You can very easily farm with almost just SOs, the only IO you NEED (and i mean the u ******* that the damn thing its THAT good and THAT cheap) is the Forced Feedback chance for +rech proc.
Otherwise make you u slot attacks mostly for rech and end redux. (not acc or dmg) You will want to be using a macro/bind to create and use reds which can actually make dmg slotting in your attacks literally useless. Acc is also not needed, you haz rage you always hit. XD
Maybe throw in the PS +end proc, numi/miracle if you want.
And of course, get mu.
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Why Mu instead of Pyre? Ive heard alot of players saying that Pyre stacks with Fiery embrace
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Originally Posted by Red Suzzie
Why Mu instead of Pyre? Ive heard alot of players saying that Pyre stacks with Fiery embrace
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Mu has 2 aoe's to pyre's 1.
I started my brute four days ago and he is now 50 and comfortably farms 54/x8. In a sense his build was free since most of the IOs were obtained with AE tickets and the rest were obtained with influence earned with ticket rolls. Bronze ticket rolls in the 10-14 range initially provided me with quick influence to fill in some sets as I leveled (Steadfast Prot.: Res/Def, Steadfast Prot.: KB Prot., Rectified Reticle: xxxx).
The idea was to get to 20% fire defense (actually a little more so that using vengeance would cap me if running with someone else in the group) and use two purples to stay capped while solo and everything else was slotted for recharge. I'm providing my build as it sits right now exported to Mids' using Titan Sentinel. There are still SOs slotted because that is what was in most of my slots while leveling myself. It may not be optimum and he may not be the fastest farmer out there, but several of the sets used are dirt cheap even if you buy them at the market and provide good recharge and/or fire def. He still has some sets to go to be completed, but I'm happy with his performance as it sits right now.
The main points are:
1) You can get all the way to 50 with SOs and these are obtained with tickets
2) Plan your build ahead so you can craft the IOs you are going to need even if you don't have the power to slot them yet.
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My 3 fire brutes are made from scratch, no influence outside their own profit is put in them.
My main goal is getting more fire defense, by picking up CJ, manu and weave (duh) you already get a nice base defense (3slot each).
From there i put 5 slots each in all resist shields (including temp.prot), where i give fire/plasma and tough the 5 set Aegis (they go 10-20mil each, though recipes with salvage rolls can be pretty cheap), along with 3set temp.prot and put the global 3% IO and KB-IO.
All you need then is SO slot everything else, advertise with free farms and ask them to pass you purple, red and blue (rest u dont need), you will have issues with endurance. From there its spending tickets on rewards and slowly moving to recharge items. Most go for the mocking set in melee powers (give 7.5% recharge) though they keep getting more expensive, personaly i'm going LotG+recharge, wich are way more expensive but with a few lucks on rolls, i already got myself 3 
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Eventualy i'm dropping out manu and going for stealth pool, 3 powers to slot Lotg's in, combined with weave/CJ i got the full set
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I'm sure there is a guide on frankenslotting around. And if you don't have Mids make sure to download that, it's got a pretty hokey learning curve, but once you get it, it's THE tool.
Why frankenslot?
1. Lots of sets have crap bonuses, like Ruin for example, and their stuff is dirt cheap. Cheaper than generic IOs.
2. This is key, remember this. You can get the same numbers as slotting two level 50 generic IOs, say Acc and Dam, by slotting two Acc/Dam IOs from level 28! True, true. So stay away from the common IO stuff.
3. You can still pick up nearly all regen and recovery bonuses with just two IOs from that set.
4. Some sets are pretty nice though, I like Multi-Strikes in damage auras and they're cheap and have some OK bonuses.
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If you really want to go cheap, roll Claws/(FA, Dark or Elec) and run minimum level farms. You'll keep up decent production without the costs of a solid SS/FA build. Check out the "CEBR" thread in the Brute forums for more information. Scrappers might work better in this context (crits, faster recharge on Spin), but Brutes are still great.|
Originally Posted by Red Suzzie
I've just come back to Coh after 5 years, and with all my toons together have around 100 mill inf.
So is it even possible to build a decent starter SS/FA farm build for less that 100 mill? Anybody have any sample builds or links to a thread that has already addressed this? |
SS/FA loves expensive IO builds and they pay off in faster farming times. That said, you can farm with an SS/FA on just SOs and inspirations (maybe throw in some empowerment buffs from your base, if available). Just keep the level down so your kill speeds stay quick.
