Katana/Ea brute works very well together with the defense buff from DA.
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What about non-weapon powers?
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Originally Posted by ShadowSleeper
Katana/Ea brute works very well together with the defense buff from DA.
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i haven't messed with non weapon brutes with the EA revamp.
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Kinetic Melee works well conceptually and visually, and the -dmg combines very nicely with EA's defensive properties. Meaning when you do get hit, it hurts less. You could also give Stone Melee a try. All the knockdown mitigation means enemies attack less, which means you get hit that much less. Just some ideas.
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Ive seen some DM/EAs that semed to work well with the synergy there.
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What about non-weapon powers?
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I'm running a DM/EA on testserver, i love him. All the powers have great synergy on eachother, drain, heal, -tohit +def. Even +recharge works great on drain soul/err the other one. Minor downside, little AoE.
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I have a Elec/EA brute that runs really good, before 21 even. Feels like they were made to go together, with the -end on both sets. The new taunt aura makes it even easier to keep the mob tight because after the first combo layup, no one in the mob has end anymore, which makes for being hit less often. There used to be a self heal with it, but that is gone. It now has a +defense tied with size of mob, also makes for being hit less often.
My Brute is Nrg/Nrg and he's a total BA! (against single targets). If you get flooded w/ toons (IE AE Farms) then you'll die 1,000 horrible deaths. But against a normal sized mob, you attack the boss or elite boss or Hero first, and ignore the others pretty much.
Energy Melee is TOTALLY AWESOME! I have all of my sets slotted w/ KnockBack and fling them around like rag dolls. Single targets go down FAST.
I don't PVP much at all. In fact I hate it. But this toon is the only one I go into PVP zones safely with. He's a beast. Often heroes are like, "Why can't I hit you?" and I'm all "Stun Stun Stun Knockback" and lol'ing. 
It honestly takes 2+ Heroes to take me down, and 1vs1 he's just wrong.
PS- What are the changes you're talking about? I cannot find them.
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I have all of my sets slotted w/ KnockBack and fling them around like rag dolls.
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To the OP: DM/EA has a great synergy. And with EA's revamp, it's even easier to build for a soft-cap to all (but psi) Brute. The -ToHit from DM only makes it better. Also, with the +rech aura, you can grab a lot of DPS from DM's Buzz-Saw potential. The two are a very deadly combo.
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I like my KM/EA, visually appealing and fun to play.
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Originally Posted by electric_emu
Kinetic Melee works well conceptually and visually, and the -dmg combines very nicely with EA's defensive properties. Meaning when you do get hit, it hurts less.
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Mine soloed a Pylon the other day (I pulled a level 50 Chief Soldier for Energy Drain/Soul Drain/Dark Consumption/Entropic Aura benefits). It's amazingly effective against single targets, but you're completely lacking in AoE damage.
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Originally Posted by CrazyJerseyan
Ive seen some DM/EAs that semed to work well with the synergy there.
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titan/ea. Momentum+Entropic's bonus rech will be sick
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Street Justice would be real nice.....but if you cannot wait, I absolutely love my Stone Melee/EA. tons of smash, mitigation, fast attacks, tons of smash....oh and the new EA is really cool. =)
quite liking my claws/ea, although he's only lvl 13 atm he can hold his own quite well so far
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I second the Stone/EA recommendation. I started mine recently and really enjoy playing him. He hits hard and can take a punch. He's in First Wrad right now. I'm taking it slow at the moment because I want to read all the dialog and find out what's going on.
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What the hell, nobody suggested the strong and pretty route?
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Nice try.... If there was any power in Energy Melee that took KB IOs or KB sets I'd believe you.
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Originally Posted by Tourettes
Energy Melee is TOTALLY AWESOME! I have all of my sets slotted w/ KnockBack and fling them around like rag dolls. Single targets go down FAST.
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Originally Posted by Kioshi
What the hell, nobody suggested the strong and pretty route?
Nice try.... If there was any power in Energy Melee that took KB IOs or KB sets I'd believe you. |
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Not really because it's a Knockdown proc so so mobs don't go flying around, they just fall |
Originally Posted by Tourettes
Kinetic Combat set has a KB bonus/ Proc. This is the one I meant. Someone owes moi an apology.
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but now I believe you, it was just a KB/KD confusion.
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What is fun about Energy aura brutes in PVP zones is getting angry tells about how overpowered your stalker is lol.
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Originally Posted by Tourettes
My Brute is Nrg/Nrg and he's a total BA! (against single targets). If you get flooded w/ toons (IE AE Farms) then you'll die 1,000 horrible deaths. But against a normal sized mob, you attack the boss or elite boss or Hero first, and ignore the others pretty much.
Energy Melee is TOTALLY AWESOME! I have all of my sets slotted w/ KnockBack and fling them around like rag dolls. Single targets go down FAST. I don't PVP much at all. In fact I hate it. But this toon is the only one I go into PVP zones safely with. He's a beast. Often heroes are like, "Why can't I hit you?" and I'm all "Stun Stun Stun Knockback" and lol'ing. It honestly takes 2+ Heroes to take me down, and 1vs1 he's just wrong.PS- What are the changes you're talking about? I cannot find them. Tourettes. |
Not a fan of SS so leave that out please
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