Thoughts on MA/DA

I went through the first several pages of the scrapper forum and didn't really find a lot on either MA or DA, let alone both. I just wanted to hear others opinions of this combo. It seemed like a fairly well rounded character. Stackable stuns, big heal, resists to all, pbaoe knockdown, cool animations, and Dark looks much better now that I don't have to look like pig pen.

Just thought I'd help you out a bit and point you in the direction of a couple of threads about MA/DA. They're old threads, but they still talk about the general concept of the combination.

http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showt...tial+arts+dark

http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showt...tial+arts+dark

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I have 1 thats IO'd.

Its my favorite toon by FAR. But it was alot of work to get it were it is.

As far as survivability, Ive yet to defeat an AV with this combo. As the trick of cobra strike/OG wont overcome the PtoD. The resists themselves arent enough to handle the damage an AV can do and if im stuck relying on DR for mitigation eventually I will bottom out my endo bar. I took the weapons epic for concept. Im thinkin about switchin it out for tough/weave to up my survivability. But its not really that important to me.

Other than that, this toon cruises through "normal" content at +2 X8 with no real issues. I could probably run freak/council at +3 X8. No enemy type that typically gives my other toons trouble are much of a threat because of the nearly complete protection /da has. Energy damage is a pain but isnt really that common. Ranged damage can put the hurt on me as well.

I dont use Mids so I cant post the build.

Off memory some tips to give...
- Theft of essense +end proc helps TONS.
- Slot a couple knock protection IO's, Not runnin accrobatics is key to endo management and I hate knockback.
- Impervium armor. 4 slotted gives a nice endo recovery and max endo bonus.
- Endurance accolades.
- Some of the stun sets give good recovery bonus as well. Plus OG will take the chance for immob proc which is fun.

I think my end recovery is around 3.6 end per sec. That is without any of the health uniques. Endurance isnt an issue and that was the main thing I was tryin to accomplish with the build, endurance sustainability.

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Originally Posted by Shadow Ravenwolf My favorite combo is Faceplant/DebtCap with the TeamWipe Ancillary

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Originally Posted by Dispari Yeah, I like Blasters too.

I haven't played it, but I remember an old thread where we were trying to figure out what the most uncommon Scrapper combination probably was. One guess was Martial Arts/Dark Armor. And then we started thinking about it, and decided it would actually be a lot of fun, for the reasons you mention.

Its sweet for sure Werner.

I think that the dm/inv brute your running up is gonna be just as fun!
With higher lvls and more slots in your AoE drains, "tankin" on that brutes gonna be hellafun.

Jumpin into a group low on end, dark consumption ftw (with a kickass damage boost to boot thanks to fury). Next group, jump into for soul drain (with a kickass damage boost thanks fury).

The first time I "herded" with darkest night I think I found nirvana.

Id love to hear updates from you on that toon.

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Originally Posted by Shadow Ravenwolf My favorite combo is Faceplant/DebtCap with the TeamWipe Ancillary

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Originally Posted by Dispari Yeah, I like Blasters too.

Of all the pairings I've played thus far, MA/DA was by far the most difficult to manage endurance on. I believe this was largely due to MA's lack of AoEs. With out IO sets, I would recommend against this combo. With IO sets, pretty much anything is possible.

Those that prefer Oppressive Gloom over Cloak of Fear will really like this set. Several MA attacks have a chance for stun component that can stack with OG.