Can /fire be soft-capped?

Now that Fire Mastery has (finally!) come to scrappers, I am going to start a fire/fire/fire character.

My last few characters have had soft-capped defense and I've been spoiled, so I'm trying to replicate that as best I can with this scrapper.

I am aware it will gimp my offense; I'm okay with that. (I read the other two recent posts about this.)

So my question is, would somebody do me the solid of posting a build that might help me come close?


Thanks in advance,



-Star

To all 3 positions? I don't even want to think about it :P

Maybe just to melee would be a less impossible goal.

Melee is the primary goal, yes.

But would like a good "spread".


-Star

Yes bAss_ackwards as a build for a fire/fire that is soft capped to Melee.

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I've also seen /Fire builds softcapped to S/L, scary stuff.

They make some pretty unacceptable (by my standards) sacrifices though, such as skipping Hasten.

It's EASY to soft cap melee on a /Fire... as long as you have Katana or Broad Sword as your primary.

Here's the skeleton of a build, softcapped to s/l, I'm sure others can do better:

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Level 48 Mutation Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Fiery Melee
Secondary Power Set: Fiery Aura
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leadership

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Fire Sword -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(3), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(3), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(5)
Level 1: Fire Shield -- RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(A), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(5), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(7), RctvArm-ResDam(7)
Level 2: Cremate -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(9), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(9), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(11)
Level 4: Healing Flames -- Empty(A)
Level 6: Hurdle -- Empty(A)
Level 8: Combat Jumping -- DefBuff-I(A), DefBuff-I(11)
Level 10: Boxing -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(13), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(13), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(15)
Level 12: Confront -- Zinger-Taunt(A), Zinger-Taunt/Rchg(15), Zinger-Taunt/Rchg/Rng(17), Zinger-Acc/Rchg(17), Zinger-Taunt/Rng(19), Zinger-Dam%(19)
Level 14: Super Jump -- Empty(A)
Level 16: Plasma Shield -- RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(A), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(21), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(21), RctvArm-ResDam(23)
Level 18: Health -- Empty(A)
Level 20: Stamina -- Empty(A)
Level 22: Blazing Aura -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(23), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(25), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(25), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(27), Oblit-%Dam(27)
Level 24: Fire Sword Circle -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(29), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(29), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(31), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(31), Oblit-%Dam(31)
Level 26: Incinerate -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(33), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(33), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(33)
Level 28: Consume -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(34), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(34), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(34), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(36), Oblit-%Dam(36)
Level 30: Build Up -- Rec'dRet-ToHit(A), Rec'dRet-ToHit/Rchg(36)
Level 32: Greater Fire Sword -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(37), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(37), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(37)
Level 35: Fiery Embrace -- Empty(A)
Level 38: Burn -- Empty(A)
Level 41: Tough -- RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(A), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(42), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(42), RctvArm-ResDam(42)
Level 44: Weave -- DefBuff-I(A), DefBuff-I(45), DefBuff-I(45)
Level 47: Maneuvers -- DefBuff-I(A), DefBuff-I(48), DefBuff-I(48)
Level 49: [Empty]
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Critical Hit
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Set Bonus Totals:

• 11,5% DamageBuff(Smashing)
• 11,5% DamageBuff(Lethal)
• 11,5% DamageBuff(Fire)
• 11,5% DamageBuff(Cold)
• 11,5% DamageBuff(Energy)
• 11,5% DamageBuff(Negative)
• 11,5% DamageBuff(Toxic)
• 11,5% DamageBuff(Psionic)
• 33,1% Defense(Smashing)
• 33,1% Defense(Lethal)
• 3,75% Defense(Energy)
• 3,75% Defense(Negative)
• 25% Defense(Melee)
• 1,88% Defense(Ranged)
• 20% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
• 27% Enhancement(Accuracy)
• 100,4 HP (7,5%) HitPoints
• MezResist(Immobilize) 17,1%
• MezResist(Stun) 6,6%
• MezResist(Terrorized) 2,75%
• 10% (0,56 HP/sec) Regeneration

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You should try it on a fire/fire/pyre tank. If you can't do it or barely do it, then you won't be be able to do it on a scrapper.