Need ? No.
But as you have limitless endurance, it can be nice to have... especially as it gives you 1 def power and 1 res power to slot special IOs in.
Myself, I like assault+tactics better, on a regen ; tiny boosts, but everyone benefits from it, and the fear/confuse resistance and +perception can be handy as there's more mobs using those status effects (including hamidon now) or stealth.
If there's one power that will help Regen a lot it's Divine Avalanche. Slotted with two acc, three def buffs and a recharge, it can give you a really nice defence boost and can help a /regen survive a bit better. I took it at 18 on my Kat/Dark but I really wish I'd taken it sooner as my survivability went up a lot.
The fighting pool is nice but I've never needed it on my regen to be honest. Just avoid taking the alpha strike if you can and you should be fine.
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kat/regen for the win! I love my one. I never took divine avalanche or fighting set, my guy pwns without. Of course i am always trying new things, but i found a build that suits me. If you want it, just let me know and il post it up here.
Thanks for the quick replies, I got DA at lvl8 as I knew it was useful, I think I might look into leadership for the +perception buff, my scrapper has 2 respecs anyway
Hawk
I wouldn't sacrifice the 2 power slots for it. If something can put me in deep trouble despite DA, Reconstruction, Dull Pain, Instant Healing, MoG and Hasten, good luck to them - that's something I'd only expect a Tanker to handle... and few situations reach that level. Losing 2 powers for more survivability isn't my playstyle; I'd rather be hitting things.
I have however taken Resilience, as it's only one power slot and no endurance, and the Toxic resists are a big bonus given the amount of poison Arachnos tosses around. Some people like it for the Stun protection. If I didn't have Resilience, I'd be tempted to take Tough. Resilience is much maligned, but I think it's a decent power.
Having tried them both on Maelwys back when I was levelling him (i6... seems a long time ago now... >.>
I got far more milage out of Air Superiority than Tough. And I barely used Air Superiority outside of fighting +5s.
That's not to say that Tough isn't nice to have, but /regen can cope with just about anything, between /regen, and DA there shouldn't be a Boss you can't solo (or even an EB... some GMs were doable in i6 with just DA!).
Do I need fighting pool? I've seen some people with it and some without it
Hawk