well with my DB/Regen I went with +Rech because if you get perma Dull pain you don't need to go for +HP. Then after I got as much +rech I could get I when for +def with Melee, Range and AoE. S/L would be ok but I like to go for Melee, Range and AoE def if I can.
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Well, Willpower's kinda sorta like regen, right? *wink*
As much as I love my DB/WP main, and the WP/DB tank variant, I recently made a kat/WP and BS/WP scrapper for certain situations, and was impressed with how much more survivable they are with melee/ranged/AoE defense on top of WP's regen and resists. (I'd originally tried to IO the DB/WP ones for as much regen as I could fit in, and any defenses were a happy accident, to be honest.)
The new "single sword" scrappers were so much more survivable, in fact, that I just respec'ed the DB/WP to include more melee/ranged/AoE defense and saw enough of a significant improvement that I was able to change my difficulty settings several notches!
Personally, I think it's easier to tweak "positional defenses" as opposed to S/L, but your mileage may vary.
Now if I could just decide which of two IO sets to put in which of two powers, I'd be all set.... http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=191746 (Shameless plug for thread with specifics about the question -- can't believe nobody's answered after several hours.)
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30 level 50's: 12 scrappers, 7 other random melee types, 11 blaster/blapper/support squishies, two accounts, and a TON of altitis since 4/28/04
Ok so im sitting at lvl 40 with my DB/Regen and decide its time to decide what set bonus I want to go for.
Originally I was going to build for straight up +HP, +Rech, but I got to thinking about adding in Melee Def or S/L Def because of how good it turned out on my blaster.
What do you experienced Scrappers think?
Even build suggestions will be accepted as long as they include Super Speed.
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