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8 minutes ago, WumpusRat said:
Or are proc-tankers basically trying to run around and herd up a bunch of stuff so that when they DO attack their procs have a higher chance of going off?
The 'Tanker Buff' was that the area of their Melee AoE attacks increased, so they will have more possible targets near them as compared to a Brute using the same attack. It's not that their %proc rates are different, it's just that they have more potential targets. This buff was IMO a pretty fair one, as Tankers used to commonly take a long time to clean up all the scrubs in a spawn. Of course: most of the mobs in a typical spawn are scrubs, so hitting more of them with %damage whittles the size of the spawn even faster than it used to (for Tankers). It used to be embarrassingly slow for (some) Tankers to clear large numbers of scrubs, let alone a couple of bosses being in the mix (at least for the ones I played).
For me: Tanking play-style hasn't changed, except that I'm far less worried about quick-changing targets (for Punchvoke) when a Tanker is completely surrounded. The only circumstances when I do anything like 'herding' with a Tanker for my own benefit are:
- The spawn is down to a small number of hard targets; I'll drag these to the next spawn if it is close by
- There is another spawn in range that I want to get the attention of; this is essentially dragging the next spawn to me
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As mentioned above: If the MM attacks are now doing something they didn't used to do (e.g. -Regeneration in Robotics), perhaps they should be examined.
Even before those recent changes; I always found the AoE MM attacks to be better at drawing aggro than Provoke (Concealment pool). Also: the AoE attacks can be slotted with a soft control (like Knockdown) or a %-Resistance piece.
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1 hour ago, Andreah said:
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18 minutes ago, arcane said:
I want to point out that you can't defeat anything if you can't survive it first.
There is also a spectrum of 'the meta' favoring something, versus punishing something. Without %damage the spectrum for rewards is significantly wider between AT and play styles. without %damage, it's not as if a non-damage-dealing class can finish a -1x8 'defeat all' mission in anything like the time it take a Blaster to complete the same mission at +1x8.
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50 minutes ago, Yomo Kimyata said:
The current damage to survivability meta strongly favors the tanker. It is significantly easier for a tanker to add brute damage in the form of damage procs than it is for a brute to add tanker survivability.
No disagreement; I want to point out that Rewards (Inf, XP, Drops, Merits) come from defeating mobs, not surviving mobs.
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Just so I understand... is the proposal that Homecoming has to have radical changes to %procs (and seemingly most everything else about game mechanics) because somebody imagines that in this wonderfully fun game (for all players and playstyle choices) some hypothetical person is maybe having (exponentially) more fun than somebody else?
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I'm doubling down: Every proposed change to %procs appears to me to be either:
- An overhaul to address some marginal part of the game, or
- A solution in search of a problem
Furthermore: any attempt to build a complete overhaul to %procs that has its origin in a single perceived problem with %procs (e.g. "IMO, that Tanker cleared a x8 spawn too fast!") is NOT approaching this issue in a holistic manner.
The Homecoming game is at a VERY good place: pretty much every AT can solo play a HUGE amount of the game's content at roughly an equivalent pace (i.e. order of magnitude completion times) for a commensurate level of rewards. The current %procs make this possible.
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4 minutes ago, Gobbledigook said:
Maybe the procs should be based on the AT damage scalar with possible Fury affecting them or crits etc?.
Absolutely not: %proc damage is pretty much the ONLY thing that allows solo ATs with relatively poor damage scales (e.g. Controllers) to get clearing-defeat-all-mission-times within the an order of magnitude of the DPS-oriented ATs. The game's rewards... Influence, Drops (not counting Prismatics or Brainstorms), and Merits... fundamentally come from defeating as many enemies as possible in as short amount of time.
My perspective is that some folks often want to tweak %proc based on some second-order consideration of a couple of ATs (or even more narrowly: a couple of different primary/secondaries in the same AT) while ignore the zeroth-order effects of just how poorly entire ATs perform without a potential boost from %damage... should the player of such an AT choose to make slotting compromises.
