New Dawn

Depending on my slotting I'd probably avoid tier 7 and 8 of DA and be all about ST, Shockwave and Spin. The tier 9 primary is cold dead fingers gold for me so I just can't see me getting that much mileage out of those DA tiers. Air sup is good with Claws Focus and Shockwave. DR costs alot in endurance which is why DA seems end heavy.. I would bare that in mind when slotting. Assault? Yeah its good on scrappers whilst dealing damage, long AV fights and good whilst dealing AoEs but between fights as your end recovering its not so good unless off. Confront vs Psi AVs, I'd tank them with DA even its only for the first few seconds, at half hp, 20% less hp to go or all the way through for nostalgias sake as in the old days thats where DA got respect. Actually 40 up CoF may get used to control minions between dark regens as I confront them Psi AVs or whatever.

I think that the debuffs last a certain amount of time, during that time I think another debuff like it will stack.

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Fight Foreshadow. I like the Scrapper vs Scrapper thing.

Rooted is more regen than health. You just put two endreds in it. I wouldn't bother with endreds in it as it's low end cost unlike Foc Acc which has a high end cost yet you left it with one endred. Some Uniques do more in some powers than others so it's a good idea to find out which powers give the best returns on a unique. If you can look at every number (I mean even the -fly on entangling arrow of TAs interests me greatly) and weigh them up against every other number then its good when it comes to you doing any build.

Your in granite mode, without any res slots in Earths Embrace you should be res capped versus Toxic once you heal. What's wrong with a bigger or faster rechging heal?

When it comes to hold and stun resist bonuses from the Titanium Coatings I would prefer to either do something else with the slots or slot more cheaply. Those bonuses are skippable. But then anything above an SO build can be made superfluous to PvE.

You seem to like that torrent with just an Acc in it.

Well walls tend to be made out of stone or brick etc so run with that.

I think with certain powersets other ATs can do a good job of being a crowd control mage.

As you are /Elec then you may have endurance on tap so just chain the best DPAs you can get.

Well unlike some I don't control where the team goes. I help those that may go with me or those that will work with me, as sometimes a controller or defender can contribute something good to the groups before I start (Not Immobs) but anyway, there are teams that can make me wonder "Why am I playing a Tanker?". If I am not going to be made use of, then why bother aye?

Everyone has their own set of standards and ideas of whats right or wrong. People have to decide for themselves who they want to play with. It's that simple. Can't come to the forums trying to change the world one person at a time.

As a Tanker on one server I could be fun, as a Tanker on another server I could be no fun. What is best is subjective but I think best is with those who have an answer for every problem with any type of tanker.

Tauntless Brutes and keeping aggro of AVs or Heroes.

I agree that Brutes can be built without taunt. They can go for soloing AVs/Hero and stuff but when it comes to fighting AVs in a team there are some recommendations to consider.

Turn the AVs backs to the team. This will be an attempt to reduce cone attacks. If an AV has a Brute it's compelled to hit and several others it can hit then it would be an acceptable AI thought to use a cone. Usually if others get hit, its by a cone or AoE and that doesnt normally have to happen.

Bring the AV into areas that can offer the rest of the team range. If a Pbaoe is used then other players don't have to be scrunched up in it in order to attack. I like to leave ample space behind an AV/Hero so that other players had the choice to stay ranged and safe.

If the tanker is not permitting you to do these things then that Tanker is probably inexperienced just bare in mind people tend to learn leveling up.

Always try to get other Brutes and Tankers to attack your AV/Hero target from the same side your on.

When it comes to teaming with other Brutes then the AVs/Heroes damage types may need to be taken into consideration. Normally it doesn't as even I see how people say how easy the LRSF is with their Brutes when they've got 1 Dom and 6 Corrupters in team or something overbaked in help like that but in the skimpiest of teams then the Brute with the highest level of survivability may want to have the highest threat level. Those with the least may want to tone their attack chains down or turn their aura(s) off as its uneconomical on one target anyway.

Aggro without taunt is often in a virtual sense, do not assume that you can maintain it on every AV/Hero.

I don't play tauntless Brutes, so maybe someone else can say more but I am glad that as a Brute with taunt so few others can taunt. They do tend to do more damage...unless I taunt and steal their fury fuel. On a single target such as an AV yes it's probably plausible that they can still do more damage.

I wouldn't put 2 Accs in everything. Freezing Rain is bound to hit and then -def. All your powers need to be looked at individually and what they can stack with or benefit from should be looked at too. Storm/Energy is not, well to me easy on the endurance. I went Storm/Elec but I am sure so, so opportunities for end slots should be found often prior to Powersink and I'd say despite Powersink. You can compromise yourself followed by the team from needing to use Powersink, although it will likely be needed, as less often as possible could be best. You can afford to do more with less acc. Instead of Acc, Acc, you could be Acc/End. With FR I wouldn't bother with Acc.

That's some KB in that Gale, I likes it.