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This is the only mission I had to turn down soloing pre-level 50 on my EA Brute. I had very little issue with +2/x8 on the arc up to that point. A normal amount of Psy attacks is fine. It's stuff like this mission which overwhelms EA and other builds.

I got a SS/elec to 40 and I thought it was rather solid, but I just found SS boring.

End should be fine with Heat Loss. In terms of self healing, I'll just point out Power Transfer: Chance for Self Heal can go in things like Stamina and Heat Loss.

Sometimes people need to understand when to walkaway as at the end of the day it is only an internet forum.

The funny part about seeing this bumped is knowing this user via board gaming content versus playing here. His Youtube is https://www.youtube.com/@3MBG

Or it is merely stating it flips the switch to grant a 50% buff for 3.25 seconds and simply don't read too much into the 0.5 seconds part.

This should be moved to the archetypes section. Empathy, Pain, Thermal, and Nature are the most heal based sets. Now, how you interact with those sets partly depends on what AT you picked and how how you want them as a focus. A Corruptor is primarily doing blast. A Controller is primarily doing controls which can be deemed the 'best' support, and a Defender is going to use those sets the most with various amounts of blasts in between. Some sets might be busier so they take away from using the support set more. Personally something like Ill/emp plays really well in that Ill doesn't need to be super busy and you can focus more on the Empathy part.

Correct. I put it in FU for Claws. I stick the other proc in Spin.

Makes me curious to what the builds are like now. Normal SO slotting with even two slotting Stamina with Performance Shifters with the proc should be more than enough without End recovery tools.

What event? I haven't logged in since Friday, and I see nothing on the forums about it.

It's more that I will just change the slotting on it for my Defenders. A Fire/time Controller already has two slows and other controls.

Isn't Cardiac a bit of a default pick for an Incarnate for an SR?

Except for the 3 years old part. Procs and /FA have changed since then.

You rang? 😁WP is better on ATs with a larger HP pool. I still found it to be an okay set even on a Brute if you want to push the envelop in terms of soloing diff. WP will absolutely have issues with various larger mobs when debuffs starting hitting. Regen. Classic and solid as long your aren't trying to push the envelop THAT much in terms of diff setting. I soloed my way on Live back during the original diff settings(+2 IIRC), I was only using common IOs, and it worked for that. So yes, you can absolutely Wolverine your heart out on Claws/regen on the cheap and be fine. I lean Def based sets these day and more so for Scrappers. - SR. Fantastic You can set the mezz click toggle to auto, but that might also be a bit boring for you. End heavier and blooms later but really blooms when it does. - Nin. My only experience with this is in the 20s, so I haven't kicked the tires quite enough. I know someone said it is one of the easiest sets to level, and so far that seems to pan out. I can't say anything on end game playing though. - Cold. I'm currently in the low 30s(31?) so I am still forming an opinion on it. It's currently pretty good, but you need the T9 power. - Stone. I know people talk about the lack of a taunt aura, but Stone is just so so good. It is just a bit quirky for Scrappers. I would do this as a Brute if I could ever get the character to look right, and you know, it was an actual option. - EA. I now have four level 50 EAs across each of the ATs which have it. So yeah. It's pretty fantastic as long as you don't go pumping the diff setting too much on a mission with a large amount of Psy in it which thankfully is rare. Also, I have my build on the forums. Do note, I would convert one of the slots in Energy Drain to a LotG: Def and remove one slot to add another LotG: Def to Maneuvers or Energy Clock. This would give you 20% more Regen versus a bit more Max End, which is less an issue since you have Energy Drain to refill your End anyway. The current state of my build is that I have everything but Lore at T4. I default to +3/x8 for solo. Very few maps make me lower it. I could do +4, but I don't for the sake of speed. When I find the time, I will look into trying out Barrier as an Incarnate option.

For farming, there should be no lack of those builds in the Guilds section, or at least ask there.

This should be asked in the Brute forum. What is the intent of the build? General content, farm, etc? I haven't looked as of late, but you might be able to find a build for general play oddly enough in one of the guides on farming in the Guides section. I just checked. I don't have a current build as both my general and farming builds are based on the old way Rad was done in terms of procs.

I'll add to the chorus of it being essentially a non-factor. I dinged 50 with my 4th Claws character if you add in my Fort, and there are just a couple mob types where it feels like watching paint dry. This is less an issue on Scrappers due to being able to crit.

1 slot Concentration. You can use those slots to add another Shield Wall to Hover and another LotG to CJ. That right there gives you 20% Regen. I figure that's better than some added movement and 28.11 HP. I could make a case for any of the high end Heal sets for Energize versus Harmonized Healing.

RE: Sonic. Via @Hyperstrike. If you enable Rune of Protection, You are Res capped to all but Psi and that's at 70%. You are still getting an incredible amount of mitigation even if you aren't using it. 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

This would make sense as I have never deep dived into the power but felt like it was underwhelming on my Fire/time Controller so I took it out. I had it for my Time/rad, but needless to say I will rework it.

These polls would be better if they did each set by tier. I got my fourth EA to 50. Just waiting on Tankers to get it. I think EA is somewhere in between S and A tier. The Psy hole in genuine Psy maps is absolutely noticeable. It's fine if Psy is sprinkled in a mission. It's just the heavy ones which can cripple the build and force someone to lower the diff setting if soloing. That said, I normally solo on +3/x8 for level 50+1 builds, and only the MJ mission with all of the Psy damage made me change from +2/x8 while leveling to 50, so EA is still pretty fantastic. I powered through the last two using tactics and knowing which things were causing the biggest issues. Hitting 50 and getting Incarnates will further push me towards just using brute force to get through missions. I would put Claws as A tier as well. The only issue here is when it is resisted, it becomes a case of watching paint dry. Scrappers have less issue with it due to crits and their ATOs helping with more crits so the damage being resisted is less of a factor.

Says a person who confidently offered up min/max options for soloing on the min diff setting the game has. I just find it hilarious to offer up things like a procced out build as something to use for soloing at the minimal diff setting or a Shield/dark or SR/dark Tanker. Again, there is zero advantage to the AoE size of Tankers when you are facing all of 3-4 targets. You would have to waste time herding up multiple mobs for it to matter and a Scrapper/Stalker/Blaster would have simply destroyed the mobs as they encountered them and moved on. Do note, if Tankers simply outdo Brutes regardless of the size of their AoEs, then that's just begging for Tankers to get nerfed. There's zero reason for a Tanker to out damage a Brute limited to the range of what a Brute can reach. Other things which would have worked well, any build which offers up two holds or some sort of stacked mezz. I have enjoyed soloing my TA/ice defender. I can't recall where I left off soloing it in terms of diff setting, but even +0/x1 would be a cake walk. I also have a few /ta Controllers who I like. (Who has deleted multiple tanks which I was soloing due to boredom)

Do note, I find Trapdoor tests irrelevant on a certain level. If nothing else, Trapdoor is so not what the person is going to do diff wise and the size of AoEs do matter in a Trapdoor test. Also, I've never had an issue of generating Fury on a Brute. They literally get an IO for it. Saying that, a Stalker or Scrapper is going to blow through these faster than either a Brute or a Tanker.

1. No. 2. How are those bigger AoEs doing on x1 missions?