Wuteva Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Just came back looking for something easy mode to play through. Just to get started be able to take a beating since im stooopid with squishy classes (well traditionally I am normally on my face with them) I like to be able to do most if not all content while still not face planting too much 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Z Bubba Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Want to stay ranged and not die? Sentinel. Want to go heavy damage but stay solo? Scrapper. Want to never die but be slower? Tank. Team a lot? Brute. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biostem Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Well, I find that a battle axe/bio armor or radiation armor brute can handle most content pretty easily. You get additional end recovery from your armor set to keep you going, and all the knock up/down from battle axe is a great form of "soft control" against most enemies - enemies on their butts can't hurt you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomguide2005 Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Welcome Home! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurora_Girl Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 38 minutes ago, Bill Z Bubba said: Want to stay ranged and not die? Sentinel. Want to go heavy damage but stay solo? Scrapper. Want to never die but be slower? Tank. Team a lot? Brute. What the demon said. Powerset choices, at this stage of your return, should 100% probably be about what YOU want to play; with that in mind, don't worry so much about builds and anything like that. @Aurora Girl - Excelsior - BSOD Aurora Girl (Blaster)- Energy/Atomic, Queen of Faceplants and former Mayor of Pinnacle Server Straye (Brute)- Savage/SR, Survivor of +4 ITF Nictus Crystals and Bobcat's Bane Aurora Snow (Corruptor) - Ice/Cold, AV Humiliator Terraflux (Controller) - Earth/Rad, Bass Exploder Spynerette (Arachnos Soldier) - Night Widow, Super Spy of Sneakiness and Stabbing Snowberrie (Tank) - Ice/Spines, Disco Ball and Lady of Winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Z Bubba Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 28 minutes ago, Aurora_Girl said: What the demon said. DEVIL! damnit. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wuteva Posted October 10, 2021 Author Share Posted October 10, 2021 4 minutes ago, Bill Z Bubba said: DEVIL! damnit. Angry spider monkey? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurora_Girl Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 5 minutes ago, Bill Z Bubba said: DEVIL! damnit. I said what I said. 4 @Aurora Girl - Excelsior - BSOD Aurora Girl (Blaster)- Energy/Atomic, Queen of Faceplants and former Mayor of Pinnacle Server Straye (Brute)- Savage/SR, Survivor of +4 ITF Nictus Crystals and Bobcat's Bane Aurora Snow (Corruptor) - Ice/Cold, AV Humiliator Terraflux (Controller) - Earth/Rad, Bass Exploder Spynerette (Arachnos Soldier) - Night Widow, Super Spy of Sneakiness and Stabbing Snowberrie (Tank) - Ice/Spines, Disco Ball and Lady of Winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Z Bubba Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Just now, Aurora_Girl said: I said what I said. Time for some arena, mang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurora_Girl Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 1 minute ago, Bill Z Bubba said: Time for some arena, mang. YOU WANNA TAKE THIS INSIDE?! Toxic Tarantula, I choose you! 6 @Aurora Girl - Excelsior - BSOD Aurora Girl (Blaster)- Energy/Atomic, Queen of Faceplants and former Mayor of Pinnacle Server Straye (Brute)- Savage/SR, Survivor of +4 ITF Nictus Crystals and Bobcat's Bane Aurora Snow (Corruptor) - Ice/Cold, AV Humiliator Terraflux (Controller) - Earth/Rad, Bass Exploder Spynerette (Arachnos Soldier) - Night Widow, Super Spy of Sneakiness and Stabbing Snowberrie (Tank) - Ice/Spines, Disco Ball and Lady of Winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomguide2005 Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 My very first character was a late i3 Claws/SR scrapper. Hardly missed a day outside of computer issues playing at least sometime on some alt. So that first choice certainly worked out well for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Without_Pause Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Inv/em tank. Punch stuff with your Balls of Doom. Be damn near unkillable. EM has been fixed and is very legit now. Also, I will nit pick by saying heavy damage and solo can also be done via Stalkers. They just can't go all-in on AoE like a scrapper can unless you are talking Elec/shield. 2 Top 10 Most Fun 50s. 1. Without Mercy: Claws/ea Scrapper. 2. Outsmart: Fort 3. Sneakers: Stj/ea Stalker. 4. Waterpark: Water/temp Blaster. 5. Project Next: Ice/stone Brute. 6. Mighty Matt: Rad/bio Brute. 7. Without Pause: Claws/wp Brute. 8. Emma Strange: Ill/dark. 9. Nothing But Flowers: Plant/storm Controller. 10. Obsidian Smoke: Fire/dark Corr. "Downtime is for mortals." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clave Dark 5 Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 To heck with all that - play what you want to play, eat carpet five times a mission, get stomped like a spider at a boot convention. It builds character! It also builds a healthy appreciation for foes' perception radii, knowing when to run, and ultimately makes you feel like a real god when you DO choose one of those tougher classes and wade into groups with no more concern than going out into a light rain. Note: this foolish advice comes from someone who appreciates the squishie classes more and might not be relevant in this dimension. 