Take a look at other Willpower builds on the forums. Maybe those can provide you with some guidance. This build is too far from anything I would make for me to make suggestions on how to improve it.
The easiest way to survive just about anything is to add enough defense that you almost never get hit. For power sets with little or no starting defense, reaching 32.5% then relying on a small purple inspiration is the best way to go.
After you have adequate defense, an attack chain will help you kill things more efficiently. I'm not sure what the top DPS attack chain is for BS. Look for attack chain threads to learn how to figure it out.
You have unslotted, overslotted/overenhanced, and uselessly slotted powers. Do you even play this build? Parry needs acc enhancement (you get no defense if it misses). Mind over body doesn't benefit from rech redux (its a toggle).
I'd start fixing this by reading the guide section. Pay particular attention to guides that involve your powersets and how they recommend slotting things.
First, welcome to CoH! 
It's a great game, ain't it? 
Second, I love this build of yours. It is proof positive of one of the greatest strengths of the game, which is that it is fun for everyone.
As you may have gathered by prior posts, your build is pretty far from 'optimum.' But that doesn't matter a fig, as long as you're having fun.
Now, that said, you state you want to be 'as powerful as possible', and you're in luck. BS/wp has enormous potential for survivability, and pretty decent damage output to boot.
I'm not just going to post up a rebuild, I think you'll have a lot more fun if you tinker together something yourself. (I might be wrong.)
The key thing here is layers of mitigation. You will want to construct and use all four, which BS/wp can give you very easily.
First: Defense. You get this from Parry, your defense powers, and pool powers. Consider combat jumping, weave, and manuevers.
Second: Resists. You get this from your defense powers and pool powers. Take and slot your armors (three Aegis's or four Reactive Armors are good choices). Take Tough.
Third: Healing. You get this from your defense powers and pool powers, as well as slotting. Rise to the Challenge is your strongest healing power by a wide margin, you want it well enhanced for healing and to-hit debuffing. (To-hit debuff to your foes is roughly the same as more +defense for yourself, see #1 above.)
Fourth: Active mitigation. This is, for BS, knockup and knockdowns. Take those attacks and use them frequently on tough/nasty bad guys. To maximize this effect, you will want some recharge, so look at hasten. You'll also need endurance, so take Quick Recovery and be sure to slot it and Stamina as well. Look hard at Physical Perfection. More recharge also translates directly to more damage, which is the ultimate form of active mitigation: An arrested foe can't hurt you.
Hopefully this is helpful, if you have any more questions, ask away!
Thanks mauk2. That is pretty much the perfect answer to me post. Tells me everything I need in a general way with just enough specific examples so that everything makes sense. Much appreciated.
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Yes, I do play this build, and I do so quite well.
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Originally Posted by Rhysem
You have unslotted, overslotted/overenhanced, and uselessly slotted powers. Do you even play this build? Parry needs acc enhancement (you get no defense if it misses). Mind over body doesn't benefit from rech redux (its a toggle).
I'd start fixing this by reading the guide section. Pay particular attention to guides that involve your powersets and how they recommend slotting things. |
Based on advise given by mauk2 I have put this together. I noticed that Mids allowed me to take fly and hasten without taking another power in that set first. Has this changed since the last time I had to choose a power or is this a mistake on Mids' part? I only slotted IO's for the sake of simplicity. I will look into replacing them (some/most/all?) with enhancement sets. What do you guys think?
