I've found that softcapping was the best thing I could have done for my Dark Armor tank. For reference of how much it's helped me, check the video in my sig. Pseudo DDR can be had by popping small purple inspirations prior to the fight. I used merits for my Kinetic Combats.
Here's how I'd do it. I managed to drop maneuvers and the expensive Gaussian's set. See what you think. I picked up crippling axe kick and you're still 2.5% over the softcap. Your endurance consumption from before didn't look too bad, but now there's two less toggles to run, and you can turn off tough for most stuffs you fight. I gave you focused accuracy instead of tactics, but I really don't think it's something you need to run anyway. I'd put something else in it's place, but I'm not sure what you want.
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When I posted I'd referenced information in the forums regarding DA - yours (Dechs) was on of the ones I was referring to, so I'm glad to see a response from you.
I'm going to go with your build input and slotting - as for focused accuracy, maybe I can swap it for SJ for convenience. Good idea on the merits, and I've seen that vid. Pushed me over the top for setting up a DA toon. Thanks for taking a look at it and putting the work into tightening up.
. . . now hopefully the rumors are true about expac and MA redraw :P
have a good one
Rottweiler 50 claws/inv scrap
Crossborne 50 mace/SD brute
Snapvine 50 plant/vines dominator
What I see you lack acc even with the tohit buffs and from a scrapper note you lack the recharge to have a really good attack chain on your set.
Pinnacle
Langar Thurs-Katana/SR 50; Hejtmane-DM/DA 50
Rogue Spear-Spines/DA 50; Hypnosis-Ill/Rad 50
Sir Thomas Theroux-DM/SR 50; Melted Copper-Fire/Shield 50
Byzantine Warrior-DB/ELA 50;Blade Tempo-50 DB/EA
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We shall see. |
Originally Posted by Hejtmane
What I see you lack acc even with the tohit buffs and from a scrapper note you lack the recharge to have a really good attack chain on your set.
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47% acc hard to increase without uncapping. Still might put hasten in the build.
Thanks for the input
Rottweiler 50 claws/inv scrap
Crossborne 50 mace/SD brute
Snapvine 50 plant/vines dominator
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The acc may work I still worry about your overall recharge
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Originally Posted by Alpengeist
We shall see.
47% acc hard to increase without uncapping. Still might put hasten in the build. Thanks for the input |
Pinnacle
Langar Thurs-Katana/SR 50; Hejtmane-DM/DA 50
Rogue Spear-Spines/DA 50; Hypnosis-Ill/Rad 50
Sir Thomas Theroux-DM/SR 50; Melted Copper-Fire/Shield 50
Byzantine Warrior-DB/ELA 50;Blade Tempo-50 DB/EA
The build is pieced together with a modestly expensive budget - no purples or hamis. After researching many of the DA threads and from my own experience, it looks as though it would be playable.
However there are those of you with more experience than my own when it comes to the DA set and I am wondering if this build has any glaring holes. End usage is noticably higher on this toon than the others I've done, and I'm not sure if it's worth the effort to s cap s/l with no debuff resistance. I tried to keep recovery at a certain level and used tactics to make sure I can reliably hit stuff.
DS more likely than not wouldn't be running very often, and CoF when there are enough minions to keep occupied for DR targets. At least that is the plan.
Anyhow feel free to plug any holes, remember I'd like to not break the bank (something that may not be possible on a DA, I dunno) and if any of you can figure out how to make the damn kinetic combats go away, may you be visited by the Swedish beer and bikini team.
I think they are probably there to stay if s/l cap is to be had.
Here is the build:
Rottweiler 50 claws/inv scrap
Crossborne 50 mace/SD brute
Snapvine 50 plant/vines dominator