AFAIK: Damage scales already come into play for Temporary (attack) powers... if you want to experience a difference in mission complete times run a level 5 (or 10) Blaster and a level 5 (or 10) Controller through content using only P2W temporary attacks.
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To resurrect both a thread and an old Usenet meme: It must be September when the Yellow Salvage prices go above 20 Kinf.
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I like the Time Secondary (on other AT, haven't played on a MM). I'll repeat my comments that while Temporal Mending is valuable (moreso for allied players than henchmen) I think for a Robotics MM I'd rely on the Maintenance Drone to heal the henchmen. I'm not saying skip Temporal mending, but maybe don't slot it. It's a real toss up who you want to be more valuable for: henchmen or PUGmates. Hitting Defenses for the -2, -1, 0 level henchmen is more important than trying to heal them IMO.
Masterminds have damage scales of 0.55; their attacks have a rather large Endurance cost. IMO it isn't practical to chase all of the following to try to improve damage output of the MM's personal attacks:
- %proc damage
- set bonuses, including (global) Recharge (needed for %procs)
- Accuracy (needed for %procs)
- Endurance reduction (needed if spamming attacks)
My 'one robot build' attempts to put more damage in the MM via %procs, so it isn't as if I can't imagine how to do such a thing. IMO there is no reason to try to go overboard with %damage in MM attacks, which is why I leverage set bonuses. I deeply appreciate the %-resistance from Annihilation.... keep in mind that -Resistance is a 'force multiplier' for teams, and that an MM has brought their own team with them. The only weirdo compromise to 'conventional netdeck wisdom' is that I have the Gaussian's %Build Up in Tactics... this will frequently boost the MM attacks, but ultimately I don't think it is really contributing that much to performance; see below about how 'extra' ToHit from the %BuildUp can help with Aggro attraction.
The end result of my personal calculation is that if I can get Accuracy and Endurance Reduction in attacks, plus valuable set bonuses... I got three of the four things I wanted in a %damage build anyway, with the alternate being I could chase getting only one of those four things (multiple %damage). Note that my build doesn't chase (global) +Recharge because of the endurance tax. The Time Secondary has some VERY good powers in the higher tiers (Farsight! Slowed Response! Chronoshift!) that may demand more global recharge, mileage varies. Keeping Slowed Response in play at all times (with Accuracy slotting) should improve performance significantly.
Aggro management - I play Bots/Traps such that the MM is using attacks (mostly AoE) to attract aggro. AoE works best, Accuracy/ToHit is important. Once I've gotten the attention of enemy mob(ile)s and drawn them to the henchmen and (pseudo)pets, I don't worry about keeping aggro. I don't care if the enemies target things like Acid Mortars. This strategy (with Bodyguard mode) really only begins to fall short when both of the following occur: (a) there is a small number of enemies AND (b) another player is keeping all of the aggro on themselves. This just means I have to pay attention and switch modes.
Almost all of the damage comes from the henchmen; the best a MM can do is to buff the Henchmen and debuff enemies.
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Sometimes I want this:
but I must make do with this:
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26 minutes ago, Luminara said:
Which is a...
Say it with me now...
Come on, you can do it...
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Have you looked at their in-game base attributes?
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I want to say that perma-Domination requires something like 122.5%; I always shoot for 123%. This is of course assuming that enemies aren't hitting the character with -Recharge.
Mileage varies on what follows. I have built Dominators using different methods (and combinations) of hitting Perma-Dom:
- Purely via global +Recharge from Enhancement slotting
- Relying on Hasten
- Relying on Force Feedback %+Recharge
I have enjoyed playing Dominators the most when I didn't need either (2) or (3). A side effect of Hasten (beyond the simple practical consideration of trying to juggle multiple 'perma' powers) that I dislike is its extra Endurance cost... both upon expiry and because of MOAR button-mashing... as my Dominators walk on the knife's edge of spending blue and getting blue bar refills via Domination.
In almost all cases where (1) is all I need, I will still usually add Hasten to the build for (a) Emergencies and/or (b) really long recharge-time powers. Nobody likes finding their Domination expired because of a bunch of slows, only to become vulnerable to mezzes they have been shrugging off... with an empty blue bar.
