Why make a Defender today vs Corruptor?

Though I could not be more bored with the Defender vs Corruptor debate, one item did catch my attention above - the Trip Mine #s. So I did a little digging and it looks like MM, Corr and Blaster Trip Mine all does the same damage, but Defender does 65% of the damage those do. Where the heck did that modifier come from? So... MM Trip Mine can = Blaster Trip Mine, but Def must be nerfed to heck? I don't get it, I'm sure it's an issue raised before that I didn't pay attention to. Now I'm paying attention. Anyway, I'll shush, out of fear any actual response would include a nerfing to MM Trip Mine, and I'd rather my Defs be unduly low than see my MM nerfed.

Still, I have to ask, has anyone seen an explanation from the development team on this discrepancy? It just can't be right.

Defender damage is .65 of blaster damage. Now why corrs and MMs got blaster damage is unknown.

I sent a PM to Synapse with the data since they are one of the Powers people.

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Originally Posted by _Ail_ This is just a guess and all speculation, but I am pretty sure it is just that when traps first came out the devs were too lazy to make a new pet so just included the old blaster trip mine verbatim. Then when defenders got traps they realized that it does a whole lot of aoe damage and so reigned it in and gave defenders the archetype appropriate one. They probably also wanted to change the mm and cor versions at that point, but they had been out too many years for that to do anything but create a huge outcry (and traps had recently suffered the poison trap nerf as well so more would not have been viewed favorably.)

The problem with this is Trip Mine is a pet and to my knowledge pets get the attributes/damage across all ATs, see Tornado.

To answer the topic question.

Because defender powers are stronger...they actualy heal for more and give better defenses, buffs and debuffs all across the board.

A corruptor gets to do scourge....but because they are a coorruptor their blast damage is reduced....and since they are not a defender their buffs and debuffs and defenses are lower.

The best way to see the difference would be to simply team up as a corruptor with a defender or a be a defender and team up with a corruptor who has the same powers.

Then during the play time on a team left click on the effect icons and see what they are giving....

I think that will explain enough for anyone.

Heh. This is going to require popcorn, isn't it?

I have something relevant to this discussion that I think is probably fairly uncommon - two characters with the same powersets and builds - one Corruptor and one Defender. I have a Dark Miasma/Dark Blast/Power Mastery Defender and a Dark Blast/Dark Miasma/Power Mastery Corruptor. Both are 50, both are IO'd. They have extremely similar builds, sharing all the same power picks, with slight variations in how I slotted them with IOs. Only one is "incarnated" currently (both have their VR Alphas), but they will both likely have the same Incarnate power other than possibly Lore pets. Both have gotten plenty of play time. Both are played solo and on teams - usually TFs, iTrials or raids.

Why did I do this? Build two such nearly identical characters? Because I really liked the powerset combo on a Defender, and I wanted to experience how it differed on a Corruptor.

Despite the fact that Dark Miasma has a couple of pet-based powers that share stats between the Corruptor and Defender versions, most of the powers in both sets obey AT modifiers. For two characters who otherwise play very similarly, I can very much feel those differences, especially when solo. They should be pretty obvious to most players - the Corruptor tends to deal more direct damage, and has a noticeably easier time beating down bosses or higher. The Defender is safer, gaining more from self buffs, wielding stronger debuffs and longer-lasting mezzes.

Against similar foes, my D/D Defender may actually solo +4/x8 faster than my D/D Corruptor, because she does so more safely, requiring less fiddling to stay alive. Against less extreme odds, the Corruptor probably pulls ahead, because she can handily survive, and typically deals more damage. Which do I prefer to play? It depends what mood I'm in. Each have their benefits, and both to well enough that I've never felt inadequate on a team.

What is the best AT choice for any given player depends on their goals. If your primary focus is teaming, and you like doing more damage, the Corruptor is a solid choice, because it probably is good enough at buffing and debuffing that the rest comes down to the damage preference. The difference in what the Defender can do with buffs and debuffs is numerically meaningful, but the practical difference is extremely unlikely tip any team's balance such that they would fail any current challenge. My opinion is to play what you like conceptually, what provides the stats you like to see and the provides experience you want to play. For me, both ATs can do that. They just do it by focusing on different things.

Is Rad blast better on a def ?
in beta ive been foolinaround wit rad/time an i wanted to know what would be better in like a Av fight

Alright so here's a question. AR/Traps--better on a defender, or a corruptor? The numbers on a corruptor will look great, however, the debuff on Traps is just ridiculous. This is also a bit of a concept build with the AR.

Defender looks like, while the numbers won't be as pretty right off the bat, you have the benefit of some sick debuffs (Which many can't be enhanced), great base numbers, and I think that those will be enough to make up for your lack of attack power.

With that, I also have a quick question with acid mortar, is the actual mortar round itself a single target or AOE projectile?