DoctorDank

I planned on this once I hit 50, but currently being only 41, I figured I can always respec once I hit 50 and take this now while my endurance is still more of a problem.

I just picked physical perfection on my fire farm brute and I am curious if it is inherently better to slot this with a Numinas set or Performance shifter. Also, would it be worth 4 slotting this power or not?

Just one minor suggestion, slot a kb to kd IO in your bonfire and it will instantly become one of your favorite and go-to AoE attacks that doesnt make everyone in your team mad every time you drop it!

I'm sure you will be happy to know that your guide has actually widely influenced ;) how well I have been able to make money over the past 2 weeks. I greatly appreciate it!

So I recently started one as well and am L25 (I think) and this is the build I planned for it. Im not the greatest with builds and I will probably stray from this a bit as I think i forgot to slot Static shield any extras which I will do. However my focus is the be able to main tank if needed but be a strong second/support tank, so I tried to get decent resistance stats as well as prioritize Recharge/End recovery so I could constantly be firing off combos to both constantly help hold aggro but also whittle down any enemy need be. Please feel free to correct me where I went wrong so I can learn where stuff needs to go.. I did go over the energy cap I noticed and I am not sure if this is a bad thing or just something that happens while trying to softcap other resistances. Anyways, here it is- Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.962 http://www.cohplanner.com/ Click this DataLink to open the build! Level 50 Magic Brute Primary Power Set: Dual Blades Secondary Power Set: Electric Armor Power Pool: Leaping Power Pool: Fighting Power Pool: Speed Ancillary Pool: Energy Mastery Hero Profile: Level 1: Nimble Slash (A) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal) (5) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge (5) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage (46) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance (46) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge (46) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge Level 1: Charged Armor (A) Impervium Armor - Psionic Resistance (3) Impervium Armor - Resistance (3) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge (25) Impervium Armor - Endurance/Recharge (25) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Recharge (37) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance Level 2: Power Slice (A) Touch of Death - Chance of Damage(Negative) (45) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance/Recharge (45) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance Level 4: Conductive Shield (A) Aegis - Psionic/Status Resistance (42) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance (43) Aegis - Resistance (43) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge (43) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge Level 6: Ablating Strike (A) Analyze Weakness - Chance for +ToHit (7) Analyze Weakness - Defense Debuff/Endurance/Recharge (7) Analyze Weakness - Accuracy/Defense Debuff (40) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal) (40) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge (40) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge Level 8: Typhoon's Edge (A) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage (9) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance (9) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Recharge (11) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (11) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Recharge (21) Scirocco's Dervish - Chance of Damage(Lethal) Level 10: Static Shield (A) Impervium Armor - Psionic Resistance Level 12: Super Jump (A) Unbounded Leap - Jumping Level 14: Lightning Field (A) Brute's Fury - Accuracy/Damage (15) Brute's Fury - Damage/Recharge (15) Brute's Fury - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (17) Brute's Fury - Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime (21) Brute's Fury - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge (23) Brute's Fury - Recharge/Fury Bonus Level 16: Grounded (A) Impervium Armor - Psionic Resistance (37) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance (37) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge Level 18: Vengeful Slice (A) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal) (19) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge (19) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge (23) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance (34) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage Level 20: Lightning Reflexes (A) Run Speed IO Level 22: Combat Jumping (A) Kismet - Defense/Endurance Level 24: Kick (A) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal) Level 26: Sweeping Strike (A) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage (27) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge (27) Obliteration - Damage (29) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge (31) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge (31) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge Level 28: Energize (A) Preventive Medicine - Chance for +Absorb (29) Preventive Medicine - Heal/RechargeTime (50) Preventive Medicine - Heal/RechargeTime/Endurance Level 30: Hasten (A) Recharge Reduction IO (31) Recharge Reduction IO Level 32: One Thousand Cuts (A) Obliteration - Damage (33) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge (33) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge (33) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (34) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge (34) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage Level 35: Power Sink (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End (36) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge (36) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge (36) Performance Shifter - Accuracy/Recharge Level 38: Power Surge (A) Impervious Skin - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge (39) Impervious Skin - Status Resistance (39) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge (39) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End Level 41: Tough (A) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance/RechargeTime (42) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance (42) Unbreakable Guard - +Max HP Level 44: Weave (A) Reactive Defenses - Scaling Resist Damage (45) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance Level 47: Superior Conditioning (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End (48) Performance Shifter - EndMod (48) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy (48) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge Level 49: Physical Perfection (A) Numina's Convalesence - +Regeneration/+Recovery (50) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Endurance (50) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge Level 1: Brawl (A) Empty Level 1: Prestige Power Dash (A) Empty Level 1: Prestige Power Slide (A) Empty Level 1: Prestige Power Quick (A) Empty Level 1: Prestige Power Rush (A) Empty Level 1: Prestige Power Surge (A) Empty Level 1: Fury Level 1: Sprint (A) Empty Level 2: Rest (A) Empty Level 4: Ninja Run Level 2: Swift (A) Empty Level 2: Health (A) Miracle - +Recovery (17) Miracle - Heal Level 2: Hurdle (A) Empty Level 2: Stamina (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy (13) Performance Shifter - EndMod (13) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End ------------

