If ya have seen one, let us know about it, and I'll tell ya if its mine or not.
He will honor his words; he will definitely carry out his actions. What he promises he will fulfill. He does not care about his bodily self, putting his life and death aside to come forward for another's troubled besiegement. He does not boast about his ability, or shamelessly extol his own virtues. - Sima Qian.
Hehe Naw shann, im pretty sure i teamed with you a looong time ago with the Black Rose on yer Inv tanker. I was on what was then my baby empath. Based on your performance back then i would say its unlikely.
Fire tankers a quite often the source of my amusement, best way to describe my favourite comedy build is to tell you what they DIDNT have.
No BA
No Taunt
No HF
No Acro
No Plasma Shield
They used Hover to resist KB (which they left on throughout each mission, i made a few cups of tea that day)
They explained that they didnt feel the nees to take taunt or BA because Gauntlett drew all the attention to them anyway, how upset was he when my fireball left him stood there picking his nose while i ran like forest away from the incoming wall of death. (yep i should know better but its either draw aggro or leach)
That was a good one that
Optimist that i am, i hung around waiting to be amazed. I was waiting a long time.
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No BA
No Taunt
No HF
No Acro
No Plasma Shield
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Yes I have been there and done that!
I was lvl 1 
He will honor his words; he will definitely carry out his actions. What he promises he will fulfill. He does not care about his bodily self, putting his life and death aside to come forward for another's troubled besiegement. He does not boast about his ability, or shamelessly extol his own virtues. - Sima Qian.
lmao shannon. i should have seen that comin 
found it pretty funny when i8 first hit a bunch of fire tankers speced in fly just so they could see their wings flap. seeing so many tankers fall on their @$$ i found hilarious
Ok youve used fire tanks in your example and a few powers that your suprised arent taken. Not all the listed powers are needed, for example
Acrobatics, now with IOs this power is not needed in PVE
Healing Flames, Ok now i would NEVER have a fire tank without it if i was part of duo its plausible i wont need it if theyre say empath
Taunt, depending on secondary this is also not always needed, yes it makes you far more effienct and definatly better at AV fights, secondarys such as Fire can if slotted properly and Guantlet is actually working hold agro pretty ok with there AoEs.
Blazing Aura, If the tanks mainly a PVP toon its possible it doesnt have it, tho glaring holes like this really should be mentioned to the team first as it greatly hinders the role of a tank to the point you would call it a scrapper.
Plasma sheild, what you got no plasma sheild??? [censored] you muppet lolz, ofc this ones a no brainer to pick.
Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1,20
http://www.honourableunited.org.uk/mhd.php
Level 50 Mutation Tanker
Primary Power Set: Stone Armour
Secondary Power Set: Ice Melee
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Medicine
Power Pool: Presence
Power Pool: Fitness
Ancillary Pool: Earth Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Stone Skin -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Frozen Fists -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Earth's Embrace -- Empty(A)
Level 4: Frost -- Empty(A)
Level 6: Boxing -- Empty(A)
Level 8: Rooted -- Empty(A)
Level 10: Aid Other -- Empty(A)
Level 12: Provoke -- Empty(A)
Level 14: Tough -- Empty(A)
Level 16: Aid Self -- Empty(A)
Level 18: Taunt -- Empty(A)
Level 20: Ice Patch -- Empty(A)
Level 22: Swift -- Empty(A)
Level 24: Health -- Empty(A)
Level 26: Stamina -- Empty(A)
Level 28: Challenge -- Empty(A)
Level 30: Weave -- Empty(A)
Level 32: Granite Armour -- Empty(A)
Level 35: Invoke Panic -- Empty(A)
Level 38: Frozen Aura -- Empty(A)
Level 41: Salt Crystals -- Empty(A)
Level 44: Fossilize -- Empty(A)
Level 47: Stalagmites -- Empty(A)
Level 49: Build Up -- Empty(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Gauntlet
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If you see nothing wrong with this build, I don't want to team with you, ever
This aint even funny...
