Kin/Elec: brute or scrapper?
By
joebartender,
Posted on: 2011-09-01 16:00 in Archetypes and Powers General Discussion
I don't know about the scrapper side, but I currently have a lvl 50 KM/Elec brute and he is hella fun to play. With the elec armor, he is never in need of endurance (even when running 10 toggles) as long as he has enemies around. Also, with this constant source of endurance, I can keep his fury bar nearly topped off. Combine this with the power siphon of KM and you can really put out some dmage. I gotta recommend the brute, but if anyone has said combo in a scrapper, I'd like to hear about it.
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Originally Posted by Mashuguna
I like the theme of Kinetic Melee and Electric armor - but I have no idea of the pro/con of going scrapper vs. brute. What is the major difference between the two playstyles or strengths/weaknesses?
Thanks for any advice. |
KM side gets much more out of Power Siphon on the scrapper side of the equation due to higher base damage and bigger boosts on each application of +damage. Scrappers also get an auto refresh on Power Siphon when they Crit with Concentrated strike.
On the ELA if you go Brute you are able to reach the 90% resist cap for energy damage and still have mid to high 50's against S/L. On a scrapper this is going to be limited to 75% against Energy but your S/L will still be decent. You have more hp on a brute so you get slightly more benefit out of the +Regen from Energize but the difference in HP is so low and the +Regen so middling that it isn't that big a deal.
With a Brute you are able to take Taunt and your attacks do have a Taunt element to them This makes it much easier to hold and take agro off of others that it will be for a /ELA scrapper and allows you to slot Taunts sets which have many nice bonus in them.
Personally I just can't imagine going KM on a Brute knowing how much damage I'd leave on the table compared to a scarapper.
This is coming from a person who vastly prefers Brutes to Scrappers. Some sets are just better on one or the other. KM and SD come to mind as sets that shine on Scraps over Brutes.
Global: @Kelig
Yes, KM is better on scrappers, Electric Armor better on brutes. Another advantage brutes have with Electric; Brutes get more out of damage auras because Fury affects auras, while the Scrapper's Critical Hit inherent doesn't .
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I like the theme of Kinetic Melee and Electric armor - but I have no idea of the pro/con of going scrapper vs. brute. What is the major difference between the two playstyles or strengths/weaknesses?
Thanks for any advice.
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