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Elec Blast used to be very weak, but an update greatly improved it. If you plan to use it as pure range, you will seriously gimp your toon. The reason is that one of Elec's great abilities is draining endurance. This will weaken your opponents. Of course, this is only useful if you drain them entirely. I don't know if this is true or not but someone told me that you get a large dmg bonus after you drain all of their end. Short Circuit from Elec Blast and Power Sink from Elec Manip are your two main drainers and they are both PBAOE. I run in quickly and hit them with both and then run a distance and hit them with distance attacks. Most other Elec attacks also drain, but not much. I don't always do this. Sometimes I just distance attack, especially if it is just a bunch of weak trash mobs that won't last long. I prefer Elec/Elec. Some people prefer Elec/Energy because Power Boost will greatly strengthen the End Drain.

I was told that by itself, DP is low dmg but with procs, it is good dmg. What do I need to give DP good dmg? Is it IOs? Which IOs or whatever else, are good?

I'm surprised that WP is at the bottom. When HC first became public, many said that it was awesome. Is it at the bottom because it is great for Brutes and Tankers, and not so great for Scrappers?

I'm sure that many people don't understand the Concealment Pool. Which power is best for regular sneaking, such as through a mission? How do improve stealthing? Is it by using IOs? Are there other ways? Which IOs are good?

From the comments, it appears that dark/dark is good but tricky. I'm guessing that it is great if you play and build it well, but that is difficult.

Thank you everyone for your advice. Everyone's advice has been awesome, but I especially like this one. I've often heard that MC was one of the best DP secondaries, but something always felt wrong when I played it. I'll try it this way.

For a while, I've thought about making a Cowboy Theme, or a Dirty Harry homage. I thought of DP/MC but I didn't think that the MC attacks looked right for the theme. I recently thought of making DP/Temp and skipping some of the Temp melee attacks and then taking all Fighting Pool powers. I think that Cross Punch would be a good themed attack. I've read that taking both Boxing and Kick would enhance Cross Punch as well. Does this sound like a good idea, or is it a waste of powers?

Thanks for the response. I thought of using Cross Punch with DP for a Cowboy theme, but it sounds like it would be weak. I was using MC, but I just feel like the appearance is wrong for a Cowboy. I wish we had a StJ secondary, but we don't.

I read that Cross Punch is awesome as well. If you take both Boxing and Kick, then Cross Punch will be even better.

Thank you for your responses and thank you Infinitum for your awesome commentary. In addition to my question, you answered a different question about Dark/Dark and told me that it is awesome as well. Thank you.

Is this a good idea? In a different post, someone ranked Tanker Primaries and ranked Electric Armor near the bottom. Is a different primary a better idea?

I've read some posts that Tanker has gotten loved while Brute has gotten nerfed. I've also read that Tankers can be more damaging than before. Which do you think is better for Dark/Dark?

I've seen many builds in which the character is built to every detail including every mod. I prefer to build or convert IOs as I receive each recipe. Would this make my character so weak that it would be worthless in an endgame group?

I've read some posts that Tanker has gotten loved while Brute has gotten nerfed. I've also read that Tankers can be more damaging than before. Which do you think is better for Dark/Dark?

I've noticed that the Grounded ability in Electric Armor needs to be near the ground. Is that the entire ability or just the knockback resistance? Is that important? Is Grounded useful if a person uses Hover?

I didn't know that Sonic Blast was getting nerfed. I was planning on making a Def with Sonic Blast. I'm still trying to decide on a primary. Maybe I shouldn't if Sonic is getting nerfed.

Thank you for your response. The toon will be MA/SR, and I plan to mostly group. I also know that SR is usually better with Scrapper. The main part of my question is that Brute gives a Def bonus with Storm Kick, while Scrapper doesn't. It is for this reason that I wonder if Brute might be a better choice. Thanks.

Other powersets have the basic difference between Scrap and Brute but MA has a Def bonus with Storm Kick. It is for this reason that I wonder if Brute is better because of this bonus. Is Brute better?

This will be a Natural Katana Scrapper, so I don't want any secondaries that have any special effects. I'm thinking that SR is good, but might be overkill with Divine Avalanche and Weave. WP would be good with DA and Weave. Ninj might be good, but doesn't have much DDR. Which do you think is best?

Thank you for the reply. A while back, I made a Kin/Sonic but it seemed that almost every group had a kin in it. I will check out time and sonic, and will still think about kin.

I've read that Sonic Resonance is one of the weaker Defender Primaries, so I am looking for something else to combine with /Sonic. I'm thinking of something that buffs well, such as Time or Kinetics. Any suggestions?

Thank you for your response. Do you also think that Dark is a good secondary for NA, or do you think that Water is as good or better?

I never seem to see posts about Epics. I have a NA/Water Def (I assume that is a good combo) with Power Epic. I don't feel like Power is a good choice and am thinking of changing it. I've seen many NA builds with Mace, so I assume that is good. Which are some of the better Epics for Def?

I was thinking of making an Elec/Elec blaster. I've read that Elec Blast is primarily range while Elec Manip is primarily melee. If I'm playing a blapper, I'm wondering if a melee AT such as a brute might be better. Btw, the toon will have a bee theme, so any bee themed suggestions will be useful.

Duck Bills I see many toons with Duck names, and they use gas masks or bird beaks to make a duck bill. I hate this look. I think that many people would like actual duck bills.