I'd personally go for EA, prefer def, looks better than elec also
elec has quickness also which could help, both are fine with endurance, get aid self whichever u go for
EA has a stealth also, good for ghosting mishes
The stealth thingy + CJ 3 slotted gives almost 10% extra def so thats always handy
/elec brutes are VERY hard to take down, both in PvE and PvP.
/EA I've only heard bad things about, but Im not sure.. Never seen a high level /EA in action.
[ QUOTE ]
/elec brutes are VERY hard to take down, both in PvE and PvP.
/EA I've only heard bad things about, but Im not sure.. Never seen a high level /EA in action.
[/ QUOTE ]
ive got a lv14 energy/energy brute at the moment, and i love it, ive tried ALOT of brutes and i settled on this one. 
[ QUOTE ]
/elec brutes are VERY hard to take down, both in PvE and PvP.
/EA I've only heard bad things about, but Im not sure.. Never seen a high level /EA in action.
[/ QUOTE ]
I agree i do preffer elec
Everyone i heard who has EA hasnt been impressed
Yea and elec is brillaint for PVP too i do slot of PVPing with my new Brute /Energy/Elec and for PVE its awesome hardly ever die its brillaint
I have a lvl 49 SS/EA Brute and all i can say is that i LOVE it, yes its a defence set which is different for a brute as the rest are all Resist, 1 point i would say is get heal self as it will be needed, in fact heres the build for mine
Name: Black and Red Wolf Spiders
Level: 50
Archetype: Brute
Primary: Super Strength
Secondary: Energy Aura
---------------------------------------------
01) --> Jab==> Acc(1) Dmg(3)
01) --> Kinetic Shield==> DefBuf(1) DefBuf(5) DefBuf(11) EndRdx(25)
02) --> Haymaker==> Acc(2) Acc(3) EndRdx(7) Dmg(19) Dmg(25) Dmg(29)
04) --> Dampening Field==> DmgRes(4) DmgRes(5) DmgRes(11)
06) --> Air Superiority==> Acc(6) Acc(7) Acc(19) Dmg(37) Dmg(39) Dmg(40)
08) --> Knockout Blow==> Acc(8) Acc(9) EndRdx(9) Dmg(13) Dmg(17) Dmg(29)
10) --> Entropy Shield==> EndRdx(10)
12) --> Aid Other==> Heal(12) Heal(13) Heal(17) IntRdx(23) IntRdx(36) IntRdx(37)
14) --> Aid Self==> Heal(14) Heal(15) Heal(15) IntRdx(23) IntRdx(36) IntRdx(37)
16) --> Swift==> Run(16)
18) --> Health==> Heal(18) Heal(48) Heal(48)
20) --> Stamina==> EndMod(20) EndMod(21) EndMod(21)
22) --> Rage==> Rechg(22)
24) --> Fly==> Fly(24)
26) --> Power Shield==> DefBuf(26) DefBuf(27) DefBuf(27) EndRdx(40)
28) --> Energy Drain==> EndMod(28) EndMod(31) EndMod(33) Rechg(36) Rechg(39) Rechg(40)
30) --> Hasten==> Rechg(30) Rechg(31) Rechg(31)
32) --> Foot Stomp==> Acc(32) Acc(33) DefBuf(33) Dmg(34) Rechg(34) Rechg(34)
35) --> Energy Cloak==> EndRdx(35) DefBuf(46)
38) --> Overload==> DefBuf(38) DefBuf(39) DefBuf(43)
41) --> Mace Blast==> Acc(41) Acc(42) Dmg(42) Rechg(42) Rechg(43) Rechg(43)
44) --> Disruptor Blast==> Rechg(44) Rechg(45) Rechg(45) Acc(45) Acc(46) Dmg(46)
47) --> Web Envelope==> Acc(47) Acc(48)
49) --> Summon Blaster==> Acc(49)
yes some slots mine seem [censored] but belive me, this works and it works well
I love my SS/EA Brute. In PvE he is a god with my current build and can actually Tank large spawns of most enemy types. He never runs out of endurance, even though there is a 25% end crash when Rage runs out. Rage is the gem of the SS set, even against mobs that debuff accuracy you can still hit them with ease, the same goes in PvP, I can hit through Elude quite nicely.
