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Good point, but if it's proc'ing off the actual KB, then it should check every time it happens, rather than every 10s. It's not hard to check out in the RWZ dummy area though, and FF procs/unslotters aren't expensive, so I'll l leave it to the OP to test to see if he likes it. Personally, my /Storm builds have tons of +Rech to begin with and use Hurricane as a situational power (my MM does run it constantly when solo), so it's not worth it.

I think they are. I'll try to remember to test it when I get a chance.

Are you sure about this? (I'm honestly asking, not being snarky.) Looking at the powers of my Fluffy on my Dark/Dark Controller all of the powers appear to be getting the Accuracy enhancement from every IO despite using only Accurate Healing and Accurate ToHit Debuff sets. For example: Fluffy's Tenebrous Tentacles lists its accuracy as modified from 100% to 164% while Twilight's Grasp is listed as being 197% (up from it's 120% base). If these numbers aren't accurate then that's a bug either in the implementation or the reporting of the numbers.

The only proc I put in it is the KB->KD proc. Though, because of the way the FF +Rech works it might be worthwhile. Since it checks to fire off each target in range every 10s (but doesn't stack) it will fire fairly often if you use Hurricane a lot (I don't). The Explosive Strike proc is definitely not worth it; doing a little bit of damage to something occasionally just isn't that valuable.

No. In game data is highly reliable. I can't think of a case where the numbers are actually wrong. Though there can be info that is missing. For example, that one of the damage components only occurs in certain situations might not be clearly noted in the "Detailed Info". Mids on the other hand currently has issues with AT multipliers that result in some of the numbers being off for the entire AT, not just specific powers.

Apple has an ARM architectural license, which means they design their own ARM chips ("Apple Silicon"). Cost is probably not much of a concern really. Apple has just always loved vertical supply chain control. They want to control everything to do with Apple products. I suspect if they could get away with it they'd copy every single successful program in the App Store and sell only their own stuff. Ironically, nVidia announced an offer to buy ARM (90% of it anyway) for $40B about a week before your post. Apple had talked about acquiring ARM, but there was little chance such a deal would have been allowed, since so many of its competitors use ARM as well (it would have been viewed by regulators as a potentially illegal move to cripple those competitors).

I believe all of the components (both +Reg and +Rec for each duration) of Obscure Sustenance inappropriately scale. I don't think Soul Absorption has the same problem. I tested both briefly to confirm my previous observations, but didn't do an exhaustive test. Once Page 6 is on Open Beta I'll take the time to test such things more thoroughly.

I took a minute to double-check this... the +Regen is scaling off the enemy, the +Rec isn't. Tested against L16 and L20-25 using an L22 Blaster.

I found a bit of time to test this partially and it seems that at least those tested do NOT suppress. In fact the baby heal of Cauterizing Aura will actually break Sleep. I tested Fire (HoT), Ice (AoT), Tac Arrow (Regen) and Reaction Time (AoT). None of the sustain effects suppressed when Slept or Held (I only tested those two states and the sustain elements of the named powers).

Apparently they've done a balance pass on the sustains already in Closed Beta. I'm eager to see what was done (besides nerfing Tac Arrow). [Edit:] Touch of Darkness has a 50% Acc bonus, 11.2s cycle time and 60s buff duration out of the box. So that's not bad. What is, is that it scales off the foe's level, meaning that when fighting higher level foes it not only misses more often, but also provides less of a buff. That's the part I hope they fixed in Beta.

I don't think the self-centered components suppress. I assumed that was why Cauterizing Aura doesn't show the damage component - because it's actually a 2nd power that suppresses. (Frigid Protection also shows only the self-centered components in the Detailed Info.) I'll check that when I get a chance. I do find casting Force of Thunder all the time to be tiresome though. Even with the KB and Stun components. I feel guilty putting it on auto in Hami raids and the like too, since it's so annoying when run every 10.5s (and at that cast rate it eats 11% of my DPS).

They take time to cast (lowering your DPS) and can't be cast while mezzed. You also either need to monitor your buffs or end up casting them more than necessary (they don't stack). None of those are major drawbacks, but they are drawbacks relative to the toggles.

I actually find the two fairly well balanced. But then I solo a lot, so I take a fair amount of damage regularly. If I need healing between fights I use greens or Rest. One problem I didn't address is that 5 of the 8 +Regen sustains are clicks (Dark, Elect, En, Mental and Ninjitsu). All the AoTs and the HoT are toggles (as are the +Regen sustains in Atom, Devices and Tac Arrow).

The Absorb-over-Time's are stronger in HP/s than the +Regen powers. Even at capped Blaster HP (which buffs +Regen) they are about the same. So it really comes down to your play style as to which is better. If you have lots of time when you're not being attacked (moving slowly between spawns or with little aggro bearing onto you due to teammates, control, or whatever reason) then the +Regen will likely be better. If you take small amounts of damage pretty much constantly then the AoTs will likely be better.1 If you take a large amount of damage in a short time then the Awaken will be better - because you're still a Blaster.2 Note 1: Fire Manipulation's Heal-over-Time is pretty much the best of both worlds, with HP/s matching the AoT's but the "down time" advantage of +Regen. (Of course, it has no debuff, and aggros.) Note 2: The AoT effectively gives you a tiny bit more max HP, so is very slightly better at avoiding spike death.

"Universally" is an adverb that means "in every case".

On what? Was there a post somewhere that stated that all Blaster sustains are now Absorb-over-Time powers? If so, I missed it.

Absorb over time powers that refresh quickly work as you describe. The other Absorb powers work much like a HP buff that ignores the cap and doesn't affect Regen. As for Blasters... most Blaster secondaries don't get any Absorb. Unless they are changing that in Page 6, the count will be 8 +Regen, 5 Absorb-over-time and 1 Heal-over-time.

That's not uncommon in noun phrases. Such as "atom bomb" or "baseball bat". However, to continue the pedantry... "Neurotoxin" probably shouldn't be capitalized. 🙂

There is a grammatical error in that as well as the typo. It should either be "gasses that quickly start" or "gas that quickly starts", not "gas that quickly start".

I just double-checked this... it does NOT appear to work in HC despite the DDR in AD not being listed as unenhanceable. That's what I get for not double-checking Mids/I19 memories before posting. That's 2 Membranes to be yanked and repurposed. My DDR is running about 9% lower than I thought. On the plus side, it will be perma-double stacked with IOs giving about 88% DDR.

I was about to post the same reply. My SD/Dark uses 2 HOs in AD and has capped DDR except for about a 3-second window where it's around 75%. And that's with just the Alpha slot and no Purples. [Edit:] On checking in game the DDR was NOT being enhanced as Mids and my I19 memories said.

I wish I could "Like" this twice... or thrice. [Edit]: Maybe Nemmy Vengeance should put massive aggro for all affected onto the one who defeated the Lt.

A good list. 10 should be Temblor's arc, as that's the one in which you destroy her sub.

That's a Mids' database issue. Terrify doesn't do -ToHit, just Damage and Fear. I don't think it ever did -ToHit, so someone updating the DB probably mistook it for Fearsome Stare.

Without an NDA there would be no talks at all, let alone any progress. I take that back... there would be talk. It would be NCSoft lawyers writing increasingly threatening cease-and-desist letters to everyone involved.