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TBH unless someone comes up with something that is actually unique bonus wise, we probably don't need any new IO sets.

Nearly all the good sets are smashing or lethal.

Dark Armor has a lot of controls Stun+Fear Combine it with something that also has Stun perhaps? /Electric maybe for the handclap stun

SR is very good on brutes though. My personal favorite SR brute was claws. SS is good too since scrappers don't get that set. But with the current Rage situation might be rough on SR brutes.

If you plan on exemping a lot in the 15 to 30 level range brute is better due to the level progression for SR being different. Due to the AOE toggle and taunt aura. Otherwise Scrapper will probably outshine the brute due to higher damage and more than enough survivability.

They may not be needed on teams with a lot of strong melee types with lots of IOs But on teams without that? Pretty useful.

There was an effort for a time in Marvel Comics to standardize these things in that universe. Back when comics cost 60 cents each and there were 30+ concurrent titles. But that fell apart too. Your point is indisputable in my opinion. The revolving door of writers make any consistancy impossible.

Dragonball isn't actually a comic book setting in the traditional sense. So this is a cross genre as well as a cross universe contest. Making it double meaningless who would win. Both are in the boring invincible hero camp though.

Stalkers have the best ATOs in COH Its not even a close thing. That said scrappers do fine.

Also no temp powers, no outside buffs, no inspirations.

They are soloing ITF with buffed enemies at +4×8. In 2.5 hours with no defeats.

Yeah. Sounds like a dated take. People really should wander over to the tanker forums and read the tank gods.

You would think this was a self evident point.

War Mace is one of the best ST sets, One of the best AOE sets and its very straightforward to both build and play.

nice This set needed a buff.

Looking like its going to be better on Scrappers though. Maybe a EM/nin?

I remember Rolemaster and Merps that was a well produced set of books. Especially all the campaign supplements for Merps. I owned quite a few of their offerings but was hard to get people to play. James Bond was a good game, we actually did play that one for a while. We played the heck out of Star Trek though, so a bit of the opposite. Used to set the basement up like the bridge of the Enterprise.

What does the NC stand for anyway?

You will notice that this thread is over a year old. It got Necrobumped a little while back. So the chance they are going to remove the crash entirely seems unlikely. The Uniques really are not that expensive in the current Homecoming economy. Run a few Task Forces, convert the Merits into converters and sell them and you will be able to afford them. Or a few solo arcs etc. Otherwise perhaps try Street Justice. It feels "strong" with no rage crash. The Moves are pretty much Standard Comic Book Fighting(tm).

You wouldn't need many "set IOs" to boost your "basic IO build" to the point it was just as survivable as the overlapping Rage glitch on live gave you. Suggestions- Add in the two 3% Defense Uniques into two Resist Powers Pick up a couple of Kinetic Combat or a few Smashing Haymaker sets Add in the two +Resist Uniques into two Def Powers

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What about add it to build up? Though that might be crazy on stalkers.

I'm pretty sure making TW seem like it actually has competition from other sets is the point. ========== The recharge reduction during momentum is clever. It addresses the clunky feel on SOs somewhat, but it hurts the high priced io builds ...

I need at least 5 groan buttons for this post. It gets an 11 on the passive aggressive scale though. Also comparing those who want a more challenging game to Orange Clown President supporters is basically just a modernized Godwin.

Compare perhaps an Energy Aura Brute to an Ice Armor Tank and the problem is probably more clear.