I remember back in Lineage2 beta when I was teaming with Sassy Sid; she was healing and I was fighting. After getting my ass kicked three times, Sidney said "Twid, you are as weak as a little girl." What Twid was saying was' "dude, you need some defense!" In City Of heros, I forgot about defense for the first 25 levels and was all "more damaga power please!" Finally I woke up and began to use defensive powers, and the fights became much easier and much safer. I wish now that I had done this from the beginning. Here are a few of the powers that will make your hero stronger and tougher. Not everyone six slots defensive powers but I like to.
Stealth
You know this is my favorite. The great thing about stealth is that you are invisible defense as a bonus.
Combat Jump
I think this is Starley's favorite power. rofl *wink*. OK she hates it. But it really is a good defensive power.
Maneuvers
Maneuvers is nice because it increases your defense AND the defense of your buddies. The big drawback on maneuvers is that it is an endurance pig and will suck you dry. I have two endurance in it and that keeps it from draining.
Tough
Makes you slightly resistant to smashing damage...man do I wish I had this.
Weave
Increased defense to melee attacks. Wow do I wish now I had this. :)
Hasten
Hasten adds defense if you slot it that way. The big problem is that hasten is so important for recharge speed that you should really only use one or two hasten slots for defense...but that is totally doable and worth it.
Three Dee I Use
Think about adding two or more of these defensive powers to your hero's build and you'll feel much tougher in battle. I wish I could go back and add them all. :) I use three of these. I have hasten with one slot for defense...I might try 2 slotting it soon. I use Stealth with 5 slots of defense and maneuvers with 2 slots of defense. Here is a screen cap.
Now one other power you might consider for defense that is handy with a small team is "grant invisibility". This does not help you but it will help a member or two of your team...first it gives them temporary stealth with is always handy. Second, it can be defense slotted.
Don't be a weak little girl like I used to be. LoL Be strong like Bull! get some Defense!
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