Yeah, Defenders do a fairly good job of puzzling most newcomers to City of Heroes, but they can be VERY useful. The radiation powerset, for example, has several debuffs that, as long as you have the endurance to keep it up, effect a single mob (often refered to as the anchor) and every single mob that gets infected by getting too close to it. Well used, those debuffs can turn an impossible battle into a slightly challenging one.
Oh, and you mentioned that Interviewing Leather got you interested in the game. Well I'm pretty sure that Darkhood would be a Trick Arrow/Archery defender with bits of the fighting and fitness power pools.
Oh, and you mentioned that Interviewing Leather got you interested in the game. Well I'm pretty sure that Darkhood would be a Trick Arrow/Archery defender with bits of the fighting and fitness power pools.