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Looks like the math has me slipping in another attack before the second Follow Up. Still should be able to double stack FU though. That's the main goal, I'm guessing.

I don't think you need the 5-piece bonus from LotG. Accuracy is not an issue with Claws, IMO.

Hey @Timeshadow mind if I piggyback your thread? I've got the exact same powersets and questions. Just seems redundant to start up another thread for the exact same thing. Here's hoping the answer is, "no probs my man, carry on!" I actually have 3 builds I've been kicking around. I think all are viable, but I've got questions. Why is Eviscerate skippable but not Shockwave? A second longer animation for what looks like loads more damage seems like an OK trade. A buddy of mine took one of the builds on the test server and had no probs with radios +4/8 on COT, Malta, Clowns, and Council (I think). So what is "high end of the game," star content? I'm still leery of regeneration alone. I have a Brute /Bio that does great, but he has a couple of CYA buttons. WP is all regen... How much is enough or even too much? All three builds are attack heavy, some are prob situational, but most are for the stats, and one or two are prob never gonna see action. Probably have more questions after I get some answers.... Thanks! P.S. What good is Hasten in this combination? It only shaves fractions of seconds off the attacks. I didn't take it. Scrapper (Claws - Willpower)-2.mbd Scrapper (Claws - Willpower)-3.mbd Scrapper (Claws - Willpower)-4.mbd

I like it, and if it fits your playstyle then great. Gonna file your build away....got plans for it.

Do you know how to attach a file? It's a better way of sharing MIDs builds than the data chunk, IMO. If not, see below: "Drag files here to attach, or choose files..." Click choose file and select the MIDs file of your choosing and that will import a link/download for everyone. But I don't see your newest build. I'm constantly tweaking mine too, even if they work. So I get it.... I tend to lean heavy on survivability, the DPS as long as you do more than their regen then that's good enough. There have been times when folks are faceplanting and I'm still up at around full HP, but also, as many will point out, high DPS is a great damage mitigator... a dead bad guy does no damage. I like your new defense levels better and now you've got me interested in /Nin

I've ran a few more since then and so long as I'm not the only "tank" I've figured out how to survive. But Pug Life is like RNG and I know that day is coming again.

I've thought about switching to Spiritual, a little less healing and more recharge. Radial still helps a bit with +hit.... May do that today.

For me, I'm sitting at 870% without incarnates and without Parasitic Aura, because it's not perma, everything else is. With incarnates Rebirth and Vigor but still no Parasitic Aura, I'm at +1200% (technically more at the beginning because Rebirth tapers in effectiveness). With Parasitic Aura going I'm at 1800%. For the first ~minute of Rebirth my regen is pegged out +2500%. With this amount I have no problems. Is it excessive? I don't know, but it's funny watching my green bar just deny any attempts to budge it. I use Parasitic Aura like a ruh-roh button. It's seldom on. Edit: To add to what I was saying about resistance levels. I know Scrappers that solo +4/8 content with Bio, so 75% (if that's even what they had) works.

I'm partial to Destiny: Rebirth on my Sav/Bio. I went crazy high regen. It adds 200% for 2 min and gives you a crazy good AOE heal, if you also chose Vigor. TBH, you can probably get away with way less than 90% resist to S/L. I can fire farm with my guy which has 37% fire resist. One tip I can give ya.... +Recharge in Viscious Slash, I did that to, at first. It proc'd so little that it was pointless. I spec'd out of it. I'd swap the slot to Health and add a Regen Tissue: +Regen to further your regeneration. I feel that playing to the strength of the set, regeneration, is the sweet spot. Also, are you planning on running with Offensive Adaptation? Cause you should. And when you do your resists take a hit, 75% S/L isn't bad though, as long as your regen is really high. I do like some of your slotting. I might've gone a little overboard on endurance recovery.

Dual Pistols? Really? Isn't Lethal the most resisted damage type in-game?

Do you need 75% psi resistance? Your Range and AOE defenses could be topped off, if you solo alot or the more defense you have the more debuff and +toHit they need to hurt you. What are you looking to improve on, damage, survivability, endurance, debuff? All that recharge is for what? At your current point losing 10% recharge only increase power recharge by fractions of a second. So you could slot for defenses or resists instead. Gaussian's build up proc only has a 12% chance to hit where you have it, you'd be better off with just about anything else. But really the build looks solid. IMO

Maybe I'm misunderstanding but it looks like without Vengeance you are practically defenseless. And without Rune of Protection your resists aren't that high either. Are you relying on these? Very curious...

Here's my Fire/Rad/Fire build. Does well for me. It does run lean on endurance and even with Ageless Core, on last 30 sec of it, you might need to hit Consume, in a farm; but in general content there is often enough time between mobs that it isn't a thing. I generally run with Beast Run and Sprint on and will cycle Mystic Flight on if the group splits and I need to hurry over to the wayward bunch, the built in TP is priceless. But other than that, it's straight forward, tough as nails, and does good damage. GL out there.... Edit: Can't log into game, but I think I'm actually using Resilience Core and not Cardiac... I was looking at swapping for a better endurance cushion, but like I said, no real issue. Brute-Dragon (Radiation Melee - Fiery Aura).mbd

Oh and also didn't die from Bobcat either. Took y'alls advice and stood behind her since there was a Tanker. Felt a little cowardly...but I didn't let it show. We did kill Neuron first for the army badge, so, and again thanks to y'all, I knew she was gonna do pissed-off-damage.

