What type of farm are you doing and are you level shifted? If you're AE farming, you shouldn't have a problem fighting enemies that do fire damage. Even doing something like Liberate TV, you shouldn't need to rely on that many purples, maybe try bringing it down to 53 if you're not level shifted.
You can always post your build for feedback on it, you'll want to go either Mu or Pyre Mastery for farming, more AoE is always good.
And yes, Brutes have the same defense and resistance numbers, but they have a higher base HP, HP cap and resistance cap.
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I have just returned to the game after being away a few years. I've decided to make a character for farming, something I never really did back in the old days.
I started with an invul/fire/energy tank, he's 50 now and doesnt get hurt at all standing in a room of 54s, which is awesome... love that.... But his DPS is too low... He does maybe 10 kills a minute.
So I started a fire/fire/energy brute. Never played a brute before. He's also 50 now and has almost full IOs. He easily does three times more damage then my tank, 30+ kills a minute. But... he is completely reliant on purple inspirations when farming 54s! He must have at least 4 purples up at all times or he looses health fast.
The questions: Someone said a brute has the same defense as scrappers, just more hp, is that true? is this normal for most brutes to require a bit of purple help on 54/8's or is it just me? Is there a middle ground between my tank and my brute? I want a farmer isn't dependant on purples and can still do decent DPS - any suggestions for my next character?
thanks!