-Dmg(A), Hectmb-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), Hectmb-Acc/Rchg(33), Hectmb-Dmg/Rchg(34), Hectmb-Dmg/EndRdx(34)
Level 35: Shield Charge -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(40), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(40), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(40), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(42), Oblit-%Dam(42)
Level 38: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(39), RechRdx-I(50)
Level 41: Electrifying Fences -- GravAnch-Immob(A), GravAnch-Immob/Rchg(42), GravAnch-Acc/Immob/Rchg(43), GravAnch-Acc/Rchg(43), GravAnch-Immob/EndRdx(43)
Level 44: Ball Lightning -- Ragnrk-Dmg(A), Ragnrk-Dmg/Rchg(45), Ragnrk-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(45), Ragnrk-Acc/Rchg(45), Ragnrk-Dmg/EndRdx(46)
Level 47: Mu Lightning -- Apoc-Dmg(A), Apoc-Dmg/Rchg(48), Apoc-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(48), Apoc-Acc/Rchg(50), Apoc-Dmg/EndRdx(50)
Level 49: Super Jump -- Jump-I(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Acc-I(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Run-I(A)
Level 2: Rest -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 1: Fury
What does 8 billion inf get you?
Softcapped Def for AoE, Melee and Ranged
TRUE perma Hasten
3.05 End recovery (you will need it)
Decent Resists
107.5% global recharge (177.5% with Hasten)
Greater Fire Sword with a 3 second CD, Fire Sword Circle with a 5 second CD and Shield Charge every 24 seconds.
All you need is lots of set bonuses, 5 purple SETS and 5 Lotgs. Easy. Amazingly not a single set bonus wasted due to 'rule of 5'.
Would be very few people who could afford to make a build like this.
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ummm, that is insane. Not saying it's bad, but serious overkill. And just absurdly expensive for the sake of it. would be nice to have more bonus damage too.
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Originally Posted by Max_zero
Brute God eh?
Fire Melee/Shield + 7-8 billion inf = Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.401 http://www.cohplanner.com/ Click this DataLink to open the build! What does 8 billion inf get you? Softcapped Def for AoE, Melee and Ranged TRUE perma Hasten 3.05 End recovery (you will need it) Decent Resists 107.5% global recharge (177.5% with Hasten) Greater Fire Sword with a 3 second CD, Fire Sword Circle with a 5 second CD and Shield Charge every 24 seconds. All you need is lots of set bonuses, 5 purple SETS and 5 Lotgs. Easy. Amazingly not a single set bonus wasted due to 'rule of 5'. Would be very few people who could afford to make a build like this. |
Dark Armor is like that kid you knew in school that didn't know when to shut up, and no matter how bad he got beaten down, he got right back up again and kept on talking.
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Originally Posted by _Deth_
ummm, that is insane. Not saying it's bad, but serious overkill. And just absurdly expensive for the sake of it. would be nice to have more bonus damage too.
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Thats exactly the type of response I was aiming for lol!
To be honest it wasn't an easy build to make. Took quite a while to get perma Hasten while staying softcapped. A lot of messing around with set bonuses.
It is insane, especially right now with certain IOs going for a billion Infamy. What else is there to do at lvl 50 though, that is better than creating a unique godly character? I wouldn't do it unless it is a character that you absolutely love. For me, DB/WP brute was the only 50 I have ever made that I was willing to make the investment. I'm hoping Claws/WP brute or Duel Pistols/? ebil blaster will be my second character that I love enough to make this investment of time and Inf.
It might not be for you if you don't enjoy messing around on Mids. I spent hours trying different things tweaking this and that to get exactly what I wanted. For me, that part is alot of fun. Once you actually accomplish your goal and have your build exactly how you want it, it feels pretty damn good.
yeah, when I made my DA/DM, I wasnt sure if I wanted to IO it out or not, but by the time he hit 50, I just had to. As much as I like my other toons, I just don't like any of em enough to do it. Well, if i had known what they planned for ela in I16, I might have done that brute instead, still might. I had planned on doing it to my SS/Shield, but now that she is 49, i am kinda meh about that toon. I do like my new sm/wp, and that will probably be next. Unless the claws brute I make............
That said, I have only put about 600 million or so into my DA tank, and only have a couple IOs left to get. And really, if I had an ounce of patience, I could have done it for a lot less. No purples, I may toss some in later, but I doubt it, as they won't make THAT big of a difference. 2.5% recharge, a little more accuracy and half a percent more damage. No, once I get those last few, I will probably just work on replacing the IOs I put in for set bonuses that were less than optimal.
Oh, yeah, as far as builds go, now that I got the hang of mid's, I can generally crank out a killer build, that isn't too expensive, from scratch, in about 10 minutes. Then spend the next 2 days fine tuning it to just stupid levels of efficiency.
Dark Armor is like that kid you knew in school that didn't know when to shut up, and no matter how bad he got beaten down, he got right back up again and kept on talking.
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Originally Posted by Max_zero
Brute God eh?
Fire Melee/Shield + 7-8 billion inf = What does 8 billion inf get you? Softcapped Def for AoE, Melee and Ranged TRUE perma Hasten 3.05 End recovery (you will need it) Decent Resists 107.5% global recharge (177.5% with Hasten) Greater Fire Sword with a 3 second CD, Fire Sword Circle with a 5 second CD and Shield Charge every 24 seconds. All you need is lots of set bonuses, 5 purple SETS and 5 Lotgs. Easy. Amazingly not a single set bonus wasted due to 'rule of 5'. Would be very few people who could afford to make a build like this. |
I approve of this build and will soon have one for 2-3 billion.
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This '8 billion' build is not softcapped, PF is set to 1 ally.
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Originally Posted by _Deth_
ummm, that is insane. Not saying it's bad, but serious overkill. And just absurdly expensive for the sake of it. would be nice to have more bonus damage too.
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Yeah, you're right, I just checked it. will be about 3%off. but, um, why did you quote me? I said it was insane and overkill, yeah, but I was speaking about the 8 billion, not the stats.
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Originally Posted by Kioshi
This '8 billion' build is not softcapped, PF is set to 1 ally.
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Dark Armor is like that kid you knew in school that didn't know when to shut up, and no matter how bad he got beaten down, he got right back up again and kept on talking.
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Originally Posted by Kioshi
This '8 billion' build is not softcapped, PF is set to 1 ally.
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Thanks for the heads-up, Kio!
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I want a fun brute....massive damage...great survivablity...and plenty of FUN!
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I have altitis..been going through different things. Now back to my fav brutes. I have a SS/WP, Stone/Stone
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