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Thank you. I’ll open the files once I get to my computer.

I’d be very interested in your build. I just hit lvl 40 after doing Numina on Sunday. I do get knocked around a lot. KB resist is something to work on when I get to slotting some sets. also, I did take burn as soon as it was available. Why fiery embrace? I get the buff it gives you for a very short period, but it doesn’t help defensively which is what I really need right now and the amount of offense I have already seems great. I have taken haste, jump and CJ, and the fighting suite. I am still wrestling with what epic pool to take. and as I mentioned in the original post. Maneuvers I was planning to use for LoTG.

I was thinking Maneuvers just to get an extra LoTG slotted, the other two I'm on the fence about.

I started a Fire/Fire Tank and need advice on which powers I can omit. I am using it for content in a team. It seems between the two sets there are a ton of offensive powers. In the Secondary set I was thinking of omitting Build up, Scorch and Incinerate and concentrating on all the AOE with Fire Sword and Greater Fire Sword as a pair of single target attack fills. The Primary set I might not take Fiery Embrace and Phoenix Rising. The pool powers I was thinking of are, in no particular order ... Haste Leadership (first 3 powers) Jump & Combat Jump Fighting (Kick, Toughness, Weave) and have no idea what epic pool to go with. Your Thoughts?

I just made this scrapper. the war mace seems to hit a ton and shield keeps me from kissing pavement so far. im only lvl27 so far and I’m having fun with it. im looking forward to IO sets and want some advice how to slot this build. Especially shield. I never used that set.

My thoughts were the same. The Hulk does have extremely quick reflexes, but when it comes down to it, he is more known for his ability to take and shrug off massive hits. Spiderman and Beast also have enhanced durability and yes they are "scrappy". I think the problem is the term "Tank" it has a armored invulnerability connotation to it, so it doesnt lend itself to SR.

Since Superman has superspeed, I think his super reflexes are more a result of his super speed and not really an agility thing. Although since he is super man he probably has super agility too ... matter of fact, he has super EVERYTHING. So he can do everything.

I think it would depend on your definition of "Tank" If Tank means strong, then I can think of quite a few stronger than normal superheroes with super reflexes. Spiderman, Black Panther, Beast (x-men), Kraven the Hunter, Deathstroke all fit the bill, although an argument can be made for scrapper. I think CoH defines a Tank as a character that can go toe to toe due in great part to their defenses.

This is tough. But if I had only one choice. It would be my Blaster named Battle Smoke He's got Beam Rifle / Devices / Munitions Mastery Flight / Leadership / Fighting / Speed I would keep him for one single reason, my band recorded a song named Battle Smoke, so as everyone knows, Every good hero has his own theme music. I play that toon pretty often compared to all my others.

What do you mean hold out hope for buffs?

I am torn between the two Primary sets. Both Kinetic Melee and Martial Arts fit the character concept. I'm leaning more Kinetics, but Martial Arts just grabs me too. What would you guys choose and why?

Supergroups: My SG is made up of 3 other people. I long for the days when I had a dozen or so people in my SG at any given time. But it seems most people arent very interested or have their own SG. Global/Local Friends: Use it all the time. I look there to see if anyone wants to team up. I feel like my Global friends list is what my SG was on live.

Just to be clear. I'm not into the entire min/max thing, yes I want to be good at the game, but I dont need to be the best. I dont need to hit content at +4/8, although that would be cool to solo and feel completely OP! but I dont think my skill level at crafting toons is there yet. To quote the description on wiki of a Brute - "Brutes live to fight, and as a Brute you revel in hand-to-hand combat. With strong offensive power sets to inflict pain and impressive defenses to take it, you're the best there is in a straight fight. Protracted battles only makes you mad, and the madder you get, the more damaging your attacks become." That is my play style with a hand to hand character, dive in reckless abandon. I do not have the game knowledge to size up what I am about to fight and understand the potential debuffs, attack strength, etc... Sure I know which mobs will mez or end drain, but other than generalizations, I dont know squat. I havent played this game since shortly after CoV came out on live and I just came back here around June of this year, so I am still trying to get a grasp IO sets, incarnates and such. I feel the regen set wasnt forgiving enough for what I know of the game and my style of play. Is it a good set or a bad set? ... it wasnt a good fit for me, thats all I know.