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2 minutes ago, honoroit said:
- best primary
water - good aoe. some people dont like water jet
Present!
3 minutes ago, honoroit said:- best epic power pool
firey - bonfire
I won't argue against a Bonfire with Knockdown, but for me it's all about Rise of the Phoenix getting my Blapper back in the fight.
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6 hours ago, Raikao said:
For example: You have Group Flight, does that work well with /traps? I haven't tested this but assumed you can't really put down anything in mid-air.
Is the Entomb +Absorb noticable in fights? I have mutliple builds where I could put that in instead of a damage proc, but I wonder how strong that one absorb proc is in general gameplay.
Some things to consider:
- I pretty much only use Group Fly to travel and while sweeping on my way to somewhere else.
- Robotics are ranged-attack henchmen. Flying doesn't really hurt them.
- I almost always turn off Group Fly during fights, but it doesn't hurt traps any more than Hover. This is a non-consideration. It's trivial to 'x' on most maps to get to 'ground level' if that is what is bothering you.
- This is NOT a stay at range build. The MM is always toe-to-toe with enemies. I usually don't bother toggling on Tough.
I spent quite some time experimenting with different options for that last slot in Poison Trap, including Lockdown %+2 Mag(*1). I would go into large spawns of even-con mobs to see just how often the %proc would fire, and with what radius. I came to the conclusion that neither the radius (and this is a 'set bomb', and not a 'target AoE') nor the %damage was really worth it when compared to getting 100+ HP of Absorb... as I always try to keep the bots on Bodyguard. The recharge time on the Poison Trap simply doesn't make sense (for me) to try to eek an extra 70 HP of damage against (some) enemies. Keep in mind: it's really the -Regen I want against hard targets. The hold is nice but the Henchmen are faster at cleaning up than the little bit of extra damage I could try to eek out. Not to mention, the Entomb piece is also contributing to the Recharge time of the power.
(*1) This %proc makes it trivial to see which enemies are actually hit by the %proc, which is easier IMO to estimate relative performance than pouring over the combat logs.
I have no performance issues with this build. I typically run into other Robotics/Traps MMs while sweeping GMs, and from my PoV it is faster at solo defeating GMs (including Caleb, who it can fly after) than the other MMs.. It also appears to be faster at defeating GMs than other (primary/secondary) MM builds I regularly see, with the potential exception of Jurassik... because resistances... (and maybe the Goliath War Walker... but I have to bring out the Lores to finish that one off solo). It 'farms' just fine, I never worry about what enemies I'll be facing.
IMO: The only thing that the 3-bot build is missing from a tactical PoV is Web Grenade to immobilize single targets. I hated that (for most of the game's history) I had to take it, it's a power that is nigh-useless in +95% of the content. There are times when it could be useful, but frankly all the other powers play a more important role in the build. I have toyed around with the idea of replacing Mace Beam Volley with Web Envelope, but I dislike the smaller number of targets, shorter range, and slotting options. The (AoE) attacks are one of the ways I grab aggro with the MM itself. The Knockdown as a soft control suits me just fine.
Defensively, the only thing aspect of the build that annoys me is that it is susceptible to (long) mezzes. In PvE content, the capped defenses (and henchmen getting some aggro) generally mean that this is not an all-the-time problem... but every once in a while a long-duration Stun (Malta) will land, or a Fear (Jack in Irons)... and it is a little embarrassing when something like a Paladin or Babbage lands a Sleep but can't land another attack to break it.
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2 hours ago, Yomo Kimyata said:
To me, this summarizes to where to put the Critical Strikes proc (and maybe how many pieces of Critical Strikes to slot with it). I like to approach that question with 1: what attack is going to be a part of my rotation that will have a good chance to activate; and 2: which/how many attacks can I expect to get off that will benefit from the proc if activated.
IMO these are the key consideration for almost all short-duration non-damage-dealing %procs in attacks. Examples include %-Resistance, %BuildUp as well as %+Recharge *gasp*. It's one thing for me to add a %proc piece as part of a set that was otherwise going to be slotted, but if that franken-slot isn't contributing as a %proc in any meaningful way... I'm sure I have some other power that can use the slot.
