Six slot your attacks unless you have a good reason not to. For everything else, it's a huge "it depends".
How much endurance recovery you need depends very heavily on your build.
The main advantages of Aid Self are for playing with no inspirations, or if you want to push the envelope far enough that you'd burn through greens faster than they drop. I wouldn't bother on a normal build for normal play, so it depends on what you're after.
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I have a 26 MA/SD going, and I am starting to think about how to actually build him. I sat down with Mids and kept restarting trying to get a feel, as I have never done an IO set build and I am hitting my head on a wall, because I don't know some basics about how to set it up.
(I haven't played in a long time and I haven't played much past 40)
1) There seems to be a glut of attacks, especially with APP/PP added in, and I am having trouble figuring out which to prune vs. take.
I know I want Cobra Strike for the control, Dragon Tail for some AoE and the KD, Crippling Axe Kick, I *think* because it's great damage, so that makes sense. EC makes sense because its the Big Daddy and for the next-attack-buff, but then Crane Kick is a form of control too, and is decent damage, not to mention TK and SK which also are ok, and of course you have to take one.
Does TK, CS, CAK, DT, EC make sense as your five MA takers?
2) How many from an IO set makes sense (or does it vary with the set bonus?)
Like, should I 5 slot my attacks? 6 slot them with the whole set? Which of the set like Mako's Bite should one take? Some of the 6 set bonuses look good, but that's kind of ungainly.
3) What APP/PP makes the most sense with MA/SD? I was thinking fire for Fireball and more AOE.
4) Is just 3 slotted stamina and IO's enough for end recovery?
5) Last one... do I need a hea? If so I have to spend on Heal other to get self Heal, and I am already probably "wasting" a slot getting to Tough/Weave.
Any thoughts, or your experiences are welcome!