... >_< i wont be able to get back to a comp for a day or 2...(new guy screwed up comp system up north... so i am flying out in about 2 hours have to pack and get to airport now.)
but if u guys can go onto a bit of a talk over what wood give me a good cheap soloer with good dps. but much thanks. and droped it to just /WP invis seem a little cosly.
Super Strength and/or Fire Melee.
Both have excellent damage, decent AoE. Only difference is Fire has no secondary effects.
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Honestly, it's hard to go wrong with ANYTHING/WP.
I am playing a Claws/WP right now, and it is very fun, fast, and soloes easily, but to be honest, you could blindly pick a powerset and it would work fine.
I used a SS/Will to solo all content redside, and does good on Task Forces/Strike Forces. Good with SOs, good with I/Os. GL
Token Stone/wp suggestion. One of the few brute builds that has really stuck with me.
I'm currently leveling a Super Strength/Willpower Brute.
I'm loving it 
I have to add my vote to DB/WP.
Although I'm also going to second the ANYTHING/WP suggestion.
ss/wp seems like a good plan. i have always been scared of SS becasue rage seems to be have a pianfull backlash... but with 5 recharge SO in thare i can make it purma and aviod that.... lol yes i well slot 5 SOs in it for my broke poor man build...
but ill figer build out with IOs and that l8tr once i get him into teh mid 20s and decide if i want to put alot of Inf into him. ty for the help.
p.s i plan on fly travel power. and geting AS from it for extra knock and its ok dam.(figer just accc and recharge and use it to replace brawl as the auto fire fury builder.
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Off topic, but do you go out of your way to spell like you do, or does it come naturally? It's impressively consistent. The quoted section implies that you would have a better grasp of mainstream standardized spelling (being called in from a notable distance away to handle what sounds like a corporate IT situation does imply a certain intelligence) than what you use here. |
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... >_< i wont be able to get back to a comp for a day or 2...(new guy screwed up comp system up north... so i am flying out in about 2 hours have to pack and get to airport now.)
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Again, your spelling, or rather misspellings, are very consistent which, to me, implies that you use a set of rules about how to misspell words. It just seems to me that you would be putting more work into typing than if you had simply spelled correctly. I have known people who purposely misspell as many words as they can in internet posts (each for different reasons), but I just can't see the value in being purposely more difficult to understand.
Perhaps I'm reading too much into this and English is not your primary language. Perhaps you just enjoy typing that way. Whatever the case, I'm curious.
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Off topic, but do you go out of your way to spell like you do, or does it come naturally? It's impressively consistent. The quoted section implies that you would have a better grasp of mainstream standardized spelling (being called in from a notable distance away to handle what sounds like a corporate IT situation does imply a certain intelligence) than what you use here.
Again, your spelling, or rather misspellings, are very consistent which, to me, implies that you use a set of rules about how to misspell words. It just seems to me that you would be putting more work into typing than if you had simply spelled correctly. I have known people who purposely misspell as many words as they can in internet posts (each for different reasons), but I just can't see the value in being purposely more difficult to understand. Perhaps I'm reading too much into this and English is not your primary language. Perhaps you just enjoy typing that way. Whatever the case, I'm curious. |
to tell the truth i lack basic spelling skill duo to being dyslectic. if its pragraming code in front of me and its as easy as 1,2,3 to me. sorry if my spellyngs is hard 2 read for u.
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Dyslexic, huh? That's pretty rough. I'm glad it doesn't seem to affect your programming skill, I know how even a simple typo can mess up a whole section of code. As I said, I was mostly curious at how your misspellings were so consistent. It isn't really that your posts are hard to read, I was mostly just wondering if you do it on purpose or if it just happens. No offense meant.|
Originally Posted by Cmls
to tell the truth i lack basic spelling skill duo to being dyslectic. if its pragraming code in front of me and its as easy as 1,2,3 to me. sorry if my spellyngs is hard 2 read for u.
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Some people I've met purposely misspell things on the internet ("this is teh intarnet, nt grayd skool, lol"). I have little patience for that, personally. Misspellings due to a language barrier or learning "disability" (I dislike "disability" because one isn't unable to learn, there are just additional obstacles for those of us with learning "disabilities". I'm ADHD, myself. Never made it to 50 in six years of CoX.) are a completely different thing, though.
Ok, end of threadjack.
