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Oh, that's interesting. I was pretty sure I cropped it correctly. I will fix it in a moment!

I am positive. AR/TA is one of my favorite blasters!

This is mostly just a proof of concept, but honestly it was performing so well on Brainstorm that I might actually make it for real and see how far I can get it!

Happy Easter Sovvy! 🥚

Enflame is a very important part of the build's AoE DMG and would constantly interrupt the Fear!

Hello again! I have something very interesting to share! It's definitely a Tanker build! A Shield/MA to be exact. Except, you might notice something a little strange about this one. *cryptic music intensifies* Lol, Lmao - Tanker (Shield Defense - Martial Arts).mbd Aaaaah!! I forgot to pick regular powers! So, this is actually a soft necro of this thread, one of the first I made when I discovered HC! Now that I have tons of knowledge, I wanted to give the "Pool Powers Only" concept another shot, with no expenses spared! And, well... This """Tanker""" has softcapped DEF, Hardcapped S/L RES*, Capped Slow RES, Mez Protection**, and 2.6k HP. It also has an additional Oh Shit button in the form of Unrelenting, which puts in a ton of work here. What it doesn't have is a ton of damage or DDR. But it can hit things for what I would amount to "almost as good as Kinetic Melee" levels of DPS. *-With Rune/Melee active plus 1 SMoT proc **-Clarion or Break Frees needed Anyways, here is me soloing +4x8 Crey with this abomination! There are also some bonus Arachnoid spawns in the end, but that doesn't go nearly as well as the Crey did. I'd call it a success! And we're not going to talk about the fact my recording software cut the video early. Also, I'd like to give a shout out to @Projector for the inspiration. His "Only Brawl" journey is what got my gears turning for this!

Blaster Glue Arrow is a fantastic power for proccing! So, there are two components to the power when the math happens. There is the projectile that is fired at a single target, and the pseudopet that drops and ticks damage slowly. Both of these elements have fantastic proc chances. I would highly recommend 6-slotting with procs! It will tank your target's HP when the procs all fire twice upon impact!

Oh, another StJ thread! So, the Combo system is something you'll want to pay attention to. Street Justice does have the potential to deal massive damage, but it's all backloaded into a level 3 Crushing Uppercut! Stalker StJ actually has an easier time going about this since Assassin's Strike grants 2 combo points. However, if your budget is tight, you might wanna think about it a bit! The reason being is that Crushing Uppercut needs something close to like 350% recharge (including enhancement and global values) invested into it for a seamless rotation. That can get pricey! If you're ok with having to finish your combo with Spinning Strike every other rotation, then this is a non-issue. Your ST damage will still be spectacular thanks to AS! As for Electric Melee, I can't really speak from experience since I prefer playing it on my Tanker, but AS definitely does a great job of shoring up it's flaws, and Lightning Rod is very nice to have on an AT that's known for not being great at AoE. It would also perform much better on a budget!

This one looks fantastic! I think the Cheesed one is so close to being good, but AI is going to AI. What program did you use for this?

I think this might be a case of anecdotal bias! I too agree that it's not a big deal and actually quite interesting that some armor sets grant protections others don't and vice versa. Why exactly does Indomitable Will grant Repel protection? The bias itself definitely comes from how much of the Fear effect was injected into Hard Mode LGTF. It's everywhere. The mobs spam it and getting caught in a Nullification Field will also Fear you. Quite frankly, it walks the line between interesting and annoying, since even armors that do grant Fear protection don't grant enough to mitigate how intensely it's layered onto the team. But I think that's where you're feeling it the most! Also, it would ruin the challenge of some of my AE mobs just a smidge!

I think it's 10 seconds, but I'm not sure exactly. I'm sure someone will pop in and correct me if I'm wrong!

Absolutely! This is the current conundrum I'm having with mine as well. I did a little toying and found out that with my previous rotation, switching Uppercut and Snipe in the lineup yielded way better damage, but the recharge is off by a second and a half or so without Ageless. So, do I take Barrier for armor, or stay Ageless for damage? I guess it won't really matter if I team with a Kin, Time, or Marine! I have my own predilections about Sweeping Cross not being a very desirable power in the grand scheme of things - mainly it being a pretty subpar way to spend your Combo (if only there was a pool power that was the exact same thing without a Combo gimmick. Hmmm....), but it's besides the point! Web Grenade could be valuable if you need a big target to stay still, whether it be an AV, or a pesky PVPer that keeps speeding away! It's a very situational pick, though! It's not going to be an extremely meta Epic pick in the slightest, but if you like it for theme, then I could mention that Exploding Shuriken is actually pretty alright as an AoE, which is something you have very little access to.

Don't sleep on Cross punch! It's a fantastic proc bomber. SS also gets great value from it since there aren't many fantastic attacks in the set to choose from! If you watch my videos, it's a very strong part of the rotation.

Ok, I'm back from a trip and I have time to review this! I want to touch on both of these, because your decision isn't wrong, but I also have reasons to not do it! I am making a lot of effort towards overcompensating on accuracy. This is because I have zero protection to -tohit, and I have to eat all debuffs as is. At the end of the day, it's a buffer, and not one that other armor choices would necessarily have to build up. This is also why Rage has to have the +Perception IO in it. It gives me just enough protection against Blind Though I have been Smoke Nade/Will Dom spammed by Arachnos plenty of times. There are a lot of dancing parts here that when working together add up to me not needing doublestacked Rage 100% of the time. And this is where I say having some extra procs and unslotters on hand is the most optimal if you plan on team buffs circumventing that! Also that little bit of F/C RES is nice! You absolutely should give this a try and I will not budge on it being a massive boon on any toon (almost all) that benefits from having an epic hold! Still, thank you for your time and I appreciate anyone that will actually give Regen a fair chance!

The March of Tyranny, Shield Defense/Super Strength Tanker