Dual Passive Tank/DPS PA build?

svajda

I was wanting to make a dual passive, beam based power armor setup.
Is quantum stabilizer a good passive for beam based range build?
What super stats should I pick? I kind of want to pick str as primary for tanking, but feel like that would hurt my build in dps mode.

warcanch

What's your intent? To be sturdier during regular content/open missions or do you want to tank the harder content?​​

flowcyto

Although Quantum Stability will work fine for PA beams, Targeting Computer will be better for dps. Str PSS is okay if you want to be tankier, as it still has Brutality and Aggressor for dps, though you may have more energy issues w/ PA and/or lower crit%. CoAP can ofc help w/ handling energy, though. You can't really be optimal in both roles w/ dual passive builds, so its up to you what sort of balance between them you want to take.

svajda

My intent is to be able to tank things like the colossus event thing going on, and, maybe TA, not sure how that ranks on hard/end game capable. I want to have the DPS passive for when me tanking isn't needed, or for easier content like alerts.

I was thinking STR primary for the ability to not get knocked all over the place, and for and Juggernaut synergy with CON. But I have to admit that really feels like I would end up with energy issues.

I'm really uncertain on what super stats to use optimally. Could I tank well with EGO or INT PSS? What would offer a bigger discount on power cost, EGO/Insight, or INT? I would want CON as a secondary at least if I plan to do any tanking right? What would be the best 3rd stat? Would it even be possible to be any good at DPS if I took CON PSS on the other hand?

flowcyto

Well, you may first want to see in the PTS and/or PH what your energy is like when using something like CoAP and the diff SS setups. Although ranged cost discount specs are nice, you can also get cost discount via gear. It will also be easier on energy if using Defiance as your tanking passive, and for dps you can just make sure you have a dps gear set that has more stats allocated to the toggle/form and EU (which will give energy; could also gear more Rec for better return from CoAP).

Again, it kinda comes down to how much you want to prop up the dps side vs. the tank side. Con PSS can be fine- you'd just have to accept lower dps when switching to that role in exchange for the benefits it can grant to the tank role. But yes, you generally want Con SS'd somewhere for the tank part, but I'd need more info on your build to help w/ the rest of the stats (since they largely depend on the toggle/form you take, and possibly w/ the energy unlock).