Bio Armor for Tanking

[smnolimits43]

I tried searching for a Bio Build.  I'm pretty sure there was a post some time ago, but i can't find it.  I just hit lvl 11. Any help is welcome, i've never played Bio before.  Thanks in advance.

[Captain Fabulous]

Lots of Tanker builds here
 

 

[Spaghetti Betty]

What is your secondary? Any build goals in mind?

Edited February 25, 2023 by Spaghetti Betty

[smnolimits43]

My build is Bio Armor / Energy Melee. I want to slot out the armors 1st.  This will a team tank mostly.  I need to know how to slot powers like Inexhastible and Environmental Modification ???

I think i'm gonna stick with just basic IOs to start.  So far, this is my build:

 

1) Barrage (1)

1) Hardened Carapace (1)(3)(3)(5)(5)

2) Inexhaustible (2) ??

4) Super Jump (4)

6) Environmental Modification (6) ??

8 ) Adaptaion: is this slottable ??

10) Taunt (10)

 

I will also have a look at the link listed above.  Thanks again.

[smnolimits43]

oh i should note that ill be doing story arcs, and lots of TFs.

[Spaghetti Betty]

Inexhaustible does a pretty good job on its own without any additional slots. I wouldn't be hard pressed to add anything to it unless chasing specific build goals.

 

Environmental Modification is a lot like Heightened Senses from Willpower. It provides DEF to Nrg/Neg/Fire/Cold (and I think Psi). You should slot it accordingly, as this is your main form of protection against those types of damage.

 

I'm a little tied up at the moment, but I can look at a Bio/EM build the next time I'm free.

[smnolimits43]

ok, i had a look at one of Infinitums builds.

 

Here is what my build looks like now :

 

1)Barrage (1)(11)(11)

1) Hardened Carapace (1)(3)(3)(5)(5)

2) Inexhaustible (2)(7)(9)

4) Super Jump (4)

6) Environmental Modification (6)(7)(9)

8 ) Adaptation : looking at infinitum's build, the answer is that it can't be slotted

10) Taunt (10)

 

What's best for tanking, efficient adaptation, offensive adaptation, or defensive adaptation ?? 

[Xandyr]

41 minutes ago, smnolimits43 said:

I tried searching for a Bio Build.  I'm pretty sure there was a post some time ago, but i can't find it.  I just hit lvl 11. Any help is welcome, i've never played Bio before.  Thanks in advance.

Check link in my sig.

[Psyonico]

1 hour ago, smnolimits43 said:

ok, i had a look at one of Infinitums builds.

 

Here is what my build looks like now :

 

1)Barrage (1)(11)(11)

1) Hardened Carapace (1)(3)(3)(5)(5)

2) Inexhaustible (2)(7)(9)

4) Super Jump (4)

6) Environmental Modification (6)(7)(9)

8 ) Adaptation : looking at infinitum's build, the answer is that it can't be slotted

10) Taunt (10)

 

What's best for tanking, efficient adaptation, offensive adaptation, or defensive adaptation ?? 

You're going to want to fill in that attack chain a little bit.  Gauntlet is an AoE taunt to all of your single target attacks, so by attacking you are tanking.

 

As for the best Adaptation... Defensive will keep you alive best, Efficient will help your endurance and with some Regen.  So those are the two I'd stick with if you don't care at all about damage.  Offensive has a -resist penalty, so you end up slightly less durable.  That being said, things will sure fastest in offensive, and dead things deal no damage.

[smnolimits43]

Thanks for the link Xandyr.  

[Spaghetti Betty]

Here's a fairly simple take for you.

 

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Xandyr's guide covers all of the elements of Bio perfectly. I just wanna reinforce some points.

 

As tough as your toggles alone will make you, the aspect of your mitigation that will put in the most work is Ablative Carapace. If things are hitting your Absorb shield, they are not hitting your HP. If somehow attacks manage to break that layer all the way down before Carapace is recharged, you can use Parasitic Aura to bolster your Absorb right back up.

 

The nice thing about being a Tank is Adaptations are more or less an afterthought since all of your bases are covered naturally by a Tanker's higher defensive scaling. If by some machination you find you are dropping fast, Defensive mode will essentially make you immortal at the cost of damage. However, Tankers can also more or less sit in Offensive mode all the time and deal with the penalty without breaking a sweat.

 

When you make it to 50, I recommend going Vigor Core for survivability or Musculature Radial to pump up your damage (and make your recovery a bit better).

Edited February 27, 2023 by Spaghetti Betty

[smnolimits43]

thanks Betty, i will keep this in mind.