Appreciate the tips! I was under the impression with dark regeneration I did not have to do too much with it as every time ive used it so far it heals me to the top, my only concern for it at the moment has been recharge times. I think I mentioned it but I accidentally took dark shroud way late, In game I took it around 12, but in Pines i didnt want to basically start over with picking powers so I left it as is.

I think i've got a decent grasp on making money at this point. Budget isnt as much as an issue anymore :) thanks for the pointers though

I heard oppressive gloom is actually good so Id probably slot this instead of assault maybe?

Now this is probably the powers/slots that I would take with this build, the IOs are just speculation as to something Id be able to afford because I dont have billions of INF stored yet. The IO's chosen may not be exactly what I would choose but Id bet it'd be at least something close to it anyways. Also dont pay as much attention to the levels slotted, somewhere around 30s I got distracted as we as taking death shroud so late, I think it wouldve been around a L14 or L22 pick for me. Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.962 http://www.cohplanner.com/ Click this DataLink to open the build! Level 50 Magic Brute Primary Power Set: Staff Fighting Secondary Power Set: Dark Armor Power Pool: Leaping Power Pool: Fighting Power Pool: Leadership Ancillary Pool: Energy Mastery Hero Profile: Level 1: Precise Strike (A) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance (17) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal) (48) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge (50) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge Level 1: Dark Embrace (A) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance (3) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance (13) Unbreakable Guard - Endurance/RechargeTime (15) Unbreakable Guard - RechargeTime/Resistance (36) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance/RechargeTime (40) Unbreakable Guard - +Max HP Level 2: Guarded Spin (A) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage (3) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance (15) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Recharge (23) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Recharge (25) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (39) Scirocco's Dervish - Chance of Damage(Lethal) Level 4: Murky Cloud (A) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance (5) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Recharge (5) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge (9) Impervium Armor - Endurance/Recharge (39) Impervium Armor - Resistance (39) Impervium Armor - Psionic Resistance Level 6: Eye of the Storm (A) Obliteration - Damage (7) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge (7) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge (9) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (13) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge (17) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage Level 8: Staff Mastery Level 10: Obsidian Shield (A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance (11) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge (11) Aegis - Endurance/Recharge (36) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge (40) Aegis - Resistance (40) Aegis - Psionic/Status Resistance Level 12: Super Jump (A) Unbounded Leap - Jumping Level 14: Combat Jumping (A) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance (43) Reactive Defenses - Defense Level 16: Dark Regeneration (A) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge Level 18: Serpent's Reach (A) Tempest - Accuracy/Damage (19) Tempest - Damage/Endurance (19) Tempest - Damage/Recharge (42) Tempest - Chance of End Drain (43) Decimation - Chance of Build Up (46) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge Level 20: Cloak of Darkness (A) Reactive Defenses - Defense (21) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance (21) Reactive Defenses - Endurance/RechargeTime (23) Reactive Defenses - Defense/RechargeTime (25) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance/RechargeTime (42) Reactive Defenses - Scaling Resist Damage Level 22: Acrobatics (A) Endurance Reduction IO (42) Knockback Distance IO Level 24: Boxing (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge Level 26: Innocuous Strikes (A) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage (27) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance (27) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Recharge (29) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Recharge (29) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (36) Scirocco's Dervish - Chance of Damage(Lethal) Level 28: Tough (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance (31) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge (31) Reactive Armor - Resistance Level 30: Weave (A) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance/RechargeTime (31) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance (34) Reactive Defenses - Defense Level 32: Sky Splitter (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage (33) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance (33) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge (33) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge (34) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge (34) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal) Level 35: Maneuvers (A) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance (43) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance/RechargeTime Level 38: Soul Transfer (A) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge Level 41: Assault (A) Endurance Reduction IO Level 44: Death Shroud (A) Obliteration - Damage (45) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge (45) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge (45) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (46) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge (46) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage Level 47: Superior Conditioning (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End (48) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge (48) Performance Shifter - EndMod Level 49: Physical Perfection (A) Numina's Convalesence - +Regeneration/+Recovery (50) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Endurance (50) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge Level 1: Brawl (A) Empty Level 1: Prestige Power Dash (A) Empty Level 1: Prestige Power Slide (A) Empty Level 1: Prestige Power Quick (A) Empty Level 1: Prestige Power Rush (A) Empty Level 1: Prestige Power Surge (A) Empty Level 1: Fury Level 1: Sprint (A) Empty Level 2: Rest (A) Empty Level 4: Ninja Run Level 2: Swift (A) Empty Level 2: Health (A) Preventive Medicine - Chance for +Absorb (37) Preventive Medicine - Heal Level 2: Hurdle (A) Empty Level 2: Stamina (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod (37) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End (37) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge Level 1: Combo Level 1 Level 1: Combo Level 2 Level 1: Combo Level 3 Level 8: Form of the Body Level 8: Form of the Mind Level 8: Form of the Soul ------------

