Defender Vs. Corruptor

Ok, so i just rolled a Dark/Dark fender and cor, and i want to know which is better. I know that Fenders get the buffs to the secondary effects, and they just recently got a damage boost, but is the damage output better than cors now?
help!

Defenders real advantage is not in their inherit, but in their buff values. A defender can and will out damage a Corr if they get a hold of some decent +dam (aka Fulcrum Shift).

Corrupters primary advantage is that, against targets that actually matter, they will get their fancy SCOURGE bonus.

If it weren't for Scorpion Shield, and my unhealthy obsession with stacking defense, I would probably favor defenders almost always.

oh, ok thanks, im gonna stick with my Cor then, thank you so much i didnt know what to do haha

But don't Defenders have a lower damage cap than Corruptors?


EDIT: Nevermind, I see that's already been addressed.

This is just a "gut feeling" kinda observation but having played a lot of defenders and corruptors, I can say that I miss the damage when I play defenders but I never notice the lower strength buffs on corruptors. Corruptor buffs are more than strong enough, they are awesome force multipliers while not being limited to dealing laughable damage in most cases.

Defender numbers carry over to pools as well. Just another thing to consider. Seeing as how you're going dark/dark, though, both of those will provide enough -tohit to floor normal enemies after a few powers anyway. If your primary focus is damage the corr is the best choice. That said, if you're more interested in Dark Miasma rather than Dark Blast, you can go defender since they have DM in their primary so those powers come a lot sooner. With Dark Blast your best powers are the ST blasts and the two cones, and those all come by level 20 on a defender.

On the test thread, last I knew...solo wise...Defenders = more damage on enemies generally, with Corrs pulling ahead when scourge actually made a difference (ie...harder targets).

Defenders also have the better defense numbers. Making them more survivable.

That said...Corrs will stay the same, while Defenders damage will lower as soon as they team, untill they smooth out at 4 teamates.

Sooo...if that's still the case, it comes down to:

1) Where you want to start. RI or Paragon.

2) If that doesnt matter, which do you prefere? Blast Primary or Buff/Debuff Primary?

3) When teaming your buffs are great no matter which way you go...sooo...maybe you want to always have the top damage you can put out? Corruptor.

4) Or maybe you just want a little more survivability. Defender.

You can't go wrong with either one. So I'd base it off which you want as a primary, and where you want to start (red or blue side).

Ahh yes. Being the dirty min/maxer that I am, I often have to make 'alterations' to my concept to fit in what I need to make a power work. I consider it an interesting mental exercise, at any rate.

A mace is hard to fit, however. Thankfully we can just take the Scorpion Shield and gtfo of the rest of the set.

IMO, and it's only IMO, villian AT's are just better for my playstyle then hero AT's. IMO they are just better balanced.

I like Brutes over scrappers, and tanks. Brutes can be tough enought to tank, and do great damage. A sort of blended Scrapper/tanker hybride.

I prefur Coruptors to Defenders, and blasters. For the same reason. Good damage and good team support. They have 2 roles they can fill at one time, and do both well.

And i LOVE the novality of Stalker and MM's. They are so different.

Villian EAT's are better IMO, though i don't really like playing either EAT very much really.

Only AT in villians i'm not all that found of are domonaters. I prefure the controller.

But i play heros more often, cause i like being the hero of the story, not the villian.

Needless to say, I'm looking very forward to GR.

As for the OP. IMO, the Corr is a better choice. But again, it's all IMO.

I'm a Corruptor fan but I have to admit the latest change to the Defender inherent and the possibilities offered by GR patron pool switching are very tempting. You end up with a toon that automatically shifts between solo and team-friendly without having to swap builds. Less damage on teams, sure, but this is also when you least need it. Compare the two against each other and the damage may be noticeable but compare each against the team damage output. Is the difference noticeable on a team?

The other point is that it is far easier to compensate for damage in a build than it is for buff/debuff values. I can't IO my way to a better Enervating Field for my Corruptor but I can always add more damage bonus. Heck, sacrifice some endurance for it if you can, solo or teamed their inherent grants them increased DPE.

Long story short: I think I agree that they may now be so close the only good reason for picking one over the other once GR arrives could well be just powerset availability. That or the availability of certain powers while exemplared. Defenders get their buffs sooner. Corruptors their blasts.

It´s a valid question.
As I began to tripplebox, my main question was where to find the best synergy for my trio. It boiled down to having the best buffs/debuffs avaible. A single force-defender provides enough defense for the rest of the team for near softcapping. A single sonic-defender provides enough resists for the rest of the team. Try it redside.
Since I fell in love with - res debuffs and maximizing that, I could theoretically provide a -300% res debuff with my tripple defenderteam. That would be hard to get with a tripple of corruptors. I would rather have a defender sonicblast on team than a corruptors. Since he is a better forcemultiplier. For soloing i would stick to Corrs-no question.

So the question is not, which is better, but which task do you want to be done. I love the Buff/Debuff values of defenders much more than raw damagevalues. SO I go defender. My new trios are now always defenders.