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I've been pretty liberal posting my builds. I'll admit that since I don't use MIDS (or similar) I'm mostly turned off by folks just wanting to "do comparisons". I mean: I made my build why do I need to put it in a format easy for someone else unwilling to simply copy it into their program of choice?
My standard 3-bots build (page 5):
SpoilerPrimary Power Set: Robotics
Secondary Power Set: Traps
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Concealment
Ancillary Pool: Mace Mastery
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Level 1: Battle Drones
(A) Superior Mark of Supremacy - Damage: Level 50
(*) Superior Mark of Supremacy - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 50
(*) Soulbound Allegiance - Chance for Build Up: Level 50
(*) Expedient Reinforcement - Resist Bonus Aura for Pets
(*) Sovereign Right – Accuracy/Damage
(*) Sovereign Right - Resistance Bonus
Level 1: Caltrops
(A) Annihilation - Damage/RechargeTime
(*) Annihilation - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
(*) Ice Mistral’s Torment - Damage/Recharge
(*) Ice Mistral’s Torment - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(*) Ice Mistral’s Torment - Chance for Damage(Cold)
(*) Javelin Volley - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
Level 2: Pulse Rifle Burst
(A) Sudden Acceleration - Knockback to Knockdown
(*) Sudden Acceleration - Knockback/Accuracy/Damage
(*) Sudden Acceleration - Knockback/Accuracy
(*) Sudden Acceleration - Knockback/Damage/Endurance
(*) Sudden Acceleration - Knockback/Damage/Recharge
(*) Sudden Acceleration - Knockback/Recharge
Level 4: Fly
(A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)
Level 6: Equip Robot
(A) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance
(*) Unbreakable Guard - +7.5% MaxHP
Level 8: Photon Grenade
(A) Annihilation - Accuracy/Damage
(*) Annihilation - Damage/RechargeTime
(*) Annihilation - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(*) Annihilation - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
(*) Annihilation - Chance for Res Debuff
(*) Annihilation - Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime
Level 10: Hover
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 12: Protector Bots
(A) Superior Mark of Supremacy - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
(*) Superior Mark of Supremacy - Accuracy/Endurance: Level 50
(*) Defense Buff IO: Level 50+5
(*) Edict of the Master: Defense Bonus
(*) Call to Arms: Defense Aura for Pets
(*) Call to Arms: Accuracy/Damage
Level 14: Acid Mortar
(A) Undermined Defenses - Defense Debuff
(*) Undermined Defenses - Defense Debuff/Recharge
(*) Undermined Defenses - Recharge/Endurance
(*) Undermined Defenses - Recharge
(*) Annihilation - Chance for Res Debuff
(*) Accuracy: Level 50+5
Level 16: Force Field Generator
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
(*) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
(*) Defense Buff IO: Level 50+5
Level 18: Maintenance Drone
(A) Preventive Medicine - Heal
(*) Preventive Medicine - Heal/Endurance
(*) Preventive Medicine - Endurance/RechargeTime
(*) Preventive Medicine - Heal/RechargeTime
(*) Preventive Medicine - Heal/RechargeTime/Endurance
(*) Preventive Medicine - Chance for +Absorb
Level 20: Poison Trap
(A) Gladiator's Net - Accuracy/Hold: Level 50+5
(*) Gladiator's Net - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
(*) Gladiator's Net - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
(*) Unbreakable Constraint Chance for Damage (Smashing): Level 50
(*) Superior Entomb: Chance for +Absorb: Level 50
Level 22: Assault Bot
(A) Superior Command of the Mastermind - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50
(*) Superior Command of the Mastermind - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
(*) Superior Command of the Mastermind - Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
(*) Superior Command of the Mastermind - Recharge/Pet +AoE Defense Aura: Level 50
(*) Superior Mark of Supremacy: Accuracy/Damage: Level 50
(*) Superior Mark of Supremacy: Endurance, +Resist (All) +Regen(Pets): Level 50
Level 24: Group Fly
(A) Winter's Gift - Slow Resistance (20%)
Level 26: Upgrade Robot
(A) Healing IO: Level 50+5
Level 28: Maneuvers
