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Play whatever you want, especially if you're having fun. Only a jerk will kick you from a team or criticize you for playing a certain build. However, at the same time, don't get upset by other people's opinions. I personally think tanks and empaths are relatively useless compared to other AT's and power sets, especially in level 50 content. If I had may way, every team would be made up of a /fire Brute and 7 Corruptor's, but I realize everyone's idea of fun is different. I regularly run a bunch of level 50 task forces throughout the week and usually need to fill in a couple spots. People frequently ask me what to bring and I always reply, "whatever you want." I've had stone tanks join my speedy TF's and while it's something I would never play, it's completely fine if that's what they enjoy playing.

LGTF - 18:40

I call hax. Aeon's cutscene is at least twice that long. It's unbearably long. That's when the team tends to grab a drink, take a bathroom break, make a sandwich or read an entire Dostoevsky novel.

Statesman/Ms. Liberty - 23:04

Good idea! I've updated the OP.

It really all depends on what you're sacrificing to get that defense. I'd take recharge and damage procs in a farming build over anything else.

I've only done Synapse once since coming back, but I don't remember how fast it was completed. It was done while leveling a character, so definitely not optimal for speed. Here's another quick TF we did last night, ITF in 12:09.

I decided I would start this thread for people to post their best speed task force times. Below is a list of recorded times so far, I will update this post with the latest times, along with the global/forum name of the person who submitted the time. Please don't hesitate to PM me if I miss a post. Speed Run <-- Link to times posted on speedrun.com. Hero Side The Return of the Reichsman [Dr. Kahn]: 8:11 (@Bloodom) Ms. Liberty Task Force: 9:59 (@precision) The Saga of Lanaru [Faathim the Kind]: 23:20 (@Elegy) The Saga of Faathim [Justin Augustine]: 22:39 (@precision) The Legend of Ruladak [sara Moore]: 28:35 (@Bloodom) Explorers & Exploiters [Dr. Quaterfield]: 52:46 (@Bloodom) The Sky Is Falling [Adm. Sutter]: 10:49 (@Bloodom) Soul of the Woodsman [Numina]: 14:34 (@Grimjack) Following Countess Crey [Manticore]: 18:59 (@Elegy) A Tangled Plot [Katie Hannon]: 13:40 (@Elegy) The Mech Man Cometh [Ernesto Hess]: 7:17 (@Grimjack) Citadel's Children [Citadel]: 24:50 (@Bloodom) The Kheldian War [Moonfire]: 37:24 (@Fiery Enforcer) A Clamor for the People [Penelope Yin]: 5:41 (@Bloodom) The Fall of the Clockwork King [synapse]: 37:02 (@Dark Bladed) Dam Hero [Positron Pt. 2]: 10:12 (@Bloodom) The Rule of Three [Positron Pt. 1]: 8:13 (@Bloodom) Prisoners of Eden [Woodsman]: 3:25 (@Bloodom) Abandoned Sewer Trial [Mairenn MacGregor]: 2:33 (@precision) Terror Volta 3 [Maj. Richard Flagg]: Terror Volta 2 [Cpt. James Harlan]: Terror Volta 1 [Jane Hallaway]: Cavern of Transcendence [Karsis]: 0:48 (@Bloodom) Villain Side Lord Recluse Strike Force: 9:17 (@precision) Thus Spoke the Reichsman [barracuda]: 21:44 (@Elegy) The Fire & the Flames [Mortimer Kal]: 7:15 (@Dark Bladed) The Crystal of Serafina [ice Mistral]: 14:28 (@Elegy) The Temple of the Waters [sF Op. Renault]: 13:30 (@Grimjack) Pirates of the Sky [silver Mantis]: 24:29:45 (@Charlie) The Beast Beneath the Mountain [Virgil Tarikoss]: 9:32 (@Dark Bladed) Tree of Thorns 3 [Ractespriel]: 4:15 (@Elegy) Tree of Thorns 2 [Trepsarciel]: 6:17 (@Bloodom) Tree of Thorns 1 [sparcetriel]: 4:29 (@Elegy) Co-Op Alpha Strike [Apex]: 6:30 (@Bloodom) The Praetorian Offensive [Tin Mage Mk. II]: 6:49 (@Dark Bladed) The Lady Grey Task Force: 11:52 (@Bloodom) Time's Arrow [imperious]: 7:29 (@Bloodom) Market Crash [Ada Wellington]: 6:29 (@Bloodom)

I need to time this on my SS/Fire. I've only tried it once, bringing the pylon down to 5% HP without timing it, then a MSR team swooped in and finished it off.

