Brutes -- the perfect AT, or what?
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Posted on: 2012-01-03 11:48 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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Originally Posted by Bosstone
Yeup, depends on the character. I can't see Titan Weapons on anything BUT a Brute, really, and I love it. Meanwhile, I recently rolled a Broadsword/Shield Scrapper, both because Shield is better on Scrappers and because it's a concept that calls for controlled, consistent damage.
As for Brutes being frail...I'm still leveling my TW/EA Brute and cruising at 0x5 without any problems (except against Arachnos, of course). I expect that to ramp up swiftly in the next few levels as I start filling out slots. I've also seen an Energy Aura Brute tank Reichsman and Romulus. More frail than Tankers, yes, but they're still sturdy enough to get the job done. I do still like Tankers for pure survivability, though. What a good Tanker can live through is nothing short of impressive. |
I am not too impressed with Tanker survivability. The gap between Tankers and Brute really is not that large in reality.
You are leveling an EA Brute ? My character DarkAge is a DM/EA Brute and it is a great build. EA is very late blooming though with Brute version gettings its heal at 35. Once you hit 36 when you can slot it, EA is very powerful. IO it up and you're a beast.
About Scrappers vs Brutes, I was a little worried about making a DM/EA Brute over a DM/EA Scrapper. I figured I would be doing more damage on a Scrapper. However I discovered that Fury builds so fast on my Brute that I am probably doing more damage than a Scrap. I jump into a crowd of 7-10 enemies and I am over 50% Fury in what seems like 8 seconds. Combined with unlimited endurance from EA, I can keep that up the whole mission. Unlimited endurance when combined with Fury also makes my Brute very effective vs hard targets like Elite Bosses where I am always fighting at around 80% Fury
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Yes. (-:
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Originally Posted by Tyger42
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I have to disagree with that one. See Tenzhi's post below. That's exactly how I feel about blasters.|
Originally Posted by Organica
Blasters really are a one trick pony, but it's a pretty big trick.
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Originally Posted by Tenzhi
I'm fine with them being one trick ponies, I just wish their trick was more impressive.
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Originally Posted by Tyger42
Might be a little slow building fury at very early levels ( Up to 20 at the absolute highest ), but that changes quickly. It doesn't really make a big difference at those early levels anyway.
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Half a fury bar is 100% damage buff, which is more than three SOs. At level 20, you can't even have SOs. Fury is what makes brutes so potent at low levels, before the damage modifiers really take effect. Even "slow fury builders" will benefit greatly from it.
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Brutes perfect? Certainly my preference on Resistance based sets due to higher caps. On Defense based sets I prefer a scrapper.
I'll still vote for controller being my favorite though.
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