I've never seen one, but it would be solid.
Probably only concept keeps people from doing it. I don't see any synergy-conflicts.
You'll probably have to read up on each powerset separately.
In fact, this sounds really good. I'm about to delete a toon and remake it as a different AT, this could fit pretty well. Thanks for the idea.
What You Asked For:
Although i've yet to roll a scrapper version, I leveled a Dark Melee/Electric Brute sometime after the buffs to Dark Melee. It's a strong combination even with SOs. As a Brute, I relied less on the soul drain saturation for Lightning Field because Fury kept the damage going. Additionally, I slotted for Lightning Field and Powersink for End. Mod. to help sap large groups to punch above my level. It helped me take on more enemies and reduce damage enough that Siphon Life could patch me up. Regardless, the impact of a saturated Soul Drain did provide a noticeable damage increase to Lightning Field. It didn't rival the AOEasiness of Footstomp on my SS/Elec, but it help take easier targets down a bit while I mopped up the tougher foes. By the time I finished their bosses, it only took a quick Smite or Shadow Punch to finish off the remaining minions. TMMV.
Lagniappe:
Eventually, I moved on to IO builds optimized for recharge. This was also during the "Dark Melee Proc Machinegun" craze where Smite and Shadow Punch with high recharge builds and daamge procs amounted to some interesting (albeit randomized) success stories. As an Electric Armor brute, however, I found trouble mainly in the sharp performance contrast between "moderate" resistance (40%+) sets like ELA and my "moderate" defense (30%+) from my Defense-based sets. I've heard that some of those concerns has been abated by the inclusion of Energize's heal. I've sadly not had the time to reinvest in the build, but the benefits of Energize would be a positive inidcator for a high-recharge build.
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I have a Dm/Elec with Blaze mastery. It's really solid, the combination of Siphon Life + Energize is great to keep him alive in all situations, top it with Powersink and you have endless endurance. It's also surprisingly good on the AoE department, the high recharge makes Soul Drain act like a decent AoE, together with Fire Ball, Ligtning Field and Shadow Maul with the right positioning, the AoE output is great.
It's the funniest scrapper I've ever levelled, don't recall the Brute version being that fun but well, Energize didn't exist at the time I levelled the Brute.-
Thank you for the input all...
Ive got this weird idea in my head that, when going for recharge and a little defense, I will have an extremely versatile scrapper on my hands. Something about siphon life and energize together makes me feel safe. I dont know, I suppose I will have to wait until I start getting into IO's before I decide whether or not I was correct in thinking this rare combination is a beast.
Flux Tempest-Electric Melee/Willpower
Zaunte's Rage-Claws/Invulnerability
Because of my thirst for knowledge regarding good combinations, could someone shed a little light on the impact of DM on /Elec?
By this i mean, how much of an impact does soul drain have on lightening field? I mean, I havn't messed around with lightening field in a very long time, so I don't necessarily have a large range of knowledge regarding whether or not it's a decent power adder.I do recall dark armor's equivalent adding a somewhat decent chunk of damage to overall DPS though.
So could anyone crank out some numbers and show me whether or not I should continue on this path, because the added AoE, even if it is rather small, makes me grin when looking at DM as a single target powerhouse. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Flux Tempest-Electric Melee/Willpower
Zaunte's Rage-Claws/Invulnerability