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13 hours ago, Panache said:
For me, I usually only take the ST immob if I’m interested in soloing AVs with that character.
This is probably the best "late game" reason to have/use a single-target immobilize. I almost never take ST-immobs (if I have the choice); AVs and GMs are pretty much the only content where I miss having such a power.
As an aside: I think ST-immobilize is one of the most useful (for certain fights, see above) powers that isn't available from P2W. There are a handful of temp attacks that can be earned through various missions but AFAIK that is it. I'm always somewhat amazed that we can buy Envenomed Daggers but not Web Grenades from P2W. Flooring an GM's regeneration doesn't strike me as being radically different than getting them to stay in place (even for a short time).
14 hours ago, rksr9997 said:The question is does this ability on controllers equate to good single target DPS for controllers? ... I am asking in terms of a character I will play all the game content on so down to lower levels as well.
I wouldn't try to get DPS out of a ST-immobilize. The damage scale is not kind to Controllers. I definitely would not slot for %damage, as @Uun notes the high-base-recharge powers have pretty bad %proc rates. I'd dedicate no more than 2 slots (Acc and Mezz) and then switch to a single Boosted or HamiO piece in a final build.
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18 hours ago, Rudra said:
I'm not sure where you're coming from with this part though. There are powers and a power set I find obnoxious as all Hell (looking at you, Electrical Affinity), but I'm not seeing the power customizations as cluttering the screen any more than the regular power animations did.
I agree with this. Any effect of power customizations is minuscule compared to (some of) the regular animations, especially those that generate a bajillion 'particles'
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I find Mind Control on Controllers to be pretty powerful. I can understand why some folks could look at it and say "but why no summonable pet?"; I don't think it needs one. It's got some of the most effective controls in the game! In terms of slotting choices, it is exceptionally well-positioned to take multiple kinds of sets (for example: lots of Gloabl reacharge options available) and can make some strong %damage builds.
The only issue I have with Mind Control (as a primary) is that the early levels more-or-less require P2W attacks to be able to solo low-level content at a reasonable pace... but this is by design and is easily mitigated (as I wrote, P2W attacks). It's not really a bad design choice IMO, more like a feature.
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I appreciate the discussion on Patron/Epic Cones... I won't be taking any of them on my Beam Rifle Sentinel!
As I've written (or hinted at): I won't have the slots... or would have to make sacrifices on several powers... to be able to meaningfully slot another attack. It's not impossible (cut back on the Travel slotting, give up 6th pieces) but I rather like the QoL I'm getting from the existing choices.
Frankly: The main issue in my head is that I'm pretty disappointed with the cones (arcs, ranges, max number of targets) in Sentinels. Of course Beam Rifle's Piercing Shot is a special case... I don't blame it for what it is, but it doesn't help the feels. In play, I find I want the next AoE when I am surrounded (i.e. targets are not positioned for a cone) so a PBAoE (or a targeted AoE) would be a better fit for my play style.
Not specific to Sentinels: When I find myself thinking about trying to put a Cone attack into a build (any AT) I almost always consider a version of the character where I can work Wall of Force (ideally before level 20) from the Force of Will pool into the character. The arc is huge; the power accepts some decent %damage. I have many characters where a cone attacks was a primary reason for taking the Epic/Patron, in many cases I prefer getting the cone attack much earlier!
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15 hours ago, A Cat said:
Are things that easy to get for your Average Joe Man? I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of people simply don't play the market. There are still plenty of types of enhancements that are pretty expensive. A fully built and fully sick character is still in the ballpark of a half billion for me.
There is a LOT that I think is straightforward (and easy) but I don't know what Average Joe Man is and isn't doing in game.
(non-superior) ATO and Winter pieces are available from Merit Vendors for 100 merits each. (I think the Summer Blockbuster pieces are in there as well, but it has been a while since I've checked). Merits can be acquired any number of ways. A brisk (2xp) journey to level 50 usually averages me about 600 merits without really trying. If a player wants gobs more merits, it is relative easy to earn more with some cooperation from other players.
An Enhancement Catalyst will drop about once every 24 hours for a level 50 character after defeating something like 50-100 even+ level mobs. Catalysts (and Boosters) can also be bought through the Merit Vendors.
PVP enhancement recipes also can be purchased for 100 merits each. Note that the recipes will be +3 to the level of the character buying them, max 50. These have to be crafted. I use attuned ones for levels 7-49, then typically I will switch to boosted 50s when I can. This is not something I expect Average Joe Man to do.
It may or may not be more cost-efficient to acquire those pieces from the marketplace, but there is an alternative to "waiting for a drop" or "buy it now".
As for other pieces: There are two strategies for acquisition that I think are available to Average Joe Man.
1) AJM can wait for recipe drops, craft them and play converter roulette. Converters can be bought with merits.
2) AJM can put in bids at the AH with Inf.
I recommend the second. I don't think this is "playing the market".
Many commonly used enhancements (attuned!) are 2 MInf on average for "Buy it Now". What we think of as "common" IOs can be had for much cheaper... folks chase crafting badges and so a LOT of IOs end up on the market. Things like Enhancement Converters (from Merit conversion) can be put on the AH for sale... it has been a LONG time since I saw one of those go for less than 50K. Yellow salvage is fetching around 10K, Orange Salvage is 440K to 500K.
Regular vendors will buy stuff. Level 50 common IO recipes average 100K each.
