FF/DP Defender or DP/Traps Corrupter?

I've been wanting to make a DP toon for a while now, I like Bubblers but I think that defenders kind of become outmoded in the endgame. Traps seems interesting but most of the powers seem kind of odd and pointless.

Any tips?

The Defender will be better at granting Defense, but the /Traps Corr will be better at pretty much everything else. And most of the powers from /Traps are actually quite good. And flexible; /FF is pretty much a one trick pony.

Web Grenade: Debuffs recharge as well as immobilizes, and easy to spam.

Caltrops: Good for procs I'm told, and can mediate damage; enemies hate the Caltrops and try to run out of them, and while they do that they aren't attacking you.

Triage Beacon: While good on most Masterminds, not so much on a Corr or Defender.

Acid Mortar: A nice debuff that can be stacked pretty easily. Will also take some aggro for you.

Force Field Generator: Status protection, a little defense, and not a toggle; nice.

Poison Trap: A nasty debuff that occasionally holds enemies; not to be confused with the pathetic /Poison version.

Seeker Drones: Very effective alpha eater, even when it doesn't stun the enemies. Drop it on them, them open fire when the enemy wastes their best attacks.

Trip Mine: Nice bonus damage, useful for setting up beforehand or when "toe-bombing" while in combat.

Time Bomb: Bleh; worst power in the set. Anything it can do, Trip Mine can do better.

You could always do a Traps/DP defender too.

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Originally Posted by VoodooGirl [*]Watching out for the Spinning Disco Portal of D00M!*

I love my FF/DP Defender. Outside of the easy softcap and great shields, it has some great mitigation from Repulsion Field and Force Bubble.

Repulsion Field can be slotted with the Force Feedback proc, giving it a 10% chance at +100% recharge for five seconds (can't be stacked, but can be refreshed) every time it hits an opponent. Get a few opponents backed into a corner and you can essentially perma that recharge bonus while keeping that group completely out of the fight with KB.

Force Bubble has a huge radius and is great for keeping things back off of a crowd of squishies (e.g. RWZ raid). It's also one of the best methods available to lock down minions at any of the spawn points in the BAF. Put the bubble in the middle of the path or just a bit closer to the door (I like to camp at one of the lightposts) and you completely prevent any minions from using the paths or getting out of that spawn point.

IIRC, the buffs/debuffs of Traps would be functionally equivalent since they are pseudo-pets and aren't adjusted by AT modifiers. This would make the Corruptor vs. Defender debate more a matter of how soon you'd prefer to have certain powers.

The Dual Pistols debate between Corruptors and Defenders, depends on whether the difference in the Ammo Swap debuffs are more valuable to you (Defender) than the benefits of Scourge and a higher damage modifier (Corruptor).

I went with a Corruptor and created one of my favorite characters. YMMV.

FF is boring and lame. Defenders smell funny. Traps is sexy and Corruptors smell of fresh baked cookies. The choice seems pretty clear.

If you are ever wondering, "Should I make a _______ or a Corruptor," the answer is always Corruptor. The following things will happen if you make a Corruptor:

1. You will get purple drops on every single kill starting at level 1.
2. Women will swoon at the thought of your sheer awesomeness.
3. Lord Recluse will have you over for tea.
4. Enemies will die for merely meeting your steely gaze.
5. You will win every costume contest ever held, even if you aren't there.
6. Anne Hathaway will be your girlfriend.
7. You know how when you go to work, and you go for that first cup of coffee and the pot is always empty except for the sludge that has built up on the bottom over years of no cleaning? Yeah, that won't happen anymore.

As you can see making a Corrupter holds many benefits for your life.

DP/Traps is awesome, go for it.

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Originally Posted by Mind_Over_Matter IIRC, the buffs/debuffs of Traps would be functionally equivalent since they are pseudo-pets and aren't adjusted by AT modifiers. This would make the Corruptor vs. Defender debate more a matter of how soon you'd prefer to have certain powers.

This isn't true, though. Defender trappers get better pseudo-pets.

I have an FF/DP 'fender at something like 36th level. I found her kind of lackluster - bubble the team then try to not get killed while adding a little mitigation and weak damage.

I've had a Fire/Traps Corr and loved just about every second of playing him, and I'm guessing a lot of that was due to Traps (not that Fire is anything to sneeze at).

I'd vote for the Corr.

I checked on City of Data earlier but i've not been finding the values for many of the Defender pseudopets under Traps. That's why I figured i'd have to just test them out in game later on. Can you pull up and link the Defender pseudopets? The only values I can see are for the Corruptor and Mastermind versions of Traps.

Thanks for the clarification, Adeon. I'm glad Defenders get at least *some* more utility out of Traps than Corruptors, but those numbers won't have me switching over to a Defender at this point. Even if they offered a more substancial difference, I think I enjoy Scourge too much (although double-stacking Defender Acid Mortars would be a nice 13.2% additional -res over Corruptors).

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Man, the weakening of Trip Mines and Time Bomb. Of all the times to step in and apply some modifiers... I mean Trip Mine can be awesome, but what has Time Bomb done to deserve to be even *more* situational than it was for Corruptors?

Thanks everyone for the tips, I decided on a trapsfender. Everyone else told me that its a really good debuff/buff set.