Very Best Farmer?

FSC actually does MORE dmg than FS and has the same rech. The smaller radius shouldnt matter in an ambush farm at least. It does however have a longer activation time.
The fact that you dont get the FF+rech proc as well is a BIG deal though. But i haven't done too many tests and i could see fire/fire/mu being a very close second.

I've been thoroughly convinced that SS/FA/MU Brute is the best farming class. Is there any builds on this AT that I can access?

http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=266520

The build I'm currently running. Purpled out, plays quite good. High damage, very survivable in pretty much any content that is not PPD Kheldians.

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Originally Posted by reiella Until I see something that states to the contrary, going to assume VK is right .

This si what I use for farming, it's cheap and nasty. I run fire ambushes so I focused on fire def over positional defences, vengeance is used to max defence but it's easy to find someone that wants PL'ed to supply the vengeance bait during farming.
Mocking beratment sets are brilliant for for 3.125% fire def and 7.5% recharge. Unfortunatly build is unable to do much outside AE, focused entirely on being an AoE Death Machine.

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Level 50 Magic Brute
Primary Power Set: Super Strength
Secondary Power Set: Fiery Aura
Power Pool: Concealment
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Teleportation
Ancillary Pool: Mu Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Jab -- Mocking-Taunt(A), Mocking-Taunt/Rchg(5), Mocking-Taunt/Rchg/Rng(5), Mocking-Acc/Rchg(7), Mocking-Taunt/Rng(7), Mocking-Rchg(9)
Level 1: Fire Shield -- Aegis-ResDam(A), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(3), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(3)
Level 2: Blazing Aura -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(19), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(19), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(37), Oblit-%Dam(39), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(39)
Level 4: Healing Flames -- Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx(A), Dct'dW-Heal(43), Dct'dW-Rchg(46), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(48), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(48)
Level 6: Stealth -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 8: Knockout Blow -- Mocking-Taunt(A), Mocking-Taunt/Rchg(9), Mocking-Taunt/Rchg/Rng(11), Mocking-Acc/Rchg(13), Mocking-Taunt/Rng(13), Mocking-Rchg(15)
Level 10: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(11)
Level 12: Temperature Protection -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), S'fstPrt-ResKB(17)
Level 14: Maneuvers -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 16: Plasma Shield -- Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(A), Aegis-ResDam(17), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(50)
Level 18: Rage -- AdjTgt-ToHit(A), AdjTgt-ToHit/EndRdx/Rchg(39), AdjTgt-Rchg(40), AdjTgt-ToHit/Rchg(40), AdjTgt-EndRdx/Rchg(40)
Level 20: Consume -- Mocking-Taunt(A), Mocking-Taunt/Rchg(21), Mocking-Taunt/Rchg/Rng(21), Mocking-Acc/Rchg(27), Mocking-Taunt/Rng(29), Mocking-Rchg(29)
Level 22: Haymaker -- Mocking-Taunt(A), Mocking-Taunt/Rchg(23), Mocking-Taunt/Rchg/Rng(23), Mocking-Acc/Rchg(25), Mocking-Taunt/Rng(25), Mocking-Rchg(27)
Level 24: Vengeance -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(31), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(31)
Level 26: Assault -- EndRdx-I(A), EndRdx-I(31)
Level 28: Burn -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(34), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(36), Oblit-%Dam(36), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(37), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(37)
Level 30: Recall Friend -- Zephyr-ResKB(A)
Level 32: Foot Stomp -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(33), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(33), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), Oblit-%Dam(34), FrcFbk-Rechg%(34)
Level 35: Fiery Embrace -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(36), RechRdx-I(50)
Level 38: Invisibility -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 41: Electrifying Fences -- Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(42), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(42), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(42), Posi-Dam%(43), TotHntr-Dam%(43)
Level 44: Ball Lightning -- Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(45), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(45), Posi-Dmg/Rng(45), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(46), Posi-Dam%(46)
Level 47: Rise of the Phoenix -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 49: Grant Invisibility -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 50: Spiritual Core Paragon
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Fury
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 2: Health -- Mrcl-Rcvry+(A), Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(48)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- P'Shift-End%(A), EndMod-I(15), P'Shift-EndMod(50)

For a duo with a SS/Fire brute, what (Im looking at a fire/* corruptor specifically for thematic reasons) would go the best with it?

