If you don't plan on using set IOs for the set bonuses, then at least consider using IOs for frankenslotting. You'll get more bang for your buck and your attacks will be slotted much more efficiently.
Also, consider moving your Brute over to villainside temporarily to pick up the patron power pools to get get Mu Mastery. It will significantly increase your kill speed.
My guess is your gonna REALLY slow without IO sets, not to mention pyre rather than mu.
Good luck with that
Also, wtf another?
"I have ridden the mighty moon worm!"
-Al Gore
Fiery Aura is only good for farming, I'm cereal
@Caucasiafro
Why WTF another?
I'd like to address the reason for having a SS/Fire brute.
Totally, 1,000%, Dev's fault.
The game is now about having uber gear and doing a BAF or the other one 1,000,000 times. To that end, you need GEAR. Enhancement IO sets have gotten out of hand in cost. And really, who wants to do 20 trials to get ONE piece you need for a set using the merit system?
So, you farm AE's, get zillions of tickets quickly and easily. Trade 'em in for rolls. Get stupid good drops. Sell them for WAY more than what they should be worth in the AH and then buy the purple sets you need.
That's why "WTF Another SS/FA" brute.
This is not a power combination I would have ever made. I dont' enjoy the concept, and I don't particularly enjoy the grind. But it's the fastest way to get the toons I DO want to play up to speed.
I'll think about getting MU, but before doing so, have you tried Pyre in this combo? It's pretty amazing. Fireball after buffing all damage and all fire damage is pretty fantastic.
Tourettes.
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I might be mistaken, but it looks like you think Fiery Embrace works better on fire attacks, which hasn't been the case for a long while.
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I'll think about getting MU, but before doing so, have you tried Pyre in this combo? It's pretty amazing. Fireball after buffing all damage and all fire damage is pretty fantastic.
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Originally Posted by Tourettes
Why WTF another?
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And auroxis is right, Fireball isnt getting anything more from FE than any other attack would.
"I have ridden the mighty moon worm!"
-Al Gore
Fiery Aura is only good for farming, I'm cereal
@Caucasiafro
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There's no less than seven threads on the first page of the Brute forum on this very topic.
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Why WTF another?
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I believe the Dominator power "Embrace of Fire" retains this +dmg for Fire Dmg mechanic, but the regular "Firey Embrace" has moved on ..........
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I might be mistaken, but it looks like you think Fiery Embrace works better on fire attacks, which hasn't been the case for a long while.
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Deus, I read those threads (most of them) that weren't too obscure. What I listed was a request to critique What' I"ve got going powerwise on a farmer who isn't all about sets.
I can't believe you wasted so much time going to each of those threads, then hyperlinking them in your post.
That's just sad man.
Now, if you go back and read my OP you'll see that NONE of those threads you wasted your time linking have any answers for what I posted.
Good Job.
Tourettes.
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I can't believe you wasted so much time putting together a build that's not going to use IO's. Something that can be done cheaply with amazing returns and can often double farm times. That's just sad man.
You could have easily posted this in "Very Best farmer." That's one of the things it was once used for. It's since returned to "MY FARMER IS BETTER THAN YOURS!1!!!!!1" unfortunately.
"I have ridden the mighty moon worm!"
-Al Gore
Fiery Aura is only good for farming, I'm cereal
@Caucasiafro
no sets = fail farmer
sounds mean? the truth hurts
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If you refuse to use IOs for bonuses or frankenslotting purposes.. Your atk chain will consist of basically waiting for FS FB and Burn to come back. Which severely hurts your speed.
If it's a pure farmer like you say.. Temp protect is severely overslotted. I'd recommend maybe just 1 res/def unique there.
Tough isn't needed to be slotted at all since PURE farmers only need fire res/def. Don't even toggle it on since it's worthless on ur fire farm.
Put tohits in rage and remove them from tactics.. Don't even slot tactics either since you have rage on at all times anyways.
Consume doesn't need 3 enemies either.. On a +8 ambush farm there will always be bodies.. Drop assault and grab vengeance instead. This will make you cap def anyway if you bring a lowbie and let him die.
Cj doesn't need he acc+ unique if u slot rage with tohits anyway.
Rotp wouldn't be there because if u die on a fire farm. You deserve to die irl because that shouldn't happen.
+stealth on a farmer.. Wth?
And pick up haymaker and kob to finish the bosses. With no recharge in your build or St attacks it'll take you 30 yrs to kill a +4 boss.
