DP and "Slotting for Proc"

[Curveball]

I don't have a lot of experience with high-end characters because the majority of my life in game is getting a character to 22-25, getting bored with the concept, and making a new character. However I have a DP/SR Sentinel that I think I'm going to stick with for a while, so I've been looking at the best way to prep him for end game. I've seen a number of posts making passing references to DP "slotting for proc" but no posts specifically about what that means.

 

My _assumption_ is that what you do is take all the proc pieces of various sets (chance for energy damage, chance for poison damage, chance for lethal damage, etc) and you slot them in a single attack, so when that attack goes off you get the potential for 3-5 damage types firing off every time you use that attack. And if you get your global recharge high enough and slot EVERY DP power with proc pieces you're basically rotating through an endless hail of randomized damage madness.

 

Is that the gist of it?

[JediDave]

That's the gist of it. 

 

Avoid slotting recharge (the enhancement value, you can and should still go for some rech set bonuses), and on a sent, still get close to ED capped damage slotting done before slotting procs. 

[Curveball]

So... one accuracy, two IOs at 50 (to get you to 84%) and then three procs?

[Maelwys]

16 hours ago, Curveball said:

So... one accuracy, two IOs at 50 (to get you to 84%) and then three procs?

 

Typically builds that use Procs would also use enhancements that boost multiple aspects (Invention Set IOs or Hamidon origin HOs/DSyncs) so that they're getting as much benefit from the power's non-proc enhancement slots as possible. E.g. 2x ACC/Dam HOs plus 4x Procs.

 

 

 

Edited yesterday at 02:50 PM by Maelwys

[JediDave]

14 hours ago, Curveball said:

So... one accuracy, two IOs at 50 (to get you to 84%) and then three procs?

It's gonna vary from power to power. You still want to get set bonuses where you can. I would say post a build you made and then people can give advice on ways to tweak it to better go in the direction you want to go. 

[tidge]

If a player is starting to consider leveraging %damage from procs, here are some quicky rules:

 

1) If the power has a base recharge time < 15 seconds, it is probably a poor choice for %damage

2) AoE are generally better places to put %damage than single target

 

The alternative to franken-slotting is pursuing set bonuses... especially Global Recharge and Accuracy (for %damage powers)