Picking Enhancement Set on Low Level

[Hew]

Mods, please move this thread; Thanks!

 

This thread started off as a means to help the OP understand the invention system, and has delved straight into what Blackbird has stated, which is dedicated Blaster build development. 

 

Thanks!

[GM Impervium]

Moved topic per OP request 😃

(They reported their own topic and asked for it to be moved)

Edited July 3, 2021 by GM Impervium

[huang3721]

On 7/3/2021 at 8:18 AM, huang3721 said:

The result is a glass cannon with minimum recharge time but no defense whatsoever:

 

This is an alternate build without purple. It is still a glass cannon.

 

Slot	To	size	Recharge
Decimation	Single Shot	5	6.25
Decimation	Charged Shot	5	6.25
Bombardment	Cutting Beam	5	5
Entropic Chaos	Disintegrate	5	6.25
Decimation	Lance Shot	5	6.25
Sting of the Manticore	Penetrating Ray	5	7.5
Bombardment	Piercing Beam	5	5
Superior Defiant Barrage	Overcharge	5	10
Superior Blaster's Wrath	Time Wall	5	10
Basilisk's Gaze	Time Stop	4	7.5
Preventive Medicine	Temporal Healing	6	8.75
Cloud Senses	Time Shift	4	6.25
Reactive Defenses	Personal Force Field	6	8.75
Kinetic Crash	Repulsion Field	6	7.5
Kinetic Crash	Repulsion Bomb	6	7.5
Power Transfer	Force Of Nature	6	7.5

 

Total Recharge Time Reduction Bonus 116.25%

However, recharge time reduction bonus greatly varies across levels:

 

Level 10	33.75
Level 15	33.75
Level 20	57.5
Level 29	98.75
Level 39	116.25

 

 

Edited July 7, 2021 by huang3721
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[huang3721]

Build #3 is pretty good, but there is still room for improvement. First, it limits itself to level 30 sets and above due to a misconception. It turns out Curtail Speed's bonus still applies after level 30. It also aims for unnecessary targets (recovery and accuracy), thus reduces its recharge bonus. Finally, 51% S/L resistance is too much.

 

I revised my model, and this is the result (Build #4):

Slot	To	Size	Recharge	SL Resist
Kinetic Crash	Single Shot	6	7.50	2.25
Kinetic Crash	Charged Shot	6	7.50	2.25
Adjusted Targeting	Aim	6	5.00	3.75
Executioner's Contract	Penetrating Ray	5	0.00	3.75
Analyze Weakness	Overcharge	6	0.00	4.50
Trap of the Hunter	Time Wall	5	0.00	3.75
Crushing Impact	Aging Touch	2	0.00	1.50
Basilisk's Gaze	Time Stop	4	7.50	0.00
Adjusted Targeting	Chronos	6	5.00	3.75
Obliteration	End of Time	5	5.00	2.25
Preventive Medicine	Temp Healing	6	8.75	2.25
Curtail Speed	Time Shift	2	0.00	1.50
Titanium Coating	Time Lord	4	0.00	3.00
Reactive Defenses	Personal Force Field	6	8.75	1.50
Titanium Coating	Temp Inv	4	0.00	3.00
Kinetic Crash	Repulsion Bomb	6	7.50	2.25
Aegis	Force of Nature	4	0.00	3.00
	TOTAL	83	62.50	44.25

 

Comparison between Build #3 and Build #4

Stats	Build #3	Build #4	Change
Accuracy	49	47	-2
AoE Defense	1.5625	1.5625	0
Damage	10	10	0
Endurance Discount	0	7.5	7.5
Energy/Negative Energy Defense	0	2.5	2.5
Energy/Negative Energy Resistance	15	11.25	-3.75
Fire/Cold Defense	3.125	3.125	0
Fire/Cold Resistance	6	9	3
Health	7.875	8.625	0.75
Immobilization Duration	5	5	0
Knockback Protection	0	9	9
Movement Speed	7.5	21	13.5
Range	5	0	-5
Ranged Defense	0	1.25	1.25
Recharge Time	15	62.5	47.5
Recovery	10	4	-6
Regeneration	36	38	2
Smashing/Lethal Resistance	51	44.25	-6.75
Status Resistance	44.94	48.19	3.25
Stun Duration	2	0	-2
Toxic/Psionic Resistance	1.5	0	-1.5

 

Summary:

• Recharge goes up from 15% to 62.5%.
• Accuracy isn't severely affected (somehow).
• Resistance goes down from 51% to 44.25% but still hits 75% thanks to Tough and Temp Invulnerability.

Next, I am planning to calculate bonuses for each power. Soon(tm).