Wow, i didn' thought you can't get over it.
And tell the story right.
I said: Sure i will have more resistance. Sure maybe i would live longer. But it isn't the thing you don't have it: you die... you have it: you live.
I can perfectly play without... and i am fairly sure there are other brutes out there who don't use this power, or another.
Also... because i dont have it, i have another Power, enhancing my performance on another level.
... and i can't believe i replied again... dammit.
Why have it, it only provides a /inv brute with 35.1% smash/lethal res with 3 even Res SO's in it, so perfectly reasonable not to have it really 
Why can't you start your post with: "I talked to a Brute without temp inv the other day. I would like t know your opinions." ?
Your "transcription" doesnt add anything to the subject, it only brings unecessary fights to this forum. Keep them away from here.
Now, I dont have a /inv brute (although I'm about to make a Tanker). IMHO, temp inv is essential, but if you can manage without it, I woud like to know your strategie Lord Bashing.
Notice I didnt mention any names in my original post, this is not meant to be flame bait.
Smash/Lethal is by far the most common damage type all the way through the game, you'd be mad not to take TI.
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Perhaps not, but I don't really see what useful purpose the thread serves, either.
If you want to discuss this matter with the other player involved, the public boards are not the best place to do so.
If you want to discuss the relative usefulness of TI, you could do so without the example provided. Something along these lines: "How important does everyone think that TI is to the Invulnerability set? Is it a 'must have', a 'maybe' or a 'can safely be ignored'?"
Ultimately, though, a player's build is up to them. Even if everyone else thinks that TI is a 'must-have' and that a character with Invulnerability would be mad not to take it, a player doesn't have to take the power if they don't want to.
In this specific example, I think that not taking TI will make life a lot harder, and that it's just as (if not more) useful at high levels as it is at low levels, but that still doesn't mean that anyone 'has' to take it if for some reason they don't want to.
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Notice I didnt mention any names in my original post, this is not meant to be flame bait.
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Perhaps not, but I don't really see what useful purpose the thread serves, either.
If you want to discuss this matter with the other player involved, the public boards are not the best place to do so.
If you want to discuss the relative usefulness of TI, you could do so without the example provided. Something along these lines: "How important does everyone think that TI is to the Invulnerability set? Is it a 'must have', a 'maybe' or a 'can safely be ignored'?"
Ultimately, though, a player's build is up to them. Even if everyone else thinks that TI is a 'must-have' and that a character with Invulnerability would be mad not to take it, a player doesn't have to take the power if they don't want to.
In this specific example, I think that not taking TI will make life a lot harder, and that it's just as (if not more) useful at high levels as it is at low levels, but that still doesn't mean that anyone 'has' to take it if for some reason they don't want to.
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now now, if all that was on the boards was threads with useful purposes then we really wouldnt have many on the boards at all would we?
We all regale people with stories that amuse us, it may not be so funny to others but humour is highly subjective, I remember a inv tank who at lvl 31 couldnt understand why I was telling him to turn on his toggles (including mez) he couldnt run them as didnt take stamina or slot them for end, I would ahve found this hysterically amusing if he wasnt the only tank on the Katie Hannon TF we had started 
Unusual builds are different but not nessesarily worse (the stamina-less tank was teh suck though ) My stalkers are mostly energy aura with just hide, entropy sheild (mez protection) and overload the tier 9 uberpower as I just dont need the defence with my playstyle.
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I guess its all about play styles. Personally I think you be mad not to have it as I find it very useful. Sure there are other things you can have in its place but I would say most brutes would choose that over most other things (its not to hard to accommodate).
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I don't know of any power that does. Its just one of those powers which makes things easier (although as pointed out not having doesn't mean you can't play.
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My stalkers are mostly energy aura with just hide, entropy sheild (mez protection) and overload the tier 9 uberpower as I just dont need the defence with my playstyle.
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I call your build more of a specialist build . Unusual but can be damn effective in the right hands.
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Your point to the post was in the title.
Temp Inv essential or not?
Nothing can be said to be essential for other people. You can say it would be to you and that's it. You can't tell people they need something but can inform them the benefits of something. Of course what can benefit someone can benefit team in a round about way but its up to that someone to decide based upon their experiences. If the person has never tried temp invulnerability then i would recommend trying it.
I for one like to see a Brute be a Brute and that's being good in the damage department, you do benefit from protracted battles and temp invulnerability will better see you through them when solo. In teams it can be situationally and temporarily a benefit as I could see a Brute in game capping resists solely from the amount of corrupters shields shielding him.
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Temp invul is one of the main invul powers, the dude who thought he knew everything about the game obviously doesnt know much at all, i bet if he looked through his dmg lots everything would start with "You take X amount of lethal damage followed by some poison or other
Had an interesting conversation with a brute in game. Went something like this:
"OMG I just got it handed to me"
I say
"thats because u dont have your temp inv toggle which is what makes /inv have high smashing res and is essential"
"In the end game its not needed"
I say
"its still needed in the end game but you will find varied damge types which are not smashing more commonly"
"its personal opinion"
I say
"its in hero planner if u take a look or just ask on the forums"
"I can make my own mind up"
I say
"yes but you'd be wrong"
"Im crazy"
I say
"Its a computer game and computers are based on mathematics and in maths its either correct or incorrect"
Blah blah
I say
"/ignore irritating person"