You will not be disappointed when you switch IOs from the SS/FA to the Claws/FA. If you enjoy playing the Claws/FA it will feel like a megaton of improvement.
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Originally Posted by Wavicle
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I love my claws/fa brute. I didn't take follow up, but I may rethink my build. My chain usually consist of FE+burn+spin+ball lighting+elec fences+eviscerate and repeat. I usually lead off with Ion judgement just for giggles. i usually have to shoot off consume every once and a while.
Thanks for the replies guys, much appreciated.
Would love to hear more opinions/experience/suggestions.
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Is 95-100% global recharge before hasten good for the build? Im just curious if I should try to squeeze anymore in my build or am I at a good spot. This is also not including any incarnate buffs.
I don't think you'll be disappointed. Will probably lose some ST damage because KoB + Gloom is just awesome. However, you'll still be putting out a lot of damage regardless.
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Performance-wise, claws/fa is pretty amazing. If the playstyle of claws is more to your liking, then go for it. I also think you're sitting pretty at 95-100% global recharge, I doubt you'll get a whole lot out of trying to squeeze in more.
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Thanks. I appreciate the comments. And yes, FE+KoB+Gloom = OMG that was dope! But Im just not a SS kind of guy after extensive PT with this brute.
Ok.. I have been running my SS/FA brute a lot lately, and it has been fun, but it got extremely boring really quick. I guess the concept of a slow, physically strong character does not appeal to me as much as a Fast, precise character (think Ninja in comparison to barbarian).
So I had a friend of mine farm me up a Claw/FA brute (yes, I admit it!), and I was wondering what I should expect in terms of Aoe kill speed with spin vs footstomp (I know FS has a larger radius, but lower dmg and higher recharge than spin), The synergy of burn + spin vs that of burn + FS, and the difference in the amount of time it would take to kill a single hard target ( lvl 54 bosses, Pylons, AVs, ect..) using KoB+burn(with FoTG and armageddon procs)+haymaker+gloom vs Follow up x2+burn(procs)+slash(AH -res proc)+focus+ maybe eviscerate (this is not an actual attack chain). I did not include rage in there but I do use it depending on what i am doing, percent of damage buff I am at, and if the constant rage crash down is acceptable.
I also partake in fire farms with him, and will do the same with the claws, as well as regular content + incarnate content.
I guess what I am getting at is, will I be disappointed stripping my IOs from the SS/ to feed the claws build performance wise? I know playstyle wise I will not be. Both builds are at 32.7 smash lethal def, 55.6 smash lethal with tough running, and 100% global rech before hasten. Both builds are running the Cardiac alpha and alternating with spiritual (using Agelessfor endurance management) depending on play style at that moment.
I applogize for any typos and difficulty reading this, being that I posted This from my phone.