Made him on Gold, took to hero. Started in the AE self PL'ing and it ramped up after burn. Fairly simple and straightforward to do solo, just remove bosses. Have had it at +2x8 for the duration.
But, now that I'm here what to do w/ the build? THis is a farm toon ONLY. I don't see myself building sets for him or any of that garbage. May do the Alpha slot thing (FIRST ONE ONLY) to get that extra recharge, and possibly the ION attack from Judgement for some more Super hot farming fastness.
Already pretty quick. Here's what I have, and would like some help on.
FIRST off...this is a FARMER. I'm not putting anything more that SO's in him. Only non SO is my LotG-recharge I put in for the help w/ speed. May eventually swap to IO's, but not sets. Just the base ones. Might include some Uniques like accuracy one just because I have extra slots w/ no home.
Would appreciate any suggestions to make this a more efficient farmer.
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Farmboy: Level 50 Mutation Brute
Primary Power Set: Super Strength
Secondary Power Set: Fiery Aura
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Leaping
Ancillary Pool: Pyre Mastery
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Punch
- (A) Empty
Level 1: Fire Shield- (A) Resist Damage IO
- (3) Resist Damage IO
- (3) Resist Damage IO
- (5) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 2: Blazing Aura- (A) Accuracy IO
- (5) Damage Increase IO
- (7) Damage Increase IO
- (7) Damage Increase IO
- (9) Endurance Reduction IO
- (9) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 4: Healing Flames- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (11) Recharge Reduction IO
- (11) Recharge Reduction IO
- (13) Healing IO
- (13) Healing IO
- (15) Healing IO
Level 6: Boxing- (A) Empty
Level 8: Hasten- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (15) Recharge Reduction IO
- (17) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 10: Temperature Protection- (A) Resist Damage IO
- (17) Resist Damage IO
- (19) Resist Damage IO
Level 12: Maneuvers- (A) Defense Buff IO
- (19) Defense Buff IO
- (21) Defense Buff IO
- (21) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 14: Tough- (A) Resist Damage IO
- (23) Resist Damage IO
- (23) Resist Damage IO
- (25) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 16: Plasma Shield- (A) Resist Damage IO
- (25) Resist Damage IO
- (27) Resist Damage IO
- (27) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 18: Rage- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (29) Recharge Reduction IO
- (29) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 20: Consume- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (31) Recharge Reduction IO
- (31) Recharge Reduction IO
- (31) Endurance Modification IO
- (33) Endurance Modification IO
- (33) Endurance Modification IO
Level 22: Weave- (A) Defense Buff IO
- (33) Defense Buff IO
- (34) Defense Buff IO
- (34) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 24: Assault- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 26: Tactics- (A) To Hit Buff IO
- (34) To Hit Buff IO
- (36) To Hit Buff IO
- (36) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 28: Burn- (A) Damage Increase IO
- (36) Damage Increase IO
- (37) Damage Increase IO
- (37) Recharge Reduction IO
- (37) Recharge Reduction IO
- (39) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 30: Combat Jumping- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
- (39) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (43) Kismet - Accuracy +6%
Level 32: Foot Stomp- (A) Accuracy IO
- (39) Damage Increase IO
- (40) Damage Increase IO
- (40) Damage Increase IO
- (40) Recharge Reduction IO
- (42) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 35: Fiery Embrace- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (42) Recharge Reduction IO
- (42) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 38: Rise of the Phoenix- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 41: Ring of Fire- (A) Empty
Level 44: Melt Armor- (A) Accuracy IO
- (45) Recharge Reduction IO
- (45) Recharge Reduction IO
- (45) Recharge Reduction IO
- (46) Endurance Reduction IO
- (46) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 47: Fire Ball- (A) Accuracy IO
- (48) Damage Increase IO
- (48) Damage Increase IO
- (48) Damage Increase IO
- (50) Recharge Reduction IO
- (50) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 49: Super Speed- (A) Celerity - +Stealth
------------Level 1: Brawl
- (A) Empty
Level 1: Sprint- (A) Empty
Level 2: Rest- (A) Empty
Level 1: FuryLevel 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift
- (A) Empty
Level 2: Hurdle- (A) Empty
Level 2: Health- (A) Healing IO
- (46) Healing IO
- (50) Healing IO
Level 2: StaminaThat's not debt, those are my "fury bonus points"--Stahlkopf
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