Hi, I've experimented around the power sets and I feel that Heavy Weapons seems like a great fit for me xD. After looking around the forums I came up with this build and would like some feedback (pros/cons) and how would it fare up in pve (solo/team). I'm not going to be doing much PvP (occasional duel but not this toons main focus). I was hoping this toon would be able to dish out some good dmg, have good energy management, and have enough survivability to run things smoothly on Elite (solo/team). I wasn't sure about the order of the skills or its advantages so I just stuffed them in there x.x. Please let me know what you think :D

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: Level 40 Champion

Superstats:
Level 6: Super Strength
Level 13: Super Recovery

Powers:
Level 1: Bludgeon -- Until Morale Improves
Level 1: Cleave -- Rank 2
Level 6: Unstoppable -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 6: Jet Boots
Level 8: Arc of Ruin -- No Quarter, Rank 2
Level 11: Decimate -- Restraining Order
Level 14: Eruption -- Magma Burst, Rank 2
Level 17: Molecular Self-Assembly
Level 20: Howl -- Make Them Tremble
Level 23: Energy Shield -- Laser Knight
Level 26: Bionic Shielding -- Rank 2
Level 29: Aggressor -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 32: Annihilate -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 35: Brimstone -- Aftershock
Level 35: Teleport
Level 38: Resurgence -- Rank 2

Talents:
Level 1: Feral
Level 6: Relentless
Level 9: Physical Conditioning
Level 12: Body And Mind
Level 15: Negotiator
Level 18: Healthy Mind
Level 21: Jack Of All Trades

Looks like a pretty straightforward high damage/squishy build. There's just a few tweaks you might consider.

1. Super INT instead of REC. Your alpha strikes would suffer from the lowered equilibrium. But your overall energy management will be greatly improved. Also, MSA scales off of INT so you'll get better returns from Eruption and Decimate.

2. Resurgence scales off of CON. A different active defense might be more useful. I'd recommend Unbreakable since it has an adv. that procs Enrage.

3. You don't have the power Enrage. Howl is all well and good but it will only refresh enrage, not add to it. You might consider working it in.

4. There's a little redundancy with Eruption and Anihilate, and with Cleave/Arc of Ruin/Brimstone. It's not too bad but if you need to trim a power you could possibly do it here. They are all good, but you don't need them all.

That's my $.02

OH!! i forgot to mention that i would gear up in INT and CON and pump up STR a bit as far as stat building went. I can also see my atk power redundancy but I'm at a loss for which powers to take out =/. From those 5 powers i would use arc of ruin for dmg debuff/disorient => Brimstone for aoe fire dmg/knockdown => finish off with strikes of cleave for rage gain/maintenance. for single target dmg i thought of using decimate => charged up annihilate for dmg/knockback => then eruption for MSA trigger and fire aoe dmg while i hack away with cleave or sumtin x.x Is my atk routine flawed? or is there a better one out there that im not aware of? ^_^

I prefer to SS Int and gear for some Recovery, because more Int is always useful, while Rec kind of becomes overkill. As mentioned, Int also scales better on MSA. But then, with elite adventure pack gear and the like, there's no reason you can't choose 'all of the above' - my character is Str/Int and has both above 200, but also ~140 Con and Rec, and even ~80 End.

I'm a big fan of Unbreakable for Enrage-based builds thanks to the Better You Than Me advantage, which lets you jump-start your Enrage stacks. IMO you'd be better off with it than Resurgence; you already have a pretty good heal in Bionic Shielding, Unbreakable gives you 15 seconds of needing no heals at all.*

As has been said, there's some redundancy between your attacks. Personally I think the most redundant is between Arc of Ruin, Cleave, and Brimstone. You could easily get by with 2 of those 3, and that would free up a few advantage points to rank up the remaining attacks.

I really really don't think you need Until Morale Improves, you already have Decimate and Arc of Ruin/Brimstone. Use those points to rank up one of your main attacks instead, or maybe a travel power if you use one in combat.

*You can still take damage through Unbreakable if you're getting hit hard enough, but if something hits hard enough to penetrate it, Resurgence probably wouldn't have saved you either.

Thnx for the input xD I'll probably drop eruption and brimstone. I was looking over the forums I stumbled on KenpoJuJitsu3's R.E.L.I.C build that uses SS STR/DEX w/ AoPM passive (http://champions-online.proboards.co...lay&thread=626) I was wondering if BCR w/ Evasive Manuevers dodge inc will provide enough heal to survive a tough fight?

Not sure about Kenpo's build but remember, Eruption is a very, very easy way to proc MSA and it maintains enrage 100% of the time it hits. Think hard before you cut that one. MSA would then only proc from your lunge. Everything else has longer cooldowns.

Ok taking in consideration all the great advice above ^.^ i have this build up. Tell me what u think :D

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: Level 40 Champion

Superstats:
Level 6: Super Strength
Level 13: Super Constitution

Powers:
Level 1: Bludgeon
Level 1: Cleave -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 6: Unstoppable -- Rank 3, Rank 2
Level 6: Jet Boots
Level 8: Decimate -- Restraining Order
Level 11: Aggressor
Level 14: Annihilate -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 17: Lock N Load -- Two Smoking Barrels, Rank 2
Level 20: Bionic Shielding -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 23: Energy Shield -- Laser Knight
Level 26: Enrage
Level 29: Inertial Dampening Field
Level 32: Molecular Self-Assembly
Level 35: Chest Beam -- Rank 2, Point Blank Blast
Level 35: Teleport
Level 38: Resurgence -- Rank 2, Rank 3

Talents:
Level 1: Superhuman
Level 6: Physical Conditioning
Level 9: Body And Mind
Level 12: Healthy Mind
Level 15: Shrug It Off
Level 18: Impressive Physique
Level 21: Covert Ops Training

I'm also wondering if ranking up Aggressor is worth the small % inc to dmg, if resurgence and bionic shielding are good enough heals, and if chest beam debuffs all targets it hits or just the main target? Thnx :D

Ranking up Aggressor is definitely worthwhile because its damage bonus is not a Cryptic-math-bonus. With 5 knock stacks, rank 3 Aggressor is a true 37% extra damage on all your attacks, which is almost like having an extra 2 ranks!

kk thnx for that info ^.^ here is the build with aggressor R3 i took out point blank blast on chest beam.

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: Level 40 Champion

Superstats:
Level 6: Super Strength
Level 13: Super Constitution

Powers:
Level 1: Bludgeon
Level 1: Cleave -- Rank 3, Rank 2
Level 6: Unstoppable -- Rank 3, Rank 2
Level 6: Jet Boots -- Rank 2
Level 8: Decimate -- Restraining Order
Level 11: Aggressor -- Rank 3, Rank 2
Level 14: Annihilate -- Rank 3, Rank 2
Level 17: Lock N Load -- Two Smoking Barrels, Rank 2
Level 20: Bionic Shielding -- Rank 3, Rank 2
Level 23: Energy Shield -- Laser Knight
Level 26: Molecular Self-Assembly
Level 29: Inertial Dampening Field
Level 32: Enrage
Level 35: Chest Beam -- Rank 2
Level 35: Teleport
Level 38: Resurgence -- Rank 3, Rank 2

Talents:
Level 1: Superhuman
Level 6: Physical Conditioning
Level 9: Body And Mind
Level 12: Healthy Mind
Level 15: Bodybuilder
Level 18: Boundless Reserves
Level 21: Paramilitary Training