MaX... Where'd you get my tanker's build from? 
- @DSorrow - alts on Union and Freedom mostly -
Currently playing as Castigation on Freedom
My Katana/Inv Guide
Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either. -Einstein
I was teamed with a fire tanker a few weeks ago, who was.... hmmm, how shall we say nicely.... a veteran 'noob'?
He was lv 26 (I think - somewhere around there) - and he was tanking for our team of pure squishies (2 trollers, a defender and a blaster). He didn't turn a SINGLE toggle on! He kept complaining that they 'drained his endurance' (WHY did he not have stamina by the late 20s - or ANY of the fitness power pool, praytell?) He had NO kb protection (lack of Acro OR Hover). He was basically a 2nd-rate scrapper. He wouldn't listen to the advice of "Don't try to kill them - just try to hold the agro and let the blaster/defender kill them"
Aaaaah, you'd think that someone who had clocked up almost 2 years' worth of veteran badges would at least have SOME clue how to play, wouldn't you (or am I just having too high-a hope of some people?)
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I was teamed with a fire tanker a few weeks ago, who was.... hmmm, how shall we say nicely.... a veteran 'noob'?
He was lv 26 (I think - somewhere around there) - and he was tanking for our team of pure squishies (2 trollers, a defender and a blaster). He didn't turn a SINGLE toggle on! He kept complaining that they 'drained his endurance' (WHY did he not have stamina by the late 20s - or ANY of the fitness power pool, praytell?) He had NO kb protection (lack of Acro OR Hover). He was basically a 2nd-rate scrapper. He wouldn't listen to the advice of "Don't try to kill them - just try to hold the agro and let the blaster/defender kill them"
Aaaaah, you'd think that someone who had clocked up almost 2 years' worth of veteran badges would at least have SOME clue how to play, wouldn't you (or am I just having too high-a hope of some people?)
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Play time is not synonymous with skill. I must admit though, that I would expect a little more from a 2 year veteran as well.
Yeah, exactly - and that point sums it up perfectly. Just because someone's been playing since day 1 does NOT make them a good player - just an inexcusably bad one!!!
I once teamed with a tauntless perma Granite tank who "forgot" on five occassions to run mud pots and needed "reminding".
Comedy debt dodging.
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If you see nothing wrong with this build, I don't want to team with you, ever
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That looks suspiciously like one of my builds too... (really! It's an "Ultra-defense" Stoner build!! )
Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.20
http://www.honourableunited.org.uk/mhd.php
Stone_Ice: Level 50 Mutation Tanker
Primary Power Set: Stone Armour
Secondary Power Set: Ice Melee
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Teleportation
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Energy Mastery
Hero Profile:
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Level 1: Frozen Fists
Level 2: Stone Skin
Level 4: Earth's Embrace
Level 6: Swift
Level 8: Rooted
Level 10: Mud Pots
Level 12: Recall Friend
Level 14: Teleport
Level 16: Health
Level 18: Crystal Armour
Level 20: Stamina
Level 22: Ice Patch
Level 24: Taunt
Level 26: Boxing
Level 28: Tough
Level 30: Weave
Level 32: Granite Armour
Level 35: Hasten
Level 38: Minerals
Level 41: Focused Accuracy
Level 44: Ice Sword
Level 47: Conserve Power
Level 49: Super Speed
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Level 1: Brawl
Level 1: Sprint
Level 2: Rest
Level 1: Gauntlet
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...but then, it's all in the slotting!! 
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You are missing Combat Jumping and Manuevers!
True, but I can't relistically skip Hasten (Perma Earth's Embrace when not in Granite!), Teleport (I need to travel...) or Swift/Health/Stamina (I'm not THAT Gimp)... and Weave's +def is better than Maneuvers.
Plus with the fighting pool I can run Tough whenever I'm not in Granite Armor for 40% S/L resistance...
i recently saw a level 50 tanker who kept getting floored before our blaster.
I ended up using my Scrapper to Tank while Blaster was immobilised with laughter in the corner.