I can believe that someone might pull up one of my builds and convince themselves that it is a "half-a-billion Inf" build... but I never come close to spending that much Inf(*1)... I am either recycling enhancements(*2) from the SG base or using Merits to "buy direct"... it depends on my mood. I don't equate spending Merits/Catalysts that were earned through regular play with AE farming or "playing the market"... I'm not passing judgement, I believe AJM can pretty much do whatever he wants to get pieces he may want. Some folks might look at a 6x slotted Superior Winter set and see an outlay of 150+ MInf. I see five days (or fewer, with multiple characters!) of Hamidon raids and a possible 6th day for the last catalyst (if only a single character was played).
(*1) I could convert the merits to other things and earn inf by selling those things, and sometimes the market is too attractive to NOT do that.
(*2) Between converter roulette and catalysts falling from the sky (and a couple of other shenanigans) I maintain a stockpile of Enhancement pieces that I know I will almost certainly be using in some future build.... just as I have some very favorable (to me) bids placed for certain items on the AH.
EDIT: I completely neglected to mention that the Very Rare recipes are also only 100 Merits each at the Merit Vendors.
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19 hours ago, JackDaniels said:
everyone plays' their character like they are invincible and everyone's a tank.
It needs to get back to where every class is needed to be an efficient group.
right now gone are the days of seeing in global or group chats "Looking for tank" "Looking for Healer" etc. make it harder so playing the game takes a bit more thought and not just every person in the team running around the map nuking everything on their own and force everyone to play "as a team should."
1) I cannot speak for other players: I have several characters that play like they are invincible and they absolutely are not invincible. Setting aside the self-rez insps and temps, I have a couple of rather "soft" characters that have relatively fast-recharging self-rez powers. If those characters never fell, I'd never get a chance to use those powers! The Health bar is a resource to be leveraged, it is not supposed to be "never touched"!
2) "That's like, your opinion man"
3) I still see requests for Tankers... and often I'm actually confused why there would be such a request for that specific content. I love Tankers, and I want to believe I know what they can do better than other ATs... and I believe just surviving isn't tanking.... but I appreciate that the game is flexible enough that for almost all content: no specific AT (or Team!) is required.
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I really HATE missing attacks. Beyond having ToHit and Accuracy, the only thing I find that assuages the bad feels around RNG are multiple, large (area, number of targets) AoE attacks. The 'flat' RNG is absolutely going to bite, so I may as well be hitting something.
My personal favorite (internal) manifestation of perception bias w.r.t. ToHit/RNG: it ends up that every missed followup single-target attack against a critter in a spawn also wasn't hit by the opening AoE. This results in a verbal "oh FF". That is: in order to miss the second attack against a critter, I have to miss the first attack. Not a deep thought, but one I often have.
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7 minutes ago, Uun said:
For those unaware, Martial Combat has Burst of Speed, a self-teleport (+ AoE attack) that can be used 3 times before it needs to recharge.
I have a /Martial Combat Blaster, but I haven't played it very much (it was fun for what I was doing, at low levels).
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IMO, the most important powers for "Blapping" ("Jousting" is IMO from another era of the game when characters could expect to have base 0% defenses (*1) across almost all content) are:
- The powers in the secondary (as mentioned by @Frozen Burn)
- A "teleport into/out of combat power"
For the latter, I prefer Combat Teleport, but other powers can do in a pinch (if toggled on), like Speed of Sound, Mystic Flight... The three macros/bins I try to have on "Blappers" are (shown for Combat Teleport, pick your own macro image to flavor):
/bind shift+lbutton "powexec_name Combat Teleport"
This is a mousebind used to help move me around maps/rooms... often when I am 'stuck' somewhere or just want to get around some sort of obstacle/geometry.
/macro_image "DevouringEarthSeed_Hematic_Seedbuff" "BAMF" "powexec_location target Combat Teleport"
This is used to appear adjacent to a target, for melee or PBAoE.
/macro_image "DevouringEarthSeed_Hematic_seedblood" "Back" "powexec_location Back:25 Combat Teleport"
This is used to move back from a cluster, usually to cast a cone attack.
My Blapping is to usually open with (ranged) AoE, and then directly engage clumps of survivors and/or hard targets. I don't rely on single-target controls for Blapping. Of the Blasters with which I have played a LOT of (a wide variety of content) I can offer these opinions on the secondaries:
Atomic: The "Blappiest" of the ones I've played, all powers in the secondary taken except for Electron Shackles and Positron Cell.
Fire: Something of a classic, but I have this character built less like a Blapper and play it more like it can wade in when necessary.
Time: As used on my character, this is NOT a Blapper. I like the secondary, but it feels (to me) much less Blappy.
(*1) Re; Jousting. Not only is it easy to get IOs that boost global defenses, but the game has a large number of available "boosts", especially for low level characters. IMO the actual content (and debt limits!) make it less likely that a no-extra-defenses character is going to be stuck with something like a "Hunt dozens of +3 level baddies in a Hazard Zone" mission. Mid and late game solo players are likely to face single enemies that simply will not melt to a couple of button clicks, but I always associate 'jousting' as a survival mechanism for taking on large, +level spawns without defenses.
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I agree that it is easier (and more straightforward) to craft/acquire Invention pieces. I disagree that this is somehow "breaking the game".
I'm sure we can dig up a thread that makes the argument that Prismatic Aether Particles have "broken the game" where the game is "costume design."
Oh there it is.
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With the realization that (with accolades) my Beam/Energy Aura Sentinel was above the HP cap, I moved the 6th slot from Power Armor to Cutting Beam. This became the 6th piece of the Ragnarok set (%Knockdown) for extra Toxic/Psi/Mezz Resistance. Usually I don't sweat that specific bonus; in this case:
- Toxic/Psi Defenses were the weakest, and Positionals are also not good for this build
- The AoE of Cutting Beam is among a few reasons why using a %damage piece wouldn't help in that power
- With the power choices... I didn't have another place where I could get a set bonus that I felt would make as much impact.
