Bill Z Bubba
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Nice to see some SR love in the tank realm. My SR/Fire/Pyre tank is 50 with several incarnate powers slotted but I haven't looked at him in a bit. The tank's normally anemic damage output isn't that bad after being backed by musculature, degen and assault. And he does not die. Ever.
Woot for SR!
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Degen does seem to be the go to for max damage output. Along with Hybrid Assault Core if base dam modifier is 1 or higher or Hybrid Assault Radial if < 1. So Radial for brutes. That leaves Musculature for Alpha.
If any of these are incorrect, please explain why so that I can go fix my builds... again.
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2 hours ago, Sir Myshkin said:
Have you tried running FU > Focus > Slash > Shockwave, with Shockwave carrying the alt -Res proc?
I did. End usage on sw is just too high to be sustainable. And I prefer the KB -> KD proc in there instead.
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And I'm not sure how moonbeam would play with claws, even with no redraw selected.
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20 minutes ago, Auroxis said:
Nice, is that with 2-4 procs in each attack and Moonbeam?
Also, Hybrid toggled on or off?
Hybrid assault toggled on.
Here's the current build. I'm 20% short on recharge, which blows. For a seamless fu, focus, slash chain, you gotta have 186% global and permahasten. EDIT: The recharges in hasten are at 50+5.
Hero Plan by Mids' Reborn : Hero Designer 2.6.0.2
https://github.com/ImaginaryDevelopment/imaginary-hero-designerClick this DataLink to open the build!
HK-666: Level 50 Magic Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Claws
Secondary Power Set: Bio Armor
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Body MasteryHero Profile:
Level 1: Swipe -- SprScrStr-Rchg/+Crit(A)
Level 1: Hardened Carapace -- UnbGrd-ResDam(A), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx(3), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(13), UnbGrd-Max HP%(17), GldArm-3defTpProc(48)
Level 2: Slash -- Hct-Dmg/Rchg(A), Hct-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(3), Hct-Acc/Rchg(15), Hct-Dmg/EndRdx(33), Hct-Dam%(42), AchHee-ResDeb%(42)
Level 4: Inexhaustible -- Prv-Heal(A), Prv-Heal/EndRdx(5), Prv-EndRdx/Rchg(5), Prv-Heal/Rchg(40), Prv-Heal/Rchg/EndRdx(42), Prv-Absorb%(43)
Level 6: Spin -- Arm-Dmg/Rchg(A), Arm-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(7), Arm-Acc/Rchg(7), Arm-Dmg/EndRdx(9), Arm-Dam%(25), SprAvl-Rchg/KDProc(43)
Level 8: Environmental Modification -- ShlWal-Def(A), LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(9), ShlWal-ResDam/Re TP(13), Rct-ResDam%(17)
Level 10: Follow Up -- SprCrtStr-Acc/Dmg(A), SprCrtStr-Dmg/Rchg(11), SprCrtStr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(11), SprCrtStr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(23), SprCrtStr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(23), SprCrtStr-Rchg/+50% Crit(25)
Level 12: Adaptation
Level 14: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(15)
Level 16: Ablative Carapace -- NmnCnv-Heal/Rchg(A), Mrc-Heal/Rchg(40)
Level 18: Focus -- Apc-Dmg/Rchg(A), Apc-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(19), Apc-Acc/Rchg(19), Apc-Dmg/EndRdx(33), Apc-Dam%(37), GldJvl-Dam%(43)
Level 20: Evolving Armor -- UnbGrd-ResDam(A), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx(21), UnbGrd-Rchg/ResDam(21), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(39)
Level 22: Kick -- Empty(A)
Level 24: Tough -- HO:Ribo(A), HO:Ribo(31), StdPrt-ResDam/Def+(34), ImpSki-Status(36)
Level 26: Weave -- LucoftheG-Def/EndRdx(A), LucoftheG-Def/Rchg(31), LucoftheG-Def(34), LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(36)
Level 28: DNA Siphon -- Obl-Acc/Rchg(A), Obl-Dmg/Rchg(29), Obl-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(29), Obl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(31), Obl-%Dam(46)
Level 30: Super Jump -- Jump-I(A)
Level 32: Shockwave -- SprScrStr-Acc/Dmg(A), SprScrStr-Dmg/Rchg(40), SprScrStr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(45), SprScrStr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(45), SprScrStr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(45), OvrFrc-Dam/KB(46)
Level 35: Genetic Contamination -- FuroftheG-Acc/Dmg(A), FuroftheG-Dam/Rech(36), FuroftheG-Dam/End/Rech(37), FuroftheG-Acc/End/Rech(46), FuroftheG-Acc/Dmg/End/Rech(48), FuroftheG-ResDeb%(48)
Level 38: Parasitic Aura -- Pnc-Heal/EndRedux(A), Pnc-EndRdx/Rchg(39), Pnc-Heal/Rchg(39), Pnc-Heal/EndRedux/Rchg(50), Pnc-Heal(50), Pnc-Heal/+End(50)
Level 41: Combat Jumping -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A)
Level 44: Assault -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 47: Conserve Power -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 49: Physical Perfection -- PrfShf-End%(A)
Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Critical Hit
Level 1: Prestige Power Dash -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Slide -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Quick -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Rush -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Surge -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 2: Health -- NmnCnv-Heal/EndRdx(A), NmnCnv-Heal(33), NmnCnv-Regen/Rcvry+(34)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- PrfShf-EndMod(A), PrfShf-EndMod/Rchg(27), PrfShf-EndMod/Acc(27), PrfShf-End%(37)
Level 12: Defensive Adaptation
Level 12: Efficient Adaptation
Level 12: Offensive Adaptation
Level 50: Musculature Core Paragon
Level 50: Degenerative Core Flawless Interface
Level 50: Assault Core Embodiment
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Got the claws/bio T3ed and made a few changes. Getting there. 1:47 for 486 dps.