(A) HamiO:Cytoskeleton (Endurance / ToHit / Defense Buff): Level 53
(*) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 30: Tactics
(A) HamiO:Cytoskeleton (Endurance / ToHit / Defense Buff): Level 53
(*) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up
Level 32: Evasive Manuevers
(A) Shield Wall: Teleportation Protection, +Res (All)
Level 35: Scorpion Shield
(A) Reactive Defenses - Defense
(*) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance
(*) Reactive Defenses - Endurance/RechargeTime
(*) Reactive Defenses - Defense/RechargeTime
(*) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance/RechargeTime
(*) Reactive Defenses - Scaling Resist Damage
Level 38: Kick
(A) Force Feedback - Chance for +Recharge
Level 41: Mace Beam Volley
(A) Sudden Acceleration - Knockback to Knockdown
(*) Annihilation - Accuracy/Damage
(*) Annihilation - Damage/RechargeTime
(*) Annihilation - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(*) Annihilation - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
(*) Annihilation - Chance for Res Debuff
Level 44: Tough
(A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
(*) Aegis - Psionic/Status Resistance
(*) Unbreakable Guard - +Max HP
(*) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance
(*) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All)
Level 47: Weave
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 49: Grant Invisibility
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
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Level 1: Brawl
(A) Empty
Level 1: Sprint
(A) Unbounded Leap - +Stealth
Level 1: Supremacy
Level 2: Rest
(A) Interrupt Reduction IO: Level 50+5
Level 4: Athletic Run
Level 2: Swift
(A) Fly Speed IO: Level 50+5
Level 2: Health
(A) Miracle - +Recovery
(*) Panacea - +Hit Points/Endurance
(*) Panacea - Heal: Level 50+5
Level 2: Hurdle
(A) Jumping IO: Level 50+5
Level 2: Stamina
(A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
(*) Performance Shifter - EndMod
(*) EnduranceMod IO: Level 50+5
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A single-bot build (page 5, IIRC):
SpoilerPrimary Power Set: Robotics
Secondary Power Set: Traps
Power Pool: Force of Will
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Mace Mastery
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Level 1: Battle Drones
(A) Superior Mark of Supremacy - Damage: Level 50
(*) Superior Mark of Supremacy - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50
(*) Superior Mark of Supremacy - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 50
(*) Call to Arms - Defense Bonus Aura for Pets
(*) Edict of the Master - Defense Bonus
(*) Sovereign Right - Resistance Bonus
Level 1: Caltrops
(A) Annihilation - Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime
(*) Annihilation - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
(*) Bombardment - Chance of Damage(Fire)
(*) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)
(*) Javelin Volley - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
(*) Ice Mistral’s Torment - Chance for Damage(Cold)
Level 2: Web Grenade
(A) HamiO:Endoplasm Exposure:53 (Acc/Mez)
Level 4: Mighty Leap
(A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)
Level 6: Weaken Resolve
(A) HamiO: Lysosome Exposure (Acc/Def Debuff/ToHit Debuff)
(*) Shield Breaker - Chance for Lethal Damage
(*) Touch of Lady Grey - Chance for Negative Damage
Level 8: Photon Grenade
(A) Annihilation - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(*) Annihilation - Chance for Res Debuff
(*) Javelin Volley - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
(*) Bombardment - Chance of Damage(Fire)
(*)Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)
(*) Overwhelming Force - Damage/Chance for Knockdown/Knockback to Knockdown
Level 10: Acid Mortar
(A) Undermined Defenses - Defense Debuff
(*) Undermined Defenses - Defense Debuff/Recharge
(*) Undermined Defenses - Recharge/Endurance
(*) Undermined Defenses - Recharge
(*) Touch of Lady Grey - Chance for Negative Damage
(*) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff
Level 12: Equip Robot
(A) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance
(*) Unbreakable Guard - +7.5% MaxHP
Level 14: Wall of Force
(A) D-Sync Guidance:50 (Accuracy/Range)
(*) HamiO Centriole Exposure:50 (Damage/ Range)
