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[...] However DM is -15%(IIRC) how does this all work out? Claws (which need to be drawn) gain no +ACC:
MA +10%
BS +5%
KAT +5%
Claws +0%
DM -15%???
Sorry this has me confused.
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Dark Melee has an inherent accuracy debuff?! 
Ah just checked with Sherksilver's planner...
BS/Kat both get +5% ACC
MA gets +10% - Why the hell does it get such a big +ACC???????
Everything else is +0%
Still don't understand the +ACC on MA
I've not currently got a katana scrapper, and it's been a long long time since I tried one, but I've got a braodsword/regen and every time you fire off a regen power such as Reconstruction, you sheath your sword and have to unsheath it again. That annoys me! I'm presuming it'd be the same with a katana sword, though correct me if i'm wrong!
So, I canned that scrapper and went back to my lovely lvl 40 MA/Regen, who doesn't have that problem. Plus with MA I get to use Air Superiority without sword redraws, which is a very handy power to have until you get your AoE kick, Dragon's Tail. AS+Crane Kick+Dragon's Tail = perma knockdown for a nasty boss.
Therefore...I'd go MA with Regen.
IIRC MA gets teh high acc buff because the attacks are all single targets except dragon tail which youdont get till lvl 35. Also their are no buffs with the moves all you get are a little knockback and dissorient no funky defense buffs or acc debuffs.
MJ
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IIRC MA gets teh high acc buff because the attacks are all single targets except dragon tail which youdont get till lvl 35. Also their are no buffs with the moves all you get are a little knockback and dissorient no funky defense buffs or acc debuffs.
MJ
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But isn't a good disorient (such as Cobra Strike) the same as 100% defence? It does minimal damage, but then again so does Parry, and slotted for disorient duration, I bet it could last longer than Parry's defence buff...I'll have to try test that tonight. 
Also you get Crane Kick's awesome knockback at lvl 8 whereas with a sword you'll have to wait till lvl 26, so you NEED the defence powers like Parry. As I said above, if you take Air Superiority at 6, then Crane Kick at 8, you can pretty much have perma-knockdown on a nasty boss from then onwards. Which, defence-wise, is a lot safer than relying on the defence numbers of Parry. Better to an enemy on his butt not able to attack you than taking the chance he might.
And if I STILL haven't convinced you to go MA, you get Focus Chi, which is a self-damage buff, a lot like Build Up, but lasts a lot longer than the sword version. IIRC the buff isn't quite so big, but you can get a lot more attacks off in your chain that benefit from it, so it works out better.
Not that I'm biased or anything! 
So...you still here?!?! Go make your MA/Regens! EVERYBODY!! 
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MA gets +10% - Why the hell does it get such a big +ACC???????
[/ QUOTE ]Same reason archery does, it fits thematically, and the attacks have no secondary effect.
Hmm, all the attacks except Storm Kick have a secondary effect...
But it lacks a secondary effect that's constant to all the powers in the set, and it does no debuff.
Nor does Claws, and that doesn't get an acc bonus 
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Nor does Claws, and that doesn't get an acc bonus
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That gets an "endurance discount" instead
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Nor does Claws, and that doesn't get an acc bonus
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That gets an "endurance discount" instead
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Yes, it would if it wasn't broken
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Nor does Claws, and that doesn't get an acc bonus
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That gets an "endurance discount" instead
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Yes, it would if it wasn't broken
[/ QUOTE ]Claws is getting fixed, although with the fixes they currently have made it would get 30% higher DPS than any other primary (stalkers that is, but most likely same fixes will apply to scrappers), so they're still tuning it before releasing the fixes on live.
Yes, I know about that but they're not fixed yet
I think it'll be more than fixing the current problems with Claws' recharge and endurance costs, it will also be changing animations times etc.
You know what? Pick either because with regen you can cant go wrong. I recently took a katana/regen to 50, you know what i'm playing now? An MA. So far both of them have been as much fun to play as the other.
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