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Er...Depends on what you are farming. Take your Claws/Fire heroside, and you can just farm the Behemoth mish with SO's.

Or of course, use AE.

For general play though? I would consider around 1 billion for the price of 3-4 sets of Kinetic Combats+Obliterations to add S/L defense to increase fires survivability. And of course, tough and weave.

Fire/Kin is ultimate high-end damage dealer, but it takes a while to get there. Fire/Dark is a good damage dealer as well, and blooms much earlier.

/Rad is another good damage dealing set, although not quite as good as Dark or Kin. Cold and Storm are not bad either, but Cold kinda blooms really late for their damage.

For primaries, Fire is the best, but followed closely by Archery and Rad.

With 3 lvl 50 Defense IO's, and 10 Enemies, Invinc gives 17.8% defense.

Im curious why Crabs don't go Soul rather then Mu or Leviathan. Gloom is the best ST attack, which helps out Crabs fairly lackluster ST damage. all of the animations are fast, and Tentacles has only 5 degree smaller arc then School.

Dark Obliteration is certainly one of the lowest for damage, but it also has the fastest attack speed, and the -tohit synergizes well with Crabs defense.

So kinda of a random question.

Anyone got a good recommendation for a pair of earbuds that are good for running, and other athletic activities? I've gone through a bunch of earbuds, but it seems none of them stay in very well when I am running. All the sweat and stuff just makes them slip right out.
Would prefer to stick with earbuds over headphones, due to the smaller size, and the fact that they can fit in my pocket.

It's a fantastic power. Definitely not a glorified rest. Especially for Ice/Cold where you don;t have a self-heal. Taking to much damage? Hibernate to full. Accidently aggroed way to much, and now you got 2 bosses and half the mob focused on you? Hibernate till your team takes aggro.

Bind it to an easy to reach key so you can press it immediately.

....Thats a Dark/Fire build, not a Claws/Fire...

And I think Claws/Fire is fantastic. Tons of damage, claws light end use is great for fire, and *needing* to stack FU isn't really an issue if you just stop thinking about it like a buff. Think about it like an attack, and just chain it into your attacks. It just becomes natural.

Well, it kinda depends on how you want to level, and how much you want the *best* farmer.

SS/Fire is the best for farming, due to late game Footstomp+Burn+Patron AoE. It kills stuff dead really really fast. But it takes a while to get to there.

Claws/Fire blooms alot earlier. Rather then waiting till lvl 32 for its AoE, it gets Spin at 8, then another AoE, Shockwave, at 32. Yes, Shockwave is not ideal for farming, due to the knockback, but it is still a fantastic power, especially for normal missions, due to the extra damage mitigation it brings.

In addition, Claws require alot less investment for amazing payoffs. Even with the consume changes, SS/Fire is an EXTREME end hog. It burns through the blue bar like nothing else. Claws on the other hand, is very friendly to the end bar, and doesn't really *need* IO investment to make it into a buzzsaw of death. Mind you, IOing out Claws still brings back plenty bang for your buck, but it's not as needed as SS/Fire.

So in summary.... For a late game build, that is absolute top notch at farming, especially if you plan on investing a chunk in IO's, SS/Fire would be the best.

But for general gameplay, and normal leveling, Claws/Fire would take the cake.

::edit:: Should note, Claws/Fire isn't bad for farming by any means, it still farms quite well. But SS/Fire is better for farming.

Elec/Psi is a nice combo. You don't need Stamina at all between Conductive Aura, Static Field, Drain Pysche, and of course, Domination.

Its got good damage, Drain Pysche REALLY lets you floor the opponents endurance, and keep it there. Plus, it's kinda melee based, which is where Electric likes to be.

Dark Melee makes /Inv really tough, with the self heal, but I highly dislike the lack of AoE damage. That's just me though. If you find yourself primarily soloing, DM is fantastic.

I am a HUGE fan of Claws, and it pairs well with Inv. Low on endurance cost, builds fury super fast, and has a great mix of AoE and single target damage.

My main character is a Stone/Inv brute, and I love him to death. Stone/Inv is not for the faint of heart, as it is rough on the endurance bar, but with good slotting, it is fantastic. EXTREMELY tough with all the knockdown effects, the hold from Seismic Smash, and of course, the insanely powerful Fault.

SS/Fire

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This specifically seems to happen most often on underground ghoul missions. And it's always caused by Chain Fences stacking with other players Chain Fences.

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