What's The Optimal Solo Scrapper?

[hejtmane]

58 minutes ago, Zhym said:

Why no mention of Martial Arts?  Not enough AoE, or too reliant on S/L damage?  I have an MA/SR scrapper that was grand fun to level to 50 solo, though -def debuffs can take him down.  I haven't played him that often lately, having since discovered the joys of the DP/MC blapper, but I still think MA/SR is a good set that doesn't require too much key-clicking other than the attacks.

/sr should have no issues with -def it has the highest DDR should be at 95% if properly slotted. SR should only be struggling with attacks that are type only and no positional defense  cough cough PSI and I think a few toxic attacks have the same thing

[Zhym]

3 minutes ago, hejtmane said:

/sr should have no issues with -def it has the highest DDR should be at 95% if properly slotted. SR should only be struggling with attacks that are type only and no positional defense  cough cough PSI and I think a few toxic attacks have the same thing

Okay, so maybe I didn't max my MA/SR's defenses enough—silly me, I thought the softcap would be a reasonable target. And usually it is, until I go up against ruularu.  Then...not so much, no.  

[hejtmane]

Just now, Zhym said:

Okay, so maybe I didn't max my MA/SR's defenses enough—silly me, I thought the softcap would be a reasonable target. And usually it is, until I go up against ruularu.  Then...not so much, no.  

Make sure you passives and your main are properly slotted first. You do not need to 3 slot your passives by any means but they need some slotting.

[PLVRIZR]

On 8/18/2021 at 8:11 AM, Bill Z Bubba said:

If you just want cruise control for a relaxing ride from 1 to 50+, my vote goes to claws/willpower. It's not the best at single target damage, it's not the best at aoe damage, it's not the best mitigation, but what it IS is amazingly balanced for the whole ride. Plenty of end, regen, damage resistance, defense and extra HP, a full attack chain with just claws from very early in the game and one of the best aoes in the game with Spin, also available very early.

 

My mains may be claws/sr, but I have a claws/wp that I refuse to powerlevel and she only solos. I bring her out when it's time for pure scrapper-meditation.

 

I agree...but I'm remaking my Dual Blades/Willpower scrap from live, first.  My claws scrap was also Claws/SR (guilty as charged as one of the millions of Wolverine clones) which I made after my Claws/Regen experiment (thought that was more Wolverine-y, at first) went completely sideways by about lvl 35 and was shelved and never played, again.

[Bill Z Bubba]

18 hours ago, PLVRIZR said:

I agree...but I'm remaking my Dual Blades/Willpower scrap from live, first.  My claws scrap was also Claws/SR (guilty as charged as one of the millions of Wolverine clones) which I made after my Claws/Regen experiment (thought that was more Wolverine-y, at first) went completely sideways by about lvl 35 and was shelved and never played, again.

 

There's a reason Bill Z Bubba has never been seen without his cigar.

 

Were I to do another Wolvie clone, I'd definitely go claws/wp since regen is still the worst scrapper secondary.

[Doomguide2005]

On 9/1/2021 at 4:46 PM, Zhym said:

Okay, so maybe I didn't max my MA/SR's defenses enough—silly me, I thought the softcap would be a reasonable target. And usually it is, until I go up against ruularu.  Then...not so much, no.  

      Yeah cheaty Rularuu with their +100% To Hit buff kind of make the idea of defense irrelevant.  But yes SR's DDR is what allows you to wade into mobs of +4 Cimerorans and know that getting debuffed is not what kills you so don't neglect it.

[Max Firepower]

My most solo capable scrappers tend to be defense based (for the many reasons given above).  Ones that are durable and capable usually have been running claws, katana, electric melee (I skipped the ponderously slow corpse killer, tbh), and war mace.

 

I am a big fan of energy aura, super reflexes, and I like radiation armor and electric armor for resists.  For a solo scrapper, they have enough resists to last longer than your foes.  If you are running at 4/8, it may take some work, though. 😉

[Haijinx]

On 9/2/2021 at 4:00 PM, Bill Z Bubba said:

 

There's a reason Bill Z Bubba has never been seen without his cigar.

 

Were I to do another Wolvie clone, I'd definitely go claws/wp since regen is still the worst scrapper secondary.

