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My suggjestion is Electrical Armor or Dark Armor if you want those asspects on a Tank.Both can pay off huge with IOs in the end and have very few issues at all just using SOs.|
Originally Posted by Psiko
So I need to make a tanker seeing as I've gone ahead and rolled literally everything else, and i'm looking for one that's challenging to play, fun and with interesting tools at it's disposal - but is not gimped, nerfed, or under-achieving on the tanking front, I want it to be versatile but capable etc, and so I've appealed to the forumites! Gimme gimme gimme!
My only reservation is that it's NOT invuln, fire or WP. They bore me to pieces  |
As for the Melee aspect.That one ill leave to you or the avdisment of someone else.
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If you've never played a Tanker with Invulnerability, Fiery Aura, or Willpower, then how do you know they're 'boring'? There are huge differences between the Tanker and other versions of those sets, not the least of which is that they are Primary for a Tanker.|
Originally Posted by Psiko
So I need to make a tanker seeing as I've gone ahead and rolled literally everything else, and i'm looking for one that's challenging to play, fun and with interesting tools at it's disposal - but is not gimped, nerfed, or under-achieving on the tanking front, I want it to be versatile but capable etc, and so I've appealed to the forumites! Gimme gimme gimme!
My only reservation is that it's NOT invuln, fire or WP. They bore me to pieces |
But, if you insist on the 'opposite' of Inv, Fire, WP, then try out Ice Armor. Or, if you want to play "The Tanker" (without the aforementioned sets), then clearly you need to create a Stone Armor tank. Personally, I suggest you try them all.
Be Well!
Fireheart
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Ice/SS - very solid tank, can hold aggro with the best of them, does respectable damage, doesn't have to worry about endurance after energy absorption, has a get out of jail card in hibernate, and can play as the lead tank in all end game taskforces (personal experience here - I've tanked with mine on the STF, LGTF, ITF as lead tank).
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Originally Posted by Psiko
So I need to make a tanker seeing as I've gone ahead and rolled literally everything else, and i'm looking for one that's challenging to play, fun and with interesting tools at it's disposal - but is not gimped, nerfed, or under-achieving on the tanking front, I want it to be versatile but capable etc, and so I've appealed to the forumites! Gimme gimme gimme!
My only reservation is that it's NOT invuln, fire or WP. They bore me to pieces |
SD/DM maybe.
@MARTy McFly
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It sounds to me like you may be like me, and have a slight aversion to Tankers. or at least I had trouble finding one that would hold my interest from 1 to 50.|
Originally Posted by Psiko
So I need to make a tanker seeing as I've gone ahead and rolled literally everything else, and i'm looking for one that's challenging to play, fun and with interesting tools at it's disposal - but is not gimped, nerfed, or under-achieving on the tanking front, I want it to be versatile but capable etc, and so I've appealed to the forumites! Gimme gimme gimme!
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My advice would be
Find the good binds for using TP.
Learn to LOVE TP.
If you can do that, I also recommend Stone. Preferably stone/stone.
I had tried a lot of different tankers, and enjoyed them a lot.
But I always got them up to somewhere between 30 and 40, and just got tired of them. altoholism carried me away to somewhere else.
Trying a Stoner changed all that for me.
I DO love TP. and it helps overcome the penalties of Stone.
I went from 1 to 50 smoothly, and my interest was held the whole time.
They are challenging to do right, but can do some of the best and showiest tanking in the game.
GL, and have fun with whatever you pick!
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I think Ice/Stone is a fun, tanky combo.
I like Ice because it is versatile: a taunt aura that also slows baddies around you, a damage aura, heal/+max HP, End recovery/drain, heal/phase power for emergencies, and resistance to slows. Low on Resistance, if that's your thing, but I think the utility makes up for it.
Stone Melee is a very smashy set. The hammers do respectable ST damage and the two PBAoE knockdowns are great. Nothing like rounding up a bunch of bad guys and knocking them on their butts.
ice/stone.
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So I need to make a tanker seeing as I've gone ahead and rolled literally everything else, and i'm looking for one that's challenging to play, fun and with interesting tools at it's disposal - but is not gimped, nerfed, or under-achieving on the tanking front, I want it to be versatile but capable etc, and so I've appealed to the forumites! Gimme gimme gimme!
My only reservation is that it's NOT invuln, fire or WP. They bore me to pieces