Spaghetti Betty

Great write up! I'm glad to hear others trying to break out in playing Regen! It is a very strong set when played well. That being said, I took a look at your build! It's definitely a lot more defensive-leaning than my normal approach, and I do have some notes for you to mull over! -The big one, your Slow RES is extremely low! It won't be very noticeable if you team a lot (there are plenty of support sets that offer Slow RES to teammates), but for Regen I really like to emphasize "cap or bust". It's a good thing Rune and Melee are on fixed timers! -Keep in mind that the only cumulative aspect of the Force Feedback proc is the duration! It will only ever add +100% global recharge. It will still be a consistent buff since you're running Battle Axe! -Your accuracy across the board is a tad low! This is due to a couple of aspects: lack of +acc set bonuses and not much slotted in your attacks! Personally, I would switch out Obliteration (sans proc) and Armageddon (sans proc) in Pendulum and Cleave for some 53 acc/dams and run Vigor Core as your alpha. It should patch that up and also supercharge your healing! I don't feel like Resilient Core is adding much to your overall kit! -It kind of hurts not seeing Swoop in your build! It's your best DPA ST attack by far. I have a feeling you're using Cleave in your typical rotation, right? It has pretty poor DPA against a single target. If it were me, I would drop Physical Perfection for it. That isn't doing much for you overall except acting as a set mule, and I feel like you'd benefit from having another strong attack in your arsenal! -I can understand if you added the Decimation proc in Arcane Bolt as a "why not", just keep in mind it has a pitifully low chance of firing! This proc usually serves better in something like an Epic Hold (All Epic Holds were normalized to 24s, giving Decimation a high chance to fire), so maybe consider that as well! -Drop the two +DEF uniques! They are doing next to nothing for you and those 2 slots can go to much better use elsewhere! As a quick and easy example, you can put one in brawl and the other in boxing to mule a 2-piece Blistering Cold in each, giving you +30% Slow RES! Hope this helps!

Actually, Tankers are much better at farming than Brutes! Provided you're staying at your aggro cap and keeping your damage capped (with either reds or a friendly Kin), Tankers will pull ahead of Brutes by a large margin! I think one thing to note is EBs usually aren't worth the trouble it takes to kill them, seeing as how you can down 5 bosses in the time it takes to kill 1 EB, so try finding a farm that doesn't include them! As for a farming Fire/SS, the build I made here does just fine in farms! All you have to do is pop a few purples before diving in and you're good to go!

I do agree that the higher-end difficulty stuff is plagued by stat checks more than they are technical skill. That's why you get opinions like this one! I won't get into the nitty gritty concerning this, I will just agree that I'd rather tough fights be more complex instead of numbersing at encounters harder! I feel like Hard Mode ITF is a good floor for this, able to be completed by pretty much any rag-tag team with good coordination and a lot of time on their hands (lots of experience with that BTW), and Omega K'ong feels like a true raid encounter. It's just a bit bogged down with a borderline unreasonable stat requirement, enforced by the timer on the fight! Could this be translated to more general content? Absolutely! You can already see some extra things happening during fights as early as Atlas Park! Destroy the life machine to make Botte vulnerable! Back away from Protean before he drains your energy! It doesn't always have to be "Defeat 4 pylons". I think three fights (that I'm aware of) having that gimmick is plenty!

Found it! trash panda - Brute (Savage Melee - Regeneration).mbd I remember this not being terrible to play, just not my favorite! My favorite Regenner is still my SS/Regen.

I've tried Sav with Regen, and it was alright! Not my favorite, but serviceable. Vicious Slash and Savage Leap are the key powers in the set, and I was running Cross Punch and some sort of epic attack in my rotation as well. I'll have to dig up the build and take another look! Hemorrhage is pretty skippable and Shred is usually a hit or miss for me depending on what I'm pairing it with. I will also add that unless you're teaming a lot or have a ton of inf and know-how, playing Regen is going to feel like boogers!

This was pretty funny to build! Though, I think personally I'd run it as a Tanker. That way you wouldn't need Barrier to make up the last 5% DEF! Angry sentinel I guess - Brute (Battle Axe - Super Reflexes).mbd This is a great opportunity to bring up that Cleave has a range of 40ft for some reason!

I feel like you're giving me too much credit, but thanks! On topic, making a "Bio Armor Tank that can sit in offensive mode and withstand most content" is actually pretty easy! Nearly all Tankers already "withstand most content" out of the box, and Bio does so not through Resistance or Defense, but through aggressive Absorb, Healing, and force multiplication. Seriously, what other armor offers more to offense than Bio? Maybe Fire, but I don't think Rad Armor comes close, either! It's already been iterated a lot, but your main focus should be high Recharge and Max HP. As a Tanker, you're more than likely going to wind up with capped S/L RES just with typical slotting fundamentals, and getting your exotic DEF is pretty easy! Most of the time for me, it just takes slotting Environmental Modification a bit, adding the two uniques, combat jumping, Weave, and 3-slotting Eradication in some kind of AoE. This should give you plenty of room to maximize your global recharge and offensive potential, because dead mobs won't be able to hit you! Pro tip, melees that incorporate lots of Knockdown are super good at this part! Sets like Battle Axe, Super Strength, Katana, and Martial Arts are top contenders for this! They don't really have to play by the same rules since their BnB attacks can take Force Feedback procs and keep them refreshed at a pretty consistent rate! And another piece of advice I have is to take Burnout! What's better than 2 Absorb layers? 4 Absorb layers!

Here's my build! This is one of my favorite Tanks! just use this one - Tanker (Bio Armor - Katana).mbd

The Duchess of the Deep, Fire Control/Marine Affinity Controller

Speedcore, Fire Blast/Fire Manipulation Blaster

I love my Mind/Sonic Dom! It's extremely effective at both solo and team play. What I like the most about it is Shout and Earsplitter being a double whammy of massive ST damage. Having a ton of control options is great, and I am my own force multiplier!

I'm going to throw a massive +1 to sticking the MoT proc in Storm Kick! You absolutely will be clicking Storm Kick a lot even at a high level, as it has insanely good DPA. It's quite easy to get 2 or even 3 stacks of the proc by just using Storm Kick regularly! For what it's worth, I usually throw the Gauntleted Fist proc in Crane Kick, as I tend to skip Cobra Strike and CAK is begging to be proc bombed!

Definitely lean all in on procs, and consider damaging options outside of Super Strength itself. Rage is going to massively inflate the damage and accuracy of all of your attacks, so keep that in mind! Some popular options are Cross Punch and Epic attacks like Gloom or a Hold of some sort. Skippables in Super Strength are Jab, Hurl, and Hand Clap. You don't *need* Hand Clap, but it is nice if you have an extra pick and want some kind of soft mitigation. Load up on FF procs for sure!

You're going to be fighting for so long!

This is actually just living on Brainstorm at the moment, but I plan on organically leveling it up on Live soon!