I am a big fan of corruptors myself and prefer them over defenders...but the change to defender damage when soloing really does even the playing field quite a bit. That and the higher numbers for debuffs and defense and I dont think there is that big a difference anymore. The higher defense numbers and the ability to skip gale (gale is much, much better than torrent so it does not make that big a difference) really do help defender late game and with IO heavy builds (Not sure this is a build I would see worth loading up on purples/billions of influence being real useful though).
If you are more offensive minded first then go corruptor. Also with TT, Nightfall and gloom you have a ton of DOT which really shines with the corruptor inherent scourge. This cannot be over rated enough the scourge ability really helps any DOT type abilities make a quantum leap in effectiveness.
Essentially my main combo is freezing rain, teneberous tentacles, nightfall with gloom as often as I can throw it. The rest is just flavor and better control, having this combo by 16 on a corruptor and the scourge inherent is too much to pass up on for me.
This is a fun, flashy combo that feels very controllerish with ok damage, but at the end of the day will always fall behind all the other blast sets in damage. It feels distinctly different than almost all the other blast sets and is a very fun change of pace toon. It brings a ton of utility to the table without taking much off, that said if you dont know how to play storm well you will tick off melee toons and pugs no end.
I posted this on the Defender forums, but I'd also like to see Corruptors' perspective on things.
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"I'm having trouble choosing b/w a Defender or a Corrupter. I'll be running 8-man teams exclusively (ideally anyway), so I would think that would favor the Defender but I'm not sure. Does Vigilance make a big difference on full teams at 50 in a world with inherent Stamina?
"I wouldn't mind a little extra damage (maybe actually using Blackstar?) but it's not a deal breaker. If Defenders have significantly higher numbers on their /Storm controls and debuffs I'll probably go with them. Mid's states theres a variance on a few powers but I'd like to know if it makes a practical difference in game.
As far as power ordering goes, each combo has its merits (either FR or TT at 8 for example) so either pairing would suit me. Though I like being able to skip Gale on the 'fender as it either frees up a power slot or allows me to take Torrent from /Dark Blast. When I use KB as mitigation I tend to use it very precisely, and Gale's cone is much larger than Torrent's iirc. (Or am I wrong?)
Any opinions? I know you each have one.