For the last point, the two other options I had considered with that Enhancement slot:
- Add it to a travel power, for the Winter's Gift Slow Resist (to go from 20% to 40%)
- Add it to Health, for the Numina's 10% Recovery/20% Regeneration.
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Add a Recharge IO piece to Overload
Overcharge.
If I really wanted more Regeneration, I could have 2-slotted the Numina's set with a Heal/Absorb plus the Global... for this build, in Power Armor... this is a build choice I often make with Tankers. I just wasn't feeling the need. The times when I probably could use more Regeneration are usually the times when I'd pop Overload
Overcharge, and then have to watch the timers for both duration and recharge. I am having trouble seeing how boosting either of those two features would noticeably change my playstyle.There were other options of course, but I felt that these were the top contenders to the additional Toxic/Psi/Mezz resistances.
SpoilerPrimary Power Set: Beam Rifle
Secondary Power Set: Energy Aura
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Leaping
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Level 1: Kinetic Shield
(A) Kismet - Accuracy +6%: Level 30
(*) Shield Wall - +Res (Teleportation), +5% Res (All)
(*) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance: Level 50+5
(*) Shield Wall - Defense: Level 50+5
Level 1: Single Shot
(A) Superior Sentinel’s Ward - Accuracy/Damage
(*) Superior Sentinel’s Ward - Damage/Recharge
(*) Superior Sentinel’s Ward - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(*) Superior Sentinel’s Ward - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(*) Superior Sentinel’s Ward - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(*) Superior Sentinel’s Ward - Recharge/Chance of Absorb
Level 2: Cutting Beam
(A) Ragnarok - Damage: Level 50+5
(*) Ragnarok - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50+5
(*) Ragnarok - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50+5
(*) Ragnarok - Damage/Endurance: Level 50+5
(*) Ragnarok - Damage/Recharge Level 50+5
(*) Ragnarok - Chance for Knockdown: Level 50
Level 4: Flight
(A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)
(*) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance
(*) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range
Level 6: Disintegrate
(A) Superior Opportunity Strikes - Damage/Recharge
(*) Superior Opportunity Strikes - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(*) Superior Opportunity Strikes - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(*) Superior Opportunity Strikes - Accuracy/Damage
(*) Superior Opportunity Strikes - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(*) Superior Opportunity Strikes - Recharge/Chance of Opportunity
Level 8: Aim
(A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff
(*) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge
(*) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance
(*) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance
(*) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance
(*) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance of Build Up
Level 10: Energize
(A) Preventive Medicine - Heal
(*) Preventive Medicine - Heal/Endurance
(*) Preventive Medicine - Endurance/Recharge
(*) Preventive Medicine - Heal/Recharge
(*) Preventive Medicine - Heal/Recharge/Endurance
(*) Preventive Medicine - Chance for +Absorb
Level 12: Power Shield
(A) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance: Level 50+5
(*) Shield Wall - Defense: Level 50+5
Level 14: Lancer Shot
(A) Apocalypse - Damage: Level 50+5
(*) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50
(*) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
(*) Apocalypse - Damage/Endurance: Level 50+5
(*) Apocalypse - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
(*) Apocalypse - Chance of Damage (Negative): Level 50
Level 16: Entropy Shield
(A) IO Endurance: Level 50+5
Level 18: Refractor Beam
(A) Hami-O Centriole (Damage/Range): Level 53
(*) D-Sync Guidance (Accuracy/Range): Level 53
(*) Javelin Volley - Chance of Damage (Lethal)
(*) Bombardment - Chance of Damage (Fire)
(*) Shield Breaker - Chance of Damage (Lethal)
(*) Touch of Lady Grey - Chance of Damage (Negative)
Level 20: Power Armor
(A) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance
(*) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance
(*) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Recharge
(*) Unbreakable Guard - +Max HP
(*) IO Health: Level 50+5
Level 22: Piercing Beam
(A) Annihilation - Accuracy/Damage
(*) Annihilation - Damage/Recharge
(*) Annihilation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(*) Annihilation - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(*) Annihilation - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(*) Annihilation - Chance of Res Debuff
Level 24: Repelling Force
(A) IO Defense: Level 50+5
(*) IO Defense: Level 50+5
Level 26: Overcharge
(A) Superior Frozen Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(*) Javelin Volley - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50+5
(*) Javelin Volley - Chance of Damage (Lethal)
(*) Bombardment - Chance of Damage (Fire)
(*) Shield Breaker - Chance of Damage (Lethal)
(*) Touch of Lady Grey - Chance of Damage (Negative)
Level 28: Kinetic Damping
(A) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All)
(*) Gladiator's Armor - Resistance: Level 50+5
(*) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All)
(*) Aegis - 5% Psi Resist / 20% Mezz Resist
Level 30: Maneuvers
(A) Reactive Defenses - Defense
(*) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance
(*) Reactive Defenses - Endurance/Recharge
(*) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Recharge
(*) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
(*) Reactive Defenses - Scaling Resist Damage
Level 32: Power Drain
(A) IO EndMod: Level 50+5
Level 35: Combat Jumping
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 38: Assault
(A) Endurance Reduction IO: Level 50+5
Level 41: Overload
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 44: Hover
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 47: Evasive Manuevers
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 49: Vengeance
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 1: Brawl
(A) Empty
Level 1: Sprint
(A) Endurance Reduction IO: Level 50+5
Level 1: Vulnerability
Level 2: Rest
(A) Interrupt Reduction IO: Level 50
Level 2: Athletic Run
Level 2: Swift
(A) Run Speed IO: Level 50+5
Level 2: Hurdle
(A) Jumping IO: Level 50+5
Level 2: Health
(A) Panacea - +Hit Points/Endurance
(*) Miracle - +Recovery
Level 2: Stamina
(A) Performance Shifter - Chance of +End
(*) Performance Shifter - EndMod
(*) Power Transfer - Chance of Heal
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No comments to be made on the following posts, just using them to springboard:
3 hours ago, Without_Pause said:I feel like I see KM mentioned most for ITF. I also tend to see ones being run speedy mentioned as such.
