Please help me improve my force-brick

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• braxzana Posts: 215 Arc User

  December 2013 edited December 2013

  Dunno if you want AoPM for the look or for the all-over stat increase; if the former, you can get the AoPM ~look~ using a legacy aura from the vendor, and then you could get a no-special-effects Invulnerability or Defiance to make a really bricky brick.
  
  Of course, the all-around stat boost from AoPM is QUITE nice, and that may be the intent, in which case you can choose whether or not to have the magical aura or not (love that new system!)
  
  With just INT for energy management you may find it hard to power up the Cascade unless you have a power that triggers a Form (not sure if Enrage counts as an ENERGY form that will lower the cost of the Cascade). One easy fix (if you can juggle powers to get it and keep the powers you want/have)... is the Force energy builder which, with advantage, will occassionally proc a temporary Energy Form on you, which will then lower the Cascade costs....

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• helbjorn Posts: 678 Arc User

  December 2013 edited December 2013

  My Force/Might/AoPM character is one of my oldest and most favorite, so he's been rebuilt MANY times. STR/CON/INT with MSA works a smidge better than STR/CON/END, even using Dark Transfusion. Plus you get the cooldown reduction of INT whereas END gives you no other benefit. I can tap spam FC at will and not have to worry too much about energy.
  
  The build you have should work just fine. Mine has been optimized for me while staying within my thematic boundaries. My final stats are STR 421, CON 310, and INT 250. This gives a well rounded character that benefits from Enrage, Juggernaut, and Brutality. Damage-wise, I believe I'm in a sweet spot regarding DR for both Enrage and Brutality. Defensively, higher CON contributes to a larger HP pool as well as higher Defense through Juggernaut (which an AoPM build really needs), but thematically I really wanted to push STR.
  
  I go with Vindicator mastery over STR mastery only because I haven't tested whether the extra STR and Offense offsets the boost Vindicator gives my FC.
  
  Currently he is a beast, tearing up the 5-man Demon Battle Station on Hard without difficulty and surviving Gravitar reasonably well (with enough luck).
  
  
  PowerHouse (Link to this build)
  
  Name: Pulsar
  
  Archetype: Freeform
  
  Super Stats:
  Level 6: Strength (Primary)
  Level 10: Constitution (Secondary)
  Level 15: Intelligence (Secondary)
  
  Talents:
  Level 1: Superhuman
  Level 6: Physical Conditioning
  Level 9: Body and Mind
  Level 12: Healthy Mind
  Level 15: Jack of All Trades
  Level 18: Covert Ops Training
  Level 21: Field Ops Training
  
  Powers:
  Level 1: Clobber
  Level 1: Roomsweeper (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  Level 6: Mighty Leap
  Level 8: Aura of Primal Majesty (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  Level 11: Enrage (Endorphin Rush)
  Level 14: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  Level 17: Force Shield (Force Sheathe)
  Level 20: Force Cascade (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  Level 23: Burning Chi Fist (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  Level 26: Masterful Dodge
  Level 29: Molecular Self-Assembly
  Level 32: Aggressor (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  Level 35: Ego Surge (Nimble Mind)
  Level 38: Unleashed Rage (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  
  Travel Powers:
  Level 6: Power Flight (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  Level 35: Mach Speed (Rank 2)
  
  Specializations:
  Strength: Swole (3/3)
  Strength: Aggression (2/2)
  Strength: Brutality (2/2)
  Strength: Juggernaut (3/3)
  Guardian: Fortified Gear (3/3)
  Guardian: Locus (2/2)
  Guardian: Ruthless (2/2)
  Guardian: The Best Defense (3/3)
  Vindicator: Aggressive Stance (2/2)
  Vindicator: Merciless (3/3)
  Vindicator: The Rush of Battle (2/3)
  Vindicator: Mass Destruction (3/3)
  Mastery: Vindicator Mastery (1/1)

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• helbjorn Posts: 678 Arc User

  December 2013 edited December 2013

  Okay, STR mastery vs. Vindicator mastery testing was interesting. For the hybrid melee/ranged build as posted above with 8 stacks of Enraged, Vindicator mastery gives a 1.65% ranged DPS gain but a 1.15% melee DPS loss vs. STR mastery. With zero stacks of Enraged, Vindicator edged STR out just slightly in melee also, however, by 0.4%. In addition, STR mastery gives about 80 more HP, 1% more Offense, and 2% more Defense.
  
  Looks like for a melee-heavy hybrid, STR is slightly more effective when at full Enraged.

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• helbjorn Posts: 678 Arc User

  December 2013 edited December 2013

  In a more range-heavy melee/ranged hybrid it would be.

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• helbjorn Posts: 678 Arc User

  December 2013 edited December 2013

  It depends on whether you're going to be FC'ing everything or Uppercutting everything. With my build I'm melee'ing quite a bit more than I am attacking from range, so STR mastery will be my new choice.
  
  On my STR-based PA character (heavily themed), Vindicator is the clear choice; but that one uses Concentration rather than Enrage, so the decision is simpler.

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• oobtree Posts: 1,068 Arc User

  December 2013 edited December 2013

  PowerHouse (Link to this build)
  
  Name: Miss Majesty
  
  Archetype: Freeform
  
  Super Stats:
  Level 6: Strength (Primary)
  Level 10: Intelligence (Secondary)
  Level 15: Constitution (Secondary)
  
  Talents:
  Level 1: Superhuman
  Level 6: Physical Conditioning
  Level 9: Body and Mind
  Level 12: Boundless Reserves
  Level 15: Investigator
  Level 18: Paramilitary Training
  Level 21: Healthy Mind
  
  Powers:
  Level 1: Clobber
  Level 1: Hurl (Crippling Challenge, Nailed to the Ground)
  Level 6: Unleashed Rage (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  Level 8: Aura of Primal Majesty (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  Level 11: Aggressor
  Level 14: Unbreakable (Rank 2, Better You Than Me)
  Level 17: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  Level 20: Force Cascade (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  Level 23: Molecular Self-Assembly
  Level 26: Vicious Descent (Relentless)
  Level 29: Ego Surge (Rank 2, Nimble Mind)
  Level 32: Bionic Shielding
  Level 35: Masterful Dodge (Unfettered Strikes)
  Level 38: Enrage
  
  Travel Powers:
  Level 6: Flight (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  Level 35: Superspeed
  
  Specializations:
  Strength: Swole (3/3)
  Strength: Agression (2/2)
  Strength: Brutality (2/2)
  Strength: Juggernaut (3/3)
  Protector: Fortified Gear (3/3)
  Protector: Unrelenting (1/2)
  Protector: Bulwark (2/2)
  Protector: Defensive Expertise (1/3)
  Protector: Resolute (3/3)
  Warden: Fortified Gear (3/3)
  Warden: Ruthless (2/2)
  Warden: Elusive (2/2)
  Warden: The Best Defense (3/3)
  Mastery: Protector Mastery (1/1)
  This is a bit more min/maxed but should work great for pve or pvp.
  
  Use support role for a lot more energy and better heals.
  
  Merry Christmas !

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