As a new player, I’ve been advised that when creating a hero, I should pick a theme I like and build around that, instead of worrying about the “best” powers and builds. SO…with that in mind, I think I’ve found a build/theme that I can get excited about. If you’ve ever played Dark Age of Camelot, think of the Thane class from Midgard…or perhaps the Marvel hero Thor…..melee plus lightning! So I’m going with Staff/Electric Armor—kind of a martial arts Thor.
I tried exporting the build from Mid's Hero Builder and couldn't get it to work right (probably my own ignorance), so I'll just describe it. I took all powers from Staff, and all powers from Electric Armor except the last two (Power Sink and Power Surge). I took Kick, Tough, and Weave from Fighting...then Super Jump and Combat Jumping from Leaping....then Assault from Leadership. For my epic pool, I took Electric Fences and Ball Lightning from Mu Mastery. Also, there are no enhancements...just my power choices.
Anyway, I’m asking for a little clarification/input on some areas...
1. If you’re leading a group, how do you feel about having a Tanker with Assault instead of Maneuvers?
2. I took my epic pool choices simply because I love AoE and having some lightning offense...so yes, just for my own enjoyment. (No, I’m not focusing on farming.) Would it be wiser for me to give these up and take the endo/regen powers from Energy mastery instead?
3. I’m not 100% sure on the AT…I may go with Brute. (I like the idea of plunging in and getting in enemies' faces and inviting them to "bring it!!!!", but I don't enjoy the responsibility of having to look around taunting foes...just being honest.) Anyway, if I go with Brute, I would give up Taunt and Mercurial Blow and take Maneuvers (for the extra def) and Spring Attack (just because it sounds fun…and more AoE!). If you’re leading a group, how do you feel about having this Brute in your group?
4. With either AT (especially with the Brute) do you forsee me having endo management problems? I’m asking mainly because I have no idea how easy/hard it will be to get all those high-end sets that give all those fancy bonuses, so I’m guessing I may be stuck with IO’s for a quite a while. Is there maybe something else I can do to help this that I'm not thinking of?
Any other thought, suggestions, criticisms, etc. are welcome!