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I have been using 2-3 Procs in the attacks, except for whatever attacks has had Critical Strikes (I put the other ATO set in Burst). As for CS, I have worked on builds that rely just on QB/ BB/SB and the Snipe. And yes, it looks like one can do without CS, putting recharges into Power Siphon to make up for lacking the Crit of recharging Power Siphon. I've come to feel that CS really needs to be put down to Total Focus level animation minimum. During regular content, I generally avoid CS and just rely on the first 3 attacks and Snipe.

Musculature Radial - Degenerative Core - Hybrid (Passive Only) CS > SB > BB > QS > SB > MB > Repeat 1:54 - 464 DPS This time I moved Critical Strikes to Smashing Blow. The idea that SB is being used twice, to get that +50% Crit twice. No +Recharge in Power Siphon, so it only came back on CS Crit, and it always came back on a crit before it's recharge time was up (but this may have just been on the two runs I did, I'm sure a bad streak could happen). Still haven't matched @SomeGuy 's 1:35 - Though that may be because he used Musculature Core.

Getting around 3:30 with KM going SB > BB > QB > Zapp > SB > BB > QB > Repeat on a KM/SR ... T4 Radial Reactive (tho I believe it's Degenerative Core for best on Pylons), Assault Hybrid (Passive only) and Musculature Radial. 35 Second Recharge on Power Siphon (no Hasten). What's Claws usually getting? CS > SB > BB > QB > SB > Zapp > Repeat (with no additional damage auras) looks to equal the high recharge on Power Siphon (maybe with Hasten it would pull ahead a bit more).

Pulled a 2:10 with KM/BIO Scrapper using SB > BB > QB (Superior Critical Strike Set) > Repeat w/ Moonbeam whenever it recharged. Power Siphon had 2 Level 50 Recharges +5'ed and a Guassian Proc. Thought I'd see how it did without trying to reset PS w/ Concentrated Strike. Haven't gotten that 1:35 yet 😞

I don't know. From my playing, better off using the first 3 attacks and Burst (the PBAOE) for normal missions. Quicker and more damage and Power Siphon is mini Fury mode. CS and Burst seem a bit to long on keeping the buffs going as good as the first three attacks. However, that CS crit to reset Power Siphon, feels to be part of what helps the sets DPS. I'm curious if one would be better off with max recharge in Power Siphon instead of using CS. For sure, feels like one would benefit from recharge in Power Siphon (not just relying on CS crit) to keep that buff up more often. With the duration of the 31% DMGT buffs lasting 20 seconds, allowing Power Siphon to do better than Build Up, if they both are maxed out in recharge, as it's quick to move up to 5 20 second buffs. Set would probably get more love from players if the animation to CS was just a bit shorter. Maybe Burst too, but CS for sure.

I'd like a Pool for the Scrappers that gives an Energy Blast like Energy Blast (Snipe or Tier 2) and a Hold that looks like Force Field or TKish with them in the air spinning. Make it one of the energy shooting Heroes Patrons if need be 😛

And people could always still take Scorpion Shield if they prefer that Energy Defense over Cold Resist. I was going to take Leviathan Mastery for my Ice/Cold Corruptor, until I needed the Scorpion Shield for more defense. I'd switch it to Ice Shield if I had Cold APP option.

Reward Merits are halved every time you run the same TF/Raid (Hami) in a 24 hour (think it's actually a bit less...23 or 22?) period.

I'm still waiting to see Razor Sword ported over to Katana

Elec/Shield Scrapper!? It's a fun combo. It's ST DPS can be decent, just grab that Electric Snipe from Mu Mastery. You'll solo AVs just fine, while enjoying some fun AOE!

I have that. But maybe mine is just all messed up and not working properly.

Then it's just mids not showing the change when the Incarnate is applied then?

It was all in Ice Blast, Freeze Ray and Bitter Ice Blast. However, the Agility Incarnate is the only recharge in those powers, so I am wondering if 33% just isn't enough to make a real change in the proc damage.

Does the +RCH from Incarnates still effect the damage of procs? My damage isn't changing in mids, when I select Agility for the Recharge, but I thought the damage goes down at that point. Or is it that the Agility +Recharge is the only recharge of the power, so it doesn't effect the damage?

Yes, but if by time sink you mean, can be done in 5 minutes, isn't much of a time sink. 😛

Longer than most? I just ran one that went quicker than Posi 1 and 2 I had done recently. Stealth viable missions and quick hunts.

Me too! But I've caught many not doing that when I pop in zone. 😛

Time sink? If it's taking a team of 8 that long to run those hunt missions, they're not trying. Spread out. Only takes forever when it's only part of the team doing the hunts while the rest going "I've got Talos!" Or even that one in the beginning going, "I've got Boomtown!" Whoever took out Steel Canyon hunt, should move to Boomtown. Everyone merges onto Talos. Terra Volta (hunt the packs near the door...not the sky captains flying in ships) > IP (likely with another already in IP waiting).

That part is to show you all the places you've been!

This was my thought.

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I did try to keep an eye on Power Siphon buff, but after a bit I was just hitting it when it recharged. Still, would be nice if Concentrated Strike went down to the same animation time as Total Focus minimum.

So, did a run, this time, without Assault (wanted to see the difference) and managed to hit a 2:22 (hitting Ablative Carapace once) for 398, using the CSCS > MB > SB > BB > QB > SB > Repeat Now, this isn't to say Assault wouldn't make for a better DPS, however, not so sure it's worth keeping if you have another option, for either more defense or utility.

But then we can't sell them for lots!

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