Slayde Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 (edited) I've seen some videos where people split a set across two skills... say 3 pieces in two skills for a total of 6 pieces. When you do this, do you get two 3 piece bonuses, or the full 6 piece bonus? Edited February 7 by Slayde Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminara Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 2x 3-piece. Bonuses only accumulate for IOs in the same power. 1 1 Get busy living... or get busy dying. That's goddamn right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biostem Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 12 minutes ago, Slayde said: I've seen some videos where people split a set across two skills... say 3 pieces in two sets for a total of 6 pieces. When you do this, do you get two 3 piece bonuses, or the full 6 piece bonus? Usually, this is done with the archetype-specific enhancements, as you can only slot 1 of each per build, and some players prefer getting 2 of the bonuses for slotting 3 of them instead of the ones for slotting all 6 in one power. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clave Dark 5 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Depends on what you want to do. I have one toon I wanted to build for as much damage as I could so I ended up "frankenslotting" a number of sets just to reach the "+2% damage" or something, then slotting up the rest to make sure it still had accuracy or whatever. Other than the ATOs though, as stated, it's not too common a practice as I understand it. Tim "Black Scorpion" Sweeney: Matt (Posi) used to say that players would find the shortest path to the rewards even if it was a completely terrible play experience that would push them away from the game... ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ Clave's Sure-Fire Secrets to Enjoying City Of Heroes Ignore those farming chores, skip your market homework, play any power sets that you want, and ignore anyone who says otherwise. This game isn't hard work, it's easy! Go have fun! ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Water Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Yes, it's always a possibility. Might just as well be economical and get a full set of six but I've split sets years ago. I tend to not do these days but it is always an option at the sacrifice of 2 set bonuses which may not be so beneficial if slotted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironblade Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 19 hours ago, Slayde said: When you do this, do you get two 3 piece bonuses, or the full 6 piece bonus? You get the two-piece bonus twice, and the three-piece bonus twice. This is sometimes called frankenslotting and it can be very effective. Back on live, I built an invuln tank with over 350% regeneration from set bonuses. Since +regen is always the first bonus, and many of the sets are cheap, it was a very inexpensive build. It cost me under 30 million influence BACK ON LIVE. I had Brawl six-slotted with two pieces each from three different sets, as an example. I had the 12% bonus five times, 10% bonus five times, 8% bonus five times. I think you get the picture. No recharge buff, no defense buff but as much regen as a /regen scrapper, but on a tanks hit points. It was shockingly effective. 1 1 1 Originally on Infinity. I have Ironblade on every shard. - My only AE arc: The Origin of Mark IV (ID 48002) Link to the story of Toggle Man, since I keep having to track down my original post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slayde Posted February 9 Author Share Posted February 9 On 2/8/2024 at 1:31 PM, Ironblade said: I had the 12% bonus five times, 10% bonus five times, 8% bonus five times. I think you get the picture. No recharge buff, no defense buff but as much regen as a /regen scrapper, but on a tanks hit points. It was shockingly effective. Impressive idea. Why not slot the 12% regen 15 times? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonSheep Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 On 2/8/2024 at 6:31 PM, Ironblade said: You get the two-piece bonus twice, and the three-piece bonus twice. This is sometimes called frankenslotting and it can be very effective. Back on live, I built an invuln tank with over 350% regeneration from set bonuses. Since +regen is always the first bonus, and many of the sets are cheap, it was a very inexpensive build. It cost me under 30 million influence BACK ON LIVE. I had Brawl six-slotted with two pieces each from three different sets, as an example. I had the 12% bonus five times, 10% bonus five times, 8% bonus five times. I think you get the picture. No recharge buff, no defense buff but as much regen as a /regen scrapper, but on a tanks hit points. It was shockingly effective. this has me intrigued - going to see what i can achieve on mids in the morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteCarla Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 46 minutes ago, Slayde said: Impressive idea. Why not slot the 12% regen 15 times? Each bonus can only be claimed five times.https://homecoming.wiki/wiki/Enhancement_Set_Bonuses#The_Law_of_Fives The Badass Empath Guide Modern Force Fields Guide The Rich Alt's Guide to Perma-Dom Resistances for Brutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZekeStenzland Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 IMO, the big winner for this is the Masterminds, who are otherwise shafted in ATO bonuses. The 2-piece bonus is a big global recharge bonus. Getting 3 copies of that is worth losing out on the other 4 set bonuses. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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