Not sure how unique it is, but I haven't seen many Claws/Elec brutes. I am currently leveling mine up and recently hit 32. So far, I am in love. Every power in elec armor feels vital and effective and claws are, well.....claws.
Well, not sure what you mean by unique. I am leveling a Fire/Elec Brute who, despite it's bad rep, at level 41 is going strong 
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I've also had a Claws/Dark for a couple years, it's pretty fun to play and is strong. I went with two different builds, a defensive build for all around play and a max HP/rech build for tanking Hami.|
Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison
I've got a Claws/Dark Armor that's turning into an absolute beast. He's level 47 and has about a third of the sets I want for him. When he's finished, I'll update his build thread.
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Don't think I've seen anyone else with one, besides Dechs.
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I've heard of people wanting to make claws/elec, but I've only ever seen one. I'd consider that unique.
Fire/Elec has a bad rep? I had one as a scrapper it was the beeeest! I remember Energy/Elec used to be a FotM, but since it isn't anymore we'll call it an oldie but goodie 
Always wanted to try claws/DA (or claws anything). Haven't got around to it.
Currently have a Stone/DA at 50. It was a rough road playing /DA without Dark Melee, but with the mitigation and defense bonuses its solid. I also used to have a Stone/Elec which was awesome, but we didn't have energize back then so I deleted (DoH). The one toon I had that I think was unique but too rough to play was a SS/SR.
Yeah, there doesn't seem to be a lot of variation in Brute builds. The Brutes who want to be tough go SS/WP, the Brutes who want to do more damage go SS/FA. I can't really complain, since mine is SS/FA but he's pretty much just for farming
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The Fire/Elec Brute was my first Brute. This was before Energize. After I had made her and got her up a few levels, I remember coming to the forums to read up on her, and all I found was bad stuff..I even spoke to a Fire/Elec Brute I saw in the Black Market who was level 40 something who said he/she was playing it, but didn't like it. So I shelved the Brute, but did not delete her as she was my very first. A few years later, I came to the forums and this time I could ask questions about the combo, and I received good enough answers that I started playing her again. |
Originally Posted by Amir
I've heard of people wanting to make claws/elec, but I've only ever seen one. I'd consider that unique.
Fire/Elec has a bad rep? I had one as a scrapper it was the beeeest! I remember Energy/Elec used to be a FotM, but since it isn't anymore we'll call it an oldie but goodie |
I confess I have started wondering about the scrapper version and the ability to jump right in with full damage...no, I won't go there
And Energy/Elec was a FOTM? I can see why
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I don't many shield mace brutes.. I don't see many mace in general
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Got a Claws/Elec at level 50. He's a damage beast, but I wouldn't call him super-durable, even with the smashing/lethal softcap.
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Originally Posted by Irish Fury
Not sure how unique it is, but I haven't seen many Claws/Elec brutes. I am currently leveling mine up and recently hit 32. So far, I am in love. Every power in elec armor feels vital and effective and claws are, well.....claws.
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Originally Posted by plainguy
I don't many shield mace brutes.. I don't see many mace in general
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actually i find that people who want to be strong go /invul and yes alot of people who want to more damage go /Fa but i have a SS/SD and i do damage like a /Fa and survive just about as well as an invul so i higly recomend it,though granted SS is by no means unique /SD is some because its a lil bit tricky to make right|
Originally Posted by Silas
Yeah, there doesn't seem to be a lot of variation in Brute builds. The Brutes who want to be tough go SS/WP, the Brutes who want to do more damage go SS/FA. I can't really complain, since mine is SS/FA but he's pretty much just for farming
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@McCharraigin running in with that Fire/Elec with full damage was nice. I only got him to the high 20's so I never got to see his full potential. EM/Elec was fotm in pvp,pve when Elec first came out.
I do wonder how mace would be. I saw a Mace/SR brute while doing a SF (the one in St martial u get from that ice lady forget her name). It was unique , but I'm sure they had a hard time with it all the way up to 48 :P
Yes, SS is a hard hitter and I guess if you're going for damage it would be the best bet? I find there are so many other ways you can do more damange, quicker attacks, survivability, etc., to be just as good as your SS/WP and SS/FA (although I will admit how solid and ez they are).
i like mace alot, granted its not as powerful as ss, but is it alot more fun. ive even benched me ss/fa to farm with my mace/fa (hate rage crashes)
I like my Electric Melee/Energy Aura brute... don't think I've seen another one.
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Anything /energy armor is unique. I don't think I've seen many claws/stone brutes either. Yeah my energy/electric brute still gets love and yeah it was definitely a fotm when electric came out.
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Originally Posted by BlueRidger
I like my Electric Melee/Energy Aura brute... don't think I've seen another one.
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I guarantee the only thing more unique than a claws/stone brute is an ice/ice brute. |
Originally Posted by BeastMan
Anything /energy armor is unique. I don't think I've seen many claws/stone brutes either. Yeah my energy/electric brute still gets love and yeah it was definitely a fotm when electric came out.
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Originally Posted by Amir
Just curious with all the same ol' threads about the same ol' brute combos, is anyone making anything unique? How efffective do you find it?
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EM/EA or KM/EA would be pretty unique.
I would never play either of them.
I don't play, or worry about playing, unique combinations.
I play for performance.
I let my costume and playstyle be my unique.
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LMAO, yeah that brute takes the cake!
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Originally Posted by TheBruteSquad
I guarantee the only thing more unique than a claws/stone brute is an ice/ice brute.
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I'm working on kinetic/stone armor with capped defense while NOT in granite. Unique?
I don't see too many other EM/dark brutes, my 'main' brute's combo. He can stun stuff silly, and has very good burst damage. That said, it's the only combo out there with two self-damage powers.
Many don't like the changed EM/ attacks- as much as I loved the superfast energy transfer, the new one does have a cool 'Oomph!' when it hits with high fury and and a buildup. Energy melee does need good timing, especially on teams. The big attacks are slow, so they should only be used on hard targets, or full health squishy stuff.
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I have a 50 MACE/SHIELD that is really fun. Does very good damage and is pretty tough as well.
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Originally Posted by Amir
@McCharraigin running in with that Fire/Elec with full damage was nice. I only got him to the high 20's so I never got to see his full potential. EM/Elec was fotm in pvp,pve when Elec first came out.
I do wonder how mace would be. I saw a Mace/SR brute while doing a SF (the one in St martial u get from that ice lady forget her name). It was unique , but I'm sure they had a hard time with it all the way up to 48 :P Yes, SS is a hard hitter and I guess if you're going for damage it would be the best bet? I find there are so many other ways you can do more damange, quicker attacks, survivability, etc., to be just as good as your SS/WP and SS/FA (although I will admit how solid and ez they are). |
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same thing here all the way!,when ppl make an ice/kin cuz fire/kin is used too much im like wth? maybe its cuz its better!
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Originally Posted by Deus_Otiosus
EM/EA or KM/EA would be pretty unique.
I would never play either of them. I don't play, or worry about playing, unique combinations. I play for performance. I let my costume and playstyle be my unique. |
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Just curious with all the same ol' threads about the same ol' brute combos, is anyone making anything unique? How efffective do you find it?