 

Nerf Regen

[BigKahuna337]

Rad/Rad is hard to beat. Downside is no DDR, upside is max 75% Res to S/L/E/N/F/C. If influence is no object can get Fire def to +45 and S/L/E around 35%. Basically has 2 heals (one an absorb shield, but same/same. 

[venetiasilver]

On 8/18/2021 at 1:11 AM, 00Troy00 said:

I'm looking to make a scrqpper that I can jump on and have a good time when teams aren't to be found. In your opinion, what is the most solo-friendly scrapper?

If you're still around, have you found the answer yet?

[00Troy00]

On 11/3/2024 at 6:36 AM, venetiasilver said:

have

 

On 11/3/2024 at 6:36 AM, venetiasilver said:

If you're still around, have you found the answer yet?

I haven't yet, but have enjoyed my Claws/SR

[Maelwys]

The optimal Scrapper is whatever one you happen to be playing today.
They're mostly* all hold-my-beer insane rampaging engines of destruction; they merely come in slightly different flavours.

(*Except KinMelee/Regen. Because something has to be the lining the very bottom of the 200%-proof barrel of psychoactive moonshine...)
 

Edited November 5 by Maelwys

[dtaxtman86]

I would suggest mention of a secondary set that has a heal. I think a good consistent set with synergy is MA/Ninjitsu. With Kuji-In rin and sha, your psi and toxic res are really good, plus you get positional defenses and retsu can be your survival button, but again depends on what content you are wanting to play.

Edited November 9 by dtaxtman86

[StriderIV]

On 11/9/2024 at 2:31 AM, dtaxtman86 said:

I would suggest mention of a secondary set that has a heal. I think a good consistent set with synergy is MA/Ninjitsu. With Kuji-In rin and sha, your psi and toxic res are really good, plus you get positional defenses and retsu can be your survival button, but again depends on what content you are wanting to play.

I’m toying around with a build myself (inspired by @Spaghetti Betty) which uses burnout and cycles Nin’s T9 and Unleash Potential. Should be pretty sweet. Great combo call out!

[Thraxen]

Katana/wp. Crazy regen and added defense from kat. 

[TheMoncrief]

My favorite Scrapper that is currently possible is my Claws/Energy Aura. Claws is just smooth, and Energy Aura has pretty much all the tools you might need to keep you alive.

 

I'd enjoy having my Katana/SR Scrapper from live, but last time I played that character, perma-Elude was a thing. Which is why I loved it so much. And is insanely broken. Yeah, that's never coming back. You're supposed to need incarnates to get that strong.

[Sancerre]

On 11/18/2024 at 10:36 PM, TheMoncrief said:

My favorite Scrapper that is currently possible is my Claws/Energy Aura. Claws is just smooth, and Energy Aura has pretty much all the tools you might need to keep you alive.

 

I'd enjoy having my Katana/SR Scrapper from live, but last time I played that character, perma-Elude was a thing. Which is why I loved it so much. And is insanely broken. Yeah, that's never coming back. You're supposed to need incarnates to get that strong.

 

you can craft super optimized builds to cycle t9 defense clicky and Unleash Potential (Force of Will power pool) for... 'mostly'... perma overcapped defenses with extremely high DDR at all times as well (ageless radial).  works with energy aura, super reflexes, and ninjutsu.  you need to be fairly aggressively slotted towards recharge on the t9 but it works.  it is a bit frustrating dealing with the crash every 4 minutes as that is the window that you are not within the 'mostly' umbrella... but if you time the ageless perfectly, you never actually drop your toggles.  also locks you into taking the force of will power pool which can be inconvenient to squish in.  very strong but requires far more attention than basically anything else in the game and there are no great ways to track the actual crash timing in game with hard numbers so it becomes a bit of an unwieldy guessing game (would need something similar to world of warcraft's WeakAuras)

 

in practice, this is really only useful in solo play if you plan to do that sort of challenge.  in party play, the common /cold corruptor bubbles you up with insane defenses anyways and all of this is just unnecessary.  incidentally, a side benefit is that your endurance recovery is absolutely bonkers the entire time (both unleash potential and the t9 clicky do major work here).