Whatever you choose, be sure to use the inspiration combining binds or macros. They'll save a ton of time and keep your performance high in farms.
This is the cheapest effective build I could throw together with IO's. I don't think it's under 100 mil but its pretty cheap. It has a layer of defense and all of the basics covered. You can skip slotting TP since those 2 IO's alone run about 30 mil or so.
I don't know if you plan on farming or just running regular content, but this build will get the job done in both areas at a low low price.
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Level 50 Magic Brute
Primary Power Set: Super Strength
Secondary Power Set: Fiery Aura
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Mu Mastery
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Punch -- S'ngH'mkr-Acc/Dmg(A), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx(3), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/Rchg(3), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(5)
Level 1: Fire Shield -- TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx(A), TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(5), TtmC'tng-ResDam(7)
Level 2: Blazing Aura -- M'Strk-Acc/Dmg(A), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx(9), M'Strk-Dmg/Rchg(9), M'Strk-Acc/EndRdx(11), M'Strk-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(11), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(13)
Level 4: Healing Flames -- Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx(A), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(13), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(15), Dct'dW-Heal(15), Dct'dW-Rchg(17)
Level 6: Haymaker -- S'ngH'mkr-Acc/Dmg(A), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx(17), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/Rchg(19), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(19), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(34)
Level 8: Knockout Blow -- S'ngH'mkr-Acc/Dmg(A), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx(21), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/Rchg(21), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(23), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(43)
Level 10: Boxing -- S'ngH'mkr-Acc/Dmg(A), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx(23), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/Rchg(25), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(25)
Level 12: Combat Jumping -- Krma-ResKB(A)
Level 14: Super Jump -- Jump-I(A)
Level 16: Plasma Shield -- TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx(A), TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(27), TtmC'tng-ResDam(27)
Level 18: Rage -- AdjTgt-ToHit(A), AdjTgt-ToHit/Rchg(46), AdjTgt-ToHit/EndRdx/Rchg(46), AdjTgt-EndRdx/Rchg(48), AdjTgt-ToHit/EndRdx(48)
Level 20: Consume -- Efficacy-EndMod(A), Efficacy-EndMod/Rchg(29), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(31), Efficacy-Acc/Rchg(31), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc(31), Efficacy-EndMod/EndRdx(33)
Level 22: Tough -- TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx(A), TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(33), TtmC'tng-ResDam(33)
Level 24: Weave -- S'dpty-Def/EndRdx(A), S'dpty-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(34), S'dpty-Def(34)
Level 26: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(36), RechRdx-I(36)
Level 28: Burn -- M'Strk-Acc/Dmg(A), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx(37), M'Strk-Dmg/Rchg(37), M'Strk-Acc/EndRdx(37), M'Strk-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(39), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(39)
Level 30: Maneuvers -- S'dpty-Def/EndRdx(A), S'dpty-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(39), S'dpty-Def(40)
Level 32: Foot Stomp -- M'Strk-Acc/Dmg(A), M'Strk-Dmg/Rchg(40), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx(42), M'Strk-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(42), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(42), FrcFbk-Rechg%(43)
Level 35: Fiery Embrace -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(36)
Level 38: Temperature Protection -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), S'fstPrt-ResKB(40)
Level 41: Electrifying Fences -- Enf'dOp-Acc/Rchg(A), Enf'dOp-EndRdx/Immob(43), Enf'dOp-Acc/EndRdx(45), Enf'dOp-Immob/Rng(45), Enf'dOp-Acc/Immob/Rchg(45), Enf'dOp-Acc/Immob(46)
Level 44: Ball Lightning -- Det'tn-Acc/Dmg(A), Det'tn-Dmg/Rchg(48), Det'tn-Dmg/Rng(50), Det'tn-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(50), Det'tn-Dmg/EndRdx/Rng(50)
Level 47: Tactics -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 49: Vengeance -- DefBuff-I(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Fury
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 2: Health -- Heal-I(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(7), EndMod-I(29)
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Ooohh thats a nice build too But you focus on melee defense i see? Isnt that slighly worse then fire defense? (though it makes it way more viable for non-farm content).
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I've just come back to Coh after 5 years, and with all my toons together have around 100 mill inf.
So is it even possible to build a decent starter SS/FA farm build for less that 100 mill? Anybody have any sample builds or links to a thread that has already addressed this?