Berlock

Thanks for all your input. I see that Hasten is pretty useless for this build. I also talked it over with my friend and he agreed that Leaping was probably the way to go. I also won't be doing a mastery with this build as I'll be getting damn near everything in both trees.

One other question, will I be getting Hasten with this and attempt to perm it..? Or is that overkill?

Thanks for the support guys. I appreciate the feedback. I am not overly worried about the lack of AoE that other sets like Fire offer. I think though that it is going to have a lot of potential, not to mention somewhat unconventional.

Also good to know about the S/L resistance. I was afraid that it may have been an issue later on.

What about Super Speed versus Leaping for this build? Which would be better?

As a side note. I'm aware of the lack of damage that Tankers put out versus a Brute. I'm prepared for that. The Brute is a powerhouse, but I'm looking to Tank. So I thought I'd give the blue side Tanker a shot. Shield and Stone Melee just seems fun to me and it's something I don't see around often.

So I have been playing CoH/CoV for a little under a year now and don't fully understand what is "good or bad" about every combination of classes but I have a friend who is "all things wizard" at this game and is a Lifetime veteran. The only problem is that he knows so much about the game that he can't help me decide on a good candidate Tanker. I've got a 50 SS/WP Brute and 40 Nec/Therm MM that are interesting but I really want to try out a Tanker. I've been playing with the idea of Shield Defense with Stone Melee but what are other people's opinions on such a build? I don't care about "Fire is the only AV/Solo... blah blah...." I just am curious about the potential of this combination and if anyone could maybe post some builds for it? I'd be most appreciative on some Tanker feedback.

I also know about the high about of S/L resistance at higher ends but I've also heard SM overcomes that with it's awesome damage.... any feedback would be greatly appreciated.