22 minutes ago, lemming said:KM on ITFs are pretty standard just because that's a mine of XP. Heck, you can get nearly a level just by clearing after defeating Rom.
I can never say with certainty what the "M" stands for in "KM" (in the context of ITF, Yin TF, Manticore TF, whatever):
- "M = Many", whatever gets in the way to the objective and exit as soon as mission completes
- "M= Maybe", Toss some AoE and run past survivors to get to the glowie/final room.
- "M = Most", We can split up and even backtrack for XP or *gasp* stay past mission conclusion
- "M = My targets", Imma boss, auto-target through me (only once do I recall this instruction outside of Incarnate arcs)
I've had leaders explicitly say that they wanted to "kill most" but would have a meltdown if a spawn that wasn't in the direct line of the objective was dragged into the fighting. I have no real preference (and if I do, it will change depending on circumstances), but if the team isn't having any trouble and folks are commenting about the XP in a positive way... the more the merrier!
I like:
- "M = Mellow" watch how the team is doing, don't be in a hurry but don't let the missions drag painfully. (often seen on low level TFs set such that folks just can't hit enemies)
I decided to spring off the ITF comments because (a) they were there, and (b) there are several maps where a LOT (possibly more than half) of the critters aren't engaged with.
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51 minutes ago, arcane said:
My biggest pet peeve is when some guy on my discord has the balls to bring a Mastermind to the team.
I very rarely team-up when playing MMs... from memory, the only time I actually got complimented as a member of a TF was on (new) Positron 1/2:
- Positron 1, final mission, after someone decides to spawn the ambushes: "How are you still not dead?" (not sure if this was a compliment or side-eye)
- Positron 2, final mission (interior) after someone picks up that the henchmen are being sent in to the spawns to absorb the alpha strikes that the team otherwise cannot handle.
I will help out with an MM when someone cries out they are having trouble with an AV.
I never mind PUGing with a MM... mission entries and exits can get a little busy but that's no big deal.
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I'm generally very happy with MMs; I didn't feel like cluttering the Suggestions subforum with minor annoyances that could all be in my head. Besides, we've gotten very good things on Homecoming like no-collision henchmen! I simply felt like spelling out a small number of things with MMs that grind my gears. Share your thoughts and tips for dealing with them!
The delay between summoning a (set of) henchmen and the ability to cast the upgrades on them.
This is most evident when in the heat of combat; I find it particularly annoying when an enemy AV/GM can hit a newly spawned henchman before I can get a resistance/defense upgrade/equipment on them! I used to try to mitigate this with specialty names of the henchmen and keybinds for targeting, but I gave those up as I couldn't recall them if I wasn't playing the MM regularly.
The near-random inability for Inspirations to 'stick' to henchmen.
I used to attribute this problem 100% to "not being close enough" to the henchmen, now I attribute 98% to it. Some fraction of the time when the MM clicks on an Inspiration, the insp will 'vanish' from the UI, and then re-appear (not having been used) so I think there is some server lag as well. Other times I think there is enough of a discrepancy in positioning of the henchmen between local and server that may be contributing. What is weird: I rarely have this problem with the Lore pets, it usually happens when I try to put a Red Insp on my T3.
Travel paths/getting stuck/not-moving.
This is a classic problem... but it is one that seems to be exaggerated with Group Fly. It is really annoying to be on a GM hunt and discover that one of the henchmen is somewhere else in the zone, chilling out. I usually just dismiss the henchmen, but will also use Assemble the Team.
The 'pop' of only one henchmen, leading to its instant defeat.
This one is on me, when I outrun the henchmen while traveling. Usually only one or two instantly appear by my side against a tough enemy... as a reward for their willingness to stay by the boss, they are quickly eliminated (by AoE or Bodyguard mode).
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I noticed a couple of things about my build:
Power Armor: The second slot of IO Health 50+5 is only providing just under 52 extra HP... and this build is already at the Max HP cap with Accolades. This means I can can do something like:
- use the sixth slot for a Resistance or Health mule piece
- opt for more/different set bonuses (e.g. Panacea's 2-piece Recovery bonus in PvE)
- move the slot elsewhere
Power Drain: I swapped out the D-Sync (EndMod/Recharge) for an IO EndMod 50+5. I only lost about 4 seconds on the recharge. Frankly, this looks like it could be a skippable power, at least for this build.
I suppose I could recommend replacing Power Drain with Hasten, move the 6th slot from Power Armor into Hasten and slot it with 2x IO RechargeTime 50+5. With the already in-build recharge, Hasten should be perma.
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2 minutes ago, Meknomancer said:
...you can toss bombardment procs in any of your aoe's like water burst/whirlpool/glue arrow that will work too. One of the advantages water has is the ability to toss the ff+rech procs in geyser/water burst and hydro blast to get your oil slick up faster. ...
I know the comment was about trying to ignite Oil Slick, but I wanted to say that in my experience Whirlpool is a terrible choice of powers to insert %procs.
