Energy/Energy Brute

blazing_shadows · 08-03-2009 06:50 AM

Hey, I made a new Energy/energy brute for the double xp weekend to try something new for pvp....I was just wondering how would i go about slotting it to get as much defense as i can? I want good damage but I'm really going for survivability on this one....a mids would be nice.......but im Really looking for advice. thanks....

Tourettes · 08-04-2009 06:17 AM

Sorry, just realized I have access again to the boards. Wish I would've seen this earlier. If you want survivability DON'T take /EA...or any +DEF set for that matter. +RES is about 10 times better. My first brute was EM/EA and he's 50. I never login w/ him anymore. Just don't. NO fun dying to streakbreakers w/ mass numbers of mobs, that any decent +RES brute or tank can survive.

Tourettes.

That's not debt, those are my "fury bonus points"--Stahlkopf

MOST amazing Brute engineer goes to: Ultrawatt. His SS/Fire farm build is SMASH!
Congrats to Black Assassin! Won 100,000,000 INF for building most survivable NRG/NRG Blaster

Tourettes · 08-04-2009 06:21 AM

Oh, if you do decide to go w/ one, here's a powers list I went with. No slots, as he's not even worth the time to login and see what he is anymore. I do know I took lots of KB recharge redux sets. They're cheap and you can stick 'em anywhere. (The dunce hat ones)

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That's not debt, those are my "fury bonus points"--Stahlkopf

MOST amazing Brute engineer goes to: Ultrawatt. His SS/Fire farm build is SMASH!
Congrats to Black Assassin! Won 100,000,000 INF for building most survivable NRG/NRG Blaster

blazing_shadows · 08-04-2009 07:58 AM

Already have an ss/wp brute and he's great in pvp...just wanted to try a def set to see how it does..apparently def seems gimped

Twilight_Snow · 08-04-2009 10:00 AM

The performance of energy aura is ok after you soft cap your defense. Soft capping defense is not really expensive. Since you already started the toon, you can give it a try. A build is attached below. I don't know your preference, so it's just a "generic" build with aid self and all defense soft capped except psionic. I used some other IO bonus to increase regeneration but it is not crucial. You can tweak the build to fit your style.

Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.401
http://www.cohplanner.com/

Level 48 Science Brute
Primary Power Set: Energy Melee
Secondary Power Set: Energy Aura
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Medicine

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Energy Punch -- P'ngFist-Acc/Dmg(A), P'ngFist-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(11), P'ngFist-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(13), P'ngS'Fest-Acc/Dmg(13), P'ngS'Fest-Dmg/EndRdx(15), P'ngS'Fest-Dmg/Rchg(17)
Level 1: Kinetic Shield -- LkGmblr-Def(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(3), S'dpty-Def/EndRdx(3), S'dpty-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(25)
Level 2: Bone Smasher -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(7), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(9), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(9), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33)
Level 4: Power Shield -- LkGmblr-Def(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(5), S'dpty-Def/EndRdx(5), S'dpty-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(31)
Level 6: Combat Jumping -- Zephyr-Travel(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(7)
Level 8: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 10: Entropy Shield -- EndRdx-I(A), EndRdx-I(11)
Level 12: Build Up -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(17)
Level 14: Super Jump -- Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(A), Zephyr-Travel(15)
Level 16: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A), RgnTis-Regen+(34), Heal-I(34), Heal-I(34)
Level 18: Total Focus -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(19), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(19), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(25), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(46)
Level 20: Stamina -- Efficacy-EndMod(A), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc(21), EndMod-I(21)
Level 22: Energy Cloak -- LkGmblr-Def(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(23), S'dpty-Def/EndRdx(23), S'dpty-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(33)
Level 24: Boxing -- Empty(A)
Level 26: Tough -- RctvArm-ResDam(A), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(27), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(27), RctvArm-EndRdx(29), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(29)
Level 28: Energy Drain -- Efficacy-EndMod(A), Efficacy-EndMod/Rchg(36), Numna-Heal(36), Numna-Heal/Rchg(36), Numna-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(37), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(37)
Level 30: Weave -- LkGmblr-Def(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(31), S'dpty-Def/EndRdx(31), S'dpty-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(33)
Level 32: Stimulant -- Empty(A)
Level 35: Aid Self -- IntRdx-I(A), IntRdx-I(37), Numna-Heal/EndRdx(40), Numna-Heal/Rchg(43), Numna-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(43), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(45)
Level 38: Whirling Hands -- Erad-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Erad-Acc/Rchg(39), Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(39), C'ngBlow-Acc/Dmg(39), C'ngBlow-Dmg/EndRdx(40), C'ngBlow-Dmg/Rchg(40)
Level 41: Taunt -- Mocking-Taunt(A), Mocking-Taunt/Rchg(42), Mocking-Taunt/Rchg/Rng(42), Mocking-Taunt/Rng(42), Mocking-Rchg(43)
Level 44: Dampening Field -- RctvArm-ResDam(A), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(45), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(45)
Level 47: Energy Protection -- Aegis-ResDam(A), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(48), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg(48)
Level 49: [Empty]
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blazing_shadows · 08-04-2009 01:50 PM

Alright ill check it out....looks like ill have to stick with the SS/WP though

Optimator · 08-05-2009 06:16 PM

I'm going to have to disagree with Tourettes. Resistance by itself is most certainly NOT 10 times better than Defense. Not in terms of TTL(Time To Live), nor in terms of avoiding nasty effects from stuff.

At soft cap, Defense tends to outperform Resistance, particularly in the absence of +HP.

All this said, Defense-based builds tend to mature later than Resist-based builds, and are typically a bit more expensive to get the most out of.

/EA is weak right now, thanks to some glaring holes in it. And EM is somewhat underwhelming as a primary to pair with it, thanks to the animation time nerfs. Not a terrible primary, but there are others that do comparable ST damage, far superior AoE damage, and have greater mitigation. My EM/EA is shelved pending improvements to one or both sets.