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I have an AR/Dev with an expensive build I'm pretty happy with. I'd say AR can make for a very capable blaster AS LONG as you're on a team that has some kind of crowd control.. whether that be a tanker, controller, etc. You're gonna be very happy with flamethrower, ignite, m30, and full auto mowing down tightly packed mobs. However, this is the only blaster I have that I cannot stand solo'ing x8 with. You won't be doing enough damage with your alpha strike to clear the minions & lieutenants so some of them are going to run away and you'll have to chase them down. I tried mitigating this with web envelope but it didn't do the job. So just keep that in mind if you want a combo that will be fun to solo x8 content with.

My new elec/shield stalker built for speed-running, Trophy.

@Myrmidon or being able to make Lord Recluse play super mario on the flagpole while your tank hovers and checks his phone. Seems to be working as intended lol.

@Galaxy Brain I'm 100% for changing Shout to be a cone attack. The smallest ranged cones I could find were Piercing Beam/Rounds at 5 degrees. It would be awesome to see more of these in other sets. What I find odd is that powers like Cosmic Burst and Blaze have the same range as the t1/t2 blasts. I always thought the icon of those powers signified that they were a shorter distance, harder hitting attack. I think it would be cool to cut the range of those blasts (as well as Shout, Lancer Shot, etc) to ~45ft and give them that small cone effect with the same ratio as Head Splitter. Would make for more interesting blaster combat IMO.

Thanks for the explanation. I think this gave me a good idea of the difference between brutes and scrappers. Now I'd just need to decide on when to choose a brute over a tanker. I think the main benefit is that brute's would have more dmg and melee abilities at earlier levels. Another thing I'm wondering about though is if there are any melee powersets that are better on brutes than tankers?

I love melee builds and have lost count of how many I've made on Homecoming.. but they're all stalkers, scrappers, or tankers (with the exception of a couple brutes I didn't enjoy and deleted - Katana/Elec and DB/FA). I only have one brute and it's for farming. So, please sell me on why I would want to pick a brute. Is it just the set between a tanker and scrapper? Or is there a certain role it has that I'm just not seeing? I've never felt that my tankers didn't do enough damage, especially on my FA/DM and FA/EM lately. And if I just care about damage, I'd go scrapper because of their performance with the ATO's. Is it just the AT for players who want something in between a tanker and scrapper? Do brutes shine in any areas where other AT's don't? Sorry if this has been discussed before, but I've been wanting to make a brute that I can fall in love with and had to get some more info.

Outrun , my synthwave-themed blaster.