I don't understand why so many people refuse to go vigilante or rogue. It takes 2 minutes to change alignment and you only have to do it once if you don't want to switch back and forth.

I've seen a lot of people asking for farm builds, which I posted one in another thread. This is a Fiery Enforcer approved farming build, so I figured I would put it here alongside my regular PvE build. Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.962 http://www.cohplanner.com/ Click this DataLink to open the build! Level 50 Magic Brute Primary Power Set: Super Strength Secondary Power Set: Fiery Aura Power Pool: Speed Power Pool: Leaping Power Pool: Fighting Power Pool: Concealment Ancillary Pool: Mu Mastery Villain Profile: Level 1: Punch (A) Accuracy IO Level 1: Fire Shield (A) Impervious Skin - Resistance/Endurance (45) Impervious Skin - Resistance/Recharge (46) Impervious Skin - Endurance/Recharge (46) Impervious Skin - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge (48) Impervious Skin - Status Resistance Level 2: Haymaker (A) Hecatomb - Damage/Recharge (3) Hecatomb - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (3) Hecatomb - Accuracy/Recharge (5) Hecatomb - Damage/Endurance (5) Hecatomb - Chance of Damage(Negative) Level 4: Blazing Aura (A) Superior Brute's Fury - Accuracy/Damage (11) Superior Brute's Fury - Damage/Recharge (11) Superior Brute's Fury - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (13) Superior Brute's Fury - Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime (13) Superior Brute's Fury - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge Level 6: Healing Flames (A) Panacea - Heal/Endurance (7) Panacea - Endurance/Recharge (7) Panacea - Hea/Recharge (9) Panacea - Heal/Endurance/Recharge (9) Panacea - Heal Level 8: Knockout Blow (A) Gladiator's Net - Accuracy/Hold (15) Gladiator's Net - Accuracy/Recharge (21) Gladiator's Net - Recharge/Hold (21) Gladiator's Net - Endurance/Recharge/Hold (23) Gladiator's Net - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold Level 10: Hasten (A) Recharge Reduction IO (15) Recharge Reduction IO Level 12: Super Speed (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points) Level 14: Combat Jumping (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed Level 16: Plasma Shield (A) Impervious Skin - Resistance/Endurance (17) Impervious Skin - Resistance/Recharge (17) Impervious Skin - Endurance/Recharge (29) Impervious Skin - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge (29) Impervious Skin - Status Resistance Level 18: Rage (A) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff (19) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Recharge (19) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Endurance/Recharge (23) Adjusted Targeting - Recharge (48) Adjusted Targeting - Endurance/Recharge Level 20: Consume (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge (36) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge (37) Performance Shifter - Accuracy/Recharge Level 22: Boxing (A) Accuracy IO Level 24: Tough (A) Impervious Skin - Resistance/Endurance (25) Impervious Skin - Resistance/Recharge (25) Impervious Skin - Endurance/Recharge (45) Impervious Skin - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge (45) Impervious Skin - Status Resistance Level 26: Weave (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge (27) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance (27) Luck of the Gambler - Defense (43) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed Level 28: Burn (A) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge (31) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge (31) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (31) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge (34) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage (36) Scirocco's Dervish - Chance of Damage(Lethal) Level 30: Stealth (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed Level 32: Foot Stomp (A) Armageddon - Damage/Recharge (33) Armageddon - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (33) Armageddon - Accuracy/Recharge (33) Armageddon - Damage/Endurance (34) Armageddon - Chance for Fire Damage (34) Force Feedback - Chance for +Recharge Level 35: Fiery Embrace (A) Recharge Reduction IO (36) Recharge Reduction IO (50) Recharge Reduction IO Level 38: Electrifying Fences (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage (39) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance (39) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge (39) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (40) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy) (40) Javelin Volley - Chance of Damage(Lethal) Level 41: Ball Lightning (A) Ragnarok - Damage (42) Ragnarok - Damage/Recharge (42) Ragnarok - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (42) Ragnarok - Accuracy/Recharge (43) Ragnarok - Damage/Endurance (43) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy) Level 44: Mu Lightning (A) Apocalypse - Damage/Recharge (46) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (48) Apocalypse - 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I would do something like this for a pure farming build. It has perma hasten with +133.8% global recharge. You really don't need to build for fire defense, that's more of a luxury than anything else. Surviving isn't an issue on my low fire defense, general purpose SS/Fire that I also use for farming. Your priority is to put out as much AoE damage as possible, that's why I find the lack of damage procs in these builds to be a crime. I've put double procs in almost every AoE power, you definitely want that Armageddon in Foot Stomp. Inspiration macros should keep you close to the damage cap or at least over 500%. Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.962 http://www.cohplanner.com/ Click this DataLink to open the build! Level 50 Magic Brute Primary Power Set: Super Strength Secondary Power Set: Fiery Aura Power Pool: Speed Power Pool: Leaping Power Pool: Fighting Power Pool: Concealment Ancillary Pool: Mu Mastery Villain Profile: Level 1: Punch -- Acc-I(A) Level 1: Fire Shield -- ImpSki-ResDam/EndRdx(A), ImpSki-ResDam/Rchg(45), ImpSki-EndRdx/Rchg(46), ImpSki-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(46), ImpSki-Status(48) Level 2: Haymaker -- Hct-Dmg/Rchg(A), Hct-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(3), Hct-Acc/Rchg(3), Hct-Dmg/EndRdx(5), Hct-Dam%(5) Level 4: Blazing Aura -- SprBrtFur-Acc/Dmg(A), SprBrtFur-Dmg/Rchg(11), SprBrtFur-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(11), SprBrtFur-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(13), SprBrtFur-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(13) Level 6: Healing Flames -- Pnc-Heal/EndRedux(A), Pnc-EndRdx/Rchg(7), Pnc-Heal/Rchg(7), Pnc-Heal/EndRedux/Rchg(9), Pnc-Heal(9) Level 8: Knockout Blow -- GldNet-Acc/Hold(A), GldNet-Acc/Rchg(15), GldNet-Rchg/Hold(21), GldNet-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(21), GldNet-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(23) Level 10: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(15) Level 12: Super Speed -- BlsoftheZ-ResKB(A) Level 14: Combat Jumping -- LucoftheG-Rchg+(A) Level 16: Plasma Shield -- ImpSki-ResDam/EndRdx(A), ImpSki-ResDam/Rchg(17), ImpSki-EndRdx/Rchg(17), ImpSki-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(29), ImpSki-Status(29) Level 18: Rage -- AdjTrg-ToHit(A), AdjTrg-ToHit/Rchg(19), AdjTrg-ToHit/EndRdx/Rchg(19), AdjTrg-Rchg(23), AdjTrg-EndRdx/Rchg(48) Level 20: Consume -- PrfShf-EndMod/Rchg(A), PrfShf-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(36), PrfShf-Acc/Rchg(37) Level 22: Boxing -- Acc-I(A) Level 24: Tough -- ImpSki-ResDam/EndRdx(A), ImpSki-ResDam/Rchg(25), ImpSki-EndRdx/Rchg(25), ImpSki-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(45), ImpSki-Status(45) Level 26: Weave -- LucoftheG-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(A), LucoftheG-Def/EndRdx(27), LucoftheG-Def(27), LucoftheG-Rchg+(43) Level 28: Burn -- Obl-Acc/Rchg(A), Obl-Dmg/Rchg(31), Obl-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(31), Obl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(31), Obl-%Dam(34), ScrDrv-Dam%(36) Level 30: Stealth -- LucoftheG-Rchg+(A) Level 32: Foot Stomp -- Arm-Dmg/Rchg(A), Arm-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), Arm-Acc/Rchg(33), Arm-Dmg/EndRdx(33), Arm-Dam%(34), FrcFdb-Rechg%(34) Level 35: Fiery Embrace -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(36), RechRdx-I(50) Level 38: Electrifying Fences -- PstBls-Acc/Dmg(A), PstBls-Dmg/EndRdx(39), PstBls-Dmg/Rchg(39), PstBls-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(39), PstBls-Dam%(40), JvlVll-Dam%(40) Level 41: Ball Lightning -- Rgn-Dmg(A), Rgn-Dmg/Rchg(42), Rgn-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(42), Rgn-Acc/Rchg(42), Rgn-Dmg/EndRdx(43), PstBls-Dam%(43) Level 44: Mu Lightning -- Apc-Dmg/Rchg(A), Apc-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(46), Apc-Acc/Rchg(48), Apc-Dmg/EndRdx(50), Apc-Dam%(50) Level 47: Grant Invisibility -- LucoftheG-Rchg+(A) Level 49: Invisibility -- LucoftheG-Rchg+(A) Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A) Level 1: Prestige Power Dash -- Empty(A) Level 1: Prestige Power Slide -- Empty(A) Level 1: Prestige Power Quick -- Empty(A) Level 1: Prestige Power Rush -- Empty(A) Level 1: Prestige Power Surge -- Empty(A) Level 1: Fury Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A) Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A) Level 1: Health -- Mrc-Rcvry+(A), NmnCnv-Regen/Rcvry+(37) Level 1: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A) Level 1: Stamina -- PrfShf-EndMod(A), PrfShf-EndMod/Rchg(37), PrfShf-End%(40) Level 1: Swift -- Run-I(A) Level 50: Cardiac Core Paragon Level 50: Pyronic Core Final Judgement Level 50: Reactive Radial Flawless Interface ------------ | Copy & Paste this data into Mids' Hero Designer to view the build | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |MxDz;1481;670;1340;HEX;| |78DA65945B4F13411CC577DBAD48A1406D0B055A8AAD5868E9D20A9A780B721183A| |1090989AFB5E2D86ED294A6DD1A894F3EF805BCC43705F1D91745BC7D101FFC0A5E| |3E805AFFEC395C926ED2FC66CECC7FE6EC99E9E61F2C76BFBDF16856D3BB162AC54| |6A3305F6FDACA932F96AC75B7264F87FC861CB1905715A5CCB5664DD50B6B765D55| |4B76398CA145754F551BCA5CB2547DB330D7AC17FDCBD5B29239B679D0F0AE6E6C5| |4CCB59A5277BB9DE68A2AD6AC6AC9E77496AC52D9969EDFE92D57EF5B0DEB8E55B1| |ECCDD0F59AB56ED242B3902F366CD9242CBE92F28BEB1A9F961815E40C6D77BFEBE| |82D431B9446D4D02687C0CC301901A7A260426789D4E84997B38E6B9C9C008D1499| |063FC86C376BDC5B6E47F36E93AFC1EE1DF20DB827B33DACF144A09D889223E0C91| |8390A8EE93887FD9A8E6BD07AE6C0E03CB900F62F827129E844067A671AB9F49009| |19EB62665DDFF12EFDA2F9305FF3857447FB24BD5EE6D8CB1CFB98631F738C30C70| |8734C0AFC4E922DC3FF126B9F7A456E71AF1D706A1BFC2CB303A871059E424B3C03| |CF3C0775F117A2E710CFD92DDA00FD0DD05F98FEC2F437497F93F46748CD206ADC8| |301BCE7501F1904537CFF2F326B187B7A86FFC0C7C85FF21FD9024F6BC83DF110DE| |7CB24F947EA35C6F4210C3DE9ED845D48D5E222F9357B8DE55F231F875FFAE633D5| |7FCE01CC91C795B2C8CD1EFD83B6867DF93BBE41E98FC48C6E1BB281867EDF839EC| |39314DCE90E7C1D405926B14A436CDFB99CE602C63F28CA7C05C96CC813D928FC97| |C4CE6D32B5A965A965AC438F6FF6EC9A3A5DA946C9B926B53A6DB94993665C938FC| |6EB456DA46578DC32F84A63BCA2FEFE17C5DBB298DA4DCD75BF0FDF3680CC18AF6F| |B4873694F78BF79DF932FC01FC7EB32A89B0D08E82B1E3C6A7F3BA6FF07E545D85F| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|

