Dark/Energy Brute Advice
Well, having pvP'd with my DM/EA brute, I'm sorry to say, I think you're delusional. EA's defense values are not that great, and with nearly anyone who tkes PvP seriously running 2 acc slotted attacks along with tactics and possibly, depending on toon, some other +perc, +acc powers, EA is really sucky. Sorry.
pvE it's great, but like any Defence set, suddently it can all come crashing down through sheer bad number roll.
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bah :P oh well thnx anyway ^^
I'm going to have to disagree with what Miss Chief has said (i'm not saying she is wrong, just that I have had a different experience).
I can't talk about how well Dark Mellee and EA go well together but I can talk about EA. I find that it competes very nicely in PvP but I guess it does depend on your build.
I have focused on my defenses quite heavily by picking up most of the EA set, CJ, Tough and even Weave (i know the values are small but I had a spare power choice). I picked up both end drain and conserver power so I never ever run out of endurance whilst pvping. I find it harder to PvP in RV because, as Miss pointed out, there are a lot of +acc powers about. In sirens call I feel a lot more powerful and people do have a tough time hitting me. Overload is a godly power for higher lvl pvp and i do rely on it a lot. If you time it right you can pull of an end drain at the moment OL drops and your toggles wont even drop.
My primary is Super Strength so as I said I can't really comment on how good EA and DM would go together but as you have said you have some nice -Acc powers and I would have thought they would go well together. A lot of people do see EA as one of (if not the most) weakest Brute secondaries but I have had a lot of fun PvPing with mine, definately worth a shot.
Ahh, as Blind says, picking up Tough alongside Weave would certainly make your toon a much better prospect, especially with PvP in mind, the Def that weave gives you may not be huge by itself, but once stacked with other EA powers, it's getting pretty good. I have thought about Tough and Weave, but I think I'd need to get Stamina somewhere along the line to cope with more toggles, which would probably mean changing most of my build. perhaps once I hit 50 I might check it out on test.
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Dm/Ea brutes could be like dm/sr scrappers, and they are next to unbeatable. I've actully had a dm/ea brute before, but DM was pretty boring to play as well EA, so i deleted him. Though this would work very well in pvp
My DM/EA - not PvP vetted I'm afraid:
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Name: Daps
Level: 50
Archetype: Brute
Primary: Dark Melee
Secondary: Energy Aura
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01) --> Shadow Punch==> EndRdx(1) Acc(3) Acc(3) Dmg(5)
01) --> Kinetic Shield==> EndRdx(1) DefBuf(7) DefBuf(9) DefBuf(9)
02) --> Smite==> EndRdx(2) Acc(5) Acc(11) Dmg(11) Dmg(13) Taunt(45)
04) --> Power Shield==> EndRdx(4) DefBuf(7) DefBuf(15) DefBuf(15)
06) --> Combat Jumping==> DefBuf(6)
08) --> Shadow Maul==> EndRdx(8) Acc(13) Acc(17) Dmg(17) Rechg(19) Rechg(19)
10) --> Entropy Shield==> EndRdx(10)
12) --> Stimulant==> EndRdx(12)
14) --> Super Jump==> Jump(14)
16) --> Hasten==> Rechg(16) Rechg(21) Rechg(23)
18) --> Dark Consumption==> Acc(18) Rechg(23) Rechg(25) Rechg(25)
20) --> Energy Cloak==> EndRdx(20) DefBuf(21) DefBuf(27) DefBuf(27)
22) --> Siphon Life==> EndRdx(22) Acc(29) Acc(29) Heal(31) Heal(33) Heal(33)
24) --> Aid Self==> IntRdx(24) IntRdx(31) IntRdx(34) Heal(34) Heal(34) Heal(36)
26) --> Soul Drain==> Acc(26) Rechg(31) Rechg(33) Rechg(36)
28) --> Energy Drain==> EndRdx(28) Rechg(36) Rechg(37) Rechg(37) EndMod(39) EndMod(39)
30) --> Touch of Fear==> Acc(30)
32) --> Midnight Grasp==> EndRdx(32) Acc(37) Acc(39) Dmg(40) Taunt(40) Taunt(42)
35) --> Conserve Power==> Rechg(35) Rechg(40) Rechg(42)
38) --> Overload==> Heal(38) Heal(42) Heal(43) Rechg(43) Rechg(45) Rechg(45)
41) --> Soul Tentacles==> Acc(41) Acc(43)
44) --> Dark Obliteration==> Acc(44) Acc(46) Dmg(46) Dmg(46) Dmg(50)
47) --> Summon Widow==> Acc(47) Acc(48) Dmg(48) Dmg(48) Rechg(50) Rechg(50)
49) --> Super Speed==> EndRdx(49)
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01) --> Power Slide==> Empty(1)
01) --> Sprint==> Empty(1)
01) --> Brawl==> Empty(1)
01) --> Fury==> Empty(1)
02) --> Rest==> Empty(2)
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I've got a DM/EA brute, in bloody bay , sirens and warbug he hasnt been beaten yet (even beat a Spines but only cause i had a few spare lucks) its just RV i worry about now because of the +Acc powers
but carry a few lucks around with you and your practically unbeatable... i never carry respites now just 2 or 3 lucks
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I had an evil idea whilest bored at work today, about a dark/nrg brute for pvp the reasoning being, with the -acc from dark and, as i understand it, good defence from nrg armor id be nearly impossible to hit, i like the sound of that, so i was wondering what kind of build you guys think would work.