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Level 50 Technology Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Broad Sword
Secondary Power Set: Willpower
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Hack
- (A) Damage Increase IO
- (43) Accuracy IO
- (A) Resist Damage IO
- (37) Resist Damage IO
- (39) Healing IO
- (39) Resist Damage IO
- (A) Damage Increase IO
- (43) Accuracy IO
- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
- (34) Resist Damage IO
- (37) Resist Damage IO
- (37) Endurance Reduction IO
- (A) Healing IO
- (7) Healing IO
- (7) Healing IO
- (9) Healing IO
- (A) Damage Increase IO
- (43) Damage Increase IO
- (46) Accuracy IO
- (A) To Hit Buff IO
- (A) Accuracy IO
- (13) Accuracy IO
- (13) Defense Buff IO
- (15) Defense Buff IO
- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
- (31) Endurance Reduction IO
- (34) Defense Buff IO
- (34) Defense Buff IO
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (19) Recharge Reduction IO
- (19) Recharge Reduction IO
- (31) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Flight Speed IO
- (A) Defense Buff IO
- (21) Defense Buff IO
- (21) Endurance Reduction IO
- (31) Endurance Reduction IO
- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
- (23) Endurance Reduction IO
- (23) Healing IO
- (25) Healing IO
- (29) To Hit Debuff IO
- (29) To Hit Debuff IO
- (A) Endurance Modification IO
- (25) Endurance Modification IO
- (27) Endurance Modification IO
- (27) Endurance Modification IO
- (39) Endurance Modification IO
- (40) Endurance Modification IO
- (A) Accuracy IO
- (42) Damage Increase IO
- (A) Accuracy IO
- (40) Accuracy IO
- (40) Damage Increase IO
- (46) Damage Increase IO
- (A) Accuracy IO
- (A) Resist Damage IO
- (33) Resist Damage IO
- (33) Recharge Reduction IO
- (33) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Defense Buff IO
- (36) Defense Buff IO
- (36) Endurance Reduction IO
- (36) Endurance Reduction IO
- (A) Damage Increase IO
- (42) Damage Increase IO
- (42) Accuracy IO
- (46) Accuracy IO
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Resist Damage IO
- (45) Resist Damage IO
- (45) Resist Damage IO
- (45) Resist Damage IO
- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
- (48) Endurance Reduction IO
- (48) Endurance Reduction IO
- (48) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Endurance Modification IO
- (50) Endurance Modification IO
- (50) Endurance Modification IO
- (50) Healing IO
Level 1: Brawl
- (A) Damage Increase IO
- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift
- (A) Run Speed IO
- (A) Jumping IO
- (A) Healing IO
- (11) Healing IO
- (11) Healing IO
- (15) Healing IO
- (17) Healing IO
- (17) Healing IO
- (A) Endurance Modification IO
- (3) Endurance Modification IO
- (3) Endurance Modification IO
- (5) Endurance Modification IO
- (5) Endurance Modification IO
- (9) Endurance Modification IO
Aw, nuts, your datalink is broken....
Ok, this is a good effort, but unfortunately, you didn't realize a few basic principals:
1) Slot your attacks! Every attack should get at LEAST four slots, and better five or six.
2) Enhancement Diversification: To simplify, more than three enhancers of a given type give you no additional benefit.
Rather than type out a huge list of recommendations, this time I went ahead and tossed together an example build. It's not terribly great, (it loses a couple of set bonuses due to Rule of Five restrictions for example) but it is solid and has the advantage that every single enhancer on it can be gotten for zero influence if you're just willing to work at some tf's and tip missions.
Plus, this build is solid: It Will Perform Well. Not incredibly, but especially on a team with a few buffs, you will not be embarrassed.