50's -
Scrappers - Xtream & Ouroboros Enforcer. Controllers - Vanguard Phoenix, Midnight Protector & Mythical Illusion. Tanks - Stone Cold Sober. Blasters - Ultimate Solution & Crey Prototype. Defenders - Lucifer - Bound. Peacebringers - Xtream Justice. Masterminds - Xtream Malfunction. SoA - Arachnid Lord
I like tankers - but i am a slow player; so only have gotten a stoner to L50. I skipped the tough/weave in favour of leadership - and mostly run aim and use veng mostly from that pool.
Currently playin with my fire/ice which is good fun. (L26 only). Gone donw the route of CJ.SJ/Acrob for this one.And more or less gonna take all from my primary set.
I have been told that a good fire/fire with SS doesnt really need taunt - as he can just go up to mobs and grab it. personally - i wouldnt as I am an old fashioned tank.
as for comedy builds - well, its a bit unfair really cos hes a mate of mine. But it is a concept build really - skipped stone armour cos brimstone looked cooler, and took tough as a replacement for stoner armour On the plus side - he is a good tanker with def/troller support. And now with GA - well nuff said.
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If you see nothing wrong with this build, I don't want to team with you, ever
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That looks suspiciously like one of my builds too... (really! It's an "Ultra-defense" Stoner build!! )
[/ QUOTE ]But your build doesn't have the two biggest flaws of that one
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If you see nothing wrong with this build, I don't want to team with you, ever
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That looks suspiciously like one of my builds too... (really! It's an "Ultra-defense" Stoner build!! )
[/ QUOTE ]But your build doesn't have the two biggest flaws of that one
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1. Taking Frozen Aura
2. Taking Salt Crystals
Err... I mean, "No travel Power" and "No Mud Pots"?
(3rd and forth would probably be "No Hasten" and "No Armors except Granite")
Hey, at least they had Rooted and Taunt...
I teamed with a L20 Fire tank a while ago who had taken Whirlwind as his L20 power...Didn't work too well with Burning Aura
And more recently I teamed with:
A Low 40s Invuln tank who despite having all of the toggle powers only ran Invincibility and Unstoppable when available
A L20 Invuln tank who only had the passive resists
A L22 Invuln tank with no unyielding
Problem is gimped tanks are more noticeable than other classes as they play such a pivotal role in a good team
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I teamed with a L20 Fire tank a while ago who had taken Whirlwind as his L20 power...Didn't work too well with Burning Aura
And more recently I teamed with:
A Low 40s Invuln tank who despite having all of the toggle powers only ran Invincibility and Unstoppable when available
A L20 Invuln tank who only had the passive resists
A L22 Invuln tank with no unyielding
Problem is gimped tanks are more noticeable than other classes as they play such a pivotal role in a good team
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i knew an invul/ss tank who made it into the 30s with:
flurry, hasten, superspeed and whirlwind and cj, sj and acrobatics!? no stamina, no rage and no taunt and some incredibly dodgy slottings..
i also knew a lvl 50 fire/fire tank who had slotted healing flames for damage resist...
My first tank Inv/SS actually made it to 29 witout taking any thing thad made him glow in the dark. but i must admit that after the respec he went from heroic to invinvibel and "arrestet" both safer and faster not to mention also did a lot better in the protecing the team.
But nobody ever complained and i had a lot of regular teammates that cept inviting me
I've seen comedy tanks but can't recall a build. What I have seen more then once was thermal corrupters with only the AoE heal, all the blasts and none or one debuff. Which actually isn't comedy, more like sad.
Being a lover of all things tanker, i am always interested to see the power choices that other people take when they build tankers, particularly fire tankers as they are my fave,
I have in my time seen some truly inspired builds, and then some erm... shall we say less impressive ones. I am always keen to see if there unique builds do okay or not and i do try not to poke other peoples builds but some have been pure comedy and watching them erm.. i guess you could just about call it tanking... has been a real source of amusement.
Just wanted to see, (without naming and shaming) what the funniest builds that people have seen are...