Brute or Scrapper for solo?

[ceto555]

Hi folks, 

 

I'm looking to create a stone/stone brute or Scrapper. Which is better for just solo leveling and maybe a raid occasionally at max level?

[WuTang]

Both, to be perfectly honest.

 

Stone does good damage from what I hear, and Scrapper and Brutes are nearly even in that regard. Defenses and resists are very similar as well with Stone Armor, so they'll both do fine there. So basically, it's down to how do you want to play. Rely on crits or go-go-go with rage....

 

I do have a soft spot for Brutes, and I do think some sets are better for solo with them over a Scrapper, but not all. I think Stone Armor is one that will be fine either way.

 

That's just my 2 cents.

Edited Thursday at 12:25 PM by WuTang
stupid punctuation

[Uun]

Either will work fine, but there are a couple of differences between the brute and scrapper versions of both Stone Melee and Stone Armor that you should be aware of:

• Brute version of Seismic Smash has a mag 4 hold. Scrapper version has a mag 3 hold which adds an additional mag 3 when it crits. Also, scrapper Seismic Smash doesn't crit for double damage, only 28%.
• Brutes have a taunt aura in Mud Pots, scrappers don't.
• Brutes have Granite as their T9, scrappers have Geode (similar to Hibernate). Granite isn't considered essential any more, but just putting it out there in case Granite is a must for you.

[Thraxen]

I’d do brute. Higher hp means you can get more out of the regen in rooted. Especially when the heal is up for more max hp. 
 

I technically have a stone stone scrapper. I tried playing him twice but didn’t like it. He is stripped of iOS and renamed “anti matter holder”. Guess when I play him lol. 

[twozerofoxtrot]

Another vote for Brute.

 

Nothing more to add than what was already put forward, except maybe that it's easier to level a stone/stone Brute on a budget than it is a scrapper because you're not as tied to your ATO enhancements to unlock your full damage potential.