So, in my continuing quest to find a fun brute that suits my particular tastes I've started a Dark Melee/Willpower brute and I'm trying to work out how to make him as strong as I can without delving into the realm of set bonuses.
I don't mean to suggest set bonuses are bad, I'm in awe of what can be achieved by the likes of Bill Z Bubba, Gruumch & kidengineer (like here for instance).
Consider this a mid-term plan, something I can easily set up at L50 and use to start farming the inf & loot I'll need to put a fully optimized sets build together.
I'm hooked on Air Superiority/Flight for travel & a tactical option, I don't feel right without taking taunt (hangover from my tanking habits) or Shadow Maul (its another AOE! albeit an often tricky one to use) so I'm loathe to abandon those powers. Shadow Punch on the other hand I'm not hooked on and I'm tempted to replace for Hasten if I can get used to Boxing instead to pad out the odd attack chain.
For now though, this is the build I'm considering:
DM-WP Tersiel: Level 50 Magic Brute Primary Power Set: Dark Melee Secondary Power Set: Willpower Power Pool: Flight Power Pool: Fitness Power Pool: Fighting
Ideally I'd like to be able to lead the charge on 8-man teams without regularly falling to the alpha and I'd like to the endurance to sustain my attacks for a good long while.
Does it look like I'm on the right track?
L50 as a Tank, Mastermind, Soldier, Blaster, Defender & Brute so far. Still trying testing alts in search of my 'main'. So many possibilities!
So, in my continuing quest to find a fun brute that suits my particular tastes I've started a Dark Melee/Willpower brute and I'm trying to work out how to make him as strong as I can without delving into the realm of set bonuses.
I don't mean to suggest set bonuses are bad, I'm in awe of what can be achieved by the likes of Bill Z Bubba, Gruumch & kidengineer (like here for instance).
Consider this a mid-term plan, something I can easily set up at L50 and use to start farming the inf & loot I'll need to put a fully optimized sets build together.
I'm hooked on Air Superiority/Flight for travel & a tactical option, I don't feel right without taking taunt (hangover from my tanking habits) or Shadow Maul (its another AOE! albeit an often tricky one to use) so I'm loathe to abandon those powers. Shadow Punch on the other hand I'm not hooked on and I'm tempted to replace for Hasten if I can get used to Boxing instead to pad out the odd attack chain.
For now though, this is the build I'm considering:
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DM-WP Tersiel: Level 50 Magic Brute
Primary Power Set: Dark Melee
Secondary Power Set: Willpower
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Fighting
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Smite -- Acc-I(A), RechRdx-I(9), ToHitDeb-I(15), Dmg-I(17), Dmg-I(34), Dmg-I(34)
Level 1: High Pain Tolerance -- ResDam-I(A), ResDam-I(3), ResDam-I(3), Heal-I(5), Heal-I(46), Heal-I(46)
Level 2: Shadow Punch -- Acc-I(A), EndRdx-I(7), Dmg-I(34), Dmg-I(46), Dmg-I(48), Taunt-I(50)
Level 4: Fast Healing -- Heal-I(A), Heal-I(5), Heal-I(15)
Level 6: Air Superiority -- Acc-I(A), EndRdx-I(7)
Level 8: Siphon Life -- Acc-I(A), Acc-I(9), RechRdx-I(11), RechRdx-I(11), Heal-I(13), Heal-I(13)
Level 10: Indomitable Will -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 12: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 14: Fly -- Flight-I(A)
Level 16: Rise to the Challenge -- EndRdx-I(A), Taunt-I(17), Heal-I(36), Heal-I(37), Heal-I(37), ToHitDeb-I(43)
Level 18: Dark Consumption -- Acc-I(A), RechRdx-I(19), Dmg-I(19), Dmg-I(21), EndMod-I(43), EndMod-I(43)
Level 20: Quick Recovery -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(21), EndMod-I(23)
Level 22: Mind Over Body -- ResDam-I(A), ResDam-I(23), ResDam-I(25), EndRdx-I(25)
Level 24: Taunt -- Taunt-I(A)
Level 26: Soul Drain -- Acc-I(A), RechRdx-I(27), EndRdx-I(27), Dmg-I(29), Dmg-I(29), ToHit-I(31)
Level 28: Heightened Senses -- DefBuff-I(A), DefBuff-I(31), DefBuff-I(31), EndRdx-I(33)
Level 30: Health -- Heal-I(A), Heal-I(33), Heal-I(37)
Level 32: Midnight Grasp -- Acc-I(A), RechRdx-I(33), Dmg-I(39), Dmg-I(39), Dmg-I(40), ToHitDeb-I(40)
Level 35: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(36), EndMod-I(36)
Level 38: Shadow Maul -- Acc-I(A), RechRdx-I(39), Dmg-I(40), Dmg-I(42), Dmg-I(42), ToHitDeb-I(42)
Level 41: Boxing -- Acc-I(A), Dsrnt-I(45)
Level 44: Tough -- ResDam-I(A), ResDam-I(45), ResDam-I(45), EndRdx-I(50)
Level 47: Weave -- DefBuff-I(A), DefBuff-I(48), DefBuff-I(48), EndRdx-I(50)
Level 49: Strength of Will -- Empty(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Fury
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Ideally I'd like to be able to lead the charge on 8-man teams without regularly falling to the alpha and I'd like to the endurance to sustain my attacks for a good long while.
Does it look like I'm on the right track?
L50 as a Tank, Mastermind, Soldier, Blaster, Defender & Brute so far. Still trying testing alts in search of my 'main'. So many possibilities!