Theme Build: Berzerker

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  flowcyto Posts: 12,776 Arc User

  January 2018 edited January 2018

  Unfortunately, Defense Combo innately adds threat, and that's not a great thing to have if ur not a proper tank. Force Eruption is also kinda counterproductive if also using melee attacks. Imo, you don't really need both Vicious Decent and Seismic Smash, but I guess that does give you more ways to proc MSA..
  
  Its not a great dps AoE, but Havoc Stomp works w/ EWave after it pulls enemies in, and still can proc Enrage. Generally its also not advised to take a support passive aura like AoPM in Hybrid role w/o Pres, as it can clash w/ AoPM from Support allies, but if ur just doing lower-end content then I guess that's not a big issue.
  
  TK Maelstrom is a good attack for its various utility aspects, but it won't proc Enrage here and is very costly. Honestly, the attacks here look to be a bit too randomly matched and don't all work well w/ the build's framework, and the rotation doesn't really make much sense to me- beyond I guess toying w/ trash mobs (and maybe annoying teammates)? I could try to make the build more efficient, but I'm afraid I'd have to change some of the powers you wanted (esp if keeping Enrage and its proc conditions in mind).

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  grimvane Posts: 49 Arc User

  January 2018 edited January 2018

  flowcyto said:

  Honestly, the attacks here look to be a bit too randomly matched and don't all work well w/ the build's framework, and the rotation doesn't really make much sense to me- beyond I guess toying w/ trash mobs (and maybe annoying teammates)?

  LOL. Dont worry, he won't be showing up to any cosmic fights or anything like that. I can't promise no one in alerts will get annoyed but it's just 3 a day, maybe I'll have to find a group of like-minded people to queue with for those.

  flowcyto said:

  Unfortunately, Defense Combo innately adds threat, and that's not a great thing to have if ur not a proper tank.

  I really wish I could swap the animations for Defensive Combo and Beatdown, Beatdown is just too "flaily".

  flowcyto said:

  Force Eruption is also kinda counterproductive if also using melee attacks. Imo, you don't really need both Vicious Decent and Seismic Smash...

  It really is all about violence. The way he gathers himself before exploding into Energy Wave, drawing them in, and then blowing them out like ragdolls with the Force Eruption, followed up with Vicious Descent/Seismic Smash on whatever is left standing or the next group.

  flowcyto said:

  TK Maelstrom is a good attack for its various utility aspects, but it won't proc Enrage here and is very costly.

  The effects have changed a little since I last played, but it still has the look and feel I like, that utility you mentioned (the stun), and it let's me do some AOE damage without adding toward knock resistance (1.Vicious Descent w/Relentless, 2. Energy Wave w/Reverse Polarity) before I get to Force Eruption.
  
  I haven't left the powerhouse yet, but I'm actually getting to 8 stacks of Enrage pretty quickly (along w/ up to five of Ego Leech and a few other things like Reckless and the occasional Defiance stack.)

  flowcyto said:

  I could try to make the build more efficient, but I'm afraid I'd have to change some of the powers you wanted (esp if keeping Enrage and its proc conditions in mind).

  It's ok. I know I'm not giving you much to work with. It's a bad build. But... it's just so much fun. I might try Hardened Particle Matrix on Energy Wave instead of Rank 2. I do really like Tremor, which is more "team friendly", but this one is more about vulgar displays of power than being on someone's TA shortlist.
  
  EDIT: I have been collecting devices for awhile now, Draysha Gas Pistol, something that might be like Shockwave, something that might be like Sparkstorm, Revenancy, Humidity Dome, etc. I forgot about those. I haven't bound anything yet but maybe I have some stuff that could add survivability/DPS/group friendliness/energy gain*.
  
  *Energy isn't actually a problem yet.

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  flowcyto Posts: 12,776 Arc User

  January 2018

  Yea, Tremor is a decent alternative to Force Eruption if teammates are hating your scatter KBs.
  
  Well, even builds that are made for trash should still prob have a decent single-target dps option, and the build still kinda lacks one. Dragon Uppercut can throw around trash w/ its KU, but also be decent dps for single targets that are (or become) knock immune, and still works for Enrage. Maybe get that instead of the Might combo (since neither works w/ Enrage atm anyways) after restructuring the build's power order a bit.
  
  If you want to free up more adv points, you could consider trading Unbreakable for MD, as the latter doesn't take ranking up, and/or maybe use R1 Imbue as the AO. I'd also max Ruthless in Warden (can axe Slaughter if dropping the combo), and maybe get Focused Strikes if you pick up something like DU. Otherwise, since its for more casual content its not like you necc need to refine the build that much, as the bar is kinda low there.

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