I can see the appeal of the YT build for 'staying at range'. Here is my build which includes the PBAoE/melee goodies. I also did not include Hasten, so if relying on fewer attacks, it is probably a good idea to put it into the build. I don't recommend adding Hasten at level 4, unless the build is only going to be played at high levels.
SpoilerLevel 50 Blaster
Primary Power Set: Water Blast
Secondary Power Set: Atomic Manipulation
Power Pool: Concealment
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Teleportation
Power Pool: Leaping
Ancillary Pool: Flame Mastery
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Level 1: Negatron Slam
(A) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage
(*) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Damage/Recharge
(*) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(*) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(*) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(*) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Recharge/Chance for Fire Damage
Level 1: Hydro Blast
(A) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage
(*) Superior Defiant Barrage - Damage/RechargeTime
(*) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(*) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
(*) Superior Defiant Barrage - RechargeTime/+Status
(*) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime
Level 2: Water Burst
(A) Annihilation - Accuracy/Damage
(*) Annihilation - Damage/RechargeTime
(*) Annihilation - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(*) Annihilation - Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime
(*) Annihilation - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
(*) Annihilation - Chance for Res Debuff
Level 4: Infiltration
(A) HO Microfilament - Endurance Reduction/Travel: Level 51
(*) Reactive Defenses - Scaling Resist Damage
(*) Luck of the Gambler – Defense/Recharge Speed
Level 6: Whirlpool
(A) Superior Frozen Blast - Accuracy/Damage
(*) Superior Frozen Blast - Damage/Endurance
(*) Superior Frozen Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(*) Superior Frozen Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(*) Superior Frozen Blast - Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime
(*) Superior Frozen Blast - Recharge/Chance for Immobilize
Level 8: Boxing
(A) HamiO:Nucleolus Exposure: Level 53
Level 10: Ionize
(A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up
(*) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50+5
Level 12: Dehydrate
(A) Touch of the Nictus - Accuracy/Endurance/Heal/HitPoints/Regeneration
(*) Touch of the Nictus - Chance for Negative Energy Damage
(*) Touch of the Nictus - Accuracy/Healing
(*) Gladiator's Javelin - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50+5
(*) Gladiator's Javelin - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
(*) Gladiator's Javelin - Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
Level 14: Combat Teleport
(A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)
Level 16: Beta Decay
- HamiO:Enzyme Exposure: Level 53
Level 18: Tidal Forces
(A) Adjusted Targeting - Recharge
(*) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Endurance/Recharge
Level 20: Metabolic Acceleration
(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 22: Steam Spray
(A) Annihilation - Accuracy/Damage
(*) Annihilation - Damage/RechargeTime
(*) Annihilation - Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime
(*) Annihilation - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(*) Annihilation - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
(*) Annihilation - Chance for Res Debuff
Level 24: Atom Smasher
(A) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage
(*) Superior Avalanche - Damage/Endurance
(*) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(*) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(*) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(*) Superior Avalanche - Recharge/Chance for Knockdown
Level 26: Geyser
(A) Ragnarok - Damage: Level 50+5
(*) Ragnarok - Damage/Recharge: Level 50+5
(*) Ragnarok - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50+5
(*) Ragnarok - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50+5
(*) Ragnarok - Damage/Endurance: Level 50+5
Level 28: Radioactive Cloud
(A) Unbreakable Constraint - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
(*) Unbreakable Constraint - Chance for Smashing Damage: Level 50
(*) Gladiator's Net - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
(*) Gladiator's Net - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
(*) Ghost Widow's Embrace - Chance of Damage(Psionic)
Level 30: Positronic Fist
(A) Hecatomb - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
(*) Hecatomb - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50
(*) Hecatomb - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
(*) Hecatomb - Damage/Endurance: Level 50+5
(*) Hecatomb - Chance of Damage(Negative): Level 50
(*) Hecatomb - Damage: Level 50+5
Level 32: Tough
(A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
(*) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All)
Level 35: Bonfire
(A) Overwhelming Force - Damage/Chance for Knockdown/Knockback to Knockdown
(*) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50+5
Level 38: Fire Shield
(A) Unbreakable Guard - +Max HP
(*) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance
(*) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance
(*) Unbreakable Guard - Endurance/RechargeTime
(*) Aegis - Psionic/Status Resistance
Level 41: Weave
(A) Shield Wall - +Res (Teleportation), +5% Res (All)
(*) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance: Level 50+5
Level 44: Rise of the Phoenix
(A) Power Transfer: Chance to Heal Self
Level 47: Combat Jumping
(A) Luck of the Gambler – Defense/Recharge Speed
Level 49: Stealth
(A) Luck of the Gambler – Defense/Recharge Speed
Level 1: Brawl
(A) Gladiator’s Strike – Accuracy/Damage: Level 50+5
Level 1: Defiance
Level 1: Sprint
(A) Celerity - +Stealth
Level 2: Rest
(A) Interrupt Reduction IO
Level 4: Athletic Run
Level 2: Swift
(A) Run Speed IO: Level 50+5
Level 2: Health
(A) Panacea - +Hit Points/Endurance
(*) Miracle - +Recovery
Level 2: Hurdle
(A) Jumping IO: Level 50+5
Level 2: Stamina
(A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
(*) Performance Shifter - EndMod
(*) Synapse’s Shock – EndMod/Increased Run speed
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My opinion: "Hover Blasting", as a purely defensive strategy, is generally not worth pursuing... it is from an earlier era of the game. It is pretty easy to get +6% Defenses early and with P2W and DFB boosts nobody should really need to plan to 'hover blast' (as a defensive trick).
