Big orange numbers - I want it

Hello.

My only 2 L50 scrappers are both DB and Spines. Although I do enjoy playing with them, not of those actually makes me giggle when it comes to ST damage (the AoE is quite decent though).

I know this much: I will want a War Mace Scrapper as soon as they release it. Just the thought of it makes me drool a bit. However, that is still a couple months away and my altitis needs to be fed until then.

Now, I would like to avoid FoTM builds (ie: Fire/SD or DM/SD). Actually, I'd prefer leaving SD to when WM comes out. I'm sure FoTM builds are fun, but I'd prefer something less common.

So, TLDR;

- Falsey needs a new scrapper, after taking a Spines and DB to 50.
- Falsey would like to stay away from /SD
- Falsey wants big ST orange numbers, although having at least one PbAoE would be nice

A few combos come to mind, obviously. However, I'd appreciate suggestions based on your own experiences. I want a fun Scrapper from L1 to L50.

Ty muchly,

Falsey

Other than shields, the other big damage powerset is fiery aura. Fiery embrace adds roughly 45% of base damage to all your attacks, it has a damage aura and Burn does pretty ridiculous damage. Pair with the conveniently thematic Blaze APP for fireball and chose a primary with a good PBAoE and preferrably no redraw to abuse Fiery Embrace, and you're set.

WM/dark. Stacked stuns, credible AoE. It will be end hungry, but that can be dealt with.

Big ST orange numbers = BS/FA.

Street Justice/SD.

Combo level 3+Crushing Uppercut = Easily the highest base damage ST attack in the game. If you pop Combat Readiness(StJ's version of BU) and jump into a mob which fully saturates your AAO, you're looking at about 950 damage(crit chance included), which could be enhanced further with IO's and Musculature.

I say try kinetic melee. With power siphon you should be seeing good big orange numbers also in late game there is too much thing resist or defense against BS's damage type but kinetic melee has two type damage in most of its attacks so it may have a higher chance to see big orange numbers.

Until i21 comes out I also suggest you satiate your desires with a BS/FA.

Here are options, depending on your investment in the character.

Broadsword/whatever= yeah big numbers. I have had a BS/regen forever, but I find it boring. Broadsword is too slow IMO. Animations are sorta boring. But, no other set will unload on a single target like BS.

Katana/SR or Elec, or fire I suppose= Not as big of numbers at the outset. Pretty much just as big in the end, with flashy animations. If you want to spend a zillion dollars on IO's, go SR with rech bonus( I did, my build looks wierd but my attack chain is 3 attacks, 2 of them the tier 8 and 9 and my travel power is sprint) With less money, elec is fun but you will need more then 3 attacks. fire would work out similar to BS/fire.

Stone melee brute. probably stone/elec. This build doesnt need any Io's really, and it will put out big orange numbers, has screen shake and giant smash sounds for the attacks. Stone is the smashingest smashing smash set there is. Punch in face with stone smash fist, stone smash with stone smash hammers, overhead double fist smash so hard the foe is held, jump up and smash the ground to smash foes, oh and fault is awsome. But yeah its not a scrapper. I play this guy routinely, because its just easy to jump in with him and crush foes into the ground. Though I must admit the changes to fury took away some of the rediculousness of the damage output.

Never played a kin melee yet, but I have heard it is quite powerful on a scrapper.

I was personally thinking EM/Fire brute for biggest orange number on one guy, but also not a scrapper.

I24 Proc Chance = (Enhanced Recharge + Activation Time) * (Current PPM * 1.25) / 60*(1 + .75*(.15*Radius - 0.011*Radius*(360-Arc)/30))
Single Target Radius = 0. AoE Non-Cone Arc = 360.

Is DM still as good as it used to be for single target damage? I've got a DM/FA, but haven't played him for a long while and he's low lvl. DM has the advantage of an attack which has a self heal, and which recharges very quickly. It's a great power to have in an attack chain. FA has some great AoE. Both DM and FA have PBAoE powers that recover endurance, and DA has one of my favourite powers in Soul Drain.

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