BurnTheWitch

Watching this topic with great interest as I've wanted to build basically this toon concept but have been too concerned about the potential endurance issues to get it past Posi.

Wow! This is one of the reasons that I'm happy to be a part of this community! Big thanks to @Zect and @Stormwalker for what could only be described as in depth analysis. If modern sports commentary was this good, people would actually understand the games they watch. Is there a guide for "how to make a good build" (it would be a magnum opus of a document, eh?)? So many of my natural inclinations (like going for full set bonuses) are quite wrong. I never even thought about the reality that most end drain is energy sourced and therefor avoiding it also avoids end drain. Thanks! I'm indeed not married to energy (the concept of the character is sort of important, but the most important thing is that the toon doesn't have too many flashy looking powers, hence BS/WP), and I think I will respec with Soul based on your recommendations. The idea of Hasten is also becoming very alluring so it opens up a skill slot. Would it be preferable to have 2 enhancement slots in hasten or build up? My intuition says yes, and the math certainly seems to imply that it is, but I'm not certain how to take the hit buff from build up into account. Here is what I have come up with after taking Stormwalker's far better build and modifying it only slightly to accommodate soul and hasten. Anything things we would change if we had to play this toon? Soul Scrapper V.2 (Broad Sword - Willpower) Designed mostly by Stormwalker.mbd

Thanks to everyone for their input. i think it's given me a better understanding of where I need to go for what I want to do. The toon certainly has a concept. Some things I don't like about the build, any suggestions on how to correct these things? any other suggestions would also be appreciated. Laser beam eyes - it is literally there because i didn't know what to put there, should I just put a travel power? Speaking of laser beam eyes, the energy powers in general are likely superfluous. I've just ended up in a few situations with freakshow that have made me too paranoid about endurance drain. Hack - it isn't part of my main rotation, but with recharge time debuffs it might be needed at times. It's also better dps than Parry in a race, so we can't ignore it. worth stealing from somewhere else to place some more enhancement slots there? I've got a few Def and Res holes, do you have any suggestions as to how to plug them? Thanks again to the wise folks that skulk in these forums. Scrapper (Broad Sword - Willpower).mbd Edit This build is not one you should use if you are reading this in the future! There are better builds that you should look at further down. This is, if anything, a lesson in why what looks clean on paper can often be complete garbage.

I'm about to get my first level 50 (yay!), and I have learned a ton about the game since coming back (thank you to all who post wisdom on these forums). The one thing I still haven't wrapped my head around is building out a character at level 50. Here are the big holes in my understanding of a Broadsword / Willpower scrapper. To parry or not to parry? The skill seems great and I use it in both my single target and aoe rotations, but I see a number of BS builds that don't add any enhancements to it outside of maybe a single Acc. Are hack or slash considered superior, neither of those tend to make it into my rotation when I have recharge buffs and I see that being more the case when I am 50 and have IOs for my level. ST roation priority = Disembowel -> Headsplitter -> Parry -> Hack (seldom get this far unless soloing) AOE roation priority = Whirling blade -> Slice -> Parry I never use strength of will, should I drop it or an I missing something? I can appreciate the skill for a tanker as an emergency button, but as a hitter, I never use this. Do I need to start using it or drop it? Any suggestions for a build? I've made many variations on mids and I feel like I am nowhere near soft caps for a scrapper and my damage seems meh. I am aware that BD/WP is anything but meta, but I'm way off the mark. Am I using the tool wrong? I went with energy mastery to get more endurance recharge, did I make a mistake as the endurance concerns will be remedied by set enhancements at 50? Any help from the wise folk here is appreciated.

Hello! So I was looking at making a tanker and it ended up as a Dark/TW. I've done a little due diligence and it appears the I might have an endurance problem as both are quite endurance hungry, so I expect to slot for that at stages of the toons leveling. This raised a question in the caverns of my mind. What Primary sets tend to use the least endurance What Primary sets tend use the most endurance Obviously, exact build matters a lot, so anyone's response is assumed to include a YMMV, but how would you rank the endurance use of each Primary Power set. For the sake of argument, we can use "The Tier List" system S - this power set uses very little endurance, meaning that you will not have to slot much, if at all for endurance reduction. A - this powerset uses some endurance, but it is not normally a concern. A few endurance reduction enhancements will solve any issues. B - this power set uses a moderate amount of endurance with a standard build, but it does not necessarily allow you to do foolish things. C - this power set drinks endurance and it might even be detrimental if you select a secondary powerset that also uses a lot of endurance. It is highly likely that a number of enhancement slots are used to alleviate the endurance drain. Your input and opinions are appreciated, If you have rationalizations for your grades, please share!