There are times I will have a blaster 'hovering' to get a better view of the battlefield, and there are times when facing certain AVs that it will be smarter for some ATs to stay out of the range of their melee attacks, but generally most maps don't really favor this tactic.
I do prefer Flying (via Flight, Mystic Flight or Temps) as a travel power, and I will often simply just use the higher-speed flying power (usually taken before level 10) to zip around maps. I usually only take Hover if (a) I have taken the Flying pool (b) sometime in the 40's as a mule.
It is rare that I take Combat Jumping, but I won't deny I think it is a pretty good power choice in terms of both utility and slotting potential. I also like jumping around the zones... but I feel like the Leaping pool is somewhat vanilla compared to other power pools which include travel powers.
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I have not played Archery/Arrow on any AT, but I have played a variety of Water Blast characters. Water Blast is IMO an exceptional AoE set... on Blasters I absolutely would pair it with a secondary that offers a strong ST melee option. I'll describe what I did later...
My opinion on Water Blast primary powers:
T1 Aqua Bolt / T2 Hydro Blast: either is fine, I chose only to take the T2. Basic Blaster choices to 6-slot an ATO.
T3 Water Burst: I put the 6-piece Annihilation set in this.
T4 Whirlpool: Not a %damage power, this is a debuff/DoT power that is a good choice for set bonuses. I used Winter's Frozen Blast here.
T5 Tidal Forces: Delay, but don't skip. I find this to be inferior to the secondary sets' "Build Ups", so I usually work this into the build later if I have another option. It works best IMO when the build has a smoother attack chain that comes with slotting.
T6 Dehydrate: This is a single-target attack with utility IMO. I usually split this 3xTouch of Nictus and 3xGladiator's Javelin, with two %damage pieces.
T7 Water Jet: I always skip this. There was a recent Homecoming fix which addressed my biggest concern with the power (consuming Tidal Power on a Miss!), but I still find it to be a very unreliable source of damage. There are other opinions, I am simply stating mine.
T8 Steam Spray: Classic AoE cone. I also have this 6-slotted with the Annihilation set.
T9 Geyser: The Nuke. Very strong, good extras.
I use the Annihilation set multiple times: I like the bonuses, I like the possibility of applying -Resistance in AoEs to speed up clearing of larger spawns (with fewer button clicks). Tidal Power takes some getting used to, I think it works even better if Water Jet is not part of the attack chain. kudos to those who love Water Jet and make it work, I found that trying to use it broke up my typical attack chain in unpredictable ways.
Now, about the secondary: I picked Atomic Manipulation as my 'favorite' (so far) pairing because it offers two (combo) Melee attacks, several good utility powers, and two PBAoE. After opening up with the water AoEs, I can Combat Teleport up to the next round of targets and either single-target smash (finish off a hard target) or PBAoE (any surviving scrubs). I skipped the single-target "control" powers for MOAR OFFENSE, adding %damage to Radioactive Cloud. Tactical Arrow doesn't appear to offer as much in the way of similar types of offense. My impression is that you would probably want Water Jet for single-target on this pairing.
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IMO: Personal Force Field is worth little more than as a mule for a Defense IO; this is because of the 5% chance enemies will always have to hit you. Also... you can't do much useful while it is toggled on. Force Mastery isn't a terrible choice of an epic Blaster pool for mule powers, although if taking it I would plan to toggle on Temp Invulnerability.
If the goal is to be an "AoE Blaster" (*1) and stay only at range, you want the global IO pieces and set bonuses rather than grabbing every possible pool power with a toggle. I don't always use the Fighting Pool (--/Tough/Weave) because I don't like burning a power pick on a melee attack I an unlikely to slot or use, but mileage varies. The one choice I almost always make is to 6-slot the Reactive Defenses set in some defensive toggle (and occasionally a click; e.g. Link Minds / Mind Link) because (a) Scaling Damage Resistance is a great global piece and (b) the 5 and 6-slot set bonuses a great for button mashing.
(*1) I haven't found too many DPS characters that actually work best at only range. Sometimes this is because of available power choices, sometimes it is because of critter AI. Of the Blaster primaries I've played, I would say a cone-oriented Dark/--- Blaster may be what you want. Much of the set is DoT, but the reduction in enemy ToHit will be sort of like boosting your Defenses. The Dark nuke is a PBAoE of course.
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On 9/23/2023 at 4:00 AM, MythsnWraiths said:
Context: I am playing a melee focused Energy/Energy Blaster (Blapper). I have near perma hasten (4 seconds off) and minimal dead space on my attack chain (Energy Punch > Snipe > Bone Smasher) with just IO sets.
Question: For my three primary attack powers, would it be better to put a single Nucleolus Exposure, 4 x damage procs, and a FF + Recharge Proc to improve recharge time on Nova, Buildup, and Aim or would the return on FF procs not be worth the loss in damage and accuracy from a second Nucleolus Exposure?
Blasters have a Melee Damage Scale of 1.000 and a ranged Damage Scale of 1.125. I would not be so quick to try for 4x %damage, even with Hami-Os to cover Accuracy and Damage. I can almost see the thinking behind this approach (if somehow the Blaster is at/near the damage cap) ... but I am almost always looking at some set bonus that could be gained in the attack powers... for example the Very Rares which often boost global Accuracy and Recharge (each is important for %damage).
I'm not an advocate of the FF +Recharge pieces. When I was investigating their use to help long-recharge time powers I turned on the power timers and monitored the recharge times with and without the %+Recharge proc slotted (unslotters are cheap). I won't argue against their use in theory, but I do encourage some in-game monitoring to verify they are paying off as expected.
