Spaghetti Betty

The Wifi Waifu, Electric Blast/Radiation Armor Sentinel

Pouty Paprika, Energy Aura/Fiery Melee Tanker

I swear I'm finally happy with this!

I feel compelled to weigh in on this since 4* was mentioned! Let me start off by saying that in terms of top end 4* optimization, Tankers have always been mostly irrelevant! And I'm saying this as a Tanker main! Brutes were always considered over them due to having better single target performance and still possessing an AoE Taunt and taunt aura! It's all that's really required at that level, as trash mobs still melt fast (just not instantly), and the only thing that really stands up long enough to be worth taunting are AVs! To even further this point, exceptionally skilled teams can do with having a Scrapper in that role to optimize DPS on AVs. Tankers at least were looked at positively when they were doing Blaster AoEs before the fix, but some of the 4* enjoyers I talk to now say they're pretty much abandoning the AT again. I think the point I'm trying to get across is mentioning 4* as a point of balance is mainly a non-sequitur, as quite a few ATs struggle to find a place there as it is! If anything, it kind of emphasizes the fact that Brutes have always been the optimal pick over a Tank!

Lots of things! I try mixing up content whenever I do solo level a new toon. One of my favorite activities is running through the sewers to Steel Canyon by myself! It's totally doable with a few START goodies and a couple of Base TPs to train up occasionally.

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You're not wrong! I'd normally take Vigor as my alpha to help with that, but I went Nerve so the defense made the build a little bit safer. It also has super speed, sprint, and offensive adaptation instead of efficient switched on. That's kind of a lot of superfluous drain that's easy to manage otherwise!

Gloom is a high damage attack that fits nicely in BA's attack chain and Dark Obliteration's damage is immediate, where Ball Lightning's is a DoT!

The Chariot Angel, Empathy/Assault Rifle Defender

Outfoxy, Assault Rifle/Traps Corruptor

I like to find an appropriate zone during the day and activate powers while spamming the screenshot key. Then I'll go through my folder and hope I caught a frame I'm satisfied with!

Sakura Overdrive, Pyrotechnics Control/Time Manipulation Controller

Good morning! Welcome to Tanking! This is the land of easily achievable survivability thresholds and quality of life slotting! I did take a look at your build, and I have a couple of tips! For any armor, you're going want to lean in its strengths instead of trying to shore up it's shortcomings! So, I'd advise against trying to build spread of resists where Bio doesn't have any. You should focus on capping your S/L resists, then training recharge afterwards! I could even argue that building up those defenses aren't very important either, as the set doesn't really have a whole lot of DDR! As for the Battle Axe side of things, I think switching out Cleave for Gash would be highly beneficial. Forcing yourself to use Cleave as part of your normal rotation is a DPS loss if you aren't constantly hitting Cleave's target cap. With that in mind, swapping for Gash gives you an incredibly high-DPA ST attack, and we can pick up Dark Obliteration for another AoE if we don't mind trading out Teleport Target for an extra pick! Yay damage! Now, I'm not very good at listing out changes I'd personally make in longform, so I just whipped something up instead! Tanker (Bio Armor - Battle Axe).mbd You said you're not very experienced with Melee toons, so I did lean a little bit more into defense than I normally would for a build, but this will still dish out exceptional damage. You just won't feel as pressed in a fight as a player might be when I usually hand them a build I make! As for a 4-star iteration, there'd definitely be a lot of changes made to accommodate that sort of gameplay, and would require brand new build. I wouldn't mind working on that either, so just let me know!

Wait, I got it! T1: Storm Kick (Scrapper) T2: Storm Kick (Blaster) T3: Crippling Axe Kick (Stalker) T4: Spinning Kick (Dominator) T5: Dragons Tail (Blaster) T6: Dragons Tail (Dominator) T7: Crippling Axe Kick (Scrapper) T8: Dragons Tail (Scrapper) T9: Full Auto (Blaster)

I really enjoy playing my DP/Martial/Ars Blaster. It's not the most damaging one I have, but it feels really fun to pilot!

I couldn't tell you! I've just accepted that Mids has a ton of display bugs at the moment that are still being ironed out. The good news is you shouldn't have any problem capping your Max HP once you hit 50!

I am going to use this thread as a opportunity to once again bring up that I'd love some sort of hitbox display add-on!

Don't forget zone events and holiday content!

Sometimes I forget about my really old Regen threads before I started truly exploring what can be done with it using every tool at your disposal! But thanks for the shout-out and compliments!

I will counter that by saying SR has the lowest ceiling of all armors in the game and still performs much better than Willpower!

Allo! Welcome to Regen tanking! Regen absolutely does not need to build DEF at all. Don't be misled by the tiny little +20% DDR they stuck in Ailment Resistance. To me, that equivalates to giving a whiny child a fun-size KitKat so they stop complaining! It's not going to do much at all in the long run, so why bother? You're better off training RES and Recharge! To that respect, I feel like your approach is a bit lopsided. I understand S/L resist is important, but some of the most deadly attacks in the game come from E/N sources as well! You should do what you can to get those resists higher. And another point I'd like to add is that your attack slotting is very, very underwhelming! I'm not saying you have to proc bomb everything like I do (That's totally what I'm saying) , but slotting Havoc Punch with Fortunata Hypnosis means it's only ever going to do its base damage, and that's kind of whack! You can move Hecatomb there and put Absolute Amazement in Boxing instead! Oh, another thing you really should be looking at is stacking Slow RES. -Recharge is one of the most prevalent debuffs in the game and really cramps Regen's style. There are a number of IO sets that can do this outside of Winters, but they're going to be the most efficient at it. You can also use them to build F/C RES, so something to consider! Also, consider a different Epic choice. Physical Perfection isn't doing much for you stat-wise, and it's just a mule at best. You'd be much better off searching for another utility or damage option from the other pools available! Anyways, I think this is how I would do it! Tanker (Regeneration - Electrical Melee).mbd I like to try and maximize damage output as much as possible, and while my global recharge would be slightly lower in my build compared to yours, I make up for it by utilizing Force Feedback: Chance for +Recharge in a few things, namely Lightning Clap. You can spam this in a mob for good control and jolting yourself with a pretty reliable +100% global recharge as long as you hit a good amount of targets with it! RES numbers would be made up with a few tools to use during combat: Rune of Protection, Melee Core Embodiment, Barrier Core Epiphany, and Eye of the Magus/Demonic Aura. Sure, it's going to end up being extremely active, but that's always been the name of the game with Regen!

My first thought is because you can tailor yourself to be in a suit of armor and Invulnerability is very shiny!

Speak for yourself, my Mind Controller is loving it!

I don't think WP was ever better than Regen! At most, they were sitting at about a tie, because they were better at different things! With the addition of things like more accessible IOs, better pool powers, and knowledge, Regen was absolutely pulling ahead rapidly. Now it's been buffed! There isn't really a contest anymore, in my eyes. If you thought my take of "Regen is one of the strongest armor sets" was controversial, then get ready for 'Willpower is absolutely the worst armor in the game"!