Here ya go:
Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.90
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Will Strongblade: Level 50 Magic Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Broad Sword
Secondary Power Set: Willpower
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Hack -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(3), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(5), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(7), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(11), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(34)
Level 1: High Pain Tolerance -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(15), Numna-Heal(31), Numna-Heal/EndRdx(39), Numna-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(43), Numna-Heal/Rchg(43)
Level 2: Slice -- Erad-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(3), Erad-Acc/Rchg(5), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(7), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx(11), Achilles-ResDeb%(39)
Level 4: Mind Over Body -- Aegis-ResDam(A), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(15), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(39)
Level 6: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(45)
Level 8: Parry -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(9), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(9), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(13), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(46), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(50)
Level 10: Indomitable Will -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(A)
Level 12: Maneuvers -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(13), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(40), LkGmblr-Def(40)
Level 14: Fast Healing -- Numna-Heal(A), Numna-Heal/EndRdx(42), Numna-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(43)
Level 16: Rise to the Challenge -- DarkWD-ToHitDeb/EndRdx(A), DarkWD-ToHitDeb(17), Numna-Heal(17), Numna-Heal/EndRdx(37), Numna-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(37), Numna-Heal/Rchg(42)
Level 18: Whirling Sword -- Oblit-%Dam(A), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(19), Oblit-Dmg(19), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(25), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(25), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(42)
Level 20: Quick Recovery -- P'Shift-End%(A), P'Shift-EndMod(21), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(21)
Level 22: Super Jump -- Winter-ResSlow(A)
Level 24: Boxing -- Empty(A)
Level 26: Disembowel -- Mako-Dam%(A), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(27), Mako-Acc/Dmg(27), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(29), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(29), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(34)
Level 28: Heightened Senses -- Ksmt-ToHit+(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+(31), LkGmblr-Def(37), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(40)
Level 30: Tough -- Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(A), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(31), Aegis-ResDam(36)
Level 32: Head Splitter -- Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(A), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg(33), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx(33), Sciroc-Dmg/Rchg(33), Sciroc-Acc/Rchg(34)
Level 35: Weave -- LkGmblr-Def(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(36), LkGmblr-Rchg+(36)
Level 38: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(45)
Level 41: Conserve Power -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 44: Physical Perfection -- P'Shift-End%(A), RgnTis-Regen+(45), Mrcl-Rcvry+(46)
Level 47: Build Up -- GSFC-Build%(A), GSFC-ToHit/EndRdx(48), GSFC-Rchg/EndRdx(48), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx(48), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg(50), GSFC-ToHit(50)
Level 49: Strength of Will -- Aegis-Psi/Status(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Run-I(A)
Level 2: Rest -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 1: Critical Hit
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 2: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Numna-Heal(46)
Level 2: Stamina -- P'Shift-End%(A), P'Shift-EndMod(23), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(23)
Thanks. I'll look it over. I'm sure I can learn a lot from it.
So, Enhancement Diversification. Here's what's going on.
You slot one even-level damage SO in a power and it increases that power's damage by 33%. You slot a second one and the damage is now increased by 66%. You slot a third, and and now the power's damage is increased by 99%, right?
Nope!
It's just about 95%. The third enhancement didn't has as much of an effect as the other two. SO 1 was 33%, SO 2 was also 33%, but SO 3 was down to about 28%. See the drop-off? Now, that's not so bad, but each SO will provide less enhancement than the ones before it. Check out how the numbers drop:
SO 1 - 33%
SO 2 - 33%
SO 3 - 28%
SO 4 - 5%
SO 5 - 5%
SO 6 - 4%
So what's this mean? Those last 3 slots will get usually be WAY more useful to you in other powers.
's doesn't make things plural.
My above post may be a little misleading - it's not the number of enhancements that cause the effect but rather it's how much that aspect of the power is being enhanced. At early levels I'll put four Accuracy Training Origin Enhancements in my attacks and I'll gain the full benefit from each one.
The flip side to that is that if you're using level 50 IOs, those provide 42% enhancement each, as opposed to SOs' 33%. What that means is that the third IO really get eaten into by Enhancement Diversification. If I'm using level 50 IOs in a power, I'll often only put two in.
Finally some types of enhancement, like Resistance and Defense, are what are called "Schedule B", and enhancements improve those aspects less than other powers. An Accuracy or Damage SO will improve Accuracy or Damage by 33.3% (before ED), but Resistance or Defense SO will only give 25.5%. HOWEVER, ED starts kicking in earlier, too, so if you stick with the idea of "No More than Three SOs Worth of Enhancement", you'll be fine.
