Gloom/Dark Obliteration.
Gloom is a much better ST attack than Mu Lightning. For a SS Brute, Dark Obliteration is much better than Ball Lightning because while BL hits a little harder, it does a lot of its damage over time whereas DO is all in one hit. Since Footstomp hits so hard, a lot of the DoT from BL is wasted. Better to do a little damage but deliver all of it than potentially deliver more damage but only ever manage half of it.
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This. And Gloom and Dark Obliteration both provide a -tohit debuff which is great for a defense secondary like SR.
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Originally Posted by Silas
Gloom/Dark Obliteration.
Gloom is a much better ST attack than Mu Lightning. For a SS Brute, Dark Obliteration is much better than Ball Lightning because while BL hits a little harder, it does a lot of its damage over time whereas DO is all in one hit. Since Footstomp hits so hard, a lot of the DoT from BL is wasted. Better to do a little damage but deliver all of it than potentially deliver more damage but only ever manage half of it. |
I've tried both with Super Strength. Fences/Lightning may seem like, and is technically, the better AoE damage of the two, but it's not as good to play. Unless you regularly team with a Mastermind or some other knockback-heavy player, Gloom/Dark Obliteration plays better to me. It also turns your single-target attack chain into something ferocious.
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Ooh, this is a good point. This too.
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Originally Posted by Clouded
This. And Gloom and Dark Obliteration both provide a -tohit debuff which is great for a defense secondary like SR.
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Well, I wasn't planning on taking Mu Lightning anyways. :P|
Originally Posted by Silas
Gloom is a much better ST attack than Mu Lightning.
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I wasn't honestly all that sure how useful the Fences would be, since I don't have [Burn] to scatter enemies. Sounds like Soul it is.
Thanks all!
@Roderick
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They're not as useful as they sound. Like you say, it's good when people are using a lot of knockback or avoid effects, but the radius of Electric Fences is only 10'. That means the actual area it affects is less than half the area affected by Obliteration or Ball Lightning.
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Originally Posted by Roderick
Well, I wasn't planning on taking Mu Lightning anyways. :P
I wasn't honestly all that sure how useful the Fences would be, since I don't have [Burn] to scatter enemies. Sounds like Soul it is. Thanks all! |
I'm working on a SS/SR brute, and am getting fairly close to choosing a Patron. My build is a little tight, and I only have room for two Patron Powers. I'm stuck between Gloom/Dark Oblit or Fences/Ball Lightning. Any suggestions?
@Roderick