I don't know why shield has this reputation of using so much more endurance than other sets. It's just not true. Looking at the ongoing toggle costs of all the brute sets, we get:
Stone (non-granite): 2.03 EPS
Dark: 2.0 EPS, plus dark regen
Electric: 1.25 EPS
Stone (granite, mud pots, rooted): 1.248 EPS
Energy: 1.04 EPS
Fire: 1.04 EPS
SR: 0.78 EPS, plus another ~0.1 for practiced brawler
WP: 0.832 EPS
Invul: 0.73 EPS
Shield: 0.78 EPS, plus another ~0.1 for active defense
So basically, shield costs less than dark, electric, energy, fire, and both varieties of stone, is on par with SR, and costs more than invul and WP. Now, electric and energy have good endurance management, but shields is still cheaper than dark, fire, and stone, equal to SR, and only slightly more costly than invul. Additionally, even though the effect is less pronounced for brutes, shield's AAO actually saves you endurance by letting you kill stuff in fewer hits.
In other words, shield doesn't really cost much more endurance than comparable sets. You're just running into the same problem almost everyone does pre-stamina.
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It's not that SD eats up End. It's that SD uses little End, and keeps you alive well, meaning you'll be spending more time using attacks. THAT'S what eats up the End.
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Originally Posted by Muon_Neutrino
I don't know why shield has this reputation of using so much more endurance than other sets. It's just not true. Looking at the ongoing toggle costs of all the brute sets, we get:
Stone (non-granite): 2.03 EPS Dark: 2.0 EPS, plus dark regen Electric: 1.25 EPS Stone (granite, mud pots, rooted): 1.248 EPS Energy: 1.04 EPS Fire: 1.04 EPS SR: 0.78 EPS, plus another ~0.1 for practiced brawler WP: 0.832 EPS Invul: 0.73 EPS Shield: 0.78 EPS, plus another ~0.1 for active defense So basically, shield costs less than dark, electric, energy, fire, and both varieties of stone, is on par with SR, and costs more than invul and WP. Now, electric and energy have good endurance management, but shields is still cheaper than dark, fire, and stone, equal to SR, and only slightly more costly than invul. Additionally, even though the effect is less pronounced for brutes, shield's AAO actually saves you endurance by letting you kill stuff in fewer hits. In other words, shield doesn't really cost much more endurance than comparable sets. You're just running into the same problem almost everyone does pre-stamina. |
I was wondering.
Most of the Brutes main power sets consume a lot of stamina, and shield defense seem to consume A LOT of stamina, so does it really matter which main you choose? as SD will make sure you wont have anything to fight with anyways, or is it a rather confused view on the set?
I mean, Invu has great protection against almost anything, and just seems waaaay better than the shield ???