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Originally Posted by Riora
Hello everyone
 I want to create a toon to play through CoV's content mostly solo, so what is the best brute power combo for that? While the powerset obviously shouldn't suck in endgame, I'm looking for a set that starts to shine without being fully IO'd out at maxlevel with all epic powers :3 Basically something that will be soloable and fun in the 22 - 49 range. I've been leaning toward Elec/Shield for AOE goodness - is that viable? |
Elec/Shield is a fun farming toon in the late game. It is not the toon I want to play 28 levels solo as your stating your goal is. Without being IO'ed out with an endgame build I don't really think you will have the AOE goodness that your banking on to make it fun.
SS/WP is going to be a very popular answer. It is a great combo straight out of the box from level 1-50 and only gets better with IO's
I have always been partial to /ELA on redside due to it being such a well rounded set that ignores most of the later game annoyances such as end drain, psi damage and slows.
Claws/Elec is an easier time solo in lower levels since you get Spin at level 6. That attack alone is going to let you turn your diff up to x6 or x8 at level 6 and never need to turn it back down unless the xp is adding up to fast for you to run all the story arcs you want to run.
DM/FA is my personal favorite solo all content toon. You get two heals, two end recovery powers, and two self damage buffs. Burn and Blazing Aura help make up for the lackluster AOE on DM
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Battle Axe/Fire Brute!! You get your heal at lvl 4 and you get some cool looking attacks taht hit really hard. your AoE at lvl 18 your Cone AoE that hits really hard lvl 26, Easy to use that cone to the best you can use it soloing and lvl 32 another huge attack that's a very wide cone. Don't get Blazing Aura for a long time! it when drain you of all your end, make sure you slot stamina first. GL
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I cant endorse that combo for someone who wants to solo, and is looking for an smooth ride while levelling.|
Originally Posted by iMidget Perfection
Battle Axe/Fire Brute!! You get your heal at lvl 4 and you get some cool looking attacks taht hit really hard.
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At the OP:
You can find nearly the same discussion in
This Thread.
I'll quote what I already said there.
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Originally Posted by Deus_Otiosus
For just someone returning to the game after a hiatus looking for a "fun leveling build" I would probably recommend Willpower as your secondary.
For primary you have a lot of choices, and inherent fitness makes some of the heavier endurance primaries a bit easier to roll with, but I would probably recommend something like Claws, Dark Melee or Fire Melee. Claws - Good ST & Very Good AoE, built-in rech and end reduction. Dark Melee - Great ST, poor AoE, with utility/survivability tools Fire Melee - Very Good ST, Very Good AoE - zero utility If you're willing to slot very heavy for endurance early on you might also try Warmace or Stone Melee. Its not that the other primaries I left out are all bad, in fact Super Strength is probably one of the best available to Brutes. The ones I left out are just not primaries I would recommend to someone just coming back for example, SS while amazing at L50 is not a very enjoyable ride TO 50 in my opinion. |
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Yes Master, Cone's and high dmg attacks are bad for soloing. I hear that burn, healing flames and consume are also useless.
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Originally Posted by Deus_Otiosus
I cant endorse that combo for someone who wants to solo, and is looking for an smooth ride while levelling.
At the OP: You can find nearly the same discussion in This Thread. I'll quote what I already said there. |
Fire sucks for the low lvls, unless you want to go into AE, as it has no -KB and is quite squishy. As awesome as healing flames is in the end game you need to get it well slotted with +heal and +rech before its really very useful.
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All secondary powers give your 1 of 2 things. def or res. fire has res and gives you a heal early and endo power at lvl 20. Slotting 1 KB proc at lvl 10 wouldnt hurt much. What 2ndary would you say would be better?
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Originally Posted by iMidget Perfection
Yes Master, Cone's and high dmg attacks are bad for soloing. I hear that burn, healing flames and consume are also useless.
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FA is a good set, its not as good as WP for leveling.
BA is definitely not the choice I would pair FA with for a player looking for a smooth solo experience from 1-50 that on primarily SOs.
And BA/FA is not something anyone would say has any real "shine" in the endgame.
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Originally Posted by iMidget Perfection
All secondary powers give your 1 of 2 things. def or res. fire has res and gives you a heal early and endo power at lvl 20. Slotting 1 KB proc at lvl 10 wouldnt hurt much. What 2ndary would you say would be better?
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Has a total package of status resistance.
Better vs. Psi (fairly common while leveling redside)
Extra HP
Fast healing & RttC by L16, neither of which are dependent on ACC or Rech. QR by L20.
Gives you both defense and resistance.
And WP is pretty much the poster-child powerset for (quote from the OP)
"I'm looking for a set that starts to shine without being fully IO'd out at maxlevel with all epic powers :3 Basically something that will be soloable and fun in the 22 - 49 range."
I find the soft control of Stone Melee to be really useful. I've been playing a SM/WP brute in Praetoria.
If you also play in Praetoria, be warned that Clockwork can really wreck Willpower's day. I turned the difficulty up because once WP gets Rise to the Challenge, I actually feel safer in a large group. Then the Clockwork taught me some humility. They have a lot of -regen.
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Originally Posted by Gearsinger
I find the soft control of Stone Melee to be really useful. I've been playing a SM/WP brute in Praetoria.
If you also play in Praetoria, be warned that Clockwork can really wreck Willpower's day. I turned the difficulty up because once WP gets Rise to the Challenge, I actually feel safer in a large group. Then the Clockwork taught me some humility. They have a lot of -regen. |
And Praetoria can be rough for pretty much any powerset, most enemy groups pack a wide variety of damage types or status effects.
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Blazing Aura should be one of the first powers you pick from Fire Armor. It helps burn down groups faster meaning fewer hits from your primary attacks that acutally do cause the most end drain.
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Originally Posted by iMidget Perfection
Battle Axe/Fire Brute!! ...... Don't get Blazing Aura for a long time! it when drain you of all your end, make sure you slot stamina first. GL
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Thank you for all your thoughtful replies
Since my main hero is a /willpower scrapper and I want to try something new, I think I'll give the Claws/Elec a try.
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Originally Posted by Riora
Since my main hero is a /willpower scrapper and I want to try something new, I think I'll give the Claws/Elec a try.
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Some tend to skip Grounded, I would suggest picking it up for the status protection and because it makes a nice 1 slot wonder for the steadfast unique if you decide to slot that.
Hello everyone
I want to create a toon to play through CoV's content mostly solo, so what is the best brute power combo for that? While the powerset obviously shouldn't suck in endgame, I'm looking for a set that starts to shine without being fully IO'd out at maxlevel with all epic powers :3 Basically something that will be soloable and fun in the 22 - 49 range.
I've been leaning toward Elec/Shield for AOE goodness - is that viable?