(*) Bombardment - Chance of Damage(Fire)
(*) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)
(*) Javelin Volley - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
(*) Explosive Strike - Chance for Smashing Damage
Level 16: Force Field Generator
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
(*) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
(*) Defense Buff IO: Level 50+5
Level 18: Maintenance Drone
(A) Preventive Medicine - Heal
(*) Preventive Medicine - Heal/Endurance
(*) Preventive Medicine - Endurance/RechargeTime
(*) Preventive Medicine - Heal/RechargeTime
(*) Preventive Medicine - Heal/RechargeTime/Endurance
(*) Preventive Medicine - Chance for +Absorb
Level 20: Poison Trap
(A) Gladiator's Net - Accuracy/Hold: Level 50+5
(*) Gladiator's Net - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
(*) Gladiator's Net - Recharge/Hold: Level 50
(*) Gladiator's Net - Endurance/Recharge/Hold: Level 50
(*) Gladiator's Net - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold: Level 50
(*) Gladiator's Net - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
Level 22: Assault Bot
(A) Superior Command of the Mastermind - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50
(*) Superior Command of the Mastermind - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
(*) Superior Command of the Mastermind - Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
(*) Superior Command of the Mastermind - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
(*) Superior Command of the Mastermind - Recharge/Pet +AoE Defense Aura: Level 50
(*) Soulbound Allegiance - Chance for Build Up: Level 50
Level 24: Maneuvers
(A) Shield Wall - Defense: Level 50+5
(*) Shield Wall – Defense/Endurance Level 50+5
(*) Shield Wall - Teleportation Protection / +Resistance (All)
(*) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 26: Upgrade Robot
(A) Endurance Reduction IO: Level 50+5
Level 28: Seeker Drones
(A) Absolute Amazement - Stun: Level 50
(*) Absolute Amazement - Stun/Recharge: Level 50
(*) Absolute Amazement - Accuracy/Stun/Recharge: Level 50
(*) Absolute Amazement - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
(*) Absolute Amazement - Endurance/Stun: Level 50
(*) Javelin Volley - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
Level 30: Tactics
(A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up
(*) Endurance Cost Reduction IO: Level 50+5
Level 32: Assault
(A) Endurance Reduction IO: Level 50+5
Level 35: Scorpion Shield
(A) Reactive Defenses - Defense
(*) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance
(*) Reactive Defenses - Endurance/RechargeTime
(*) Reactive Defenses - Defense/RechargeTime
(*) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance/RechargeTime
(*) Reactive Defenses - Scaling Resist Damage
Level 38: Kick
(A) Force Feedback - Chance for +Recharge
Level 41: Tough
(A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
(*) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All)
(*) Gladiator's Armor - Resistance / Endurance Reduction: Level 50+5
Level 44: Weave
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 47: Unleash Potential
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 49: Protector Bots
(A) Superior Mark of Supremacy - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
(*) Superior Mark of Supremacy - Accuracy/Endurance: Level 50
(*) Superior Mark of Supremacy - Endurance/Pet +Resist +Regen: Level 50
(*) Expedient Reinforcement - Resist Bonus Aura for Pets
(*) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
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Level 1: Brawl
(A) Empty
Level 1: Sprint
(A) Unbounded Leap - +Stealth
Level 1: Supremacy
Level 2: Rest
(A) Interrupt Reduction IO: Level 50+5
Level 4: Athletic Run
Level 2: Swift
(A) Run Speed IO: Level 50+5
Level 2: Health
(A) Numina's Convalesence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
(*) Panacea - +Hit Points/Endurance
Level 2: Hurdle
(A) Jumping IO: Level 50+5
Level 2: Stamina
(A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
(*) Performance Shifter - EndMod
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On 7/29/2023 at 9:11 PM, Frozen Burn said:
Just the Celerity +Stealth IO is not enough to get you completely invisible. That IO + Shadow Fall stack to make you completely invisible.
