looking for the best heavily armored beatdown builds. not looking for subtle or sneaky, just want to walk up to things and punch them in the face, in the open. want them to see me coming and try to put up a fight before i knock their heads off. dunno how much more specific i can be. looking for a pretty focused build; something in my way, punch it in the face; someone has a problem, punch it in the face. you get the idea.

Also, i don't want to cheat or exploit and will likely be playing on hardcoe. feasible? i'd like to find out and need a starting point.

Wow that sounds like an interesting yet difficult character build, especially on hardcoe. In my opinion it sounds feasible, although I predict some difficulty in your earlier levels, mainly with closing the distance between yourself and your enemies. But once you level up a bit and get the necessary perks, I think you'll do alright. Let us know how it works out...for better or worse