strong goes well with pretty.
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Originally Posted by _Krom_
strong goes well with pretty.
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you sir, are damn right!!! go with War mace OP, you'll feel strong AND pretty!
Wth are we talking about? refer to this lol
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showt...ght=OMG+strong
Ok, now for a srs answer:
Elm/ would be a good choice, end drain to mix with your energy drain
SS/ goes well with pretty much anything
DM/ to drain HP and drain end with your energy drain (my friend has this build, it's pretty unstoppable)
Hope it helps!!! =D and remember, WM/EA = strong/pretty
war mace = no to much flaming goin on there
ss = boring have a few 50 brutes want something new
dm = to me just dosnt have enough punch
Maybe i should just make a em/ea brute for just soloing? Would FM be a good option?
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Originally Posted by Tweeks
war mace = no to much flaming goin on there
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I actually would suggest an EM/EA stalker.
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Originally Posted by DoktorMechaniker
I actually would suggest an EM/EA stalker.
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, the ST damage is not the best on a brute for soloing AVs.I wouldn't recommend EM on a brute as it's so sub par AoE wise in teams.
Mace is fine since the upgrades (more or less a smashing version of axe), so either of those will work. Stone melee will also work and give you some nice mitigation in crowd scenes (although not great AoE damage), plus a good ST punch.
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I have a fire melee/EA brute. I like the fire damage. I would like more pbaoe, instead of having a narrow cone. I actually like dual blades for aoe, although it's lethal damage.|
Originally Posted by Tweeks
Maybe i should just make a em/ea brute for just soloing? Would FM be a good option?
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I think most of the mitigation should come from soft-capping defense, and power pools like aid self and darkest night. Mitigation from the primary is relatively minor, and does not always work, as it depends on the mob that you're fighting. I think the best is siphon life from dark melee, which you don't like. Fire melee is the worst mitigation-wise. But with so many IOs and pool powers, I doubt that we need to rely on mitigation from primary nowadays.
I would go stone melee. It's got really good single target damage, and the usual drawback (huge end use) is easily mitigated by /EA's tools. It has somewhat lackluster AoE damage, but does have spectacular AoE and single target mitigation between knockdowns in the hammers, the MAG 4 HOLD in seismic smash, and the AoE KD/stun in fault. I don't think it would have the AoE damage to solo *fast* at x8, but if you can soft cap your defense, between that and your ability to keep stuff on its butt or incapacitated, I think you'd be pretty safe.
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That thread you're referring to was started prior to WM getting buffed. Post buff WM/BA (interchangable for the most part) is now one of the better brute options giving good balance between single target damage, AoE capability and damage mitigation. |
Originally Posted by Tweeks
war mace = no to much flaming goin on there
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As far as the pairing with EA goes, I would say that WM is a far better choice than EM, DB, FM or ELM. Still, I personally would go with DM since the -tohit buffs from DM would cover some of the defensive holes your EA build may have.
Dark Melee has its advantages. It has a heal, which you don't, and accuracy debuffs, which help you live.
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While not great...EA does indeed have it's own heal.
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Originally Posted by uberschveinen
Dark Melee has its advantages. It has a heal, which you don't, and accuracy debuffs, which help you live.
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The Porcelain God - DarkKinetics Corruptor
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I'd say Stone melee has some mitigation to help shore up EA's defense holes.
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Just wondering what everyones thoughts are of things that can pair well with /EA. I have come to the conclusion that the powerset can not be as bad as everyone is making it sound, so therefore i want to make a solid build but im lost at what would go with it, starters i hate SS DM and Claws. So if anyone else has exp with any of the other powersets it will be greatly appreciated, im looking for something with enough mitigation to hold up to x8s but enough ST to possibly take on a AV, so hit me up with what you guys think is the best please! Thanks in adv,
Tweeks.