In order to answer more accurately, we need to know what the percentages you've got for defense are right now. If you're building specifically for certain defense set bonuses, then maybe it's worth it. If you're just looking to tack on an extra few percent here or there, then it's not.
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Well, first off, you should be looking for typed defense for a Willpower character, not positional. This is because Heightened Senses is all typed defense, and it makes more sense to add to what you already have (typed defense) rather than start from scratch with positional defense. |
Originally Posted by beowulf2010
Hey there, long time lurker here with a quick question...
I just would like everyone's opinion on whether it's worth loosing Gloom's damage for a SS/WP Brute by slotting it with Siphon Insight for the Melee, Fire, Cold (1.88% on these 3), AoE, Smashing and Lethal Defense (3.75% on those 3) instead of Thunderstrike with it's 3.75% Defense on Ranged, Energy and Neg Energy. I am 6 slotting Gloom and would like to use it in my attack chain, but my Defense is so low right now that I don't mind loosing DPS to gain Defense. Also, I am in the middle of actually IOing out my first character but can only afford to do it one power at a time Basically, do I sacrifice DPS for Defense by slotting Siphon Insight or are there better places than Gloom to find Melee and AoE Defense? Oh, while I have you, is it worth trading out my Force Feedback: Chance for +Recharge in Footstomp to put the 6th piece of the Obliteration set into it to also get a boost to Melee, Smashing and Lethal Defense? (I've seen builds go both ways so wanted to ask about it in a specific non-contextual arena.) Thanks in advance! |
My slotting for Gloom is 3 Thunderstrike (for the recovery and E/NE defense) and 3 Devastation (for the 12% regen bonus and the max HP bonus)
For Willpower toons, I slot Eradication in my PBAoEs (4 of them) and usually 2 Scirocco's to round it out. I'd go 4 Eradication, 1 Scirocco's Dervish (Acurracy/Damage/Recharge is a good choice) and the Force Feedback proc.
4 Kinetic Combat and 2 Crushing Impact (Acc/Dam and Acc/Dam/Rech) are my pick for single target melee attacks if I'm hunting typed defense. They're usually kind of pricey though.
Aegis in your resistance powers gives you a nice Fire/Cold defense bonus, and you can slot Reactive Armor for a little more defense. I go 3 and 3 if I have the slots to 6 slot them.
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Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison See, it's gems like these that make me check Claws' post history every once in a while to make sure I haven't missed anything good lately. |
I never mind the price outside of the fact that I have to save up for the individual pieces as I go.
As for what I have right now in terms of Defense? Very little. 
I'm at 6% for Positional, 10% for Smashing/Lethal and 20%ish for Elemental. Yeah, I know. Crap.
Thanks for the input Claws. Something else to think about. I've been also playing a /SR Scrapper off and on so I think I got a little carried away with focusing on positional defense and forgot to look at the Typed defenses. Thanks!
Beowulf -
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It's important to note that the game only calculates the highest defense value. So if your S/L defense is higher than melee and someone tries to throw a punch, it only calculates your S/L defense, not your melee after your S/L defense. I've run across players that seem to want to stack both because they think they're adding even more defense by doing this.
Also, there are multiple routes to go on a /WP brute. Of those, here are the sets to consider:
1) 5 Slot Decimation for 6.25% rech
2) 3-6 slot Thunderstrike for 2.5 - 3.75 nrg/neg def
3) 3-4 slot Devastation for 12% regen and 2.something HP
4) Apocalypse for recharge, regen, and HP.
If you're looking to help round out your nrg defense, try going with Claw's recommendation, as it is a solid combination. If you're looking to stack recharge for greater offense, go with decimation or the more expensive option.
Good builds decide exactly what goals to have in mind and then choose particular IO's that achieve that goal.
Hey there, long time lurker here with a quick question...
I just would like everyone's opinion on whether it's worth loosing Gloom's damage for a SS/WP Brute by slotting it with Siphon Insight for the Melee, Fire, Cold (1.88% on these 3), AoE, Smashing and Lethal Defense (3.75% on those 3) instead of Thunderstrike with it's 3.75% Defense on Ranged, Energy and Neg Energy.
I am 6 slotting Gloom and would like to use it in my attack chain, but my Defense is so low right now that I don't mind loosing DPS to gain Defense.
Also, I am in the middle of actually IOing out my first character but can only afford to do it one power at a time
Basically, do I sacrifice DPS for Defense by slotting Siphon Insight or are there better places than Gloom to find Melee and AoE Defense?
Oh, while I have you, is it worth trading out my Force Feedback: Chance for +Recharge in Footstomp to put the 6th piece of the Obliteration set into it to also get a boost to Melee, Smashing and Lethal Defense? (I've seen builds go both ways so wanted to ask about it in a specific non-contextual arena.)
Thanks in advance!
Beowulf -
Too many Alts, not enough 50's. Story of my life...