if you have the money(and the patience) to invest..shield will pay off just b/c of shield charge. also its not to hard to get the positional defenses
WP is so so SO much cheaper to IO, and has incredible survivability, but the way to slot elec melee and how you want WP tend to differ. WP benefits from higher hp/regen and typed defense whereas shield is all about recharge and positional defense.
if you want out-of-box definitely go /wp...i love my stone/wp brute more than any melee toon ive ever rolled in my 6+ years of play. i can farm at a decent pace and not really worry about dropping. if you can can stand to be good for nwo, and great later, go shield. its still one of the best farming sets out there, second only to fire nowadays depending on who you talk to
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Thank you, I have a better idea of what to expect now. I think i'll go with shield, since i'm tired of working on s/l bonuses. Be a nice change.
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Want a brute for running AE farms, and was thinking specifically about high s/l def/resist. Of these two choices, which should I expect better damage and/or survivability from?
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