I took Hover for my MA scrapper.
Mainly because I had no vertical with Superspeed from 25+.
I then respecced SS out and took Fly.
AFAIK Both Hover and Combat Jumping offer a small defence bonus of 2.5.
Most take CJ if you plan to go SJ and possibly if you want Acrobatics.
With Hover it's useful in scraps in avoiding some status effects such as Caltrops and Knockback (becomes Knockdown backflip) and also against Flyers.
Might also get you over walls too high for CJ.
If you're dark you need to go into Leaping anyway to get Acrobatics, since Dark gives no resist to knockdown. So I say combat jumping.
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If you're dark you need to go into Leaping anyway to get Acrobatics, since Dark gives no resist to knockdown. So I say combat jumping.
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Hover works fine as Knockdown protection for my MA/DA (spin in place being much quicker than falling over and getting up again). Needs a couple of slots, but worth it for the mobility IMO.
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If you're dark you need to go into Leaping anyway to get Acrobatics, since Dark gives no resist to knockdown. So I say combat jumping.
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Hover works fine as Knockdown protection for my MA/DA (spin in place being much quicker than falling over and getting up again). Needs a couple of slots, but worth it for the mobility IMO.
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Three slotted Hover isn't fast enough for a Scrapper.
But I can forgive you, Stone Tank.
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well i got hovering and got lvl14 aswell lastnight so i just got flight in time 
go for it this helped me out on some hard to get to mish's 
If you take hover, you sacrifice a lot of mobility, and that serves as a scrapper's best weapon. It's all very well for a tank to sit around being heavy in the middle of a fight, they can draw people to them and take the multiple aggro, but if you lack that sheer hp, then mobility is your friend.
Of course, I'm an SR scrapper, so I'm all about movement, XD
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Hi all!
I'd like to hear from you if Hover's a better choice than Combat Jumping (which's what I wanted to take) in terms of +DEF bonus.
According to numbers I've read on USA forums, Hover is better than CJ, though I've always felt it to be not that useful for Scrappers that need to be mobile - which is why I've always picked up Speed or Leaping for my previous Scrappers.
Now, should I sacrifice mobility for Defense's sake or stick with Combat Jumping?
I'm MA/Dark, for your information.
Thank you in advance