1 2 ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ Clave's Sure-Fire Secrets to Enjoying City Of Heroes Ignore those farming chores, skip your market homework, play any power sets that you want, and ignore anyone who says otherwise. This game isn't hard work, it's easy! Go have fun! ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0th Power Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 (edited) Play an energy/energy blaster. The knockback and stuns help a lot early on until you get the hang of playing a blaster. Edited October 13, 2021 by 0th Power Clarification 1 I am Pro-Human I invented Combat Teleport I invented K'ong (More proof here too) Battle Rifle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erratic1 Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 On 10/9/2021 at 6:31 PM, Bill Z Bubba said: Team a lot? Brute. ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZemX Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 22 minutes ago, Erratic1 said: ??? I just imagined @Bill Z Bubba pondering that for a moment, perhaps first discarding: "Is it Thursday? Brute!" before settling on "Team a lot? Brute!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erratic1 Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 16 minutes ago, ZemX said: I just imagined @Bill Z Bubba pondering that for a moment, perhaps first discarding: "Is it Thursday? Brute!" before settling on "Team a lot? Brute!" Ahh!!! Brutal Thursday. Actually hosted a group of Brutes a few weeks back on Torchbearer, though it was a Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Z Bubba Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 49 minutes ago, Erratic1 said: ??? Brutes shine on teams more so than scrappers and tanks. This isn't to say they're in any way bad at soloing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erratic1 Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Just now, Bill Z Bubba said: Brutes shine on teams more so than scrappers and tanks. This isn't to say they're in any way bad at soloing. SSSSHHHHH!!!!! Do not start another round of the Melee AT Wars! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Z Bubba Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Just now, Erratic1 said: SSSSHHHHH!!!!! Do not start another round of the Melee AT Wars! We have ALWAYS been at war with Eurasia! 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Cat Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Bill Z Bubba said: Brutes shine on teams more so than scrappers and tanks. This isn't to say they're in any way bad at soloing. Why's that? I think it is functionally more or less about the same between scrappers and brutes (no high level tanks yet so I dunno about that one), but I'd guess scrappers are ahead on teams since they don't need to be attacked to hold fury and do more damage to begin with anyway. The real question is between scrappers and stalkers on a team. The team increase to stalker crit chance and the lack of danger for a stalker probably helps a good deal. It has got to be pretty close anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coyotedancer Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 My favorites for soloing are Stalkers. It takes a little more care than Leeroy face-punching everything with a Scrap or a Brute, but not so much that it's annoying to finish some of the tougher arcs all on your own. 2 Taker of screenshots. Player of creepy Oranbegans and Rularuu bird-things. Kai's Diary: The Scrapbook of a Sorcerer's Apprentice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazl Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Sentinels would be the best “easy mode” toon for learning the basics and getting back up to speed. It may not become your main but it can be fun leveling one up. Dazl - Excelsior Grav/Kinetic Controller (SG - Cosmic Council) | Dazl - Everlasting & Torchbearer Grav/Energy Dominator Shadowspawn - Excelsior Dark/Dark Stalker | Pyro Kinetic -Everlasting Fire/Kinetic Corrupter | Nova Pyre - Everlasting Fire/Fire/Fire Blaster (OMG) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurora_Girl Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 43 minutes ago, A Cat said: Why's that? I think it is functionally more or less about the same between scrappers and brutes (no high level tanks yet so I dunno about that one), but I'd guess scrappers are ahead on teams since they don't need to be attacked to hold fury and do more damage to begin with anyway. The real question is between scrappers and stalkers on a team. The team increase to stalker crit chance and the lack of danger for a stalker probably helps a good deal. It has got to be pretty close anyway. Brutes are better for teams because of taunt and taunt auras, and punchvoke if that's still a thing. If you consider aggro management important for teaming. @Aurora Girl - Excelsior - BSOD Aurora Girl (Blaster)- Energy/Atomic, Queen of Faceplants and former Mayor of Pinnacle Server Straye (Brute)- Savage/SR, Survivor of +4 ITF Nictus Crystals and Bobcat's Bane Aurora Snow (Corruptor) - Ice/Cold, AV Humiliator Terraflux (Controller) - Earth/Rad, Bass Exploder Spynerette (Arachnos Soldier) - Night Widow, Super Spy of Sneakiness and Stabbing Snowberrie (Tank) - Ice/Spines, Disco Ball and Lady of Winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Cat Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 35 minutes ago, Aurora_Girl said: Brutes are better for teams because of taunt and taunt auras, and punchvoke if that's still a thing. If you consider aggro management important for teaming. Brutes do have punchvoke, but it is single target instead of AoE like a tank. If we are examining things from this angle though, then why aren't actual tanks better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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