's doesn't make things plural.
I see. Given that I've made a few modifications to what mauk2 provided to address the ED and 'rule of 5' issues. Please let me know if there are any glaring problems I may have over looked.
Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.91
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T-Prime: Level 50 Technology Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Broad Sword
Secondary Power Set: Willpower
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Hack
- (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage
- (3) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
- (5) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge
- (7) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (11) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (34) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
- (15) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
- (31) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
- (39) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance
- (43) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/Endurance
- (43) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Recharge
- (A) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (3) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (5) Eradication - Accuracy/Recharge
- (7) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (11) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance
- (39) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff
- (A) Aegis - Resistance
- (15) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
- (39) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (45) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage
- (9) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
- (9) Shield Wall - Defense
- (13) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (46) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (50) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
- (A) Flight Speed IO
- (A) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
- (42) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance
- (43) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Dark Watcher's Despair - To Hit Debuff/Endurance
- (17) Dark Watcher's Despair - To Hit Debuff
- (17) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
- (37) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance
- (37) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
- (42) Dark Watcher's Despair - To Hit Debuff/Recharge/Endurance
- (A) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
- (19) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (19) Obliteration - Damage
- (25) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
- (25) Touch of Lady Grey - Defense Debuff
- (42) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
- (21) Performance Shifter - EndMod
- (21) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy
- (A) Winter's Gift - Slow Resistance (20%)
- (A) Damage Increase IO
- (A) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
- (27) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (27) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
- (29) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
- (29) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
- (34) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Kismet - Accuracy +6%
- (31) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (37) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (40) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
- (A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
- (31) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
- (36) Aegis - Resistance
- (A) Touch of Lady Grey - Defense Debuff
- (33) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage
- (33) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance
- (33) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Recharge
- (34) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Recharge
- (40) Scirocco's Dervish - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (36) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (36) Shield Wall - Endurance/Recharge
- (40) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (45) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
- (45) Regenerative Tissue - +Regeneration
- (46) Miracle - +Recovery
- (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up
- (48) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Endurance
- (48) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance
- (48) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff
- (50) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge
- (50) Adjusted Targeting - Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Aegis - Psionic/Status Resistance
Level 1: Brawl
- (A) Damage Increase IO
- (A) Run Speed IO
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift
- (A) Run Speed IO
- (A) Jumping IO
- (A) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge
- (13) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance
- (46) Doctored Wounds - Heal
- (A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy
- (23) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Endurance
- (23) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod
You made a few goofs in your set choices and slotting. I fixed them how I would do them.
First off, I can tell you didn't look at going prices when you put this build together. Those Shield Wall pieces, unless you already have them, will run you close to a billion just by themselves. And they will cost you 50 Hero merits total if you decide to go that route, I would replace them with a LotG Recharge (in Parry) and a LotG Defense/Recharge. Unless you already HAVE those pieces somehow, in which case, go ahead and use them I guess.
Here's what I did, it has better defense, more Max HP, and more regen, which are the 3 most important things for a WP toon to be slotting for.
Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.90
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T-Prime: Level 42 Technology Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Broad Sword
Secondary Power Set: Willpower
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Hack -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(3), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(5), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(7), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(11), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(34)
Level 1: High Pain Tolerance -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), Numna-Heal/Rchg(15), Numna-Heal(31), Numna-Heal/EndRdx(39), S'fstPrt-ResDam/EndRdx(43)
Level 2: Slice -- Erad-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(3), Erad-Acc/Rchg(5), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(7), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx(11), Erad-Dmg/Rchg(39)
Level 4: Mind Over Body -- RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(A), RctvArm-ResDam(15), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(17), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(39)
Level 6: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(45)
Level 8: Parry -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(9), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(9), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(13), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(46), LkGmblr-Rchg+(50)
Level 10: Indomitable Will -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(A)
Level 12: Hover -- Flight-I(A)
Level 14: Fast Healing -- Numna-Heal(A), Numna-Heal/EndRdx(42), Numna-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(43)
Level 16: Rise to the Challenge -- Numna-Heal(A), Numna-Heal/EndRdx(17), Numna-Heal/Rchg(37)
Level 18: Whirling Sword -- Erad-Dmg(A), Erad-Acc/Rchg(19), Erad-Dmg/Rchg(19), Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(25), Sciroc-Dmg/Rchg(25), Sciroc-Acc/Rchg(42)
Level 20: Quick Recovery -- P'Shift-End%(A), P'Shift-EndMod(21), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(21)
Level 22: Fly -- Winter-ResSlow(A)
Level 24: Boxing -- Dmg-I(A)
Level 26: Disembowel -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(27), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(27), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(29), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(29), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(34)
Level 28: Heightened Senses -- Ksmt-ToHit+(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+(31), LkGmblr-Def(37), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(40)
Level 30: Tough -- RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(A), RctvArm-ResDam(31), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(36), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(37)
Level 32: Head Splitter -- LdyGrey-DefDeb(A), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg(33), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx(33), Sciroc-Dmg/Rchg(33), Sciroc-Acc/Rchg(34), Sciroc-Dam%(40)
Level 35: Weave -- LkGmblr-Def(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+(36), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(36), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(40)
Level 38: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(45)
Level 41: Conserve Power -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 44: Physical Perfection -- P'Shift-End%(A), RgnTis-Regen+(45), Mrcl-Rcvry+(46)
Level 47: Build Up -- GSFC-Build%(A), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx(48), GSFC-Rchg/EndRdx(48), GSFC-ToHit(48), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg(50), GSFC-ToHit/EndRdx(50)
Level 49: Strength of Will -- Aegis-Psi/Status(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Dmg-I(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Run-I(A)
Level 2: Rest -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 1: Critical Hit
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 2: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Numna-Heal(13), Numna-Heal/EndRdx(46)
Level 2: Stamina -- Efficacy-EndMod/Acc(A), Efficacy-EndMod/EndRdx(23), Efficacy-EndMod(23)
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Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison See, it's gems like these that make me check Claws' post history every once in a while to make sure I haven't missed anything good lately. |
I notice that you both omitted Resurgence from your builds. I do a lot of soloing with this toon and I feel that the ability to rez myself is key to my play style. So my concern is; is this guy tough enough to not need it? or what could I remove to make room for it?
One of the goals of pretty much any build is that you do not die. This is especially the case for a BS/WP that can become incredibly tough. Additionally resurgence is quite frankly the suckiest of self-rezzes out there. The only thing it does is replace a wakie. Since it does not have any ae control-type effect to give you a second to breath after rezzing (you will in fact already get attacked during the rezz animation even though you can't yet do anything) you can only use it out of reach of enemies or when somebody else holds aggro. Since it has such limited use and you generally do not intend to die, hardly anyone takes it.
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Originally Posted by T-Prime
I notice that you both omitted Resurgence from your builds. I do a lot of soloing with this toon and I feel that the ability to rez myself is key to my play style. So my concern is; is this guy tough enough to not need it? or what could I remove to make room for it?
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By taking the self rez, you are essentially admitting defeat before the fact. Instead of building and playing your character to NOT die, you are accepting that you will die, and no self-respecting scrapper admits the possibility that they might lose.
The only exceptions to that are Soul Transfer and Rise of the Phoenix. They have useful effects on top of reviving you. I've actually died on purpose with my DA scrapper because my team needed a few seconds to regroup, and my rez was the only AoE mez power I had.
Besides, in an era where you can make an Awaken out of any 3 inspirations, rez powers are basically just a waste of a power pick.
Also, if you build your character to be tough enough, you'll find that your rez is just sitting there in your tray, unused, and it makes more sense to take a power you WILL use in it's place.
