Tsuko

This should be pinned.

The eternal debate of Def vs Res armors 🙂 Rad having no DDR at all, i beat the Hardcore Werner's ITF without Amplifier with this type of Rad Armor (here in her 4x4 All roads version, with 1 stack of ATO only, no mélée, no Meltdown or such) but this type of SD tanker can clear the first mission of the same itf in 12 minutes : (here onlt 1 stack of ATO and nothing else) What to add 😛 well for scrappers, in classic endgame, Def scrappers tend to be more the trend cause of obvious Resistance cap. But in harder mode as +4x8 enemy buffed or even just itrials, Resistance scrappers have a much better standing power, thus better dps possibility. But, Def scrappers can do their job too 😛 so... YMMV and choose your side 😛

CoX is created to make people FEEL as a super hero and is very very good at his job. Sometimes "too" good 🙂

You know what amazed me since so many years about Heroes ? you guys never stop. I mean now we re all a "great familly" but still, your bigger strenght and your main weakness. Come on and meet me at the Tiki Lounge, we did our job on Brainstorm, now let s storm the bar 🙂

So you meaned a Brute ? 😄

yeah ty 🙂 as a Native from Rogue Isles, your dam Strike forces are... weird 😛 Meaning that, From SYNAPSE, this very Rad / EM tanker can have enough -regen to allow PUG leveling team to kill an av with way more ease even if they dont have well slotted support and/or no support at all. Case sadly happening so often. IT's clearly a niche use but now it's almost a "Tanker" special, which is fine, Barrage being a leveling power that only Tankers are forced to use.

All the No fx and no fade options are pve only : once you go in arena or pvp area, all the FX are back. as a rad armor used i feel your pain 🙂 even the @Vindicator tricks dont remove the flying balls 😄

100% ok for endgame build 🙂 But for a leveling tanker rad em "traped" in a posi or a synapse in PUG with no effective support, the 250% will allow the team to kill the Final boss

I should have been more specific : It's priceless cause it's a T1, for leveling builds : for instance, a rad EM tanker can debuff 250% regen in Posi 1.

Don't lose your time on barrage for stalker / scrapper : using the EF on TF is the way to go for pure dps. But don't underestimate stalkers, on my testings EM stalkers have insane ST dps due to the synergy between both Combo systems of Energy Focus and Assassin's Strike.

But priceless in team 🙂

Double Nrj focus is the result of native stakers and scrapper powers, Tankers have larger aoe with more targets and Fury apply 100% to all EM powers. Devs already moved the -reg - special to let tanker have 100% acces to this effect. The -hp is the signature effect of Energy transfer : you give your own life to hurt more enemies and dead enemy deal no damage. I strongly suggest to people not liking this type of "ancestral" mechanic to look at attacks set as Dark / Rad and Staff for heal / regen. Ty

did you try with the build 2 ? barrage having now the - regen - special can be interesting

What nobody notice is that was a no boosted run : no one booster has been used (not even on hasten, stamina or active def) on the build. When i say @Werner build is montrous, it's like really really tough. Not to mention, it should be one of the cheapest build able to solo the Hardcore ITF. But it s still beta testing, so nothing is sure, i m curently testing the tanker aoe on this very build, so maybe i ll find a way to fill the aoe hole. i keep you update here.

Same with SD EM

i had it again while fighting AV in AE, bounus still aply :

New bug found : i loged out my SD SS tanker in ITF after testing a new build. When i relog today, i had my combat jumping "flashing", taking ouro portal changed nothing, but detoggle / toggle "solved" the issue.

but Blazing is not the only "taunt aura" in fiery armor ?

and Master Bopper arrive out of nowhere ...!!!

omg @Infinitum and me are ok with something about tankers Oo it s a sign !

The Bopper is everywhere.

99,99% sure this build is still monstrous without amplifier in "normal" content. And tbh, i did the ITF run above without amp.