Shadow Fall also provides some Def and Resists and then is of course, great for set bonuses, if you want. But it's also a great mule for the Def/Res specials:
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- Karma = KB Protection
- Kismet = +ACC
- Gift of the Ancients = Def/+Runspeed
- Reactive Def = Scaling Resist Bonus
- Luck of the Gambler = Def/+Global Rech
- Shield Wall = TP Prot/+5% Res (All)
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- Steadfast Prot = KB Protection
- Steadfast Prot = REs/+3% Def
- Impervious Skin = Status Res/Regen
- Impervium Armor = Psi Res
- Unbreakable Guard = +Max HP
- Aegis = Status/Psi Res
- Gladiator's Armor = TP Prot/+3% Def(All)
The Kismet +6% ToHit is a lifesaver for a lot of content. It is especially useful while leveling up.
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For MM secondaries with some sort of healing that can be applied to the bots (or allies!) Recharge on Maintenance Drone is probably not that important. I can attest that for my Robotics/Traps... I think it is somewhat important (in a final build), for a few reasons:
- The Maintenance Drone sticks with the MM, even if the henchmen are positioned elsewhere. The Maintenance Drone seems to be taking damage at a higher rate than the MM... I suppose due to AoE, but it does appear to sometimes get aggro.
- The Maintenance Drone is a fire-and-forget power for the MM. As soon as a henchmen takes enough damage, the drone does its thing... without being directed to do so.
- Generally, my Robotics/Traps relies on Incarnate-level Defense soft-caps with a modicum of Resistance, plus Bodyguard mode. I often run into enemies that debuff defenses and/or mezz the MM... so the henchmen start taking more damage than I'd prefer.
TL;DR: There are often times when I stray into combat where I end up having to respawn the Maintenance Drone more often than I'd like.
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I take travel powers on approximately 19-out-of-20(*) characters.
1) It feels more like a comic-book world with an actual travel power. YMMV
2) I can slot them both as mules and for Enhancements (boosted or attuned, depending on the character).
3) The travel powers generally are pre-reqs for another power I want.
4) I like to get to the mission door ASAP.
I always supplement my non-fliers with a temporary Flight power. I also get the Jump Pack for extra flight boosts.
Some examples of characters where I did NOT take a "travel" power:
- The page 5 power pick placements made it very uncomfortable for me to fit in a travel power pick, so I simply passed.
- (not sure this counts) I have used the revamped Concealment pool to use Infiltration as a travel power as I was going to use several other powers in Concealment to mule LotG +Recharge anyway. I also used Infiltration to mule the Kismet +ToHit as early as possible in that build.
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Definitely get a dedicated video card. This is pretty much the one piece of hardware that will keep a "gaming" machine viable fr long periods of time (*1). Don't bother over-clocking.
"Solid State" storage will improve performance/load times. I like to have multiple drives, one for the OS and one for "everything else." When I am really motivated, I put an OS partition on each SSD so that should their be a catastrophic failure of one system drive I can do a quick swap and have the machine up and running ASAP.
If building a machine, don't get a power supply that is close to the (upper) edge of what you need. It is good to have some headroom in the power supply, typically because when you replace devices (e.g. video cards) they will usually want MOAR, and if you add devices they will also add to the power budget. Typically this advice is only good for desktops, with laptops the options are much more limited.
(*1)This is not an effort to (re)ignite a video card war, but I have sworn off of AMD video cards. I can believe that there exist people that bought and used a single AMD video card without any trouble, I ended up burning through two different AMDs in a relatively short period of time. In addition to the rather short lifetime I found that I had very little control over what the cards were doing (in terms of power consumption, fan speeds, voltage levels) and it seemed as if the drivers and ancillary software were both contributing to my issues and getting in the way of me doing anything about those issues. I'm sticking with Nvidia, no matter the price point.
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14 hours ago, Rinwen said:
Hi, folks,
Again, I apologize for showing my ignorance, but... why Blapper over Scrapper?
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Can you go through walls
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