School me on MM IO sets.

[kenlon]

What's the proper way to use pet IO sets? Are the MM ATO sets worth using? 

[Panthonca7034]

There isn't a "proper" way per se, more of an "effective" way to utilize enhancements.

 

The best way to use Pet IO Sets? Well.... For starters, the best way to find out is to TEST everything with a test dummy (a test MM toon) on the Pineapple testing shard (title formerly held by the now defunct Justin) and then do a numbers crunch, or comparison. You could also download Mids Reborn, and also download the appropriate .NET updates to get it to work, and then start messing around with slotting and enhancements to get a good numbers table going.

 

OR     (Incoming Praetorian character acronym humor reference 😀)

 

The second (or alternate) thing to do once you've made AND properly slotted your Test dummy (Not to be confused with the Praetorian Tactical Engagement Strike Team :P) with the most awesome enhancements, enhancement catalysts and boosters that you could find (in the testing shard all of the recipes, boosters and catalysts are FREE from the merit vendors), slotted both of your builds, then go into the most dangerous zone you can think of and start taking down baddies, and log your results if you want. Test your holds if you have them, your stealth power if you have it, and your pet buffs if you got them, Test EVERYTHING. On the merit vendor in the testing shard you should have access to pretty much anything or everything you should ever need, and there's also a list of commands in another section of the forums which will allow you to provide yourself with whatever Inf or leveling you need to test your toon (emphasizing you can only use these commands on the testing shard).

 

There's also some additional articles or videos that will show you the different types of combinations of enhancements that will give you different results, just browse around the forums.

 

You mentioned Pet IO sets in the beginning, I would recommend that you expand your focus not just on Pet IO Sets, because there are other IO sets which will SIGNIFICANTLY boost other abilities on your pets AND yourself, which is why I am not focusing simply on Pet IO sets. I did some testing on a Robots MM with some good results and used a number of combinations of IOs (Both crafted, and regular IOs), some IOs grant a combination of percentages whereas normal IOs provide one single large percentage number focusing on either damage, hold, knockback, or whatever the IO is intended for. There are also some IOs which have some unique abilities (heal types regeneration points, psionic damage, heal processes, endurance recovery processes, etc).

 

Finally, there is no such thing as a right or wrong utilization of pet enhancements, just an effective or ineffective way of combining enhancements period.

[Nimruht]

On 9/17/2019 at 5:03 PM, Panthonca7034 said:

There isn't a "proper" way per se, more of an "effective" way to utilize enhancements.

 

The best way to use Pet IO Sets? Well.... For starters, the best way to find out is to TEST everything with a test dummy (a test MM toon) on the Pineapple testing shard (title formerly held by the now defunct Justin) and then do a numbers crunch, or comparison. You could also download Mids Reborn, and also download the appropriate .NET updates to get it to work, and then start messing around with slotting and enhancements to get a good numbers table going.

 

OR     (Incoming Praetorian character acronym humor reference 😀)

 

The second (or alternate) thing to do once you've made AND properly slotted your Test dummy (Not to be confused with the Praetorian Tactical Engagement Strike Team :P) with the most awesome enhancements, enhancement catalysts and boosters that you could find (in the testing shard all of the recipes, boosters and catalysts are FREE from the merit vendors), slotted both of your builds, then go into the most dangerous zone you can think of and start taking down baddies, and log your results if you want. Test your holds if you have them, your stealth power if you have it, and your pet buffs if you got them, Test EVERYTHING. On the merit vendor in the testing shard you should have access to pretty much anything or everything you should ever need, and there's also a list of commands in another section of the forums which will allow you to provide yourself with whatever Inf or leveling you need to test your toon (emphasizing you can only use these commands on the testing shard).

 

There's also some additional articles or videos that will show you the different types of combinations of enhancements that will give you different results, just browse around the forums.

 

You mentioned Pet IO sets in the beginning, I would recommend that you expand your focus not just on Pet IO Sets, because there are other IO sets which will SIGNIFICANTLY boost other abilities on your pets AND yourself, which is why I am not focusing simply on Pet IO sets. I did some testing on a Robots MM with some good results and used a number of combinations of IOs (Both crafted, and regular IOs), some IOs grant a combination of percentages whereas normal IOs provide one single large percentage number focusing on either damage, hold, knockback, or whatever the IO is intended for. There are also some IOs which have some unique abilities (heal types regeneration points, psionic damage, heal processes, endurance recovery processes, etc).

 

Finally, there is no such thing as a right or wrong utilization of pet enhancements, just an effective or ineffective way of combining enhancements period.

Tl;dr, there are no right or wrong, just more or less efficient for your playstyle.

[Ry]

I'm no build sorcerer or anything. But I've found the IO sets that give pets bonus resistances and defences to be very helpful. The Chance For Build Up in Soulbound Allegiance (in my opinion) sucks because the chance for the build up to happen only buffs you the player, and as a MM your damage isnt the key factor, its the pets. Furthermore that proc has a chance to happen -per summon-. Which isnt something you can exactly spam to get that damage buff. 

[Redlynne]

1 hour ago, Ry said:

The Chance For Build Up in Soulbound Allegiance

It has a chance to buff each Pet it affects on every attack that Pet makes.

[Ry]

9 hours ago, Redlynne said:

It has a chance to buff each Pet it affects on every attack that Pet makes.

I just double checked and you're totally right! Pardon my errors! Thats awesome 😄

Edited September 30, 2019 by Ry

[Riverdusk]

Yep, it can even buff otherwise unbuffable pets like phantom army and voltaic sentinel.

[Seigmoraig]

On 9/29/2019 at 9:22 PM, Redlynne said:

It has a chance to buff each Pet it affects on every attack that Pet makes.

Very interesting. I was looking around the IOs for my new MM and I was wandering about this ! thanks for clearing it up

Currently I have only purchased the +res/+def auras to frankenslot while I level up but I think I will get this one too

Edited October 3, 2019 by Seigmoraig