Troo

This is excellent work. Sure, this is slanted toward heavy proc use and should favor Tanks over Scrappers and Brutes. Still it seems to be a solid data point. Another important data point would be the one proc limitation which would have different results. Another data point would be the one proc limitation without Incarnates which may have different results. Leveraging 4 or 5 procs may be the meta but is simply not what most players are doing. M.E.T.A. as I understand it is the Most Effective Tactic Available. The meta may change based on a number of factors. It may be different at level 40 versus level 50 and again versus Incarnate levels. Basically, once getting in the ballpark of 100% damage and enough accuracy to reliably hit targets additional slotting could go to another power, enhance another aspect such as range, or be used to hold special proc enhancements. If your goal is damage a "chance of damage" might be best. There are also procs for +recharge, -resistance, -tohit, -defense, etc. Some advanced number crunching can potentially reveal an optimal point where slotting below 100% damage in an individual power is more effective. Here an example from @Ston makes sense: Musculature Core Paragon + (lvl 53 Acc/Dam HO x 2) + 4 procs (2) Level 53 Acc/Dam HOs equals about 76% Acc/Dam with more Acc/Dam and -end, +rech, etc potentially coming from other sources (other powers, other players, buffs, Incarnates, ect.) and then the 4 procs on top of everything else The next example from @Ston is simply broken and shows why procs will be addressed. Even 4 procs can seem extreme especially used on 16 targets. Vigor Core Paragon + (lvl 53 Acc/Dam HO x 1) + 5 procs A level 53 Acc/Dam HOs equals 38.3% Acc/Dam with most Acc/Dam and -end, +rech, etc coming from Incarnates and presumably buffs as well as other sources (other powers, other players, ect.) and then 5 procs on top..

The reason is in the names, is it not? Minions and Lieutenants should not be as strong as Players, should they? Could the implementation have been better or more elegant, sure. If Phantom Army are short lived they should immediately be respawnable if character has the endurance. Just saying. Pets that are easily defeated with recharges that exceed reasonable life expectancy or durations which are eclipsed by recharges... Waiting to recast regular pets can suck.

@PoptartsNinja lots of good details and some decent suggestions. Bearing in mind the level at which a T9 becomes available they are game changers. That said, I've assumed since enhancement diversification that we were given the opportunity to respec out of T9s when they might became superfluous as we acquired enhancement sets and more complete builds. Even more so with Incarnates. oh nooo.. rant alert.. I believe powers may be valuable early in the game and then become simply not needed in later levels. This is part of the secret sauce that can be lost on endgamers. Character evolution, character specialization, and character diversity can fade in a haze of FOTM, google me the bestest T4 50 possible, and farmz me there now or I will spam all global chat channels until I gets whats I wants. Serious question: Would you rather revamp T9s or have Genesis, Mind, and Omega Incarnates?

Not the worst and may work just fine. You got your 90% fire resist covered and 40%-ish fire defense will work in all but the most intense farm situations. It is a tad expensive for what you are getting though. Damage is a bit light on your build as is recharge. Attached is a much cheaper and not at all perfect build for some alternate ideas. It has less defense (36% fire) but more damage and more recharge which help a lot. Brute Spine Fire.mxd

good luck. on the bright side, those enhancements can be stripped and reused later. 😁 (i can't remember ever doing this to be honest, I just shelve)

I feel ya. I use 3.1.2.5 (page 3) I had to reinstall to get that running and that was the end of updating. I very much appreciate the efforts put into trying to keep it up to date. That said, I'd rather have an old out of date version than the latest and greatest which works on and off. That's just me.

as always, Yomo gleeful at the council of ebil

@DRoddo Did you end up trying this? I imagine one issue could end up being another will be Dull Pain not being perma, you'll want that. Regardless, the 4 big accolades will be helpful AND get Demonic Aura also. It will chain nicely with Rune of Protection, Instant Healing, Moment of Glory, etc.

I've got purple recipes piling up faster than I can reasonably acquire rare salvage.. I could use a little less than 200 rare salvage at this point. ..and yes it could save some extra steps. I don't mind crafting but if prices on one salvage get wildly manipulated, it gets to be a bit of a hassle.

I run Hide and Stealth. The additional defense and Luck of the Gamble mules are helpful.

I seems easier to buy a Purple and convert rather than craft a specific one at this point...

Widow Maker WidowMaker.costume

The asteroid map can be overwhelming with the new aggro. The tunnel map is a safer option while being a little longer. Here's an (my) example: Summer's Over - A Halloween Fire Farm (page 5) Arc ID: 52116

This is an okay perspective to have. We have so many options, not every set or AT is going to work for everyone.

Week 5, well done! Are there any sets that you want proliferated? If so why? Yes please. Regen for tankers... reasons Do you feel that powerset proliferation impacts your AT's identity? Sometimes, because it pushes heavy handed revamps to existing sets and those don't always work out so well or significantly change a set. Just make new sets. (it's okay to adjust trooly broken sets, but even that can be subjective)

kin has fly at lvl 24

It could be combo to combo call, or even purpose/play-style. I did recently take an Elec/Dark Defender past 50 and it was just missing some oomph. Re-rolling as a Corruptor with the exact same build turned out quite nice.

Blast Demon (fire/darq corr) a low level dark minion.. happy to cleanse your soul with.. uh.. fire. . Blast Demon.costume

did you try Fire Dark Soul? as far as Corruptors vs Blasters.. is it situational-ly tactical vs button-mashing? imma mezz u -vs- don't mez me bro? chess vs whack-a mole? -vs- a team of 3 curruptors or 3 blasters? both should do well, but one is better than the other.

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Fixed it for you. I'm okay with being Montana as long as Excel is okay with being Florida.

Troo is agnostic in pursuit of their own goals. I miss they days of needing to be a redsider in order to play a Brute, Corruptor, Dominator, Mastermind, Stalker..

What do crafters do?