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I think you ARE breaking the game! Ok, time for me to see what I can do with that claws/bio if I build for a single purpose. Awesome stuff, yall.
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1 minute ago, MunkiLord said:
Pretty sure those are in seconds, he messaged me earlier to share them with me.
So 65 sec average? That's still 718 dps. My best claws/bio time so far is 390 dps.
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@jshmoe1236123 Are those times in minutes? Cuz that's freaking outstanding. Average 39 seconds for a pylon? That would put your DPS at 1111. Is this even possible?
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57 minutes ago, Hero Star said:
Were you on Justice or Freedom?
I only played on Pinnacle. And the forums. I spent a LOT of time on the forums.
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Remade my em/fa brute into a dm/inv brute. I am already beginning to suspect that this is a very potent combination. Sure, aoe is lacking, but I'll be buffing that a bit with dark obliteration. I've no doubt that it would be just as groovy for a scrapper.
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1 minute ago, Seigmoraig said:
I hope you didn't delete him though. You can rename any character from the character select screen, so just rename the "dead" one and name the new one with the proper name. Also there are 1000 character slots per server so no need to delete from that perspective either
Oh yea, I nuked him. Saved his costume first, though. I've never been a fan of keeping things around that I don't use. In games or RL. And considering I can PL a new one to 50 in 3.5 hours of doing something I like doing anyway, it's no biggee.
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2 minutes ago, Seigmoraig said:
On the bright side, you can get Enhancement Unslotters to pass those IOs onto other characters or flip them on the /ah now !
Storage bins are ready to go on the rebuild. Took two quickie respecs to pull and store everything. Much better than the ... what ... 10 we had to do in the past?
Oddly enough, I seem to recall scrapping Louis during live as well. I know at one point he was dark melee but I can't remember what secondary he had. For the time being, I've remade him as a dark\invul brute. We'll see if possible EM changes can take him back to his former glory. It's not like gettin to 50 is a rough ride these days.
@BloodofcaineI absolutely get where you're coming from but in the mythology I built for my devils and their Hell, Lucifer was most assuredly a front line general in the war against Heaven.
Thanks yall.
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1 hour ago, Eva Destruction said:
I threw together a quick AE arc with all the Praetorian AVs. "Praetorian Invasion! (AV-soloing test)", Arc ID #15220. They're accompanied by War Works, they're all the old versions of the AVs because I couldn't find the new ones. destroying the generator completes the mission because I don't know how AE rewards work anymore, and there's a 1-hour timer in case people want to time themselves. Feedback appreciated.
Ran it at +1/x8 w/ bosses and AVs so they'd be even-con with BZB - Scrapper. Finished with 9:05 left on the clock, zero faceplants. Nice map and mission.
Also, HI, EVA D!
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I fully IOed out my old main villain, Louis Cypher. One Energy Melee/Fiery Aura Brute.
He sucks. He sucks bad. I mean... black holes suck in everything but Hawking radiation and they still don't suck as bad as this EM/FA brute.
Does anyone else remember the glory that was energy transfer before the great nerfing? I railed against the change then, and now I remember why I just stopped playing this guy.
This isn't a post seeking build help. There is no help for energy melee at this point beyond developer changes to the set. Having your best DPA attacks lock you into what feels like 10 second animations is a non-starter.
I'm really only asking the brute community... what powersets should Satan have? Should he even be a brute?
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On 8/7/2019 at 5:02 AM, Warlawk said:
Runs are full but not 100% complete in that all packs are cleared but I don't chase down every straggler.
I missed this sentence on first read. I'm a bit OCD (shocking, I know) so I've always cleared everything. But it prompted me to go for a better average.