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Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison See, it's gems like these that make me check Claws' post history every once in a while to make sure I haven't missed anything good lately. |
Touche.
I've never really put a lot of thought into my enhancements, but now I think this guy should be a powerful as possible. Here's what I have. I would appreciate any recommendations.
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T-Prime: Level 50 Technology Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Broad Sword
Secondary Power Set: Willpower
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Hack
- (A) Pulverizing Fisticuffs - Accuracy/Damage
- (3) Pulverizing Fisticuffs - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (3) Pulverizing Fisticuffs - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (5) Accuracy IO
Level 1: High Pain Tolerance- (A) Resist Damage
- (5) Empty
- (7) Empty
- (7) Empty
Level 2: Slash- (A) Bruising Blow - Accuracy/Damage
- (9) Bruising Blow - Damage/Endurance
- (9) Bruising Blow - Damage/Recharge
Level 4: Slice- (A) Damage Increase IO
- (11) Damage Increase IO
- (11) Accuracy IO
Level 6: Mind Over Body- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (13) Recharge Reduction IO
- (13) Recharge Reduction IO
- (15) Endurance Reduction
Level 8: Fast Healing- (A) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance
- (15) Doctored Wounds - Endurance/Recharge
- (17) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge
- (17) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
- (19) Doctored Wounds - Heal
- (19) Doctored Wounds - Recharge
Level 10: Fly- (A) Soaring - FlySpeed
Level 12: Hover- (A) Defense Buff
Level 14: Build Up- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
- (21) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 16: Indomitable Will- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
- (21) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
Level 18: Rise to the Challenge- (A) Healing IO
- (23) Healing
- (23) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 20: Parry- (A) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Endurance
- (25) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
- (25) Gift of the Ancients - Defense
Level 22: Whirling Sword- (A) Damage Increase IO
- (27) Damage Increase IO
- (27) Damage Increase IO
- (29) Damage Increase IO
- (29) Accuracy IO
- (31) Accuracy IO
Level 24: Quick Recovery- (A) Endurance Modification IO
- (31) Endurance Modification IO
- (31) Endurance Modification IO
- (33) Empty
- (33) Empty
- (33) Empty
Level 26: Disembowel- (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage
- (34) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance
- (34) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge
- (34) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (36) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (50) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
Level 28: Assault- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 30: Tactics- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 32: Vengeance- (A) Defense Buff
Level 35: Head Splitter- (A) Damage Increase IO
- (36) Damage Increase IO
- (36) Damage Increase IO
- (37) Damage Increase IO
- (37) Accuracy IO
- (37) Accuracy IO
Level 38: Resurgence- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (39) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 41: Focused Accuracy- (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff
- (42) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance
- (42) To Hit Buff IO
Level 44: Physical Perfection- (A) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance
- (45) Doctored Wounds - Heal
- (45) Healing IO
- (45) Endurance Modification IO
- (46) Endurance Modification IO
- (46) Endurance Modification IO
Level 47: Strength of Will- (A) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Endurance
- (48) Titanium Coating - Resistance
- (48) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Recharge
- (48) Titanium Coating - Endurance/Recharge
- (50) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
- (50) Titanium Coating - Endurance
Level 49: Heightened Senses- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
------------Level 1: Brawl
- (A) Damage Increase
Level 1: Sprint- (A) Endurance Reduction
Level 2: Rest- (A) Recharge Reduction
Level 1: Critical HitLevel 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift
- (A) Empty
Level 2: Hurdle- (A) Empty
Level 2: Health- (A) Harmonized Healing - Heal/Endurance
- (39) Harmonized Healing - Endurance/Recharge
- (39) Harmonized Healing - Heal/Recharge
- (40) Harmonized Healing - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
- (40) Harmonized Healing - Heal
- (40) Harmonized Healing - Endurance
Level 2: Stamina