Gammos

Makes sense! Thanks for the explanation 🙂

I'll def check out Mu since there's AoE potential I didn't think of. Thanks!

Hey Nemu, I'm late to the party. Looking at this build, I was curious as to why you chose to skip Fire Blast and Havoc Punch? I can assume it might a matter of DPS but I wanted to confirm since i'm also looking to work on a Fire/Elec blapper.

Thank you! I'll definitely check it out! What was your target goal with your build?

Sup everyone? I'm back in the city after an about 2 year or so hiatus. I have a Shield/DM Tank that I love to play and makes me feel super powerful (Death Knocker on Excelsior). With the recent changes to the game (I have lots to catch up on haha), I was wondering how I could optimize this build even further. I heard ToF is now a targeted AoE and I am an AoE addict (I took cross punch just to have some extra AoE other than Shadow Maul lol). This build has soft-capped positionals and pretty decent stats. I'm sure there's room to grow and maximize however. I'm looking to have: -Decent AoE (I know DM is more a ST set) -Soft Capped Defense and as much Res as possible -Procs to help increase damage output (I'm not super skilled in the proc mechanics of how some powers are better suited for procs) -An overall "super-sized" version of this toon -I'm not married to Gloom and I barely use it, (maybe ToF can go there?) I appreciate any feedback you legends can provide. Thank you in advance! Long Export: Death Knocker - Tanker (Shield Defense).mxd

Hey all! I'm a little (a lot) late to the Protector Party but I brought Tacos! :) My global was and still is @Gammos. I played almost exclusively on Pro and I met a lot of amazing people on that server. Now I mostly play on Excelsior, albeit super infrequently. Hope you guys are all doing well! *Edited for typos*

Very solid looking! I did have one ATO set in Siphon Life but not the other set. I wonder how this build would stack up in everyday use against mine. On paper it is definitely better lol. Why choose Shadow Punch over Smite?

Personally, I feel that Nin is much better on a Scrapper than a Stalker. My Psi/Ice Stalker is a beast! I the shields are not clunky or obtrusive at all on a stalker (maybe because they don't get Icicles like the Tank version). If that's not the route you wanna go, I would also suggest Shield.

So, just for the sake of throwing it out there, I took out the Fury -Res proc from Shield Charge and put it in Shadow Maul instead. I got more use out of it and even tho I lost the 2.5 AoE def bonus, My AoE is still at 45%. I'm not getting as much use from Gloom so far but it was a situational power anyway, for runners. If anyone's curious:

I would greatly appreciate it!

Hello fellow Tanks! I've been testing a new build for my SD/DM tank on test server. So far he's: -Highly survivable (kinda close against Arachnos -end draining Mu) -Pretty decent damage (takes a little long to kill +4 bosses -Seems to do well keeping aggro (I don't have real experience within a team due to being on test) I humbly offer this build up to the master Tankers out there. Ideally, I would love my Tank to be able to deal some good and handle all aggro like a champ. Please let me know if you see any areas of improvement. Also, I chose to leave Taunt for the last slot simply because I don't get a lot of mileage out of it. I know you're not "really a tank" if you cant draw aggro at all times but im not 100% sure I need "Taunt" earlier than 49. Thanks so much in advance! Data Chunk: Build: -Gammos

Awesome thanks so much!

Thats awesome lol. Thanks! If I wanted to make a macro for just a build change, how would I form it?

Awesome thead Gulbasaur! I've been watching this thread progress for a long time. This seemed like a good place to ask this: Do you, or does anyone remember the slash command to switch builds? I forgot it and it's driving me nuts trying to remember. I have a lvl 50 NW that I love and I just started leveling a Fort for funsies (and also to get proper combat experience through the levels on a Fort). However, I still want to make my NW the multi-build beast of the two. Thanks guys!

Thanks!

Thats what I figured, but I wasn't sure. How would one let the Devs know about this?

Hello all, Forgive me if this was answered before. I searched before posting this (my search-fu is weak). The description in this power says it "increases your running speed", however I see nothing to that effect in game. Is this a typo or was the power altered? I checked my Combat attributes and a physical test of running with it on and off. Thanks in advance!

I have a Claw/Nin that I love playing and he's built Ford tough. 1) I would skip the T8 and T9 (Blinding Power and Kuji-In Retsu). Everything else serves a purpose for me. I could make a case for the T8 though. 2) The build i'm working on for him is IO'd out and I used Shinobi-Iri for a "Unique" mule. -Stealth Proc (I like being a true ninja) -LotG +Recharge -Shield Wall +5 Res 3) Ninja Run works very well as a "pseudo" SS/SJ combo on a /Nin as everyone already pointed out. Pair that will Shinobi and you're really moving! I hope this helps!

Might I be so bold as to state that with the current state of the game (temp travel powers, mission porters, etc), its no longer necessary to have a travel power. In fact, I usually level up a toon with the temp flight power from P2W so I play/test with more powers earlier on. Ninja Run for example is a P2W option and it a very suitable (slightly slower) alternative to SS and SJ. I still use travel powers on some toons but it's mostly SS because I like to jaust baddies hehe

Very underrated point for me! I can barely keep up with the new stacking mechanics...Dark would be good for some normalcy haha. Ok, Dark it is! 😄

Thanks for your input. I enjoy teaming also so I think I might make it a Defender after all. I love my Cold/Sonic and its been a while since I rolled a Def :)

I just want to thank you guys for doing this! I was using the super outdated version of Mids and didn't realize until today that there was a new version that was being updated. Just wanted me among the many to express my gratitude for your hard work all! *Virtual round of drinks on me!*

Brilliant! Why have I never thought of this...

I was trying to figure out if I wanted to make this build as a Def or a Corr. Which do you think would be more viable? Does the Corr version make it more difficult to reap the buff/debuff benefit? I know Defenders get the highest buff/debuff levels but I was concerned about the damage output.

Greats points! I'll look into Psi...I wasn't sure about that because Psi is so resisted in end game. Does it have a lot of AoE?