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5 minutes ago, EnjoyTheJourney said:
Single target plinking is for ATs afraid of drawing a lot of aggro. That is not how a sentinel needs to be played in the clear majority of situations. Bring on the aggro, with more aggro almost always being better because it means less fire directed at the rest of the team.
This play style is where I landed, both for solo and team play. Once the character had strong survivability AND had good recharge for the (smallish) AoE, I found that diving into spawns (and dragging survivors to other spawn) to be a more optimal method of play than just shooting at range.
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My First Sentinel (Beam Rifle/Energy Aura) hit 50, here is my first pass at a level 50 respec:
SpoilerPrimary Power Set: Beam Rifle
Secondary Power Set: Energy Aura
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Leaping
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Level 1: Kinetic Shield
(A) Kismet - Accuracy +6%: Level 30
(*) Shield Wall - +Res (Teleportation), +5% Res (All)
(*) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance: Level 50+5
(*) Shield Wall - Defense: Level 50+5
Level 1: Single Shot
(A) Superior Sentinel’s Ward- Accuracy/Damage
(*) Superior Sentinel’s Ward- Damage/Recharge
(*) Superior Sentinel’s Ward- Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(*) Superior Sentinel’s Ward- Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(*) Superior Sentinel’s Ward- Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(*) Superior Sentinel’s Ward- Recharge/Chance of Absorb
Level 2: Cutting Beam
(A) Ragnarok- Damage: Level 50+5
(*) Ragnarok- Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50+5
(*) Ragnarok- Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50+5
(*) Ragnarok- Damage/Endurance: Level 50+5
(*) Ragnarok- Damage/Recharge Level 50+5
Level 4: Flight
(A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)
(*) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance
(*) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range
Level 6: Disintegrate
(A) Superior Opportunity Strikes - Damage/Recharge
(*) Superior Opportunity Strikes - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(*) Superior Opportunity Strikes - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(*) Superior Opportunity Strikes - Accuracy/Damage
(*) Superior Opportunity Strikes - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(*) Superior Opportunity Strikes - Recharge/Chance of Opportunity
Level 8: Aim
(A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff
(*) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge
(*) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance
(*) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance
(*) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance
(*) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance of Build Up
Level 10: Energize
(A) Preventive Medicine - Heal
(*) Preventive Medicine - Heal/Endurance
(*) Preventive Medicine - Endurance/Recharge
(*) Preventive Medicine - Heal/Recharge
(*) Preventive Medicine - Heal/Recharge/Endurance
(*) Preventive Medicine - Chance for +Absorb
Level 12: Power Shield
(A) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance: Level 50+5
(*) Shield Wall - Defense: Level 50+5
Level 14: Lancer Shot
(A) Apocalypse - Damage: Level 50+5
(*) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50
(*) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
(*) Apocalypse - Damage/Endurance: Level 50+5
(*) Apocalypse - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
(*) Apocalypse - Chance of Damage (Negative): Level 50
Level 16: Entropy Shield
(A) IO Endurance: Level 50+5
Level 18: Refractor Beam
(A) Hami-O Centriole (Damage/Range): Level 53
(*) D-Sync Guidance (Accuracy/Range): Level 53
(*) Javelin Volley - Chance of Damage (Lethal)
(*) Bombardment - Chance of Damage (Fire)
(*) Shield Breaker - Chance of Damage (Lethal)
(*) Touch of Lady Grey - Chance of Damage (Negative)
Level 20: Power Armor
(A) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance
(*) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance
(*) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Recharge
(*) Unbreakable Guard - +Max HP
(*) IO Health: Level 50+5
(*) IO Health: Level 50+5
Level 22: Piercing Beam
(A) Annihilation - Accuracy/Damage
(*) Annihilation - Damage/Recharge
(*) Annihilation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(*) Annihilation - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(*) Annihilation - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(*) Annihilation - Chance of Res Debuff
Level 24: Repelling Force
(A) IO Defense: Level 50+5
(*) IO Defense: Level 50+5
Level 26: Overcharge
(A) Superior Frozen Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(*) Javelin Volley - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50+5
(*) Javelin Volley - Chance of Damage (Lethal)
(*) Bombardment - Chance of Damage (Fire)
(*) Shield Breaker - Chance of Damage (Lethal)
(*) Touch of Lady Grey - Chance of Damage (Negative)
Level 28: Kinetic Damping
(A) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All)
(*) Gladiator's Armor - Resistance: Level 50+5
(*) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All)
(*) Aegis - 5% Psi Resist / 20% Mezz Resist
Level 30: Maneuvers
(A) Reactive Defenses - Defense
(*) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance
(*) Reactive Defenses - Endurance/Recharge
(*) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Recharge
(*) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
(*) Reactive Defenses - Scaling Resist Damage
Level 32: Power Drain
(A) D-Sync Conduit (End Mod/Recharge): Level 53
Level 35: Combat Jumping
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 38: Assault
(A) Endurance Reduction IO: Level 50+5
Level 41: Overload
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 44: Hover
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 47: Evasive Manuevers
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 49: Vengeance
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 1: Brawl
(A) Empty
Level 1: Sprint
(A) Endurance Reduction IO: Level 50+5
Level 1: Vulnerability
Level 2: Rest
(A) Interrupt Reduction IO: Level 50
Level 2: Athletic Run
Level 2: Swift
(A) Run Speed IO: Level 50+5
Level 2: Hurdle
(A) Jumping IO: Level 50+5
Level 2: Health
(A) Panacea - +Hit Points/Endurance
(*) Miracle - +Recovery
Level 2: Stamina
(A) Performance Shifter - Chance of +End
(*) Performance Shifter - EndMod
(*) Power Transfer - Chance of Heal
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This was NOT the ordering of powers (or slotting choices) while leveling... beyond Superiors/VRs... as there were some globals I wanted earlier in the build.
