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It depends on what you want out of your character. The attribute modifiers are different. The Defender will do less damage because their damage modifiers are lower than a Corruptors. Even if the modifiers were the same, Corruptors would still win on damage thanks to Scourge. On the other hand, the Defender will buff / debuff better because Defenders buff / debuff at a higher magnitude than a Corruptor.|
Originally Posted by mousedroid
With GR we'll be able to play villainous defenders and heroic corruptors, which makes me wonder - since these ATs share of the same powersets, just reversed with regard to primary/secondary, is one any more powerful than the other?
For example, I want to make a character with the Dual Pistols and Kinetics powersets. Would a DP/Kinetics Corruptor outperform a Kinetics/DP defender in any way, or would the Defender perform better? Anyone have any thoughts or hard data? |
If you primarily want to be Kinetics, get your powers in Kinetics faster, and buff / debuff better, then go Defender. If you primarily want to do damage, then you might be better off with a Corruptor.
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IIRC, the Corruptor's Base Damage Modifier is higher than the Defender's, so Corruptors will have a higher damage output. Also, Corruptors have Scourge, which doesn't rely on teammates being near-death, unlike Vigilance.
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Really, I'd say the corr would outperform the defender, the tipping factor largely being the inherent.
Roughly speaking Corruptors do about 11% more damage (ignoring Scourge) while Defenders have buffs that are about 13% to 33% better (depending on the buff type). In team play I think they are reasonably well balanced (with Defenders edging Corruptors out slightly on good teams). However in solo play Corruptors are significantly better largely because of Scourge.
Personally I'm of the opinion that Defenders need a new inherent that provides a bonus while soloing that drops off in effectiveness as team size increases. No, I don't know what it should be.
I was thinking the same thing with Brutes being the new scrappers..but not really seeing as they don't' start off with high damage but this...this may be a problem for defenders.
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OK, thanks everyone. I do play solo quite a bit, so it looks like the cooruptor might be the way to go.
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With GR we'll be able to play villainous defenders and heroic corruptors, which makes me wonder - since these ATs share of the same powersets, just reversed with regard to primary/secondary, is one any more powerful than the other?
For example, I want to make a character with the Dual Pistols and Kinetics powersets. Would a DP/Kinetics Corruptor outperform a Kinetics/DP defender in any way, or would the Defender perform better?
Anyone have any thoughts or hard data?
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