War mace, better on scrapper?
Mechanically, the set doesn't favor a Scrapper, other than the usual "scrappers do slightly more damage and are slightly less durable".
It's definitely very good on a Scrapper, though, and /Shield definitely DOES favor Scrappers (AAO gives a much larger benefit to a scrapper, and Shield Charge does much more damage).
WM/SD is an excellent scrapper combo, you won't be disappointed.
Technically, due to War Maces's mitigation of knock-up and stun, it does favor Scrappers and Tankers over Brutes. Brutes dislike the effects because if something isn't attacking you, you aren't generating fury as fast. Because of this effect, War Mace's mitigation is more welcome on Scrapper and Tankers.
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Ammo switching for Dual Pistols was my idea:
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=135484
That makes a lot of sense, Vel. It also explains why Super Strength, with its many soft and hard controls, is virtually ignored as a brute primary.
I would guess the massive damage from WM would be pretty nice with a crit as well. I played a WM/SD scrapper to about 44 before shelving him for a while. I have a 50 WM/FA brute who I love. When i'm at max range WM can just crush bosses in 1-2 hits easy! Love it and the sounds. I'd recommend you try it, prob won't be disappointed with WM no matter which AT it's on!
I've been tinkering with the idea of a warmace character and saw someone say that it is better on a scrapper than a broot, but not say why.
Anyone have any insight as to what might be the scoop here? I'm probably going to be going WM/Shield for the look and such. AoO would give better mileage on a scrapper I suppose since they have higher base numbers, but I tend to play solo 95%+ of the time so I'm thinking I would probably see better damage overall with a brute chasing fury and not having outside buffs.
Anyone have any experiences/thoughts for it?