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thow i19 may be a ways off wood a ss/wp be safe to build w/o stamina now.
currently got him to only lvl 6 but injoying him alot. he seem very hard to kill and does amazing dam and Fury is already very easy to get into adding 130% dam probly be able to have it into the 150-170 range before even geting rage. and rage well just make it scary.. at this point investing some inf into him is very likly he is just that fun already.(atm it look like he is going to end up my mian for a bit my tank is going to end up stalling out for a bit while i play the brute. get some inf then ill just build my tank up with IOs so when i play him agian. the exp boost from day job + having a nice IO set up well make him alot easyer to play)
Totally safe to build for now, WP gets a great Plus end power, and because you are a brute you can slot end reducers in your attacks without taking that big a hit on damage. Go for it!
Feel The Burn
well i kinda shut the door on with 2ndarys... but SS is gold so sticking with it.
but how is nrg armour i like the animation 2 it and fits a costume i have saved. but pure sets scare me a little. sence u only have the one layer of defence. but i may be over looking some fine point i just dont understand.
how wood a SS/nrg be. wood it be a good toon for someone thats broke. or is it more of a need a little Inf to truly get him started.
I'm running a Mace/Energy brute as one of my current projects, and it runs pretty well. He is frequently gasping for breath right now, but he only just hit 18. once I get Stamina and some Single Origins, I fully expect him to be a beast.
My advice: Get some more Smashing/Lethal defense when you can, and Weave. Four Kinetic combats give a pretty big S/L bonus, around 3.75% if my memory is correct, and two Rectified Reticles (in Rage, though you might prefer a set of Gaussian's here) are about 1.88% or so. Combat Jumping and Weave will get you around 8% defense with reasonable enhancement. Take the passive S/L resist (or Tough) and slot a Steadfast Protection: Res/Def and you ought to be at or really close to the softcap for S/L, pretty close with Energy, and still have plenty of room for slotting bonuses for Fire/Cold Defense and whatever else.
Most attacks have a Smashing or Lethal component, and will have to check against your defense there regardless of whatever other damage it does, so you'll get the best return there. That's why I recommend it first.
I recommend frankenslotting Energy Drain for Rech/EndMod/Heal to get the highest values out of those three you can, then whatever EndRedux you can get so you can fire it off if you happen to be nearly drained. It's a pretty big heal; up to 60% of your health if fully saturated with targets and with ED-capped Heal enhancement.
As a defense set, you have a lot of places to slot the Luck of the Gambler recharge proc, if you can afford them.
I have no real advice for SS, as I don't really care for the set. I'm sure someone else will be along shortly to point out the highlights there. Just beware of the -Defense part of the Rage crash: watch for it and be prepared, and you should be fine.
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I'm running a Strong/Pretty brute as one of my current projects, and it runs pretty well.
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Somehow I expected that would take longer. Good job!
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Fixed that for you.
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k one last thing. k so far i have goten my ss/wp to lvl 25(liking him ) a ss/nrg to 25(agian liking him thow a little more all or nothing then ss/wp)
now wood like to try one last brute to lvl 25 and pick one to stick with.. this time looking at
/elec armour. i figer i have a both(WP) a def(NRG) now try an resist set (ELEC)
SS seem like a good idea just because the def crush of rage doesnt mater at ALL
is it a good combo??
i figed for power pools.
-hasten (lvl 6-8)- super speed(lvl 14)
-Aid self(get ASAP no self heal w/o it)
-box or kick and tough( get at l8tr lvles but no weave)
-stamina tell i19 (then change travel power. figers combat jump[more imob def] SJ[just like using it]and drop super speed off my build.)
well post build for SOs one i get home.(not for a nother 5 hours or so lol)
If you want something slightly tankier, try Dark/Invulnerabilty. Smooth to run, decent damage at low levels, incredible damage at high levels, and really hard to put down (heal in the attacks, major heal in your armor set)
If you want something classic, SS/Invul is good, my 1st 50 is a SS/Invul Brute. Very prone to End swings (Dark also mitigates this), but a very strong toon.
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Originally Posted by Cmls
k one last thing. k so far i have goten my ss/wp to lvl 25(liking him ) a ss/nrg to 25(agian liking him thow a little more all or nothing then ss/wp)
now wood like to try one last brute to lvl 25 and pick one to stick with.. this time looking at /elec armour. i figer i have a both(WP) a def(NRG) now try an resist set (ELEC) SS seem like a good idea just because the def crush of rage doesnt mater at ALL is it a good combo?? i figed for power pools. -hasten (lvl 6-8)- super speed(lvl 14) -Aid self(get ASAP no self heal w/o it) -box or kick and tough( get at l8tr lvles but no weave) -stamina tell i19 (then change travel power. figers combat jump[more imob def] SJ[just like using it]and drop super speed off my build.) well post build for SOs one i get home.(not for a nother 5 hours or so lol) |
I have a 50 SS/Elec/Soul. He's a machine, I tell you. I guarantee you'll love it.
