Having only tried a MA/Regen scrapper (got him up to lvl 34) before giving up on him, especially after the chnages to regen - I thought about trying a Spines Dark Armour Scrapper after seeing a mate in Union get to 50 with him (Spinester)
Pretty impressive I thought, as I slugged it out with a single mob while he dispatched about 10 of them in the same time
So, here I am on Defiant now (no space for new toons on Union) - and I got to say I'm having a blast
For those who are maybe new to the game and deciding on what AT to choose, or having decided on the At, are now deciding on powersets...... don't skim past Spines/DA too quickly, espcially if u want to do major damage, whilst not being a squishy. I find it fills the initial need of wanting to blow villians away with your 00ber powers, and naturally starting a blaster only to find out in the latter teens (or before), that maybe you didn't look at the other ATs enough
Yes, you can watch those high numbers appear over villians heads, casued by your powers, without having to run for cover!
Get the shields. Slot them. Death Shroud. Slot it like a normal attack power. Quills. Do the same. All of a sudden you have major DoT flying over the heads of villians around you without trying
Then you have Spine Burst. Awesome power. Slot it.
I could go on. Its not a guide, just an appreciation of this set. If you think you have what it takes to get on that Punisher List time and time again if you choose - go spines/DA.
Having only tried a MA/Regen scrapper (got him up to lvl 34)
before giving up on him, especially after the chnages to regen - I thought about trying a Spines Dark Armour Scrapper after seeing a mate in Union get to 50 with him (Spinester) 
Pretty impressive I thought, as I slugged it out with a single mob while he dispatched about 10 of them in the same time
So, here I am on Defiant now (no space for new toons on Union) - and I got to say I'm having a blast
For those who are maybe new to the game and deciding on what AT to choose, or having decided on the At, are now deciding on powersets...... don't skim past Spines/DA too quickly, espcially if u want to do major damage, whilst not being a squishy. I find it fills the initial need of wanting to blow villians away with your 00ber powers, and naturally starting a blaster only to find out in the latter teens (or before), that maybe you didn't look at the other ATs enough
Yes, you can watch those high numbers appear over villians heads, casued by your powers, without having to run for cover!
Get the shields. Slot them. Death Shroud. Slot it like a normal attack power. Quills. Do the same. All of a sudden you have major DoT flying over the heads of villians around you without trying
Then you have Spine Burst. Awesome power. Slot it.
I could go on. Its not a guide, just an appreciation of this set. If you think you have what it takes to get on that Punisher List time and time again if you choose - go spines/DA.