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Originally Posted by PapaSlade
Rangle's right....this is fun.
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My question was; Does someone have a good build or should I just delete. I Would like to know if its worth keeping thats all.
Watch my video to get a glimpse of what Dark Armor is capable of. Keep in mind, my video shows a DA/Fire tank, so I don't have the added mitigation of Axe.
Edit to add:
If your options really are "Hand me a good build, or I'll delete," then save yourself the trouble and delete the character. No one is just going to hand you a build on a silver platter. Well, maybe someone will, but put some gorram effort into it if you want help. Don't just demand a build.
Where to now?
Check out all my guides and fiction pieces on my blog.
The MFing Warshade | The Last Rule of Tanking | The Got Dam Mastermind
Everything Dark Armor | The Softcap
don'T attempt to read tHis mEssaGe, And believe Me, it is not a codE.
I've got a level 50 Dark/Dark that isn't quite IO'd to the extent Dechs is and she's one of my stronger tanks. DA takes a bit more work then some sets, but it has great potential.
Axe has nice mitigation with Knockdown that should work well with DA.
So yes,you have the possibility of a very nice tank there. But if you're not enjoying it, delete it.
If you're willing to help us with information, we're willing to help you with your build. The ball, as they say, is in your court. 
Throwing darts at the board to see if something sticks.....
Come show your resolve and fight my brute!
Tanks: Gauntlet, the streak breaker and you!
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Originally Posted by PapaSlade
Rangle's right....this is fun.
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Sorry if you misunderstand but I do not want to be given a build. I just wanted to know if this tank can be built strongly and worth the effort. She is 35 right now with so's and i went on an ITF and it went very badly.
The team came to the conclusion that it was my toon that was the weak link but would not say why. My little girl loves to play her but I do not want her having problems playing teams.
Thanke for the advice.
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Can it be built strongly? Yes|
Originally Posted by Arela13013
Sorry if you misunderstand but I do not want to be given a build. I just wanted to know if this tank can be built strongly and worth the effort. She is 35 right now with so's and i went on an ITF and it went very badly.
The team came to the conclusion that it was my toon that was the weak link but would not say why. My little girl loves to play her but I do not want her having problems playing teams. Thanke for the advice. |
Is it worth the effort? Subjective. Only you could be the judge of that as we don't know your expectations.
A bad ITF when your 35: Don't let it phase anyone, it's a challenge. It's content where you might or cant help but could do with more powers at 35 but others in your team might do too. Many do this at 50. Should your little girl be playing then that's not what other adults will be expecting however that is no excuse for any adult misbehaviour.
You may want to get Mids Herobuilder if you already haven't and perhaps we can help advise on making the build more durable without being too less fun.
He will honor his words; he will definitely carry out his actions. What he promises he will fulfill. He does not care about his bodily self, putting his life and death aside to come forward for another's troubled besiegement. He does not boast about his ability, or shamelessly extol his own virtues. - Sima Qian.
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Give it a chance. I have a dark/axe that i love it's gonna bloom late and cost a small fortune to IO but it will be alot of fun. I'd love to see your build.|
Originally Posted by Arela13013
Sorry if you misunderstand but I do not want to be given a build. I just wanted to know if this tank can be built strongly and worth the effort. She is 35 right now with so's and i went on an ITF and it went very badly.
The team came to the conclusion that it was my toon that was the weak link but would not say why. My little girl loves to play her but I do not want her having problems playing teams. Thanke for the advice. |
I'm still learning dark armor but does death shrouds pulse cancel CoF's effect?? I haven't played with fears much so not sure how that would work.
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Death Shroud will allow them to counter attack every time it hits. See the wiki entry here for a good explanation of how fear works in the game, if you didn't know. CoF will slow down the attacks from those effected by the fear.
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Originally Posted by DJ_Onslaught
Give it a chance. I have a dark/axe that i love it's gonna bloom late and cost a small fortune to IO but it will be alot of fun. I'd love to see your build.
I'm still learning dark armor but does death shrouds pulse cancel CoF's effect?? I haven't played with fears much so not sure how that would work. |
Throwing darts at the board to see if something sticks.....
Come show your resolve and fight my brute!
Tanks: Gauntlet, the streak breaker and you!
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Originally Posted by PapaSlade
Rangle's right....this is fun.
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Also, don't forget CoF has a tohit debuff.
Where to now?
Check out all my guides and fiction pieces on my blog.
The MFing Warshade | The Last Rule of Tanking | The Got Dam Mastermind
Everything Dark Armor | The Softcap
don'T attempt to read tHis mEssaGe, And believe Me, it is not a codE.
for leveling, i would skip CoF and go with OG. But that's just me.
Dark/Axe could be a solid combo.
The extra mitigation of Axe will go a long way with Dark.
IOed, you will be able to do some really cool things. I have a fully IOed DA/DM, with a build pretty similar to Dechs, and yeah, crazy fun.
As for builds, I actually am one of the few people that would just toss a build together for you, but I am kinda trying to not do that as much, as I end up spending more time screwing around in mids than playing the game...
okay, i took like 10 mins and put one together, sure it isn't perfect, but is softcapped on s/l and is at 38% on e/n, which should do ya fine in most circumstances
Just to clarify, this is not a leveling build, but is a level 50 build.