I don't believe there is. Mids/Pines is a .NET application. Maybe one day it will be rewritten in .NET Core, but from what I understand, the source code has been lost.

I concur, Fiery Embrace is a must have power. Seriously, don't skip it. Not only does it add a damage bonus to all of your fire based attacks, it adds a fire damage component to every other attack. Think of it as a 100% chance of fire damage proc while that portion is active. It's even better since the added fire damage works off of the damage bonus of the attack. It really shines when you have a kin on your team since it doesn't become useless after you reach the damage cap.

Not really. Any character I consider built properly usually doesn't include snipe. This change allows me to actually work it into builds.

Sounds like one of their builds is more optimal than the other. I went on test server, put my best builds side by side. Both with perma hasten and a constant attack chain of AOE goodness. No inspirations and on the same map 5 runs each. My worst time with SS was better than my best time with Rad. Not saying Rad is bad, for the vast majority of the game it is better. But you simply cannot beat double rage being perma and adding to every attack. +160% for 50 out of 60 seconds is simply better than +50% every 10 out of 25 seconds even when that other 10 out of 60 seconds is time doing no damage. I would like to test this out and now that you mention it, the test server is the perfect place. Has anyone tried using Hero Stats? It didn't work for me when I tried, but I didn't do any troubleshooting. As far as SS/Fire goes, I personally don't double stack Rage and back on live I didn't even use Rage at all. 10 seconds of no damage really hurts your DPS. You should be munching on red inspirations and converting everything that drops to them. The 15' radius on Foot Stomp is the differentiator. It's really good and the FF +rech proc goes off almost every time if you're hitting the target cap.

You can always go with 5 Ragnarok's and a damage proc from another set if you're adamant about six slotting the power.

