BrandX

Now I want him as Chief of the PPD!

Convert and they sit there as Reward Merits. Can transfer the Emps to one character if you want before converting them as the Reward Merit Bank. 🙂

Really, this doesn't change Hamidon rewards as all this remains the same. 80 Reward Merits or 4 Emp Merits (which as of now, equals 40 Reward Merits). Hamidon taking the Reward Merits the second time, is 40 Reward Merits. And at least on Everlasting, each raid tends to be 2 runs back to back.

KB has only bothered me when I've been chained for a minute of KB if not longer 😛

As someone who's played Ninjitsu (and I love it, wish it had better DDR), the lack of KB protection in that set is not that bad imo. Why? Because it's a defense set. Don't get hit by that knockback attack, don't get knocked back. Pretty decent KB defense imo. Now, in a set like DA where it's basically a resist set, a bit different.

Nope...forgot to look at Crushing Uppercut recharge...out of range on that 😕 Still can go RC > HB > SB > CU > HB > SB > Repeat

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I say go for Staff/Bio. Two powersets with stances in each one! Also, I don't recall seeing it used much, so uniqueness!

Still sad to see no Padded Gloves with sleeves that can match to tights and their sleeves.

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The list I recall reading, I believe still had TW in the Superior Ranking of ST DPS.

TW that low, I recall it still being top tier even after the changes.

1) Perception never bothered me, as I notice the missed attacks on the non combo sets, and it feels the same. 2) I'm not saying the non combo option isn't better, just that it requires enough +RCH that it's not a viable combo for every combo of power sets, and 158 DPS is still better than the set with no combo that does 150 and requires more +RCH to get there.

I do recall EM being the best ST, but I could swear there was a list made of them, but I don't recall where I saw it.

The fact that you lost the combo really doesn't matter. (As an example only as I'm not going to look for the numbers) DB doing 200 DPS w/ the misses is still awesome. Losing the combo, really just equates to missing that big hit. If BF > Attack Vitals was that 200 DPS, and some other set capped at 175 DPS without a combo gimmick, the fact that you missed the combo isn't that huge of a issue, except in one's head. BF > Attack Vitals was great DPS (soloed ITF with it) and is easy to obtain for most builds, versus the absolute best option which avoid combo's but required enough recharge that few builds could get the defense they'd normally like. I did try to chase that nice 3 attacks on a DB/WP and I just didn't get the defense in.

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Eh, really, I felt that people letting the chance of the combo failing was over reacting to, considering it still had a good DPS regardless. It just bothered people they could see the combo didn't go off. Also, we go back to not all can pull off that insane recharge. However, now that the combo goes off all the time, how big is the difference? I would think the gap has closed some.

Feel it gets forgotten how much +RCH is required to get that best attack chain. You're taking Hasten (so locked in to a Pool Power Set there), and chasing after +RCH instead of survival bonuses. Easy enough, sure when you're using Super Reflexes. Also trying to recall if anyone knew if anything was better than Attack Vitals back when Dual Blades was introduces (IOs were Issue 9, DB was issue 11).

Is there a list of best ST DPS for Scrappers, that doesn't include using attacks from the Epics? Trying to stay away from Moonbeam and Zapp.

What? When I run a TF, I'm never at +0. Always +1 minimum. That said, I never form Shadow Shard ones.

And I got that, but you're supporting more with the support set, not the blast set. And you're killing things faster on the team with more damage

It still supports as it still does the -Resist. The real question I would think is, does it improve the soloing of said support character? If you don't solo much, then that Support Set is doing a lot of the supporting anyways.

This was back on live. It wasn't +4, as I was solo and this was back on live. However, +4 on a /WP Scrapper...that's just ouch waiting to happen without Incarnates (as I was going without Incarnate power or inspirations when I did the run solo) because WP does lack strong DDR and the -ToHit Debuff it does have isn't going to cover it that much.

I like the idea of this change. Though, I'm not sure on all the implementation of it. Sonic Attack being more Energy? Makes sense. Energy Melee being more Energy? Could go either way. What about things like Ice Blasts? Does it make sense that it's more cold damage to be hit by an ice ball? Smashing seems to be the real defense type. While Cold Breath would seem to go to Cold Defense.