As the title says. I have a love for names like this. what is the most over the top bigger than life name for a toon you have.? and what is the concept of the toon? I’ll go first. HyperSonic MegaClaw born with the ability to morph and mold his bones into any basic shape. Usually barbs and spikes. Coupled with the ability to move so fast he practically teleports.

I’m not going to sit here and bash the set. I played it for 3 days and 31 levels. that’s the sum of my experience with it. If there are people who have fun with it and like playing it, I am in no position to bash it and take that fun away.

That’s me and controllers. …. but that’s a discussion for another thread.

Guys, today marks day 3 of playing with the regen set on a brute. I find that the Regeneration set does not agree with my play style when it comes to the way I want to play a hand to hand character. I do not possess the finesse to manage this power set as described in some of the previous posts. while this set may work for some of you, it does not for me. I’m sure the set is great in the capable hands of someone who knows when and how to use each power. I’m not that person. in the end and to sum up this little journey. I did not have fun with the toon.

I really want to play it though. If I find that I am not into it like I am other toons I have lvled, then I'll scrap it. So far I did a DFB run last night and a little street clearing. I went with Kin/Regen Brute. I figure the KD and disorient effects of Kinetics will mitigate some damage. I faceplanted a good bit during the DFB run, but thats just lvl1 - 8. Getting my but kicked in happens. Tonight I'm going to try another DFB run and I hope maybe have time for Posi1 and a couple of solo door missions.

As a side comment, I do appreciate the input from all you fine folks. Most of this stuff was really interesting to read. So if I didn't give a like to your post, here is a global Thumbs up 👍

I think you misunderstood, I was going to lvl25 originally, taking every power up to that point. I was stating, Shockwave I believe is unlocked at 26. but I'm scrapping the whole test idea and just making an AT with Regen and see how it works out. If I enjoy the way it plays, great, if not, then that toon goes to the wayside. regardless of the outcome, I will let you guys know my thoughts without any bias for or against the powerset.

Absolutely!!

That's fair. My play style would be general content (TFs, Radio Missions (Team or solo), etc...) In a team environment, I have no doubt it would do well, since I can rely on others to do their part for the team's success. Solo, where I can only rely on myself would be another story. No I'm not talking about +4/8, Can it deal with missions on it's own? Can it handle Freakshow, Carnies, etc... especially at the mid level range where things get rougher with limited Resist/Def? Defeat is part of the game and every AT no matter the set combo licks concrete at some point. That's the way it is. The question still remains, will that defensive set do enough to give a melee character who WILL take punishment a fighting chance? Apparently some people say yes, and some disagree. I intend to find out. In for a penny, in for a pound, to hell with the test, I'm making a Regen character and I'll find out myself.

I dont think I'd have access to Shockwave until lvl26 and for this test I'd going to 25. But even so, it's still even ground I would think. I'm sure every offensive set would have some kind of mitigation to it from higher DPS to finish off things quicker to disorienting and KB. could always just have a toon stand there and take a pounding and see how long it takes to hit the pavement ... but what fun is that?

Good point! Time is a factor, I will track that also. As for difficulty, +1/1 shouldn't be a problem. What's the point? Simple curiosity.

I never asked if it was good. My observation after looking at the set on paper was, it didn’t really have any damage mitigation like other sets. So question became, does it regen well enough to compensate for the lack of def/resist? my gut told me a toon with this set will face plant a ton without a boat load of help. after reading the posts here and seeing the heated debate it stirred up. I decided to see for myself. I made 4 toons last night. all Brutes. All with claws as a primary. All science origin. Seemed a fitting set and origin with regen and a “controlled scientific” experiment and all. … and yes same costume design! I’m lazy that way. The defensive sets going head to head are regeneration willpower super reflexes Invulnerability I figure all 4 sets can simulate a certain metal claw wielding character with a pointy face mask and yellow tights. I intend to lvl them the same way, doing the same missions. Not taking any pool powers. Keeping their enhancements fresh as much as possible. Not using any inspirations. I will call this the face planting test. To give each set a fair shake. I will go to lvl 25 and track the amount of defeats for each. On just the numbers and what I’m reading about each set. I think in order of survival , it will be Invulnerability super reflexes / willpower (they seem close) regeneration. I will find out how close I am to my prediction. I’ll post my finding if any of you are interested.