So a general consensus is do whatever you feel you need to do but more than likely if you want to be in a good spot dont skimp out. I've only been playing the game for coming on a week now so I havent established but about 3 or 4 characters I am set on keeping and like and only 1 of them is near 50 (46). Ive built up almost 100m inf on him and he already is for the most part kitted out with all the IOs I want. Due to this I am feeling a little more comfortable spending freely and think I will just slot some 1-4 mil range IOs in a couple of these mid level guys.

So I am at the point with a lot of characters in that 20-30 level range and I would like to swap over to some IOs to just last me til 50 but I am basically just wanting to see general consensus of if people get cheap as possible IO sets just to last the character or do you get the same ones or one step down from what you would at these low levels as you would at L50?

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll look into it. Ive been studying up on the different IO's to see which are best for a budget like mid build so I am working on it, I definitely wanted some Numinas but at the time I was relatively broke.

Yeah, I use the staff of soul I believe (whichever saves end) and I can get through about 2-3 team fights max before I have to rest. This is if I have another scrapper or tank helping tank/enough damage that Im not fighting for 10 minutes.

Learning how to use Pines, brb.

Ive leveled my scrap to 30 and am liking the way it plays but obviously with dark armor I am having endurance issues. I am about to respec him fresh and start with some cheapish IOs to hold him down for now and would like a build guide to loosely follow if possible to help a bit with where I should be slotting and where I can save and not.

So I didnt get the chance to play and learn about these when servers were live first time around near the end and now I am coming to the point of needing to slot IOs into my higher level characters as I'm told by those I group with. Im not really sure what to look for or whatever though and as far as the attuned enhancments go I attempted to purchase a couple cheaper ones (like 500k-1m inf) but they did not show up in my inventory when I claimed them from the Auction House. I am just curious where I can find these so I can use them. If it helps my Fire/Fire Blaster could use them the most at the moment so if I could get some examples as to what to look for that would be great. Thanks for any help you guys supply me!

What would you think would pair best with dark secondary as a scrapper? Im highly interested in leveling a hero in it to get a feel for its end game

So I used to play this game as a pre-teen back before the closing of servers and have recently came back. I didnt have much an understanding of what was meta or anything back then so I am on a learning scale right now. I started a scrapper to mess around with my friend of the before mentioned class.. wondering how much they play into eachother if at all? Also will take any tips as I've never messed with dark armor before.