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Romans ripping up stoner

Arbegla

By Arbegla,
Posted on: 2011-04-02 01:32 in Brutes

 

Posted

Hi All,

I tested my stoner against Romans and he gets debuffed to bits, then faceplants. He does ok against nemesis and AE.
I'm using the build below, and it is about 80% slotted on my stoner. Am I missing something?

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Bumi2: Level 50 Technology Brute
Primary Power Set: Super Strength
Secondary Power Set: Stone Armor
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Teleportation
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Energy Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Punch

  • (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage
  • (3) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance
  • (5) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge
  • (5) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (7) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
Level 1: Rock Armor
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  • (29) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
  • (31) Gift of the Ancients - Run Speed +7.5%
Level 2: Stone Skin
  • (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
  • (27) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
  • (29) Aegis - Resistance
Level 4: Earth's Embrace
  • (A) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance
  • (7) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge
  • (13) Doctored Wounds - Endurance/Recharge
  • (13) Doctored Wounds - Recharge
  • (15) Doctored Wounds - Heal
Level 6: Boxing
  • (A) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (15) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (21) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge
  • (21) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance
  • (23) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage
Level 8: Knockout Blow
  • (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage
  • (9) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (9) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge
  • (11) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (11) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (23) Force Feedback - Chance for +Recharge
Level 10: Mud Pots
  • (A) Tempered Readiness - Accuracy/Damage/Slow
  • (19) Tempered Readiness - Accuracy/Endurance
Level 12: Taunt
  • (A) Mocking Beratement - Taunt/Recharge
Level 14: Tough
  • (A) Aegis - Resistance
  • (31) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
  • (31) Impervium Armor - Psionic Resistance
Level 16: Rooted
  • (A) Miracle - Heal
  • (43) Miracle - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
  • (43) Miracle - Heal/Endurance
Level 18: Rage
  • (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff
  • (34) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge
  • (36) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance
  • (36) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance
  • (40) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up
  • (42) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance
Level 20: Weave
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  • (36) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
  • (37) Kismet - Accuracy +6%
Level 22: Hasten
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (37) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 24: Recall Friend
  • (A) Interrupt Reduction IO
Level 26: Teleport
  • (A) Time & Space Manipulation - +Stealth
Level 28: Haymaker
  • (A) Kinetic Crash - Damage/Knockback
  • (37) Kinetic Crash - Accuracy/Knockback
  • (40) Kinetic Crash - Recharge/Knockback
  • (43) Kinetic Crash - Recharge/Endurance
  • (45) Kinetic Crash - Damage/Endurance/Knockback
  • (46) Kinetic Crash - Accuracy/Damage/Knockback
Level 30: Maneuvers
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 32: Foot Stomp
  • (A) Obliteration - Damage
  • (33) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (33) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
  • (33) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (34) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (34) Force Feedback - Chance for +Recharge
Level 35: Minerals
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  • (50) Gift of the Ancients - Run Speed +7.5%
Level 38: Granite Armor
  • (A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
  • (39) Aegis - Psionic/Status Resistance
  • (39) Aegis - Resistance
  • (39) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
  • (40) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  • (50) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 41: Superior Conditioning
  • (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
Level 44: Laser Beam Eyes
  • (A) Decimation - Chance of Build Up
  • (45) Decimation - Damage/Recharge
  • (45) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage
  • (46) Decimation - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
  • (46) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
Level 47: Energy Torrent
  • (A) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)
  • (48) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (48) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
  • (48) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
  • (50) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
Level 49: Physical Perfection
  • (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
Level 0: Born In Battle
Level 0: High Pain Threshold
Level 0: Invader
Level 0: Marshal
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Level 1: Brawl
  • (A) Empty
Level 1: Sprint
  • (A) Empty
Level 2: Rest
  • (A) Empty
Level 1: Fury
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift
  • (A) Run Speed IO
  • (3) Run Speed IO
Level 2: Hurdle
  • (A) Jumping IO
Level 2: Health
  • (A) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
  • (17) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
  • (17) Miracle - +Recovery
  • (25) Miracle - Heal
  • (25) Regenerative Tissue - +Regeneration
  • (27) Regenerative Tissue - Heal/Recharge
Level 2: Stamina
  • (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod
  • (19) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge
  • (42) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy
  • (42) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
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Set Bonus Totals:
  • 5.5% DamageBuff(Smashing)
  • 5.5% DamageBuff(Lethal)
  • 5.5% DamageBuff(Fire)
  • 5.5% DamageBuff(Cold)
  • 5.5% DamageBuff(Energy)
  • 5.5% DamageBuff(Negative)
  • 5.5% DamageBuff(Toxic)
  • 5.5% DamageBuff(Psionic)
  • 5.5% Defense(Melee)
  • 4.25% Defense(Smashing)
  • 4.25% Defense(Lethal)
  • 7.375% Defense(Fire)
  • 7.375% Defense(Cold)
  • 4.25% Defense(Energy)
  • 4.25% Defense(Negative)
  • 3% Defense(Psionic)
  • 5.5% Defense(Ranged)
  • 7.063% Defense(AoE)
  • 2.25% Max End
  • 4% Enhancement(Heal)
  • 39% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 82.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  • 10% FlySpeed
  • 168.67 HP (11.25%) HitPoints
  • 10% JumpHeight
  • 10% JumpSpeed
  • Knockback (Mag -3)
  • Knockup (Mag -3)
  • MezResist(Immobilize) 9.35%
  • MezResist(Stun) 2.2%
  • MezResist(Terrorized) 2.2%
  • 14% (0.234 End/sec) Recovery
  • 48% (3.004 HP/sec) Regeneration
  • 2.5% Resistance(Smashing)
  • 2.835% Resistance(Fire)
  • 2.835% Resistance(Cold)
  • 6% Resistance(Psionic)
  • 47% RunSpeed

