Does anybody else use this dual blades attack chain?

[leeowensoas]

So I know the conventional dual blades attack chains:

BF->Attack Vitals (for low recharge)

BF->AS->SS->AS (for high recharge)

BF->AS->SS->[gap] (for high recharge)

 

But does anyone use this one?

BF->SS->NS->AS (Empower->Sweeping Strike)

 

To my eyes so long as the combo is landing consistently you maintain a constant 100% damage bonus and it averages to 184 dps, only 2 less than the optimal chain, and requiring more than 100% less global recharge. Plus it lets you actually use one of those pesky tier 1-2 attacks you're forced to take. Anyone tried it?

 

[Microcosm]

I have, after switching to a proc based build. In the pre-PPM version of things that BF AS SS AS chain was much better because of all the -res proc firings. But in the new world, getting to that level of recharge is detrimental to the procs actually firing, so DB got hurt a bit by PPM. You're better off doing the Empower version you've got if you want to leverage procs, though if you want to do that you'll probably want a secondary that supports that strategy with extra recharge, tohit, recovery or some mix of those.

[leeowensoas]

I was gonna try both SR (my old fave) and Inv (which I haven't tried since my very first character in 2006 who only made it to 20). SR makes the recharge easy, though invulnerability I could see it being too much sacrifice and just going BF-AV. Would be nice to also have permanent Dull Pain though.

[Microcosm]

Looking back at my old pylon notes, I see that I actually added a Power Slice after SS, because the recharge requirements for SS and BF are still really heavy. Just a heads up there.

 

SR is a great choice for proccing because of the +rech and you have to invest very little to softcap it. The other notable sets are Electric, Energy and Rad, which all add +rech and +recov, with a slight nod to Bio which adds some +recov and some +tohit. Invuln won't be as helpful as those for this, but it's got its own advantages.