SS/EA is very nice in lower lvl PvP (Warburg and below), but, playing a defense based villain in RV or lvl 50 arena is tough. If your opponent gets a few lucky hits you go down very fast. With powers like Focused Accuracy in abbundance in RV I find that even with Overload active I still get hit A LOT. Overload is a great power, if slotted with 3 heals will actually double your HP bar at lvl 50 and also cap out your defense and give you nice resistance. The crash isn't as painful as Unstoppable because only your End bar crashes, time an End Drain correctly and your toggles won't drop, fire up conserve power and you are fighting at full steam again instantly.
Here is my build:
Archetype: Brute
Primary: Super Strength
Secondary: Energy Aura
---------------------------------------------
01) --> Punch==> Acc(1) Acc(15) Rechg(17) Rechg(40) EndRdx(43)
01) --> Kinetic Shield==> DefBuf(1) DefBuf(3) DefBuf(5) EndRdx(5) EndRdx(11)
02) --> Haymaker==> Acc(2) Acc(3) Rechg(15) Rechg(37) EndRdx(39) EndRdx(39)
04) --> Power Shield==> DefBuf(4) DefBuf(7) DefBuf(7) EndRdx(11) EndRdx(13)
06) --> Combat Jumping==> EndRdx(6)
08) --> Knockout Blow==> Acc(8) Acc(9) Rechg(9) Rechg(13) EndRdx(25) EndRdx(25)
10) --> Entropy Shield==> EndRdx(10)
12) --> Swift==> Run(12)
14) --> Health==> Heal(14) Heal(19) Heal(19)
16) --> Boxing==> Acc(16) Acc(17) EndRdx(40)
18) --> Super Jump==> Jump(18)
20) --> Stamina==> EndMod(20) EndMod(21) EndMod(21)
22) --> Tough==> DmgRes(22) DmgRes(23) DmgRes(23) EndRdx(37)
24) --> Aid Other==> IntRdx(24) IntRdx(39)
26) --> Rage==> Rechg(26) Rechg(27) TH_Buf(27) TH_Buf(31) TH_Buf(31)
28) --> Aid Self==> IntRdx(28) IntRdx(29) IntRdx(29) Heal(31) Heal(33) Heal(34)
30) --> Taunt==> Range(30) Range(34) Taunt(34) Taunt(36) Rechg(37)
32) --> Dampening Field==> DmgRes(32) DmgRes(33) DmgRes(33)
35) --> Conserve Power==> Rechg(35) Rechg(36) Rechg(36)
38) --> Overload==> Rechg(38) Rechg(40) Rechg(42) DefBuf(42) Heal(42) Heal(43)
41) --> Foot Stomp==> Acc(41) Acc(43) Rechg(45) Rechg(45) EndRdx(48) EndRdx(50)
44) --> Energy Drain==> Rechg(44) Rechg(45) Rechg(46) EndMod(46) EndMod(46) EndMod(50)
47) --> Acrobatics==> EndRdx(47) EndRdx(48) EndRdx(48)
49) --> Energy Protection==> DmgRes(49) DmgRes(50)
Edit: This was a respec at 50 build (for Sirens PvP amongst other things). For PvE get rage asap and Footstomp at 32).
all ty for ur help i will do for ss/ea now 
ty aain my names is dristo elfling that my brute atm so if u wnt 2 tell me feel free
[ QUOTE ]
The crash isn't as painful as Unstoppable because only your End bar crashes, time an End Drain correctly and your toggles won't drop, fire up conserve power and you are fighting at full steam again instantly.
[/ QUOTE ]
Aha! i thought that might work and now i know for fact
Remember With Rage though it drops your DEF when it wears off, and EA is a DEF based set, so that would be 10 Seconds of no defences or attacks, possibly in the middle of a nasty mob.
