drgantz

I've never forgotten a toon, but I have made the same AT and Powersets for different toons. I've done this because I couldn't decide on a name, costume, background story, or something else, so I made several.

I'm thinking Spines/Bio, colored black.

I mostly plan to group and only PVE. I know that Brutes get a Def bonuses with Storm Kick. In a different post, someone said that WP is one of the weaker sets on a Scrapper. I've also read several posts saying that Brutes got nerfed.

I usually begin with either a backstory or a punny name, and then choose the powers. I try to make a good power combo, but always stay within character conception. I really hate it when someone chooses a power combo which has no conception but is simply to make the most powerful. One thing that really gets me is when someone makes a Natural MA with no backstory, but can fly.

Thank you everyone for your replies. My toon will have a plant theme. I've read some good comments for both Sonic and Dark. Both are good thematically. I made two toons just to test them.

I've read many posts about NA/Sonic so I'm guessing that it is the best. Are any of the other Secondaries as good? I'm thinking of Water or Dark. I mostly plan to group in TFs and other grouping activities. I only PVE. I don't PVP. The toon will have a nature theme, so I care about appearance.

I think that it is unusual that Kat is S while BS is C. DB is A. I've read other posts that Kat is better than DB, but I don't understand why DB is so much better than BS.

I've read that Def is better for Scrappers while Res is better for Brutes and Tankers. I've seen several posts saying that SR is great for Tankers. Why is it so great, since it is Def?

Are there any ATs in which BS is better than Kat?

Martial Combat, the Blaster Secondary should have punch options instead of kicks, just like MA. Many people who choose DP want a cowboy theme, and punching would be good for that, and other themes.

I mostly plan to group in TFs and other groups. I only PVE. I don't PVP.

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?