 

Posted

The only thing I can think is you weren't running rooted at the time. It has a sizable portion of your DDR in it.

 

Posted

Post the data chunk please.

 

Posted

Possibly you needed actual defense set bonuses to stand up to Romans and not just a mass recharge build? I dunno I'd never play a stand-still, um I mean Granite anything, but I have an Invuln tank and that's about identical on Smash/Lethal Resists and Defenses, and my Invuln does indeed have a build focused on defense bonuses; she does not die to Romans.

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Posted

Yup, you're running 35% defense.

That's going to get you eaten by Romans when you factor in their stacking defense debuffs.

While all that recharge is nice, you're much better off building for defense cap. And stoners are relatively easy to defense cap.


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Posted

DDR and capped lethal resistance will keep you alive, thats how my willpower survives with a herd of romans on him, 67% lethal/smash resistance, plus about 1500% regen....

 

Posted

Quote:
Originally Posted by Deus_Otiosus View Post
Mids links act funny for me, I cant utilize anything but the data chunk.

Lemme guess. Phantom defense, recharge, etc.


I get the same behavior.


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I tried to think of something biblical and humorous in regards to the title, but couldn't.

Sorry, I tried.

 

Posted

Quote:
Originally Posted by Hyperstrike View Post
Yup, you're running 35% defense.

That's going to get you eaten by Romans when you factor in their stacking defense debuffs.

While all that recharge is nice, you're much better off building for defense cap. And stoners are relatively easy to defense cap.
I agree. My stoner's build is totally designed around run speed (I hate slow toons) and I was still able to get him almost capped on smashing and lethal and about 36% on F/C/E/N.

 

Posted

I have never had problems with Romans when I use my SM/SA and I went for +recharge and +run speed as well. I remember doing well against them when I just had SO's a long time ago.

Make sure you have rooted going as that is where most of your DDR comes from.

 

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lobster View Post
Does the +rech proc in KO blow work for you? It seemed useless to me except in aoe attacks (Footstomp & Thunder Strike primarily).
x2, pretty sure it's better to have these in an AoE since they will check to trigger on each target hit (IIRC). I'd try to slot KoB to max out it's acc/dmg/rech, not sure what pieces get you there though. Big slow heavy hitter's are usually not the best powers for procs, if I understand it correctly.