I have two KM.
One with the Regeneration power and the other with electrical armor.
With the Regen. power I can fight alongside the Tanks w/o fear and I've been lucky to outlast some. I also gave him Teleportation (for his concept) so when things get hairy and we've died I can rez myself then Team Teleport the dead around me to a safe distance.
Elec armor is great. the lightning field adds extra damage and the power sink helps keep my endurance up.
Agreed on Electrical Armor. I have 3 brutes, a tank and a stalker with EA. I love the set. It was a "good" set with conserve power. I chafed under the lack of a self-heal, but it still performed admirably. I just stocked up on Greens. With the switch to Energize, I was in heaven.
The ONLY reason I wouldn't do a KM/EA brute in a hot minute is I'm electric-armor'ed out. Doing IO Set suggestions for a friend's stone/SS tank got me interested in stone for armor and I've played alongside a KM scrapper a couple of times which rekindled my interest in KM.
I was originally tuned off by Kinetic Melee because it seemed the attacks have an especially long windup before striking. Also I couldn't see that power siphon was doing that much for me as compared to buildup or SS's Rage.
Methan martini.
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KM is one of my favorites. My very first one ended up as my highest toon at 47. He's KM/FA. Thing I like though is the mix at range and cones that can give a bit of help at those running targets. Not to mention it satisfies my want for mix at range/melee.
My survival though was I referenced to Super strength guides since it has smashing damage and a ranged attack too. Just remember they are still different and edit what you feel is appropriate.
I've dug 10 screens deep into the archives and not found anything on Kinetics melee.
I'm considering a Kin/Stone brute because I haven't done much with either and would like to play with them.
Is there a Kin melee guide somewhere and I missed it?
Better, is there a kin/stone Brute guide and I missed that?
Lacking either, any good advice?
Methan martini.
Shaken, not stirred.