Honestly, there's not another secondary that can compete with /Fire. The added damage from Blazing Aura, Burn and Fiery Embrace makes the set. Super Strength is still a really good primary for farming. Foot Stomp with the FF proc is just that good.

This is my SS/Fire build for everything PvE, it's mainly built for recharge and S/L defense. It puts out great ST and AoE damage and is good for TF's, farming, incarnate trials and everything else. Edit: Added data chunk. Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.962 http://www.cohplanner.com/ Click this DataLink to open the build! Fiery-Enforcer: Level 50 Magic Brute Primary Power Set: Super Strength Secondary Power Set: Fiery Aura Power Pool: Speed Power Pool: Leaping Power Pool: Fighting Power Pool: Concealment Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery Villain Profile: Level 1: Punch (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage (21) Kinetic Combat - Knockdown Bonus (36) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance (36) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge Level 1: Fire Shield (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance (3) Reactive Armor - Resistance (3) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge (5) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge (7) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3% (11) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection Level 2: Haymaker (A) Hecatomb - Damage/Recharge (5) Hecatomb - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (7) Hecatomb - Accuracy/Recharge (23) Hecatomb - Damage/Endurance (25) Hecatomb - Chance of Damage(Negative) Level 4: Healing Flames (A) Panacea - Heal/Endurance (13) Panacea - Endurance/Recharge (13) Panacea - Hea/Recharge (15) Panacea - Heal/Endurance/Recharge (15) Panacea - Heal Level 6: Hasten (A) Recharge Reduction IO (37) Recharge Reduction IO (40) Recharge Reduction IO Level 8: Knockout Blow (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage (9) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance (9) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge (11) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge Level 10: Combat Jumping (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed Level 12: Blazing Aura (A) Superior Unrelenting Fury - Accuracy/Damage (17) Superior Unrelenting Fury - RechargeTime/+Regen/+End (25) Superior Unrelenting Fury - Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime (40) Superior Unrelenting Fury - Damage/RechargeTime (40) Superior Unrelenting Fury - Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime (48) Superior Unrelenting Fury - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime Level 14: Super Speed (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points) Level 16: Plasma Shield (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance (17) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge (19) Reactive Armor - Resistance (19) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge Level 18: Boxing (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage (29) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance (31) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge (37) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge Level 20: Tough (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance (34) Reactive Armor - Resistance (42) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge (42) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge Level 22: Rage (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge (23) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance (29) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance Level 24: Consume (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge (27) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge (27) Performance Shifter - Accuracy/Recharge Level 26: Stealth (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed Level 28: Super Jump (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points) Level 30: Weave (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance (31) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge (31) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed (50) Shield Wall - +Res (Teleportation), +5% Res (All) Level 32: Foot Stomp (A) Armageddon - Damage/Recharge (33) Armageddon - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (33) Armageddon - Accuracy/Recharge (33) Armageddon - Damage/Endurance (34) Armageddon - Chance for Fire Damage (34) Force Feedback - Chance for +Recharge Level 35: Fiery Embrace (A) Recharge Reduction IO (37) Recharge Reduction IO Level 38: Burn (A) Superior Brute's Fury - Accuracy/Damage (39) Superior Brute's Fury - Damage/Recharge (39) Superior Brute's Fury - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge (39) Superior Brute's Fury - Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime (43) Superior Brute's Fury - Recharge/Fury Bonus (50) Superior Brute's Fury - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge Level 41: Gloom (A) Apocalypse - Damage/Recharge (42) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (43) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Recharge (43) Apocalypse - Damage/Endurance (46) Apocalypse - Chance of Damage(Negative) Level 44: Dark Obliteration (A) Ragnarok - Damage (45) Ragnarok - 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Set bonuses can make up the differences in the end. That Posi set will give you +9% acc and +6.25% recharge.

Combat Jumping is a must have on every character I use. The defense buff is negligible, but the added mobility is great. Plus it can be used as a LotG mule.

I'm not going to worry about the uncertainty. I'm just glad the game is back and I get to reconnect with so many old friends.

Spines/Fire should be a fine general purpose PvE build. ST damage may be lacking, but you can grab Gloom from Soul Mastery to help with that. Although, since it's been so long since I've played, I'm not sure how much of an issue redraw will be.

The great thing about this game is you don't need any specific build to play the vast majority of the content. Except Corruptors, you should always bring a Corruptor. Your entire team should be all Corruptors for that matter. Seriously though, I have the same feeling about Tanks. People would always ask for a Tank back in the day. I would laugh and bring a Permadom instead.

If you don't want to play any support, try a SS/Fire/Soul Brute. It will provide you with some crazy AoE and ST damage.