Hyperstrike

You have summoned me mortal?

Honestly, unless you're already rocking massive Defense, taking Resist armors on Blasters, Defenders, Corruptors, etc doesn't really pay off very well. Mainly because your caps are significantly lower and you don't really have the HP (and thus, Regen) to make it pay off effectively.

Now I'm remembering Stef from Userfriendly.org

I dunno. I can get an Invuln's resting End consumption down below 1 End/sec (remember, in many cases, you can just flat out turn Tough off). So if you're already rocking 3.something End/Sec recovery? Unless you're taking and USING Unstoppable, you're not running out of End unless you get Sapper-slapped.

HEATHEN!!!!

Right. But it has NOTHING to do with the innate toughness of a given armor set. That's like going "I'm a god with my pocket Bubbler and pocket Kin!"

Rad's, visually, a bit murky. You get a lot of glow in the center of the screen. If washing things out isn't your bag, Inv works pretty decently too. Once you've leveled up, take a look at my Invuln Framework build. Just plug your Primary in and select powers.

I dunno that we should start looking at specific sets. Because we start dealing with secondary effects (Healing/regen boosts, etc) which skew the comparison. I'd look at it solely as "Big hunk of Resist" vs "Big hunk of Defense".

I don't count Destiny and Hybrid powers. Any more than I count non-perma clickies like Rune of Protection or Unstoppable. It's far easier to make qualitative decisions based on the build's steady-state performance. This is also why I say that Stone is the Gold Standard for durability. You can actually cap Defenses AND Resists on Stone in Granite (Psi-hole excepted). WITHOUT Incarnates.

Ditto...

If we are talking Capped Resistance and 0.00% Defense vs Capped Defense and 0.00% Resistance? I'd go Resistance. As it's a steady, predictable damage reduction every time you're hit. While Defense is VERY attractive, it's binary. You're hit or you aren't. If you have NOTHING underneath your Defenses, it stops becoming quite so attractive. Even with Tank HP, it becomes a Brute/Scrapper type experience. "I'm in my happy place!" "I'm in my happy place!" "I'm in my happy"*SMOOTCHING FLOOR!* You're basically living at the whim of the RNG Gods. Resistance, you die in a steady "This ain't gonna end well." scenario. Defense, you're sitting there, blown into salsa, wondering "What happened?" If we're talking mixed mitigation types...It becomes VERY situational.

Basically you can run missions for the tailers in Steel Canyon (L20), Independence Port (L30), and Founders Falls (L40) to open up new costume slots. I don't remember how to acquire coupons at themoment. I know the Fashion Designer badge gets you a discount on tailor sessions.

Post your build.

You're a Scrapper with delusions of godhood.

If people want to use it. http://cox-supergroups.com/FacepalmSmiley.gif

Wait. You went with a Tauntless Tanker? TURN IN YOUR TANK CARD!

Invuln will be marginally tougher. Rad will act like a poor man's Regen, but with MASSIVE resists.

I'm not Marcus. But.

Nothing's really "cut-proof". This stuff's just harder to cut without destroying your tools. Also, if a lock of this were made, likely it wouldn't be the whole lock. Just the shackle. As this stuff is fairly difficult to manufacture and will likely be VERY expensive. So, you either cut/smash the lock body or you pick the lock. Neither is terribly hard. You can also just cut the locking hasp off and replace it. Don't ask me how I know these things...

Smart move. And Dave Rubin's a level-headed guy that I'd trust with my money.

What about that bear you killed with a spare Iron Will inspie?

While this post is not political, it's politics-adjacent. You've been warned. If you're using Patreon to collect money, you may want to start looking for an alternative. Why? Patreon may not be around much longer or the fee structure will become untenable.

Teleport.

SHHHHHHHHHHH!!! You'll ruin Bopper's rep!