Martial DPS...

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• shadowolf505 Posts: 697 Arc User

  December 2018 edited December 2018

  That's a good build right there
  Also just stack Dex and Con (Dexterity for primary and Constitution for secondary) and you will be good to go

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• flowcyto Posts: 12,846 Arc User

  December 2018

  Yea, the build is pretty nice overall. For talents, just focus on the 3 SSs, and get some stuff w/ Rec to boost your equilibrium a bit. I may also get Flanking instead of maxing out Glory of Battle in Brawler.

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• shredmonkey

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  Posts: 60 Arc User

  December 2018

  What you have is already a pretty complete build.
  
  I think you might find having thundering kicks, 100 hands, and Dragon Kick redundant since these essentially are all Cone AoE attacks. True they each give you some other benefits, but you might want to pick up another power that's a greater benefit... perhaps an Active Offense, a self rez, or a second passive. If so, I'd probably drop whichever of those Cone AoE's you don't use.
  
  Personally, I wouldn't bother with flippin' in swinging unless you go all out on dodge because it doesn't really add that much. If you do go all out on dodge then I'd recommend putting thundering kicks at full rank 3, parry with adv instead of antagonize for your block, and either dex or con primary stat to pick up the +dodge spec based on your dex.
  
  
  

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• flowcyto Posts: 12,846 Arc User

  December 2018 edited December 2018

  Dragon Kick is a pbAoE now- prob the best for AoE here, since its pbAoE. 100Hands is mostly for debuffing (could be replaced by something like Elbow Slam w/ advs, or a general Demolish applier, but 100Hands works as is), and TKicks I assume is for playing defensively and not primarily for dps (one can replace it, if one wants something else, but its up to them). Also would generally not recommend Con PSS for a dps build, nor Dex's dodge/avoid options.
  
  Antagonize is fine to keep for a melee unit; Parry is okay too (as are most other block enhancers), though I wouldn't take its EM adv due to the dmg penalty (BCR already has a dmg penalty; adding EM's makes that worse for a dps).

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• mordray001 Posts: 218 Arc User

  December 2018

  TKicks is my go too when I'm getting targeted, really only needed for bosses and alerts at the moment. The dodge buff from Tkicks and FLB combined with 100hands having ghost strikes, I assume that's why the stacks build so fast with it, allows for the fast stacking of dodge.
  
  100hands is my debuffer and damage support, probably not that great, but I've had trouble finding a power that fit theme as well as being viable.
  
  Dragon Kick is not only a strong PBAoE it's also usable outside of combat and on the move as a stacker, because of Dragon Rush, I can have a full stack of focus for as long as I feel the need and with that a full E-bar as well.
  
  I did consider a Lightning Reflexes build, but I'm not really a tank, between my ping rate and the mind numbing nature of a long fight I'm just not able to maintain the sequences needed to be a viable tank, and as much as it'd fit theme I wanted this toon to be accepted in a cosmic group should I find myself in the position of being able to join them. The number of times I've missed a block because I spaced out or couldn't see past all the graphics exploding around the target is just ridiculous.
  
  Also, I'll certainly look at Flanking. I just hate situational boosts. You wouldn't happen to know what the arc is for the bonus to proc would you? I'd hope it's the back 180, but I've known games with the cut as narrow as the back 45.

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• flowcyto Posts: 12,846 Arc User

  December 2018 edited December 2018

  From quick testing (w/ DE and Supernatural Power for ease of spam and quick dmg hits, looking at crit and normal dmg ranges), it seems like the Flanking bonus is around a 180 degree arc (as it still worked even close to the side of, but slightly behind, a regen dummy). I don't know for certain if that's the exact angle, but it seems to be pretty wide regardless.

  <CO stuff> .: Petco :. // A basic FF building guide (see 1st reply) // PSA on Power Activation Delay // Ayonachan's Gift Horse (misc stat data)
  - Be safe and have fun, champs - for science!

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• mordray001 Posts: 218 Arc User

  December 2018

  Thanks for the info, Flowcyto. That certainly makes the flanking bonus far more viable.

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