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dark/axe: Level 50 Mutation Tanker
Primary Power Set: Dark Armor
Secondary Power Set: Battle Axe
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Earth Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Dark Embrace
- (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance
- (3) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance
- (3) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge
- (7) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
- (7) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
- (15) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection
- (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage
- (15) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance
- (33) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge
- (33) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance
- (5) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge
- (5) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
- (13) Reactive Armor - Resistance
- (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage
- (33) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance
- (34) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge
- (34) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance
- (9) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge
- (9) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
- (13) Reactive Armor - Resistance
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (46) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (A) Theft of Essence - Chance for +Endurance
- (11) Touch of the Nictus - Chance for Negative Energy Damage
- (11) Touch of the Nictus - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
- (34) Touch of the Nictus - Heal/HitPoints/Regeneration/Recharge
- (36) Touch of the Nictus - Accuracy/Healing
- (36) Touch of the Nictus - Accuracy/Endurance/Heal/HitPoints/Regeneration
- (A) Flight Speed IO
- (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)
- (A) Miracle - +Recovery
- (17) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
- (17) Regenerative Tissue - +Regeneration
- (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage
- (19) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance
- (19) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge
- (36) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
- (21) Endurance Modification IO
- (21) Endurance Modification IO
- (A) Rectified Reticle - To Hit Buff
- (23) Rectified Reticle - To Hit Buff/Recharge
- (23) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance
- (25) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge
- (25) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
- (37) Reactive Armor - Resistance
- (A) Eradication - Damage
- (27) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (27) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (31) Eradication - Chance for Energy Damage
- (46) Endurance Reduction IO
- (46) Endurance Reduction IO
- (A) Eradication - Damage
- (29) Eradication - Accuracy/Recharge
- (29) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (31) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (31) Force Feedback - Chance for +Recharge
- (43) Scirocco's Dervish - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (37) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (37) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (A) Mocking Beratement - Taunt/Recharge/Range
- (40) Mocking Beratement - Taunt/Range
- (45) Mocking Beratement - Taunt/Recharge
- (45) Mocking Beratement - Accuracy/Recharge
- (A) Eradication - Chance for Energy Damage
- (39) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (39) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (39) Eradication - Accuracy/Recharge
- (40) Scirocco's Dervish - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
- (40) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (A) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Recharge
- (42) Enfeebled Operation - Endurance/Immobilize
- (42) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Immobilize
- (42) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Endurance
- (43) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Immobilize/Recharge
- (43) Enfeebled Operation - Immobilize/Range
- (A) Eradication - Damage
- (45) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (48) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (48) Eradication - Accuracy/Recharge
- (48) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (50) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Recharge
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (50) Recharge Reduction IO
- (50) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 1: Brawl
- (A) Empty
- (A) Empty
- (A) Empty
Level 0: Ninja Run
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Dark Armor is like that kid you knew in school that didn't know when to shut up, and no matter how bad he got beaten down, he got right back up again and kept on talking.
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Gotcha Rangle, thanks for the explanation. I just knew Death shroud did something to the fear effect cause it appeared busted everytime DS pulsed while they were afected by CoF.
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Originally Posted by Rangle M. Down
Death Shroud will allow them to counter attack every time it hits. See the wiki entry here for a good explanation of how fear works in the game, if you didn't know. CoF will slow down the attacks from those effected by the fear.
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There's a reason I personally enjoy my Dark/Mace. Not docking either Energy Melee nor Axe, but it gives me a fine median of both forms of mitigation, stuns and knockdown (for equal or higher and kb for lower). This way, if there's a stubborn anti-kb enemy (such as an AV or whatnot), I have my stuns I can fall back on. On the other hand, some enemy groups (*cough*Council*cough*) have sher numbers and thus having AoE knockdown cones are quite useful to me.
That and I have to say jumping into a mob with an AV in it or jumping into a GM, having OG tick, then doing Clobber for a total of 5 mag stun, it can actually get some AVs and GMs at your mercy. Granted, if you Diabolique and can endure the 5 mag stun, her mag of knockback was killer. On the entire Praetorian arc, she was *the* hardest AV for me to tank. Infernal makes me laugh as he was the first AV that I stunned before my tanker was even 50. It was at that point when I saw my calling to stun GMs and AVs.
My character's build is near "complete", but I'll probably be editing it some to get better S/L defense. There's nothing like doing the Ab Sewer Trial and having the easiest of all the enemies be the head, followed by the hatched. Go figure, right?
50s: Bla- Arch/Mental Cont- Mind/FF, Earth/Cold, Ill/Therm, Earth/Rad Dominator- Plant/Psi, Elec/Earth Corr- Fire/Storm, Arch/Sonic, Rad/Kin, Beam/Sonic, Psi/Time Stalker- Elec/SR Def- Storm/Dark, Emp/Psi, Dark/Elec, FF/Arch, TA/Ice, TA/Elec, Kin/AR, Cold/DP, Traps/Psi Scrap- Fire/Shield Tanker- Dark/Mace, Ice/Kin Brute- Claws/WP, SS/Energy, BS/Elec
I have a lvl 35 DA/Axe that does not seem very powerful. Does someone have a good build of one or should I just scrap her. thanks