Thanks for letting us know your inexperienced.
The defense cap varies from AT and level, however it is normally above 200%. There is a term we use in CoH called the soft cap which entails a point where getting more really doesn't help anymore, in this case, defense. For most mob's their base to hit is 50% and the floor for them is 5%. This means that whether you have 45% defense or OVER NINE THOUSAND! ( :P ) their to hit would still be 5%. This makes 45% defense the standard Soft Cap.
In terms of Invention Origin Enhancements, there is a limit to 5 bonuses of the same name. Making your expensive Luck of the Gambler enhancements pretty much wasted. So always make sure you only have 5 bonuses with the same name. Mids helps check for that if you click the 'View Active Sets' button on the main screen.
As an SR brute, you want to first get your defense to 45% to Ranged, Melee and AoE, then focus on getting +HP to be able to take a few extra hits on the things that get through the Defense. However, since you are also Dark Melee, you really want to get enough recharge to have the attack chain of Smite->Siphon Life->Smite->Midnight Grasp.
If I was going to build a DM/SR brute... this is what it would look like...
Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.94
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Level 50 Mutation Brute
Primary Power Set: Dark Melee
Secondary Power Set: Super Reflexes
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Leaping
Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Smite -- Hectmb-Dam%(A), Hectmb-Dmg/Rchg(23), Hectmb-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(23), Hectmb-Acc/Rchg(43), Cloud-%Dam(46), Hectmb-Dmg/EndRdx(50)
Level 1: Focused Fighting -- GftotA-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(A), GftotA-Def/EndRdx(5), GftotA-Run+(7), GftotA-Def(7), Ksmt-ToHit+(37)
Level 2: Focused Senses -- GftotA-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(A), GftotA-Def/EndRdx(3), GftotA-Run+(3), GftotA-Def(5)
Level 4: Agile -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(9), LkGmblr-Def/Rchg(9)
Level 6: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(37)
Level 8: Siphon Life -- HO:Nucle(A), HO:Nucle(29), HO:Nucle(34), Numna-Heal(36), Numna-Heal/EndRdx(36), Numna-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(36)
Level 10: Practiced Brawler -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 12: Boxing -- Empty(A)
Level 14: Super Speed -- Winter-ResSlow(A)
Level 16: Dodge -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(17), LkGmblr-Def/Rchg(17)
Level 18: Dark Consumption -- Armgdn-Dmg(A), Armgdn-Dmg/Rchg(19), Armgdn-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(48), Armgdn-Dmg/EndRdx(50), Armgdn-Dam%(50)
Level 20: Evasion -- GftotA-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(A), GftotA-Def/EndRdx(21), GftotA-Run+(21), GftotA-Def(29)
Level 22: Tough -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A)
Level 24: Weave -- GftotA-Def/EndRdx(A), GftotA-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(25), GftotA-Def(25), GftotA-Run+(27), LkGmblr-Rchg+(27)
Level 26: Soul Drain -- GSFC-Rchg/EndRdx(A), AdjTgt-EndRdx/Rchg(43), Armgdn-Acc/Rchg(46)
Level 28: Lucky -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(37), LkGmblr-Def/Rchg(40)
Level 30: Maneuvers -- GftotA-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(A), GftotA-Def/EndRdx(31), GftotA-Run+(31), GftotA-Def(31)
Level 32: Midnight Grasp -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx(33), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg(33), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(34), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(34)
Level 35: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 38: Tactics -- GSFC-ToHit(A), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg(39), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx(39), GSFC-Rchg/EndRdx(39), GSFC-ToHit/EndRdx(40), GSFC-Build%(40)
Level 41: Gloom -- Apoc-Dam%(A), Apoc-Dmg/Rchg(42), Apoc-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(42), Apoc-Acc/Rchg(42), Apoc-Dmg/EndRdx(43)
Level 44: Dark Obliteration -- Ragnrk-Dmg(A), Ragnrk-Dmg/Rchg(45), Ragnrk-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(45), Ragnrk-Acc/Rchg(45), Ragnrk-Dmg/EndRdx(46)
Level 47: Darkest Night -- DarkWD-ToHitDeb/EndRdx(A), DarkWD-ToHitDeb(48), DampS-ToHitDeb/EndRdx(48)
Level 49: Quickness -- Run-I(A)
Level 50: Spiritual Core Paragon
Level 0: Marshal
Level 0: High Pain Threshold
Level 0: Born In Battle
Level 0: Invader
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Fury
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Numna-Heal(13), Numna-Heal/EndRdx(13), Mrcl-Rcvry+(15), Mrcl-Heal(15), RgnTis-Regen+(19)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- P'Shift-End%(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(11), P'Shift-EndMod(11)
Code:
This build is most likely way out of your reach in terms of influence, but wouldn't be a bad goal.
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Your character does not have capped defense. Depending on your AT the cap is between 175% - 225%. Your defense is not teal in the combat window, it can go higher. STOP SAYING IT IS CAPPED! The correct term is Soft Cap.
I enjoy playing in Mids. I specialize in Melee Characters, other AT's usually bore me.
Seems like a very nice build.. But it's too expensive for me.. at least for right now 
I appreciate the help and the reply! Is there a way you could take out some of the purples and HO's without losing too much performance?
Here is the build i made for my DM/SR awhile ago. At the time i was trying to keep it *kind of* cheap because i didnt know i would like him.
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"I have ridden the mighty moon worm!"
-Al Gore
Fiery Aura is only good for farming, I'm cereal
@Caucasiafro
Took a look at both of your suggestions and came up with this:
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Thanks a lot for the help btw!
PvP with an SR brute will be an exercise in frustration, couple reasons for that:
1) You need to be able to constantly attack to keep your fury (and thus your damage) up, and that is difficult with a melee character with everyone leaping all over the place.
2) Any PvPer worth their salt is going to have accuracy and to-hit buffs up the wazoo. Unless you practically live in Elude, you will find people will frequently wail on you like your secondary doesn't even exist.
Defense based secondaries kind of suck in PvP, simply because everyone and their grandma builds to counteract them.
You can try it if you like, but I have a strong feeling you will be disappointed if you do.
(I have a DM/SR brute myself, and the few times I took him into a PvP zone....well, it wasn't pretty)
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Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison See, it's gems like these that make me check Claws' post history every once in a while to make sure I haven't missed anything good lately. |
.... this is my first ever brute build, and my first ever Dark Melee or Super Reflexes toon. I am unaware of the defense cap also. I will be using this toon for PvE on trials and TF's. I will also have a PvP build.. but that comes later