VoidSpawn

The Rune of Protection is the main buffer here, offering periodic time slices of improved Resistance. There's very little effect from Incarnates (i.e., no Barrier running). Also, there isn't standard Defense saturation to bump that Melee Defense up to soft cap range. It's mainly opportunistic slotting, and understanding that the "perma-90% RES" isn't quite permanent. (With Martial Arts it gets very close; an example of which is my previously posted Dark/MA Tanker who, once combat starts, can permanently maintain "perma-90% RES.")

Devs, The scope and scale of this update is probably NaN for most nontechnical players, so please forgive them if they miss this particular elegant primal growth forest for the scraggly Charlie Brown Christmas Tree that they think is the real deal. I performed a SWAG on the man-hours involved, and I think I ended up with a NaN myself. And I'm a megasavant... Magnificent work. You put your blood, sweat, and tears into this. Thank you. Respect, Void

Testing @Psyonico's advice on just attaching the file: Void6666 - Tanker Dark Armor Martial Arts RoP 002.mbd Thanks!

I've noted that MidsReborn forum exports aren't working correctly, with the exports being faulty and incapable of being properly shared. Anyone have a solution for this? Thanks! -void

I'll offer up a Super Tanker build I've been testing in my quest for The Tankiest Tanker. First, by way of disclosure, I play or have played all of the major Tanker armor types, and I've done it at high levels of power (having 172 level 50s allows for this). I agree that SR is a beast. All other armor types can be made so, too. It's just easier to do it with SR than with most others. To truly break a sweat with, say, my SR/DM, I'll use Linea's 801 series, or solo Hard Mode ITF, etc. Rad, Bio, Stone, Electric, etc. and et al, all have their own unique powers, and all of them, as well as the rest of the Tanker armor sets, may be built to near-perfection. My INV/DM Tanker? With use of Rune of Protection, it can periodically reach the "all 90 RES" plateau. But, it's not steady-state. and, ultimately, steady-state is really what you're aiming for when creating a Super Tanker. I admit to creating a few different builds in parallel, armoring them up, checking and testing them out. Then, after noticing the performance of one of them, I decided to Tier 4 it and check it out in more detail. Is it the Tankiest Tanker? That's entirely arguable, considering the fact that the definition of what constitutes any "tankiest tanker" isn't solid yet. But, it does have normally capped melee defense, a full heal on a quick timer, stealth, disorient, fear, and a damage aura. Then, to top off all of this, it's also got a combat steady-state of "all 90 RES" available to it... which may then be additionally reinforced by periodic doses of Storm Kick, Superior Might of the Tanker, Barrier, Melee Core Embodiment, and Rune of Protection. Normal, non-combat RES and stats may be seen below: Notice that the Day Job "Frozen Hand of Death" is in the mix, providing +10% Negative and Cold Resistance. Cardiac Core Paragon is also in there, providing additional RES. However, none of the periodic modifiers are in the normal state shown above. Now, witness a snapshot of combat (with a bit of a Melee Defense debuff in place): Storm Kick, Superior Might of the Tanker, and Melee Core Embodiment are in various states of effect. Storm Kick and the procs from the Superior Might of the Tanker set will continue to preserve this new RES baseline under most circumstances. Barrier and Rune of Protection, which are not active at this point, may be activated (in the case of Barrier) and woven into the periodic mix (in the case of Rune of Protection). The coverage is total and complete over time, in almost all circumstances from large numbers in a mob to a single opponent. DDR? Who cares. Take flight and hover above the Roman wannabe mobs, and effectively counter their ability to use swords on you. In other scenarios, such as when mobs of Incarnates are slaughtering your defense value, you can send most of them flailing away helplessly with your Dragon's Tail, stun them with your Oppressive Gloom, or scare the heck out of them with your ugly face. I mean, with your Cloak of Fear. So, just to be fair, while I, Void, consider this little monster to be an absolutely awesome Tanker, I'm not sure that it's on everyone's S-Tier list of Super Tankers (or, Tankiest Tankers). And, of course, anyone can stack Day Job powers, P2W temps and buffs and boosts, Superbase buffs, Temp Powers like "Wedding Band," etc., and pretty much do the same. I invite your thoughts on this matter. Build: 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

Awesome! Thank you Devs, GMs, and Players! All the blood, sweat, and tears you've shed to get us here have finally paid off. And we love you for it! And, dare I say it? Yes, I dare, even if you might not like it. Because, otherwise, we wouldn't be now where we are, if he had not set things into motion. He took fire from the gods, and gave it to us. So, thanks, @Leandro! -void