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Bosstone,
Posted on: 2012-05-11 15:52 in Archetypes and Powers General Discussion
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Originally Posted by JayboH
How does that not make EA shine?
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Originally Posted by JayboH
How does that not make EA shine?
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To the OP:
Ok, in short, what kind of layers of mitigation do you want??
EA is a defense set with mild resists...but it only has mild DDR too...especially for defensive sets. Are you planning to tank? Are you going to be an all out assault machine? What is your goal?
WP is a moderate resist set with mild defense...
Resist sets typically have better maximum potential than defensive sets for high end builds. Why? Because defensive sets can only get so much defense that matters, beyond that more is just...more...it serves no purpose. Resist sets can easily get defense from set bonuses and better layer their mitigation...so that even if your defense is debuffed to the floor...if you have 70% S/L resists you still mitigate 70% of that type of incoming damage (not that WP has those numbers specifically just an example...). That layered mitigation means your odds of survival are outright better than if you had just one or the other. Ask any guy who plays SR...the best defense set in the game...how it does with alpha strikes. They'll tell you that it needs resists or you get faceplanted into a quick dirt nap. I know...they can do amazing things...just don't get hit...or Regen...one of my favorites...you have to build up the defense and resists for that set to maximize it's survivability...but it's insane when built well and played right.
In short, it's easy to add defense...it's very difficult to add resists. What do you want to play? More sturdy? Less sturdy? More flexible build? Less flexible build? Those things dictate your answer for you essentially. EA and WP may not even be the set you want...you might end up with Dark Armor or who knows what.
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Originally Posted by Roderick
This is only possible for Tanks and Brutes, and even then usually only to one or two damage types. For example, Invulnerability can cap Smashing and Lethal, and Fire can cap Fire resist, but neither will cap Energy, Negative, Cold, Psi or Toxic. On the other hand, if you have any amount of defense to start with, you can often softcap either Melee/Ranged/AoE or S/L/E/N (sometimes F/C too).
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The more we talk about this, the more I think a stone melee/energy aura brute would be crazy fun. Tons of mitigation in the primary and secondary, unlimited endurance and plenty of recharge. No redraw.
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Originally Posted by MajorDecoy
If you manage it on 0%/90% on an Invulnerability tank, it's because you've made horrible mistakes on your build.
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Originally Posted by JayboH
Haha... how do you like it so far? You can get some impressive numbers with that combo.
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Originally Posted by planet_J
To the OP:
Ok, in short, what kind of layers of mitigation do you want?? EA is a defense set with mild resists...but it only has mild DDR too...especially for defensive sets. Are you planning to tank? Are you going to be an all out assault machine? What is your goal? WP is a moderate resist set with mild defense... Resist sets typically have better maximum potential than defensive sets for high end builds. Why? Because defensive sets can only get so much defense that matters, beyond that more is just...more...it serves no purpose. Resist sets can easily get defense from set bonuses and better layer their mitigation...so that even if your defense is debuffed to the floor...if you have 70% S/L resists you still mitigate 70% of that type of incoming damage (not that WP has those numbers specifically just an example...). That layered mitigation means your odds of survival are outright better than if you had just one or the other. Ask any guy who plays SR...the best defense set in the game...how it does with alpha strikes. They'll tell you that it needs resists or you get faceplanted into a quick dirt nap. I know...they can do amazing things...just don't get hit...or Regen...one of my favorites...you have to build up the defense and resists for that set to maximize it's survivability...but it's insane when built well and played right. In short, it's easy to add defense...it's very difficult to add resists. What do you want to play? More sturdy? Less sturdy? More flexible build? Less flexible build? Those things dictate your answer for you essentially. EA and WP may not even be the set you want...you might end up with Dark Armor or who knows what. |
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Originally Posted by JayboH
The more we talk about this, the more I think a stone melee/energy aura brute would be crazy fun. Tons of mitigation in the primary and secondary, unlimited endurance and plenty of recharge. No redraw.
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Originally Posted by sypher_vendetta
sounds crazy enough, i might roll one infact lol god jay your a bad influence my altitus was nearly cured till you came along haha.
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