Started the time at first zone in and stopped it at last clicky. A little under 27 minutes for a new average of 1.9 M inf/min. After selling everything, that jumped to 2.23 M inf/min.
I'm cool with this. I like that my belief in Claws' AoE capabilities is based in fact.
Total side note to @brigg
Your work on the costumes in these AE arcs is absolutely amazing.
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10 hours ago, Warlawk said:
I will be doing some testing this evening with some S/L to see how that goes, so expect some updates there soon!
Yes that absolutely will reduce your inf earnings by a substantial margin. Just using rough estimate math 49 farming should put you in the 1.9 mil inf/minute ballpark.
Groovy. Will post new numbers tonight.
1st run 1.89 mil inf/min
2nd run 2.02 mil inf/min
3rd run 1.89 mil inf/min
Again, groovy. Thank you much for this knowledge.
Attack chain is Followup, Spin, Shockwave, Followup, Burn, Fireball with Ionic and Melt Armor thrown in when available.
Other incarnate powers are Musc Core, Degen Core and Assault Radial.
Claws/FA/Pyre
Just for giggles, I took my main Claws/SR scrapper into the same map. Took about 2 minutes longer to clear it using FU, Spin, Shockwave, repeat with Pyronic thrown in on occasion.
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On 8/7/2019 at 5:02 AM, Warlawk said:
For this method to work, you need your Disable Earning XP setting on "Earn XP". Then you change your XP While Exemplared setting to "Double Influence, No XP".
Oops. I had both set on No XP. Did that actually reduce my earned inf when running on your hard capped lvl 49 map?
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Claws/Fire/Pyre Brute.
1.532 mil inf/min
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On 9/1/2019 at 2:35 PM, MunkiLord said:On 9/1/2019 at 7:20 AM, Murcielago said:
Dude on live boards named monkey something had a claws/sr that was really good
I don't like the way he spells "monkey"
Think you both misspelled Bill Z Bubba.
Claws/SR is still glorious.
Damage is better on the scrapper, mitigation is better on the brute. As it should be.
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Crap. Just caught myself reading forum posts while at work.... just like the old days. I really should hunt down my old forum icon.
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We get a 1000 slots. Build both! I've got 3 Bill Z Bubbas at 50 and fully kitted out now. (I've got 5 but the tank and stalker aren't built.) The scrapper's damage output is considerably higher than the brute's thanks to the scrapper AT IO procs, but the brute can take a lot more incoming damage/attacks and has taunt.
I seriously love them both and bounce between them on a whim.
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4 hours ago, Tsuko said:
The idea is that you fight a Rikti Pylon in RWZ and time how long it takes you to defeat it. You then plug the time into the equation below to get you raw DPS.
((HP+(Regen*Time))/Time)/(1-Resistance) = Raw DPS
The numbers I have in my archives for the pylons are below, though I would appreciate some secondary confirmation that they are still accurate.
HP=30677.15
Regen=102.26 HP/s
Resistance=20%
Final equation would be:
((30677.15+(102.26*Time))/Time)/(1-0.20))
Post your AT, power sets, time, and DPS number below.
The shorter equation is just a reworked version of the one you have from the original thread. The difference is probably a rounding thing in the shorter equation.
Using 165 seconds as Time for both:
((30677.15+(102.26*165))/165)/(1-0.20)) = 360.22765
( 38343.75/165 )+127.8125 = 360.19886
Yea, something is amiss.
((30677.15+(102.26*Time))/Time)/(1-0.20)) = X
(30677.15+(102.26*Time))/Time = .8X
30677.15+(102.26*Time) = .8X*Time
30677.15/Time+102.26 = .8X
38346.4375/Time + 127.825 = X
As I like a good mystery, grabbed the Power Anaylzer temp power and took a look at the pylons.
Base HP verified at 30677.15
Regen verified at 102.26 HP/sec
Damage resistance verified 20% to all.
That's funny. Looks like the old reworked one was wrong at least from the post I copied it from. Perhaps it was corrected later on in the thread. Granted, not by much, but accuracy rules!
Using new reworked equation of 38346.4375/165 + 127.825 = 360.22765 which matches original equation.
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51 minutes ago, Tsuko said:
Nice time 🙂
I was wondering how you calculate the dps cause i end to 451,15 dps for a 1 minute 25 time using the formula on the first page.
( 38343.75 / time ) + 127.8125 = is the equation that should be used where time is in seconds.
So 1 min 25 sec run is 85 seconds. Total becomes 578.92 or rounding 579.
I just got a 2:45 run on my claws/bio using followup, focus, eviscerate and the +heal/-regen power from bio. 360 DPS. Not great compared to what so many others have done.
And Auroxis beat me to it.
Building the unloved: SR/Katana
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My guess? Old beliefs not quite bound to reality. Some don't think SR has a taunt aura, for example. SR is amazing.