DB or Kat?


Dr_Catastrophe

 

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I'm rolling my first scrappe, but I'm terrified that I'm going to pick a dud power pool to roll it with. I'm fairly secure with my defensive (WP), and was wondering if DB or Kat gets the nod over one or the other?


 

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There aren't really any duds in the scrapper pools, it's all about your preferences. Kat has the option of Divine Avalanche which is a very strong boost to your defense (lethal/melee), will however reduce your dps. DB has combos which give you things like an ae knockdown, ae -tohit -def, +dmg +tohit or a dot. Kat is very single target centered while DB has some cone damage (the combo dot is landed through a cone power). Both sets have easy to reach chains that don't need a lot of recharge but they also have high dps single target chains that can be achieved with a lot of recharge, somewhere around 230% if I am not mistaken.

I would play both to lvl 10/20 and then decide by look and feel.


 

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Depending on how much your gonna spend IO'ing, Kat will be more survivable. They are both really fun if you ask me. Kat still has some good Aoe, a small arc, a pbaoe, and one of the last powers can hit 2-3 if u use it carefully/luckily. DB can suck if you miss combos but with wp that won't be an issue. I have a db/wp scrap at 50, and he is a lot of fun. I had a kat/fire at 50 but don't have him any more cause I didn't like /fire and redrawing all the time for healing flames, although i had melee softcapped with 1-2 DAs, cant remember now been awhile. I'd probably do as Rina up there said, and play them both for awhile, I would say 32, and see which one you like. 32 so you get all the attack powers, some fresh SOs, and play for a bit with each. It really doesn't take too long to get to 32 these days, but Ive found tahts about where it starts to go slower, least for me anyways. I think kat hits harder, but db has more aoe and is flashier, although kat is plenty flashy itself really.


 

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Depending on how much your gonna spend IO'ing, Kat will be more survivable. They are both really fun if you ask me. Kat still has some good Aoe, a small arc, a pbaoe, and one of the last powers can hit 2-3 if u use it carefully/luckily. DB can suck if you miss combos but with wp that won't be an issue. I have a db/wp scrap at 50, and he is a lot of fun. I had a kat/fire at 50 but don't have him any more cause I didn't like /fire and redrawing all the time for healing flames, although i had melee softcapped with 1-2 DAs, cant remember now been awhile. I'd probably do as Rina up there said, and play them both for awhile, I would say 32, and see which one you like. 32 so you get all the attack powers, some fresh SOs, and play for a bit with each. It really doesn't take too long to get to 32 these days, but Ive found tahts about where it starts to go slower, least for me anyways. I think kat hits harder, but db has more aoe and is flashier, although kat is plenty flashy itself really.


 

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Personally, I love my kat/wp.

When DB first came out, I played it to about 30 and got bored with it, but that's just my opinion. I know dozens of people who love their DB characters.

I loved my Kat from 1-50, and /WP is a solid set.


 

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I'll echo rina in saying that there are no duds in the Scrapper primaries or secondaries. There are only combinations with different strengths and weaknesses. I prefer what Katana brings to the table (defense), but there's nothing wrong with Dual Blades, and I've played both to 50 and enjoyed both.


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