Spines for a brute

Agreed. Is it really that complicated to type one additional keystroke? And "to" is conveniently located a row BELOW the numbers anyway. Please don't pretend this is a text message.

I assume you are referring to the -Rech secondary effect? The oft quoted reason that Ice did not make it to Brutes in CoV Beta?

I refer you to Dark Armor which literally makes it impossible for some enemies to attack, and it is available for Brutes. (I won't argue that that set is optimal, but there is a precedent for counter-Fury powers(ets) existing on Brutes.)

That is a good point that didn't initially cross my mind. Wouldn't that be partially counteracted by the kind of aggro that a Spiner can draw?

Empty?!? What the heck game are you playing?

Can you not customize electric armor to look like villain electric armor? Cause I know you can customize all iterations of spines to look like all others.

This.

x2. (pun intended )



Most of my fury building comes from being attacked. Soloing ?x8 means basically a full fury bar all of the time. YMMV

I agree it would be a pleasant diversion to find that spines was instituted as a viable option for the villain archetype of brutes. The AoE damage capabilities of the set is an engaging experience in direct contrast to the frequent focus on single target damage output. I find it quite enjoyable.

I could also easily understand a perspective that would allow you to find greater affinity with a villain over a hero in using spines. The visual elements of the power offer a constant apparence of eager violence. I think this would provide a... satisfying... experience in interacting with the game as a villain.

If you were able to maintain [Fury] sufficiently, I suspect it could indeed be considered over-powered; however, I suspect that the developers of this fine game would perform some number balancing and adjustment in the background with an eye towards maintaining overall balance and, as a result, the final experience would remain enjoyable and not disruptive.

Ah. Now I believe here that I must diverge in my supportive endorsement of your premise. Spines would indeed function quite well as a 'farmer' for brutes, just as it does for heroic scrappers. Particularly in the new environment where you can turn off the more difficult 'bosses' as you play. The area of effect spines damage, paired with a survivable secondary power set (one with some additional offensive output in particular) would allow a brute to rapidly remove opponents with an efficiency that would be quite pleasing to farming players of the evil, or dare I say 'redside', variety.

Indubitably.

You, sir, find the servers to be empty? I must beg to differ, and claim that I have found the experience to be rather busy of late, returning to I14/I15 activity levels. Granted this is anecdotalfrom my experience only. I may suggest that perhaps you are on a particularly low volume servers, have an inordinate number of other players on ignore, or perhaps your monitor has been damaged by the recent influx of chromatic change in your gaming experience and is no longer properly displaying your partners in heroism (or villainy, if that is your bent).