While /SR is a great secondary I can' t recommend EM/ anymore. The big hitters are too slow to be enjoyable and an EM/WP-Brute was my only lvl 50 character that has been deleted so far.
EM/SR is a fun mix, granted I played EM only after the changes so I have nothing to compare. The animation times on two of the attacks hurt resist sets quite a bit IMO. However this isn't the case with /SR once softcapped.
If you never played EM before you won't notice the "slow" attacks. I use mine for speed TFs and he can spike all the crystals on the ITF with little problems. He does have aid self because softcapped can't protect from everything.
I have one that is softcapped and IOd, but I find her frustrating beyond belief. SR is fine, but the EM part is just not cool. The set is just too slow and it just isn't worth it. DM or SS present better options.
DM hits really hard nowadays, and can be quite effective with its -to hit "boosting" your defense further. Plus you get a self heal, which is quite welcome.
SS can be end heavy on its own, even more so with SR, and the crash can be problematic for a strictly defense based toon.
If you ever team with anyone else, you will probably find yourself watching as your teammates pick off your targets before you can.
If you must do this combo, take the med pool- having no substantive way to regenerate health *and* having one of your heaviest hitting attacks steadily chipping away at your hp presents an interesting problem.
Words to the wise aren't necessary- it's the stupid ones that need them.
"You're right...I forgot...being constantly at or the near the damage cap is a big turn off. Definitely not worth it."
- Vitality
I mostly do PVE...looks like a neat looking combo, with good single target damage.
Has anyone tried this?