SeraphimKensai

Dark Regeneration is the best heal in the game and you're not planning on taking it? You have a lot of attacks and it looks like have more than your potential attack chain will need. DA doesn't have any DDR so don't rely too much on Defense as it will evaporate when you are faced with defense debuffs. Most Dark Armor tanks typically pad resistances high use OG to stun minions/Lts and reduce incoming DPS that way, while having Dark Regeneration to heal from any damage that does get through.. Try your build on the test server though and see how it does. Maybe it's enough for what you prefer.

I don't publicly release builds but I'm willing to help you build one yourself and give you feedback.

I have several traps characters, and a /devices blaster as well. I like the utility of the set, but I'm not opposed to the animation times getting sped up to help it keep up with a team. I use my traps characters primarily solo, unless I get an itch to team in which case it's either the ill/traps or dp/devices blaster that comes out. My traps MM and traps corruptor usually don't make it out for a team. That said I should probably consider rolling a traps defender again as I can't remember if I have one (I'm guessing I probably do, but just can't remember).

I can second /stone melee as a good choice. I have a SD/SM, Dark/SM (from the challenge from what 6 months ago or so), and recently leveled a Regen/SM. All are great. Stone melee really is underrated. I'm still trying to decide on my pairing with Energy Aura, but debating in my head between Axe, SS (if I can make a build that compensates for the -def on rage crash, Street Justice, or maybe as a long shot Kinetic Melee (but knowing me I'd probably have to be drunk to role it knowing it's issues).

I'm thinking something with plenty of knockdowns to leverage FF for things like Overload, Energize, and Energy Drain.

I used too. Then I rebound all my inspiration keys to use specific inspirations regardless of what slot they are in ranked by size and made inspiration combo binds as well. So now my tray looks super disorganized, but I have the muscle memory to activate whichever one I want with a keystroke.

Sounds like you did a respec while prestige power slide was toggled on. Have you tried to zone? Or toggle on rest?

Mine uses Musculature currently. I'm at capped HP with Second Wind, and I rotate between: Rune, Melee Core, Barrier, and Demonic. I also have a Tier 3 Rebirth Radial and was contemplating a Spiritual or Vigor Alpha just for experimenting as well. Regen wise I feel like what I have is pretty decent, given my resistances going up with my rotation to reduce incoming. I also use stone melee with FF in fault/tremor, so I'm knocking everything down all the time and triggering FF procs fairly frequently.

I may have tanked Hami in the Abyss from time to time back in i9 using an MM.

Well I agree that Poison/Rads are great. I've used mine to tank Rommy in ITF, your former SG leader didn't consult with me, so I call into question the validity of the statement that they consulted with 4 of the best farmers. More likely with 4 of the best farmers that they know.

I'd fathom that HOs/sHOs/DSO/etc could be added to a new IO category that is comprised solely of HOs and their like to enable them to be convertible via converters. Otherwise an NPC to trade them for others. Maybe they trade them in for a token. Which is used to buy them from the vendor at a tier range going from 1:1, 2:1, 3:1, 4:1, 5:1. What balance reasons are you referring to? Making HOs of all types more accessible for everyone seems like an equitable ideal that seems in line with the very nature of balance. But then again maybe you're referring to the existing economic stratification of the player base that makes it more difficult for newer players to be able to slot things like veteran players? Regarding your suggestion about stockpiling...Yes I have a stockpile of enhancements, as I've been here for a long time, which I assume is obvious given my 3k+ post count, have close to 300 lvl 50s, and the majority of all my toons are IOd to the gills. But hoarding the wealth doesn't reduce the economic barriers that newer players face in being able to build our their characters. So for that reason having the ability to convert a HO to a more useful type is balanced (as the effort required to get them is the same whether it's a Centriole or a Cyto, or a Amylophast vs an Ectosome).

Well I agree a balance pass to the drop rate is merited, I think I'm going to list a few provocations I have in my enhancement bins and run some tribox Aeons this weekend to replenish.

I've said for a long time the best solution to HO/sHO/Dsync/Titan is to allow them to be convertible via converters. This will help equalize the value of them over time and help available stock of all of them. And then there is something to do with bad HOs aside of deleting them.

Cross punch can work well enough, esepcially proc'd out. Spring Attack, we all pretend doesn't exist.

7 clones of me playing with me. AT/Powerset doesn't matter.