Xandyr

I would suggest skipping the last 2 powers from WP. IMHO, there's no need for Resurgence, since your goal is to never die. On my WP tank, I never felt like I needed Strength of Will. I played TW a couple years ago, and don't remember much, so I won't say anything about it, as you probably know more about it than I. As far as Epics, I took Soul Mastery. Gloom is a nice attack, plus a great spot to slot (at least 3) Apocalypse for the Max HP bonus and the Regen bonus. Summon Widow is also a great power to slot (again, at least 3) Soulbound Allegiance for the same set bonuses. And of course, Darkest Night is a very nice to hit/damage debuff. Remember, the more HP you have, the more you'll regen. On my WP/Staff, with 1 enemy in range of RttC, I regen 125 HP/Sec. Be sure to get all the accolades that increase your End and HP. I also went Vigor for my Alpha to get as much HP/Regen as I could. If you have the slots, think about throwing a couple into Health (Panacea and the Regenerative Tissue +Regen). Remember, the more HP you have, the more you'll regen. I also tried to make sure I put 3 Numina's in my powers (+12% Regen and +1.88% HP). I've seen some people forget to slot the Imp Skin: Status Resist/Regeneration, so be sure to throw it in High Pain Tolerance or Tough. In Quick Recovery and Stamina, I slotted The Power Transfer: Chance to heal and the End Mod. Those 2 pieces give a +6% Regen increase. I found that in Fast Healing, at least for me and my goals, a full set of Numina's was perfect. I tried to also layer Defense in my build. I was able to hit the Defense softcap for F/C/E/N.E on mine. Guarded Spin, from Staff, gives me a bonus to Melee and Lethal, and I believe that TW has a similar power. Good luck and let us know how it goes/what you do! -x

Appreciate it!

Hi all ! I have a Pain Defender, and want to create a bind, but can't get it to work. When I execute Painbringer, I want to say in team chat "(Target Name) You are now Pain Incarnate!" Basically to let them know that I have cast Painbringer on them and they have a massive regen/recovery bonus on them along with a damage buff. Can anyone let me know how to create that? Appreciate it! - x

Yeah, I've kinda been looking at Sonic. The -resistance along with the +Resists would be nice. Especially since everyone builds for soft capped defenses and not for resistance. Thanks for taking time to reply!

Hey all. I run with a couple of friends. They typically play a scrap and a tank. When they do, I play my Pain/Storm Def. However, we were talking about what would be the best debuffer. Obviously Defenders get the best bonuses. Maybe a Rad/Dark or Rad/Sonic def?I'm wondering if perhaps a MM would be able to hang as well? Necro bringing all it's-To Hit debuffs. Or Mercs with the defense debuffs(and the potential of -Resist as well). If you were going for max debuffage (with good survivability), what would you go with? There's just so many options! (Rad,Nature,Dark...)

I've never really been a fan of them, but I have been considering a Bots/Rad MM. There'd be SO much -Regen, along with all the other debuffs Rad has (to hit debuff, -damage, - resist,etc).

Just curious @Maelwys, how are you slotting Shifting Tides? I think i only have 3 Posi's Blast (including the chance for energy damage) in mine. Sounds like I'm missing out?

Devs/GMs... Any thoughts on this?

I slot either the Overwhelming Force proc or Cupid's Crush proc in my T1s. It helps. Plus, Necro's T1s add more -to hit!

I played a Necro/Pain and stayed in melee. The extra Resistance, the +Regen from Suppress Pain (with the Panacea proc slotted in it!), the -to hit, and the heals worked wonders.

I actually have a Mercs/Pain that has Cognitive (i know I sacrificed damage, but the chance for confuse kinda fit her backstory). I've been thinking about how Cognitive and Cupids would work together. I could easily swap the OF proc for Cupids no problem.

Hey all Has anyone tested the Cupid's Crush proc in any of their pets? Results/thoughts? And I wonder if you could have that in your T1 pets, AND the OF proc in,say, your T2 pets? I'm thinking you can't slot those both. But I feel that the chance for confuse would be more beneficial? What say you?

If I were to roll a /Rad MM, I'd probably go with Necro. Double up on all those debuffs!

Hey all! We all know Tanks are awesome, and can take a lick and keep on tickin'. And as such, we typically build one with 2 priorities....1) be able to withstand about anything and 2) do as much damage as possible. Well....I think I'm gonna challenge myself and throw a curveball into the equation. Hear me out..... I think I'm going to build a tank that ,obviously, can take whatever. HOWEVER, to push the envelope that a Tank also protects the team, I want to focus on that. How about a tank that also focuses on secondary effects? A specialist, per say? For example, Shield and Bio can lower the enemy's damage. Maybe try to focus on that aspect and pair it with Kinetic Melee (and Darkest Night from the epic power pool!) to REALLY debuff damage? Or focus on To Hit Debuffs? Or Regen or Defense Debuffs? There's quite a few combinations that one could pair to "double up" on said Secondary Effects. Now, I know what you're thinking. "If you want to focus on effects, just roll a Defender/Corruptor/Mastermind!". True...I could. And get better debuffs. BUT, those ATs don't have the stats that a Tank has (HP,defense/resist/etc). Plus, I'm up for a challenge. We can still do damage, but we're also focusing on keeping our team alive and helping them survive. So......thoughts? Comments? I keep coming back to running Bio/Kinetic/Soul for the resist/damage/to hit debuffs. Or maybe a Rad/Dark/Soul to focus on to hit debuffs, defense debuffs, and the ally heal. Thanks all, - x

I personally like Innocuous Strikes....it procs fairly well. FA is nice to have,especially since you're not running Tactics. Doesn't matter how many (or few) attacks you have or how strong they are, if you miss. IMHO, the only other Epic power to go for would be for Darkest Night. That to hit/damage debuff is yummy.

Greetings all! I have only played 1 stalker since Homecoming brought the game back...a Kinetic Melee/Invuln. I like it, and it feels sturdy. So, I'm wanting to expand my Stalker stable, and was thinking Electric Melee/Stone Armor. Pros/cons of the set? Something better to pair Electric with? Appreciate any comments/ideas/thoughts/ and suggestions!

They're both great. Brimstone helps out the damage, and it's nice having typed softcapped defenses.

What do you mean "gonna LOOK at a stone/staff"??? Already have one.

Even without Granite, Stone Armor can be built with softcapped defenses, great regen, and with decent resists. Paired with Staff, you can really pump up your resists. Plus, you get good debuff resists. It'd be at the very top of my list of tanks to tank damn near anything. - x

I've been having fun revisiting my Rad/Electric tank

I've thought about doing this combo! Mainly because I want a StJ tank, but I'm not sure if I'd be happy with the damage from StJ. How has it been?

I had pretty good luck with Ninja/Sonic. I've got a Thugs/Sonic, but parked it around level 40.

Went with Stone Melee (mainly because I haven't played it before)...and I like it. A lot.

Hey all! Help me decide on which powerset I should do for my next Bio tank. Dual Blades or Stone Melee? And bonus points for any insight/reasoning on your selection! Appreciate it! - x

Thanks for the shout out @StriderIV. Yes, I have a Rad/Staff, and your screen will be full of orange numbers. I liked my Rad/Electric as well, and it's a beast also. However, I am a little partial to Staff. - x