KM / regen or / WP advice

Hey everybody,

This new going rouge expansion got me, going to paypal and picking it up. Any who its been a little while since I played, I was wondering how Kin Melee fits with regen or WP.

I found out that now recovery is passive (crazy) so that probably changes some of regen and Wp that brought me to it, but how end hungry is Kin?

And looking at the powers quickly it looks like it has some damage mitigation knockdowns, stuns. How well does that work? i'm guessing its not enough to make a difference, tho the damage siphon looks interesting.

I was kinda just quickly thinking of more a Chi based user with minimal flashy powers, but if there is something that fits well let me know. Just looking for something fun *shrugs*

I'm not too sure about Kinetic Melee. It seems like just another damage set, overall. Its special effect doesn't seem that great to me.

Between Willpower and Regen, I would pick Willpower for PvE. I don't PvP and don't know anything about it. Regeneration can only heal, and by iteself, it isn't enough to keep you alive when fighting groups of enemies. Willpower reduces the damage you take so that the healing can keep up. It is ultimately up to you, though.

If you're considering IOing one out, there are two extreme ways you could travel with this.
KM/regen, with a build focussed on phat recharge. You get the the highest DPS attack chain, cram in Shadow Meld, and then the rest of your sets focus on defense.
The survivability of the set varies depending on what you want to click (This is my preferred playstyle, very dynamic gameplay).

Or, with km/wp, you don't build for much recharge (since wp doesn't benefit from it at all), and instead, focus on typed defenses primarily, with hp and recharge coming in afterwards. The survivability will likely be higher in general, but once you start going down, you won't have any tools to help bring you back up. Your survivability line is very static.

The damage output of both builds will be close to the same, with the regen only being a bit higher. The km/regen will also be a lot harder to live, whereas km/wp is set and go.

It really depends on what play style you enjoy.

I vote with the regen, just because it's harder.

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Originally Posted by Iggy_Kamakaze I hate to be the bringer of bad news... but Willpower sucks!!! you're better off rolling a regen

I created both a KM/Regen and a KM/WP. I stuck with the /Regen because the end usage was so bad using /WP. Of course this was before Fitness became an inherent. I was so sucking wind that it wasn't fun to play as /WP.

But I have to say that later in the game /WP really shines.

One thing I noticed about my WP/SS tank is that I can just blow through carnies without any difficulty or huge endurance drain. Dark Ring Mistresses, which terrified my DM/Regen scrapper are just speed bumps. The only thing my tank fears is sappers. Even Knives of Artemis are but mere nuisances.

I'm thinking that WP can work similar for a scrapper. My willpower scrappers are not high enough of a level to really get a feel for the powerset outside of how it works for tanks.

/Regen is great, but if you rely on just the passive regen (as I tend to do) you will get into trouble. I always figure if I have to use Reconstruction or Dull Pain then I'm doing something wrong. I've just recently forced myself to realize that using these powers is what you do with the powerset as part of your defense.

I agree with those who say that /WP is a turn on and forget sort of powerset. But running all those toggles early on is a pain in the butt.

Now if they will only port over SS for scrappers, I'll be happy.

I have a KM/Regen at 46 I made specifically for PvP....If it was for just PvE content, I would go WP all the way. The animation times on some of the attacks make it rough getting your clicks off for the Regen heals if you're not careful, but it's not that bad if you're played Regen before. One of my favorite toons is a Spines/Regen scrap, and regen can really shine if played correctly and built solidly....just my $02....

Regen will require a larger investment too (since it's so +rech based) to really shine. It really depends on how much of a challenge you want with the toon, and what you'd like out of it.

Also with the Siphon Power mechanic you will want to be clicking KM attacks, not heals. So That right there is a good recommendation for /WP.