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2/14/2015 9:13:57 AM
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Defender end game build help?
So I have a group of three people I regularly play with. A warlock, a blade dancer/gunslinger, and myself as a defender playing the role of tank. I am currently lvl 26 and I want to start saving/grinding/etc for my late game tank build. I have a build in mind but I want to know peoples thoughts before I end up wasting my time doing things I don't need to do or getting things I don't need to get. I want it to be viable in both pvp and pve(obv talents and what not are changeable but gear isn't and I only have a certain amount of time to play. Anyways on to the build, any ideas, input, etc is greatly appreciated and thank you in advance. From what I understand late game melee is only a last resort due to the strength of enemies...
Skills:
Magnetic Grenade
Increased height/control
Weapons of light/Armor of light(not sure what would be better)
Unbreakable
Titan Codex I
Relentless
Titan Codex IV
Illuminated
Helmet:
Helm of Saint 14
Rest of gear I have no idea, suggestions? (obv want to be able to get to 32 at some point) What stats should I be focusing on?
Weapons:
Primary: The Last Word(i like the high damage, and fire rate, but its not so great in pve i guess???)/Suros Regime(healing ability, extra damage, seems legit)/Thorn(piercing, negates healing, DoT dmg, rediculously long quest), Vex Mythoclast(high damage, good size mag, idk) What of these weapons would you go with and why? or something else?
Secondary: Found Verdict(what I currently have and I am fairly satisfied with it)/secret handshake. I am not a huge fan of fusion rifles because of the charge but this may change if I can be convinced otherwise.
Special: I have no idea but I do prefer machine guns, what do you think would be my best bet?
What should I focus on first? What should I get? Any input would be appreciated. Thanks again in advance.
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Not a big fan of sniper rifles prefer fusions or shotguns for when things get close aand personal. Thinking exotic main and legendary secondary and heavy. Any other suggestions?
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Check my Titan. I go for max toughness and recovery. Saint-14 is [b]INCREDIBLY[/b] useful for raids and strikes, to give your team a breather. As for wepons, i run with either Fang of Ir Yut (crota hard scout rifle) LDR 5001 and Gjallarhorn. however, i change these depending on the encounter, all of them are situational. For grenades, I always run with magnetic, the highest dps out of the defender grenades. For your weapons, I would recommend either Vex Mythoclast or Suros Regime for pve because they have the highest damage and are the most reliable out of the ones you listed. ex in raids and strikes. Special, I usually run a sniper, but change it to a fusion if need be. Heavy, I usually run my Gjallarhorn (exotic rocket launcher) but sometimes switch to machine guns. Hope this helps :)
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I personally think it is a toss up between glasshouse and helm of saint 14 for the helm. The raid armor for crota tends to gravitate towards strength and int. Which is perfect for the defender with the glasshouse, it maxes it out. That with bad juju( which fills your super faster and instantly reloads the clip. without using the ammo in the reserve.) It works so well. I currently have that all equipped on my titan if you would like to check it out.
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I use mainly 3 builds Orb generator is gift of the void, gift of light, and iron harvest with alpha lupi chest or S14 helm. The buff is up to you...This build is Intel/strength based since you'll be using your melee to generate orbs frequently. Damage bubble is bastion, illuminated, weapons of light, and war machine with the glasshouse this is to maximize you and your groups damage output. Build is intel discipline since you'll utilize grenades more. PvP I run gift of void war machine iron harvest or illuminated depending on whether I run armor or weapons of light and suppression grenades. This build is Intel/disc since you'll want to have your grenades to cancel supers/troll. If I'm solo I run armor w/S14 if I'm with a group I run weapons with glasshouse or alpha lupi chest if we have multiple titans.
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Inspect my titan, i've gotten fairly lucky with stat rolls and have mostly int and disc. My weapons aren't equipped but endgame weapon choices are similar for most classes
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For defender, go for intellect (helm of saint's over 100 intellect helps with that) and a mix of strength and discipline. If you get enough kills you can have another super before your first bubble goes away. I do it all the time.
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In terms of your weapon choices, having a good scout rifle works best for raids, as they are most effective at medium to long range. The Another NITC or the Mida Multi Tool are the top choices in my book. For your special, Void shotguns are great for raids when dealing with praetorians, so coupling the Swordbreaker with a magnet grenade it the way I'd go about it.
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Use saint 14 offensively. Use armour of light, spec for armour. For example place a bubble on a sword bearer or high value target and punch/ shotty it whilst it is blinded( your friends arc blade works well too). You have arguably the best exotic in the game so use it;) TLW could work well as you're going to be close quarters but vex is also a good choice.
