I would choose aid self over tough. Less end use and just as much surviveability unless your team has a healer.
In fact I would get it on my tanker, if I had another pool choice.
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Would you rather drop some resists for an interuptable heal?
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Every time.
Drop 2 Interrupt Reductions in Aid Self, you can get it so you barely notice that it's interruptible.
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Tough Hide (passive power) in the Invincibility set for Brutes, not Tough in the fighting pool. Totally different matter, thats why i'm asking fellow brutes whats their toughts.
Hey dude,
Question : To get self heal, U need to take 2 powers, right? U need stimulate or aid other to get to aid self.
Which is the 2nd power ur willing to give up? All my tough enabled lvl40 brutes can only spare 1 power, not 2....
And YEAH a brute needs tough! Have 3 lvl40s of which 1 without tough and he's a lot squishier than the rest.
My SS/INV will not get tough hide, only 3.75% defense!go for hoover or CJ, and get 2.5% for free :-)
Evil Jimmy - lvl40 SM/SA
Evil Jared - lvl40 DM/FA
MFG - lvl40 FM/EA
Mad Dave - lvl25 SS/INV
Tough hide does counter the -Def from unyielding though, so bear that in mind.
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My thought is that unyielding gives -def. Invincibility needs enemies around you to give you def, so that probably wont help you hit an interuptable heal. Tough hide gives a bit of defence, but you're losing that and something else to give you the heal. If something's interuptable you want defence. To lose defense to take it may not be wise.
This is all my opinion, and my brute has lovely Dark Regen anyway so a pox on your tiny heal 
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After reading this on the US board http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showf...Number=4591283 I have another opinion on Aid Self, also after fighting a Tank with aid self (jumping around healing then healing, i couldn't interupt his heal). If i drop Taunt & Tough Hide in my current build i could fit Aid Other, Aid Self.
From a PvE view as Super Strengh Brute, I could use Aid Self in a herd of mobs with Footstomp, heck even Handclap would do that.
Dull Pain is great but the recharge is quite long even with 3 SO.
Thoughts, comments, Would you rather drop some resists for an interuptable heal?