What's good for a rookie Scrapper?

[Lynch329]

I'm making a pint sized Martial Artist. Is there a Power that goes well with that? Thanks in advance for the advice.

-Lynch

[Blackbat]

Regeneration is probably one of the most common and really powerful secondaries that go well with Martial Arts or any other primary set for a couple reasons.

Endurance - Martial Arts is very endurance heavy. Regeneration comes with a endurance regenerating power that is even better than the one you can get in Fitness power pool. Put those 2 powers together and you will rarely have downtime due to no endurance. As anyone can tell you, endurance management is one of the huge and constant concerns in this game, with the other sets you have to become a master tactition in regards to managing and using endurance, otherwise you just end up dead, and that's no fun. You still have some end problems in the very begining but far less than with other sets.

Low Levels - IMO Regeneration is very easy to play at lower levels than alot of the other secondary sets. It's pretty easy to slot, even for new people and it has good usefulness that only gets better as you gain levels.

There are lots more reasons but for a 'rookie' Regeneration is going to give you alot less pain as you start out than with other sets, and it's fairly constant as you progress in levels.

Now if you're going for a concept character, then all this goes out the window. My personal favorite secondary is Super Reflexes, it's the only 'natural' secondary out of the bunch, but it's a slow starter and takes some patience to get used to.

Basically, I would roll some test characters and test out all the secondaries and see which one suits you best.

[Sword]

Well, I'm playing a Martial Arts / Regeneration scrapper and have great fun with him. It's probably the best beginners set.

But really, ANY of the scrapper primaries and secondary sets are good. So simply take whatever you feel fit the concept of your hero best.

[Remianen]

Originally Posted by Lynch329

I'm making a pint sized Martial Artist. Is there a Power that goes well with that? Thanks in advance for the advice.

-Lynch

Take Quick Recovery at 4 and slot both it and fast healing early and often. Usually, I have them both 6'd by level 11. Yes, this means your attacks will be lightly slotted until almost 20, but you'll have the benefit of (more often than not) being the last person standing after a group wipe.

One rule applies to all MMOs equally: A dead <insert damage dealing class here> does 0 damage.

If you're wondering about what to get to make your speedster, I'd highly recommend Hasten over Flurry. MA's attacks recharge at a decent rate, but with permahasten, I'm never waiting for an attack to recharge (and I only have 3 attacks).

Your concept should rule all, of course.