Cold, Kin, and Sonic would all work. Kin wouldn't be as benefitial in an ambush farm, but if you're both munching on inspirations you probably won't be able to stay at the damage cap without help.

What Lore pet is everyone using with their brute? I made rikti for the extra recharge from AM but it doesnt seem to last that long and the pet doesnt seem to like to reapply it right away. It's also only a 15% recharge boost. Anyone know what the recharge boost is from the phantom support pet?

I have a question.
I am making a farm and was thinking of limiting the mobs to level 51 which would mean at +4 it would auto exemp me down to level 47.
This is what I currently know:
1: When exemp'd to 47, I keep all my powers, Incarnate abilities and my level shift.
2: When Exemp'd to 47, I keep all my set bonuses regardless of the level of the IOs involved.
3: Enhancement power modifiers are only reduced when exemping below level 45. So at 47 it shouldn't alter the strength of my abilities.

This is what I don't know:
Does it make a positive difference? I am assuming the mobs being 3 levels lower means 3 levels less worth of HP for me to kill but would the base damage of my attacks be scaled down relatively to the point it doesn't help at all?

Unslotted a level 47 Brute Punch does 41.29 damage. That's 19.82 damage against a +4 (51) minion who has 432 HP, so it'll take 21.8 attacks to finish it off. A level 50 Brute Punch does 41.71 damage, or 20.02 against a +4 (54) minion who has 435.7 hp, so it'll take 21.76 attacks. I'm ignoring Enhancements, Rage, Fury, and popping reds because it's equal between the two.

So a level 50 Brute fighting level 54 Minions is faster by a whole 0.18%.

In other words, it doesn't really make a difference. Just farm 50s or people will look at you funny.

Lol thanks TopDoc!
You are right, the funny looks sure don't seem worth it.

i did a 1-50 in the a.e. with my fire/fire i think it took around 7 or 8 hours..but on my elec/fire it took 6. now it could be how many times i broke to pee or eat cause i really wasnt counting..but it did seem faster on my elec/fire.

that being said if you want a 50 in a hurry both do nicely.

What would you consider the best "farming" missions in the regular game, that is outside of AE? Would these missions need a different AT and/or powerset combo to farm effectively?

I realize that the rewards will be overall less than AE farming, but I'm looking for something to do when I need a break from AE. I have a number of 50s and no problem leveling another to switch off to if another AT would be better suited.

I -think- it's a Maria Hill mission that gives you one of those alternate dimension maps chock full of level 50 Freakshow. It requires clicking on a glowie to complete, so you can easily reset it. Freakshow tend to be pretty easy, at least they used to be, not sure now with the addition of the Super Stunners.

Yeah, battle for TV was generally the most common farm back in the day.

I dont like be able to farm with only one side though so i just got a RWZ map (SS/fa seems to do suprisingly well against them since there nrg isnt -def)

But blueside its either the demon farm (from...someone) if you want to play in easy mode. Or a freak map, as they give more xp/inf per kill and its just plain old fun to kill them before they can even heal. XD

Been awhile since I've posted here, but I had a little accomplishment today that I want to brag about.

- Dual Box PL (I was controlling both accounts from the same comp)
- PL'r was my SS/FA Brute
- Used the FIRE! mission

Here are the results.



Never thought PLing would surpass the old techniques, but incarnates + ambush farms have accomplished that.

Old techniques?

Also, impressive.

Chu used my mish XD

Impressive, now level pact (before the ability is gone with i21) and see his long it takes. I'm betting 5 hrs and you'll have two level 50s.

Old techniques being the old BP/Rikti/Ninja farms.

The fire/fire blaster that I made is an attempt at farming with something different. Initial tests show some promise, but ultimately, I dont think it has a chance with the mobs scattering every so often.