oh, im thinking of doing the first respec mish. to switch from leadership to heal, is tactics badly needed in PvP for brutes or is it worth getting rid off?
its handy if you need it. personally i like dark/stone or EM/stome, anything with some armour... i mean it just looks cool dont it? and its got good defence
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Stone has the biggest attacks on the whole but is a very slow attck pool.
I have a stone/inv up to the cap at the moment and prety much ok against every thing (aprat from cot damm you nerva demons!!! 
) even though inv strength is smashing/lethal.
Stone I belive is supposed tob ethe best armour but thare are a lot of penilties that come with it.
NRG/Dark is god in pvp, just a pain at low levels as you watch your endurance vanish like free samples at a sweet fayre.
NRG/Dark is nice in PvP, provided you dont mind looking like a black ball of fluff.
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Just rolled an NRG/Dark my self!!
Bye Bye endurance!!!
Going about it purely out of a numerical and statistical point of view, I'ld have to say Energy/Dark.
Energy has two high damaging attacks, and it's part energy.
I also have a bit of a weak spot for Super Strength. Rage is pretty different from your regular Build-up, and even while Super Strength is all smashing, Rage kind of makes up for it IMHO, you also get your high damaging attack (KO Blow) very early on in CoV. The set doesn't rely on one type of mez either, while Energy is almost all Disorient, SS has some Disorient, some Knockback and KO Blow has a hold part if I'm not mistaken.
I think it's up to you, there, seeing as you've tried SS out already. The S/L really shouldn't be that weak, you'll have a bit more trouble vs. Tankers and Scrappers, but almost everyone will have trouble vs. Tankers or Scrappers. Regen and SR for instance doesn't really care what type of damage you deal, they negate it either way.
Dark armor, for it's versatility, you have a PBAoE Toggle which will allow you to interrupt certain attacks without thinking and it builds up with your Fury, the more you fight the more damage it will tick in for you.
Dark is also pretty solid in terms of resistances, a nice self-heal and can keep opponents disoriented as well. The self-res isn't half-bad either. And, a Stealth power.
Over-all, Dark has no apparent weaknesses. You're resistant to Smash Lethal, Negative, Energy, Fire/Cold even Psionic.
Only thing you're lacking really is Defense, so stacking powers from power pools is vital, or carry a bunch of inspirations.
Might be worth trying, after ive lvled my SS brute a few more lvls.
But energy aura isnt that bad, gives alot of def, alot of res and you can train "Drain energy" which is incredible usefull.
SS got KO which got a descent dmg, then you can train rage which improves your total dmg alot.
never really tryed energy attack though, so i can't tell its strength or weaknesses, but ive seen a scrapper using Energy attack, and he did some really descent dmg.
Dark aura eats lots of endurance, got no def against knockback (i think). but it got a few strong points to.
Hmm, maybe i would try making a energy/dark brute, seems like a good combo.
I do like /Dark, it doesn't have the most amazing resistances to S&L or EN&Temp damage, but vs Neg,toxic and Psy its fantastic. Basically it has resistance to everything in some degree. Sure you get knocked back, but acrobatics can sort that.
As much as I like fire EN is probably your best shot, it having the toggle dropping stuns and all.
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Yeah NRG/Dark does make you look like a black fluffy cloud with Pom Poms of death, but with the right power pool picks it is quite nasty in PvP.
Acrobatics is a must tho, as is stamina.
Enhancements slots? Thats where end redux go right? Although once you hit 22 and can move to Single Origins it becomes a whole lot easier.
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and floaty skulls. Don't forget the floaty skulls
I love my EM/DA for PvP, although my Spines/Regen does better ...
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Yeah PvP I would go with an EM/Dark or Fire. Dark has its pluses for having more rounded resistance (psi), but suffers having to use a lot of toggles and needs tohit 2 people to heal your health bar full with no heal slots in Dark Regen. Fire doesn't have as good all round resistance (lacks psi) but only requires you to run 2 armour toggles, has a click heal and an endurance power. Both suffer from no KB protection.
No choice with EM for PvP its best hands down, for PvE I would currently go for Fire, as my favourite brute is Fire/Dark, currently at lvl32 
Nothing beats a /Stone brute with SB, with granite its almost comical 
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I love my EM/DA for PvP, although my Spines/Regen does better ...
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Spine/regen stalker or scrapper?
Anyway i think in pvp EA is far better than SS due to his spli dmg, 2 extreme damage attacks and loads of toggle dropper.
DA has no weakness? It drains your blue bar as nothing else and you have to slot at least 2 end reducer in each toggle to have some decent results and you have no KB protection, but overall is really good!
never seen it in action, but i'd say energy armor is a nice armor in PvP as well, just like ice armor for tanks is good in pvp. If the enemies cant hit you, they cant hurt you Energy melee is great in pvp for its high damage and toggledrops
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Nothing beats a /Stone brute with SB, with granite its almost comical
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/INV is doing well too. Unless they bring lots of controllers/defenders when your fighting a tank, they wont get you killed easily.
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/INV is doing well too. Unless they bring lots of controllers/defenders when your fighting a tank, they wont get you killed easily.
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I ahve one too, if your oponent has hit wits about him and uses autobrawl your toggles drop far to easily, even worse against an NRG blaster 
that need fixing IMO
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For myself, i love my SS/Dark Brute! Superstrengh got one of the most important PvP Skill, throwing lil rocks after those flying spawn farming Blasters is real fun, they drop like fool apples, your Fear Aura does the rest and then finish them to fruit juice with a K.O. Hit and they are history
I don't know about secondary but I gotta say Energy Melee is amazing. No ranged attacks, though.
I like SS on my brute. Fast attacks makes building Fury pretty easy. Being able to get your heavy hitter really early at level 8 helps lots too.
For the secondary I find Firey Aura is pretty good. It is an endurance cheap set and also a power cheap set too, only 2 toggles ( unless you go for the Aura ) and the second best heal in the secondaries ( Healing Flames, I rate Dark regeneration more ). It also has an end recovery power.
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For PvP, I suppose EM/dark is the way to go...
For PvE, either a fire/inv or fire/stone (although the later is only good post-38)
clearly must be energy melee primary- hardest hitting single target damage, however secondary at the moment is dark armour although im intrested in seein how electrical armour will turnout, energy melee/elec could be awesome. I presume elec will have a recover power
Wheee Energy Melee/Stone is the one, just got Granite and teaming with a kinetic and i am slaughering everything
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Got a few chars, but i wanna make the ultimate brute,
my best brute right now is a SS/EA named Chrono Crusader, im pretty satisfied with it. but i still want a better and stronger brute.
What attack power is the strongest, ive seen energy brutes do very high dmg in PvP.
And which def power is the strongest with least weaknesses.
Answers is appreciated.
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