Two things make KM arguably better on scrappers than brutes.
1) Brutes rely on Fury, and have lower base damage as a result. For any attack, a scrapper will do 1.5x as much base damage as a brute. That means brutes get a lower relative boost out of a similar damage buff than a scrapper.
2) Brutes have lower damage mods. Scrappers will get 1.25x bigger damage buffs. That means each power siphon hit does +25% damage for a brute and +31.25% damage for a scrapper.
For those same reasons, you will also get a lot more out of AaO on a scrapper than a brute. KM/SD is one of these combos that, in my opinion, you really want to play on a scrapper, as all of the usual advantages of playing a brute over a scrapper are either there or nullified (aggro holding => AaO is a strong aura ; survivability => Shield is unlikely to go far beyond 75% S/L res or 2400 HP), and most of the advantages of playing a scrapper over a brute (better damage and damage buff mods) are amplified.
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I think it has to do with the way on scrappers a critical on the T9 attack instantly recharges your power siphon. |
Originally Posted by Mint
From what im reading on here people are saying that KM is better on scrappers than brutes, why is that?
I was thinking about pairing up KM/Shield on a brute cause I was wanting to try out power siphon, against all odds, and with your fury bar high I thought those 3 working together should give some good dmg output, am I wrong? Side note, I was playing and electrical brute and his dmg aura would go from +2 on each hit to around +7 once my fury bar got real high, can a scrapper get that +7 on a dmg aura? |
I've only played it on a Brute that got deleted at about lvl 40 because the powerset felt underwhelming to me.
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To an extent, yes, this helps scrappers vs brutes. But this would actually be one of the rare instances where the mechanic helps stalkers most, because you can placate and control the critical and auto BU recharge.|
Originally Posted by MajorTractor
I think it has to do with the way on scrappers a critical on the T9 attack instantly recharges your power siphon.
I've only played it on a Brute that got deleted at about lvl 40 because the powerset felt underwhelming to me. |
But since this is a brute/scrapper comparison, it works. Even without it though, Nihilii's reasoning is solid enough reason to go scrapper over brute.
From what im reading on here people are saying that KM is better on scrappers than brutes, why is that?
I was thinking about pairing up KM/Shield on a brute cause I was wanting to try out power siphon, against all odds, and with your fury bar high I thought those 3 working together should give some good dmg output, am I wrong?
Side note, I was playing and electrical brute and his dmg aura would go from +2 on each hit to around +7 once my fury bar got real high, can a scrapper get that +7 on a dmg aura?