SR or WP

[drgantz]

I am making a Natural Katana Scrapper.  I think that SR is better for the character conception.  WP can also be character conception, but not as good.

I've seen many posts that WP is one of the greatest Scrapper secondaries.  I see few posts about SR.

Recently, I was playing a level 34 Kat/SR Scrapper and I quickly ran out of endurance.  
I've read that WP doesn't eat endurance as quickly as many other sets.

Can the SR end problem be fixed easily?  Is it better to just make a willpower toon?

[Yoru-hime]

I wouldn't say /SR's endurance problems are easily fixed, but they are manageable. I certainly wouldn't scrap a character I like over them. You're about to hit the worst of it as you take your last defense toggle, but it certainly can get better from there.

 

SR's endurance issues can be addressed with IO enhancements (Vanden has a fantastic guide on this in the Guides sub-forum linked below), Cardiac Alpha (though you're giving up Musculature damage to get this) and/or with the Body Mastery Epic pool. I went with options A and C and basically never have trouble with Endurance on my Kat/SR with the Fighting pool toggles running as well. The procs get a little pricey, but they're very worth it.

 

WP basically gives you a second copy of Stamina (slightly better than the original). You might end up with brief End issues in those early-mid levels if you grab too many toggles too fast, but you should be fine by the end.

 

In my less-than-expert opinion, SR works better on a tight budget, but WP has the higher ceiling if you're willing to spend big. For SR, the End/Recovery procs are the most expensive "needs". You can soft-cap with room to spare without needing to dive into purples, Winter or ATOs. You can get better with them, of course, but soloing big groups without them works just fine.

 

 

[Haijinx]

Katana is nice for end luckily.  So SR and Kat work well in that sense.  

 

The only real problem with SR is its lousy power progression.  AOE protection isnt really there until level 35.  So exemplar down and anything below 30 will hurt.  

 

WP has a much more even climb. Good at all levels.

 

SR is better for Alphas and you rarely get debuffed.

 

WP never needs a self heal, though i never bother with those on SR anyway.  

 

 

[Haijinx]

You don't really need to softcap WP to match SRs survivability.  

 

WP at 30ish def is pretty much equal to softcapped SR in my experience for most stuff.