I thought mudpots only do -slow and not a -recharge?
Mudpots is great for teaming, i think in solo-missions with large spawns it helps minor to keep all the mobs nice around you. yet mudpots is a quite end-heavy power, you need to slot it pretty heavy.
As for chrystal armor, you stil have GA as emergency-button, so whenever your nrg defence isnt helping pop GA and continue your bruting
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Mudpots is highly recommended 
Crystal does provide a bit of Def to Energy/Neg, but I'm a granite man myself
Over time mudpots is extremely damaging, I went with 6 slots: 2 End Red, 3 Dam, 1 Acc.
It's accurate and with full fury ticks away nicely along with the slow effect (and yes the slow is pure movement only 
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The slow part of mudpots is auto-hit I beleive, but the damage is very accurate but does actually require a 'hit check'. It generates a lot of agro with the slow and damage, so well worth using it
I can't really recommend slotting for taunt, as it taunts a lot anyway...although I have Fire sword circle and Firebreath on my toon to keep them interested too...
Does nice DMG while herding 17 once went afk on my tank after herding no others attacking since just my bro with me and he went afk also, came back and they where all gone .
I dropped all armour but granite when i got to lvl 39, you really just dont need anything else for defence, mines slotted 3 def/3 res. Mud pots is a must for containing agro when u r too selfish to take taunt 
and with fulcrum shift and no damage slotted in mud pots you can do 60 pts of damage per tick vs lvl 43 minions.
Oh and find some kinetics
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According to character builder Crystal will give you 25.2% Def with 3 SO slots (same for Rock and Minerals). I would probably keep it if you plan to exemp below 32 a lot, drop it otherwise. I would definitely keep or take Mudpots.
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According to character builder Crystal will give you 25.2% Def with 3 SO slots (same for Rock and Minerals). I would probably keep it if you plan to exemp below 32 a lot, drop it otherwise. I would definitely keep or take Mudpots.
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I think you mean 38, brute has the armors in the secondair side
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According to character builder Crystal will give you 25.2% Def with 3 SO slots (same for Rock and Minerals). I would probably keep it if you plan to exemp below 32 a lot, drop it otherwise. I would definitely keep or take Mudpots.
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I think you mean 38, brute has the armors in the secondair side
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D'oh! ...indeed, in addition my Def figures are completely wrongo - you get 19.7% from Rock, Crystal and Minerals as a Brute, 3 slotted with SOs, according to character builder.
Tx for the replies guys,
I'm convinced, I 'need' mud pots, next question : Slotting? 1 ACC, 3 END RED, ?
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Team based i would say 3xEnd/1xAcc/2xTaunt
Damage based i would say 2xEnd/3xDmg/1xAcc, with full fury and BU or Rage running, pop a few reds and hello damage. 
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Aye go with Sin's suggestion
I took taunt, so I went with the damage even for teamplay!
(P.S. Taunt as granite rocks...fastest way to generate fury = 10 mobs all beating on you...full fury in a few seconds!...gets round granites -70% recharge penalty on your attack chain, but you still get the -30% damage penalty as well)
(P.P.S. Find a Kinetics Corr, and chain them up in a gimp suit to be released whenever you play... )
(P.P.P.S. Slotting Granite 3 Res/3 Def is great too )
- Kal
Hey Guys,
I have a lvl40 SM/SA brute, and am doubting to replace my Crystal Armor with Mud Pots.
I have Crystal armor slotted with 1 SO+3, so that gives me bout 15,4% defense against energy/neg.energy.
So should I give up the 15,4% defense for more aggro? It's better for the squishies I'm pulling more aggro right? Only question, can I take it? The Mud Pots should slow the attack rate, so that shoudl help....
Evil Jimmy - lvl40 brute SM/SA
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