"/elec brutes are VERY hard to take down, both in PvE and PvP
Err no they arent, my spines/rgn completely owned 2 elec brutes in a duel, i fought them at seperate times, neither got me down [one was em/elec one was stone/elec]
Even with aid self he still went down damn quick.
That might just have been their particular builds and playstyle though. Just because you have beaten two /elec Brutes in duels with an FOTM toon doesn't mean that they are not hard to take down.
[/color]<blockquote><font class="small">En réponse à:[/color]<hr />
That might just have been their particular builds and playstyle though. Just because you have beaten two /elec Brutes in duels with an FOTM toon doesn't mean that they are not hard to take down.
[/ QUOTE ]
/elec doesnt' offer any protection against toxic. So a spines/ scrapper should have a good advantage against a /elec brute.
[ QUOTE ]
an FOTM toon [/color]
[censored]? [/color]
[ QUOTE ]
an FOTM toon [/color]
[censored]? [/color]
[/ QUOTE ]
i cant tell if your saying that spines/regen isnt FOTM (which it most definately is, well...... more like FOTY) or that you were being sarcastic..... Damn censorship!!!!
edit: not that it matters if you use FOTM builds by the way.
[ QUOTE ]
i cant tell if your saying that spines/regen isnt FOTM (which it most definately is, well...... more like FOTY) or that you were being sarcastic..... Damn censorship!!!!
edit: not that it matters if you use FOTM builds by the way.
[/ QUOTE ]
All this FoTM rubbish doesnt exist
Someone will randomly spew out an AT and powerset and people will look out for it.
Ive teamed with loads of dark armors over the past month, doesnt mean its the silly "FoTM" it means theres a few people playing dark mate.
Just cos theres loads of spines/rgn doesnt make it the "FoTM" theres just as many MA/SR and DM/rgn etc
[quote/EA I've only heard bad things about, but Im not sure.. Never seen a high level /EA in action.
[/ QUOTE ]
I have a lvl 40 EA and belive me, it is awesome... Drain Power + aid self + Defense = non stopping carnage!!! i was going to delete it al lvl 14 because everyone said EA was [censored]...But it is much better than my 40 Invulneravility tank... For elite bosses, large amounts of foes or Heores and Av use Conserve power + Overload...And always grab some Purpel insp with you... But keep in mind it starts shinning once you get Drain Power fully slotted...
[/color]<blockquote><font class="small">En réponse à:[/color]<hr />
I have a lvl 40 EA and belive me, it is awesome... Drain Power + aid self + Defense = non stopping carnage!!! i was going to delete it al lvl 14 because everyone said EA was [censored]...
[/ QUOTE ]
EA IS shït in pvp, because defensive sets are disadvantaged in pvp (a lot of pools have precision bonus). I fought successively an EM/elec and an EM/EA, with my stone/stone brute, and the difference was big.
But in pve, it's good. Maybe it will be corrected in the futur, but until this time...
I have not played at RV yet, but i have fought several stalkers, tanks and corruptors at Sirens call and Warbug and I've won 80% of the fights (as long as the fight was 1 vs 1)... Maybe PVP wise at higher levels will not bee quite good, but if he is planning his new character for PVE, EA is absolutelly great!
[/color]<blockquote><font class="small">En réponse à:[/color]<hr />
I have not played at RV yet, but i have fought several stalkers, tanks and corruptors at Sirens call and Warbug and I've won 80% of the fights (as long as the fight was 1 vs 1)...
[/ QUOTE ]
Only stalkers, tanks and corruptors ? 80% is not a good score against these ats, for a brute... Try scrappers and brutes, it should be much more difficult
hi all atm i have a lvl 47 brute atm and thinkin of what my next brute will be i no for a fact my primary super strength but dont nohat my secondry will be, i want a secondry that can hold up like Inv and Granite i ave a 50 granite tank and 47 inv brute and lookin at energy or elec cos they seem like only ones who can hold up 2 my smash mouth playin so any advice or opinions please reply