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"Dark Armor is a complete waste as a tanking set."
cool sounds good as for the more tanker reply i have a dark/ice tank(lvl 39 now) he is all the tank ill ever need. even with SOs i seem atleast to me tuffer then any IOed out = lvl invis/ i have ran into..
nice ss sound fine then still goin to pick up CJ one stam gone for the imob but other then that ill have alot of breathing for other stuff.
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Grounded always has Immob protection; from what I've seen the immobilize protection in /Elec doesn't need to be on the ground to apply, Combat Info window shows it as constant. CJ would be good for a bit of a defense boost.
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Originally Posted by Cmls
cool sounds good as for the more tanker reply i have a dark/ice tank(lvl 39 now) he is all the tank ill ever need. even with SOs i seem atleast to me tuffer then any IOed out = lvl invis/ i have ran into..
nice ss sound fine then still goin to pick up CJ one stam gone for the imob but other then that ill have alot of breathing for other stuff. |
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Originally Posted by Cmls
k one last thing. k so far i have goten my ss/wp to lvl 25(liking him ) a ss/nrg to 25(agian liking him thow a little more all or nothing then ss/wp)
now wood like to try one last brute to lvl 25 and pick one to stick with.. this time looking at /elec armour. i figer i have a both(WP) a def(NRG) now try an resist set (ELEC) SS seem like a good idea just because the def crush of rage doesnt mater at ALL is it a good combo?? i figed for power pools. -hasten (lvl 6-8)- super speed(lvl 14) -Aid self(get ASAP no self heal w/o it) -box or kick and tough( get at l8tr lvles but no weave) -stamina tell i19 (then change travel power. figers combat jump[more imob def] SJ[just like using it]and drop super speed off my build.) well post build for SOs one i get home.(not for a nother 5 hours or so lol) |
Anyway, I agree with your thoughts on Hasten and Tough. Both will be very useful to your survivability.
I disagree with your thoughts on Aid Self. As a resistance set, you will have a hard time firing that off in combat.
Energize is better because it also has a decent +Regen buff attached to it. It is on a longer recharge than Aid Self, but fully enhanced for recharge, plus with Lightning Reflexes and while Hasten is up it will heal 50% of your health every 40ish seconds, plus another 37% regenerated over the 30 second buff. The +Regen component effectively triples your regeneration rate when fully enhanced, and can be up 75% of the time with SOs.
Admittedly, with the same enhancements and buffs Aid Self can heal about 40% of your health every 7 seconds, but you'll be fighting with the fact that it is interruptable and you have no defense. Every tick of DoT attacks, every pulse of mez effects (even ones you're protected from), and every time a nearby enemy sneezes, you'll have to reactivate the power. Also, Aid Self costs you an extra power pick to get it.
If you are really set on it, I'd still recommend you get Energize, for the extra heal and the Regen and EndDiscount buffs. Having both wouldn't hurt, I suppose.
At any rate, with Tough you'll have almost 60% Smash/Lethal resistance (an /Invuln brute can manage 70% here, with Tough, that's only another 10%) and with your set resistances you'll have up to 41% Fire/Cold/Psi, 30-35 Negative Energy (if you take and slot out Grounded), and capped (90%) Energy resistance. Any sort of healing will greatly prolong your life.
Grounded is great. An (almost) always on partial status protection? Yeah, buddy! I was originally concerned with the whole only-protected-on-the-ground concept, but I never noticed a time when it failed. It also pushes your Energy resistance to the cap (with no additional slots) and bolsters your relatively weak NegEnergy resistance. No need for Combat Jumping or Acrobatics/IOs here.
Edit: Holy wall of text, flying nocturnal mammal man!
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I just noticed where Cmls noted Electric has no self-heal. Get Energize, buddy! It rocks!
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"Dark Armor is a complete waste as a tanking set."
currently lvling and DA/ice tank...(cant solo worth crap... or well takes sooooo painfully long dont want to solo it) so when i cant find a group(sometimes can only get on at l8t hours) i wood like to play a brute sence its more or less the same AT just defrent mindframs.
tank- get agrro to save groups lifes but deal with low dam high survivel.
brute- get agrro to do more dam and have soso survivel
well 2ndary for brute well be.
/WP - all around good
mian is whare i run into problems.
i dont wont the folowing.
axe/ - just dont like any of the axe models.
WM/- first char i ever made way back in the days on friend accout was a WM loved him but want to do something new(he was a lvl 46 shield/WM tank when i stoped playing)
rest are free game.
my goals are the folowing
-good soloer
-good dps
-semi good on teams( i well group him ever so often he well be in defrent lvl range then tank most of the time)
-cheap... like i dont NEED IOs to be good with him.