Melee Damage IOs are lacking AoE defense bonuses.

[kelika2]

Since no one complained that the Bombardment set bonuses are close enough to Obliterations set bonuses I ask for the Multi-Strike set bonuses get ported over to a Melee Damage set somehow.

 

Either a whole new set, or adding dmg/end/rech to Focused Smite's set and revamping Focused Smites bonuses

[Saiyajinzoningen]

I am slightly confused by the premise

 

Bombardment 

5% range

2.25% s/l resist

7% accuracy

5% recharge

4.5% energy/negative resists

 

VS

 

obliteration

2.25 S/L resist

3% damage

9% accuracy

5% recharge

3.75% melee defense

 

only 2 of the bonus' match

and the order of the bonus' is different. 

the order matters a great deal btw. 

finally multistrike is a pbaoe set so

its already melee?

 

[Uun]

You are correct that the Melee Damage sets are lacking in AoE defense bonuses (Blistering Cold/Superior Blistering Cold has a half-strength AoE defense bonus in connection with its F/C defense bonus). Several sets do have melee, ranged and S/L defense bonuses. I'm not sure this is a big issue, since AoE defense bonuses are readily available in Melee AoE sets. In addition to the bonus in Multi-Strike, there are bonuses in Eradication and Scirocco's Dervish. I'm not aware of any melee AT that uses Melee Damage sets that doesn't also use Melee AoE sets.

 

https://homecoming.wiki/wiki/Category:Sets_that_improve_Area_Effect_Defense

 

That said, the Melee Damage and Ranged Damage sets could use a rework. Each has two lvl 10-25 sets, two lvl 15-30 sets, two lvl 20-35 sets, two lvl 25-40 sets and two lvl 30-50 sets. The lvl 10-25 and lvl 15-30 sets should simply be lvl 10-30 sets, and the lvl 20-35 and lvl 25-40 sets should simply be lvl 20-40 sets. Some of those sets could be combined, as there is little need for 4 sets at each of those level ranges.

[tidge]

My take: The damage sets are (mostly) missing an Accuracy/Endurance reduction piece at level 50+, and this is where the imagination falls short.

 

IIRC, Multi-Strike (Melee AoE) and Calibrated Accuracy (a Snipe) are the only sets with an Acc/End piece.

[Player2]

The Resist sets are lacking Toxic damage bonuses.