35% is a weird goal, you should really either aim for 45% or 32.5% (softcapped with a small purple.) If you want to keep your defense in Dwarf form you'll have to build it strictly through set bonuses, no relying on agility or toggles to get your defense numbers. My Peacebringer currently runs 32.5% s/l defense in all forms and I am working on an alt build for him that will run 32.5% melee/ranged/AOE defense in human form. Both are perma LF. If you only want to build 2 def types you'll apparently be better off going for melee/ranged than s/l/e/n. I would post builds for you to look at but I don't do that anymore.
Hey, thanks for the reply. Well...i'm not OCD dependent, so any numerical value that seems ok is fine with me. I've came a long way since the time i posted this.
I made a new build and i've decided that softcapping s/l/e/n wasn't a good thing to do, because i spread my slots in too many powers that i'm not going to use, so i focused down to get as much recharge as possible, then try to raise as much as possible Melee/Ranged/AoE defenses, so that with one or two purples i could be shielded by any type of attack and not just attacks with the s/l/e/n tags. I kind of have achieved that; the build im currently sitting on (and after getting some in game advises), focuses primarily on recharge, then everything else is dumped on defenses. I tried to keep the defenses above 30% so that with one purple i can almost be softcapped. All major powers of the build are perma, baring Haste, but i'm alright with that, since you can amend the situation with an Agility Alpha, plus your defenses will go up around 32% and be on the ideal spot for 1 purple.
I'm genuinely intrigued about how this character will play out. it's not a character mindset that i typically play, so i find it interesting to see how i will fare!
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Alright...so i never bothered playing a PB/WS, because i never had a character concept and the lack of outside options, baring common pools, seemed alien to me...until now. I have an interesting character concept on my mind to run a PB. The problem is, i've been searching 2 days in a row for decent PB builds, but there aren't any. I'm studied memphisbill's PB modus operandi and i found it interesting, so i went out on MIDS to make myself a build.
Needless to say, i failed horribly because i had way high expectations from a tri-form build. So, i narrowed down my options whilst staying true to my character concept and decided to go human/dwarf "tanky blapper". I liked that idea, but after achieving decent s/l/e/n, it turned out that i had to pay a steep price when it came to recharge. So, i started to think that if light form is perma, all that resistance must account for something, so i decided to drop my s/l/e/n requirements to around 35% for each. I kind of have achieved that, without the use of purple/pvp IOs with the exception of the pvp Defense unique, but i believe the build might have some room for improvement.
TL;DR: Human/Dwarf Form, throw couple of AoEs, then run in melee range for facecheck. minimum def s/l/e/n should be 35%. At least perma LF and Perma Haste should be a plus. I need some serious help here and all assistance will be greatly appreciated.
Freedom: @Negatron T-130
Currently on:
Aenisha - Titan Weapons/Energy Aura Scrapper Redside
--The fatal flaw in every plan is the assumption that you know more than your enemy.--