You can chain Strike, Focus and Eviscerate with 2 recharge enhancements in each (or perma Hasten in the old days). Spin is a horrible, horrible power and Slash has a pretty pants animation time although it is useful until you get Focus. Although Shockwave doesn't do huge damage it's still a great opener and a really fun power.
Go Claws!
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What about follow up? that looks pretty smart on paper
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follow up I found to be very weak, also a good opener (esp against sappers) is focus
Not having claws myself high enough I don't really qualify to be trustworthy in this, but our lvl 50 claws/regen scrapper said he was kicking himself for not choosing followup earlier when he finally tried it. I understand its like build-up for claws..As far as I know. Focus is great as well - afaik all 3 last attacks are ok. When I was playing my claws alt at very low lvl, i was happy getting a PbAoE attack earlier than most
Edit: errr.... Claws/SR. The only type of character I have deleted for being too weak - couldnt solo own heroic mission was the last straw at lvl 18..
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Claws: What to get, what to avoid?
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Same here. It's no way near as powerful as build up, and if I'm fighting against normal minions it takes longer to use Follow Up on them than just to use my normal attack chain.
follow up is a twisted and evil thing i think it adds roughly 1/6th in damage so one of my attacks goes from a 300 hit to 350 no big deal for me given the action time to use it as well as having to move closer to the enemy. u may of got 2 ranged attacks in there instead however still useful in the lower levels. being able to get build up would be so much better imo.
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Follow Up is useful in long fights - normally, "long fight" would make you think of AVs, GMS, etc... except with Claws, long fight can mean "Zeus Titan" (or any mob that's vaguely robotic and resists Lethal). 
Welcome to the Claws/SR club. I hope you like the taste of frustration.
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Welcome to the Claws/SR club. I hope you like the taste of frustration.
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Renounce SR, and join the Claws/Invul club! There's me...and erm, me. It's a very small club--heaven knows why .
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Renounce SR, and join the Claws/Invul club! There's me...and erm, me. It's a very small club--heaven knows why .
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I think it's because you hang around with that Weasel ne'erdowell type - otherwise everyone would be rolling Claws/Inv, in all its uberosity.
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Hey, if she can keep me alive for long enough to reach 49, Stase MUST be Uber
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Hey, if she can keep me alive for long enough to reach 49, Stase MUST be Uber
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I think you have a deal going with the Necromancy fairie, myself... which explains the ghostly pallor!
Mystery solved!
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I have no experience with Claws, but I will try to comment anyway.
Follow up is the bloody build up power! It recharges faster than any other build up. It adds 50% damage and 50% acc and you can perma it, if you use the power in youre attack cycle. It does almost as much damage as the new thunderkick for MA. I can see no reasons to skip it.
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i agree with NB on this, i don't understand why people don't get follow up, its great in chains and thats what claws is all about, sure claws damage is less than others however it can chain attacks better than the rest, so fit perma follow up onto your chain your effectively increasing your damage output big time, If i was claws i'd definately get it, esp with less damage in scrappers its a must imo.
Heh, the problem for me is that it disrupts my chain
Thanks for all the replies!
From what everyone's said, Claws looks like a bit of a black art! I think I'll just take whatever catches my eye then sort it out properly later with a respec 
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I've started yet another character, Claws/SR. What claws powers are good, what are ones to avoid? I've heard things that conflict with the info I've got on the hero planner about animation times and whatnot, so any help would be appreciated.
Cheers, Irrad
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