Ehh, I can't say offhand which set is definitively better, not even if you narrow down the context (leveling builds, SO/generic builds, super-cheap frankenslotting builds, high-end IO builds, super-expensive IO builds w/ Incarnates, solo, teamed, whatever).
If you are considering IO bonuses, though, it's worth pointing out that damage mitigation is more valuable the more of it you stack, and IO bonuses do not presently offer comparable amounts of +RES and +DEF. So even if we stipulate that the RES in Electric is exactly even with the DEF in EA to start (and all else being equal, now that EA basically has all of Electric's other tricks), the EA has a firmer base on which to build to its respective mitigation cap to multiple types of attack (the DEF soft cap to all but Psi).
In theory, it's true that Electric's higher RES would make it more survivable if we assume both are at the DEF soft cap, but in practice Elec just can't get there for more than maybe one position and/or two types. Smash/Lethal DEF is great, but it ain't the end-all be-all, especially if you don't have any DDR.
So after all of that babbling, the IOed comparison boils down to soft-capped EA w/ lowish-to-middling RES to prominent attacks (Smash/Lethal/Energy in the ~30% range) versus high-RES Electric with soft-capped Smash/Lethal DEF and no DDR. Depending on the situation, Electric can win, but my experience tells me that the EA will have fewer weaknesses through most content. That is, solo or self-sustainable performance through most content; team buffs will tend to favor the Electric just because RES buffs are rarer than DEF buffs.
On a Scrapper, if I had to choose, I'd go with EA. On a Tanker, I like Electric; on a Scrapper not as much. YMMV.
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Originally Posted by Iggy_Kamakaze
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Hey folks,
Hope all is well. Can anyone offer insight why EA would be better than ELA? I just don't see it.
ELA, in all, can obtain defense through IOs (albeit no DDR), has good Psi resist and does almost same thing as EA.
Thanks in advance.