Here's how much I hate Group Fly. Step 1: Create new toon Step 2: Head straight to Pocket D and turn that shit off. Step 3: While there, watch the RPers while trying to guilt trip a farmer for a door gig.

Oh yeah I pug 100% of the time. I only have 4 buds that play so even when we're all on, still need 4 more. But I do have a nice "collection" of global friends that knows what's up. And I've been putting notes and ratings on folks that I see playing really well. Everlasting has no shortage of really good players, we just all seem to be from all over the world or at least have different gaming times. I don't dislike pugs at all. I think it adds an extra layer of challenge to the TFs. And I don't mind wipes so long as they aren't my fault...occasionally they are. What I don't really like is a slog, but those are rare. But good news! I survived the sewers last night! But that could've also been because I was teamed up with a global that was rolling with her Tanker and she definitely knew what she was doing....but still didn't die. My strategy, not be the first through the gate and ate green candies like a fiend, also didn't use any AOE. Now, I want to see how I do without a Tanker soaking up the majority of aggro. Next challenge.....standing in the blue. It can be done, I've seen it.

Primaries: Super Strength, Radiation, Energy, and I personally like Electric Secondaries: Invulnerability, Bio, Fiery Aura, and again personally I like Electric It's all down to playstyle, IMO. I don't gel well with Doms but have played on teams with some and they absolutely were clutch. I like Brutes and Corruptors. I have others that I like playing but those two ATs are my jam. And I think it's down to synergy within your build that'll determine if it's a "must play." I have a Rad/Fire Brute whose endurance use is crazy, but he absolutely melts mobs. And I have an EM/Rad that I can mash attacks 90 to nuthin and endurance is never an issue, and the ST attacks are brutal. I'm working on a Rad/Rad build, on paper it looks solid, we'll see how the combo plays out, could be my next "must play." I say keep rolling the dice, but then you could be to Brutes as I am to Doms...just not in the cards. I do agree with @Erratic1 that Brutes need a lil love, but that could just be my bias shining through.

My base defense % on my SR Brute: M-53%, R-50%, A-51% I bet I'm tickling the incarnate cap on a team, but I'll have to check. But that matters little in the sewers if the leviathans have auto hit.

Likely? 1. In a PUG, less so. 2. Very, now that I know it's probably auto hit. 3. Maybe, if I get lucky and someone has it and they time it well. 4. In PUG life "team synergy" is potluck.

Ugh for realz?! Welp that makes sense... Yeah the pylons sink fast unless the group falls apart, which in a pug happens sometimes especially if there aren't enough higher-level vets in the group. So would it make sense for the Brute/Tank, like @Doomguide2005said, to pull all the mobs passed the pylon to clear way for DPS to smoke it? Though, "strategy" in most pugs is more (chaos + luck = success) than anything else.

The heal from Fiery Aura has a toxic resist buff built in that is stackable. Mine is on a 11 sec recharge and I can stack it to 90% toxic resist with 4 or 5 clicks and then maintain it.

Gratz! Dude, make the mistakes! :)) There aren't any real wrong ways to go. And if you're like me you'll be tweaking and tweaking until you got it like you want it. Or you'll post up a question and one of the vets will help ya out. You get loads of threads for your first few levels, after that you rely on threads to drop. Personally, I've found it easier to T3 my alpha then pop into some Apemage TFs, ITF, DA content, or anything that rewards incarnate components. Each common is worth at least 20 threads, uncommon is 60, then there are the rare and very rare which are worth Emp merits, fastest way to gearing your incarnate powers, IMO. But everything can be undone or done over, if you find that you've taken the wrong path. Seriously, though, you've found probably the best game out there, and it has a great community both on the forums and in-game. Have fun!

Still too new to have too many alts, but Inf is easy to come by, so for me, as of right now, I just don't think I would bother stripping one down. The market is full, prices fluctuate but nothing crazy, and so far, I haven't wanted for anything...well not since I figured out the inf game. Got thousands upon thousands of reward merits, enough inf that I can buy what I want when I want, enhancement-wise that is, somethings are still pretty up there for me, but those things are wants not needs. I used to be short alot. A new alt would out level my wallet and they'd have to sit at 50 for a week or so until I managed to scrap together enough to finish them off. Now my stockpile of enhancements and reward merits is good enough that new alts don't outpace my resources, and that in turn has led to me saving up even more inf...so forth and so on. It may be the long way around...but hey still gets ya there.

I appreciate all the replies!

So don't use AOE on the pylons? lol And do Bobcat first... ok Yeah Neuron went down first the last few runs.