Energize is on auto-fire.
One thing I did here that I generally don't recommend was going heavy with %damage in Overcharge (the AoE nuke), but I was motivated by:
- Cutting Beam felt like an inferior %damage power (mostly due to the small number of potential targets), and
- I wanted to mix up different damage types over as many targets as possible. See also Refractor Beam choices.
I'm somewhat uncertain about the Endurance consumption (and recovery) profile. Because of mission rewards, this character has some Endurance/Recovery boosts... but I found myself rarely needing to use Power Drain, such that I delayed picking it and pulled a slot from it. I added that slot to Power Armor to boost HP. I may pull the D-Sync and replace it with a boosted EndMod piece. (Non-scaling) Resistances are generally around 30%, with Psi the lowest at 21%. I could boost Toxic/Psi with the last Ragnarok piece, but I felt boosting the HP in Power Armor was a smarter choice.
When I have all the toggles (up to level 35) running, the "standing still" typed Defenses are something like:
Smashing/Lethal: 40%
Fire/Cold: 42%
Energy: 47.6%
Negative: 38.7%
Psi: 22%
Toxic: 17.5% (the only type lower than each positional)
I was surprised at how well the T9 Overload works. I found myself using it in circumstances when I got into hairy situations but that I could extract myself from (via pew-pew) within the 3 minute active time. With only the global Recharge (around 110%) it has a somewhat reasonable downtime. I only delayed it because I felt the other powers offered more general utility.
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On 9/11/2023 at 6:10 PM, Without_Pause said:
Oddly enough its AoE is worse.
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Generally I go in three phases:
Zero phase (before I have anything like an attack chain that doesn't rely on P2W powers)
- I slot the 'freebie' %damage pieces
Initial Phase
- I slot Accuracy, then Endurance in attacks
- I slot Endurance in toggles
- I don't add slots to Defense or Resists
- I generally just slot with drops, because 'Beginner's Luck'
Coming into shape phase (around level 10, certainly by level 16)
- I slot (an attuned) PVP Panacea %+HP/%+End ASAP into Health
- If the character has a power that takes Resists I will slot (attuned) globals PVP Gladiator's Armor and/or Steadfast Protection for more Defense (I will add a second slot)
- If the character has a toggle or auto that takes Defense I will slot (attuned) Kismet +ToHit
- If the character has any power that will take Defense, I will slot (attuned) PVP Shield Wall
- At this point, I usually try to three-slot a power that will take ATOs. I am merit-rich and ATOs are generally a good investment so I just use the merit vendors.
- If I have a travel power, I almost always slot an (attuned) piece of the Blessing of the Zephyr set (depending on what I need either Endurance Reduction or KB protection)
Turn on the gas...After level 20 (level 17 for some attuned)
- Since I want crafting badges for 25/30 (MOAR salvage slots) I will craft these IO recipes and slot IOs for Running, Jumping, Endurance, Recharge.
- QoL choices: This is the point when many (attuned) sets become viable. The ur-example is Performance Shifter for Stamina, Gaussian's %Build Up, Miracle +Recovery, etc.
- I will usually try to 6-slot one of the ATO sets. Often I have the other ATO set split between two other powers.
- I will replace the %freebies with attuned %damage (or ATO pieces)
By Level 50, my priorities are:
- Accuracy in attacks (some Global accuracy can come from set bonuses)
- Endurance reduction (to support button mashing)... some sets offer +MaxEnd, Global Endurance Discounts, +Recovery
- Global Recharge (although I don't often take Hasten)
- Defense over Resistance
It is rare for me that I will prioritize slotting for secondary effects when:
- The secondary effect is so short as to not be noticeable
- The secondary effect is "all there is"
- The secondary effect is single-target and requires a ToHit
Occassionally I will take a T1/T2 power and try to turn it into a %damage "attack" (many damaging/slow single-targets are good for this) but if it is a single-target mezz/debuff I usually just have it slotted for accuracy while leveling and then switch to a HamiO Acc/Mezz (they are cheap) or a boosted 50+5 piece (even cheaper).
When it comes to some slots: In the final build I will almost always pick a Quality-of-Life slotting choice that scales across levels than trying to eek out MOAR (whatever). Sometimes a little more recharge/defense/resistance just isn't adding as much as more travel speed (for example).
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For my Corruptors, I usually have done this slotting(*1):
Malice of the Corruptor: 6-slot in the attack taken at Level 1
Scourging Blast: I split this into two 3-slots, occasionally this is a single 6-slot.. depending on what other set bonuses the build will have. The three pieces with Recharge tend to go into a lower-level power, unless a long base-recharge AoE is a better fit(*2) . The other three non-Recharge pieces tend to go into an AoE power that I will add %damage procs to.
(*1) This is at final build, often I do things sightly differently with the ATO while leveling up.
(*2) Long base recharge is inherently better for %damage, as are AoE attacks. The early attacks tend to have high base recharge, so slotting pieces that grant set bonuses while boosting the recharge component of an already fast power makes those early powers a "good fit" for more complete enhancement sets IMO. The Corruptor melee/ranged damage scales are IIRC only at 0.75, so I tend to consider the larger AoE powers first when considering %damage on Corrs. Mileage varies depending on available powers, other build choices, etc.
The Scourging Blast's %+End is more important early than it will (probably be) later... I try to keep that in an attack I will have relatively early, but I don't specifically try to include that in a long-recharge power. I take the hit on %proc rates, because I'd rather have a low chance in an already low-damage attack I am likely to be spamming.