Attune vs Boost vs procs

[Display Name]

Is there a "list of procs" on the wiki?  The wiki talks about them a lot but I can't find a "Here is a list of all available procs and *only* procs in Homecoming."

 

Also, I don't play lowbie toons.  So all of my procs are level 50 or as close as I can get to it.  But I *do* play lowbie content.  So my level goes up and down periodically.  Should I use a catalyst on my procs?  I've heard both ways.  I'd like to see it on the wiki if anyone knows.

 

Procs can't be boosted, correct?  People seemed pretty clear on that.  Personal experience reinforces that.  I'm just asking in case there are exceptions (since there are nearly *always* exceptions.)

[Yomo Kimyata]

https://homecoming.wiki/wiki/Set_Enhancements_with_Special_Effects

 

[Yomo Kimyata]

21 minutes ago, Display Name said:

I'm just asking in case there are exceptions (since there are nearly *always* exceptions.)

 

Steadfast Protection gives +def as well as level-dependent resistance, and LOTG gives +recharge as well as level-dependent defense, so higher level is better.  It's minor, but I'd always make sure these are attuned so that you will get more out of them.  I never even considered whether or not I could boost them, but I don't think so because of the proc component.

[Ukase]

I would boost the steadfast and the lotg if I wasn't planning on exemplaring. There are smarter people than me that can explain these far more concisely and clearly than I can. 

[Uun]

https://homecoming.wiki/wiki/Exemplar_Effects_on_Enhancements#Special_IOs_from_Sets

 

Go to the bottom of the page linked above. Procs don't follow the -3 rule and attuning them is unnecessary. The level of the proc doesn't matter as long as the power is active. 

 

On the flip side, globals do follow the -3 rule but don't need to be in an active power. Attuning globals (i.e., LOTG +rech) is beneficial if you exemplar.

[Psyonico]

1 hour ago, Yomo Kimyata said:

  I never even considered whether or not I could boost them, but I don't think so because of the proc component.

I've boosted Steadfast Protections for the tiny bit of extra +resistance it gives.

[srmalloy]

1 hour ago, Ukase said:

I would boost the steadfast and the lotg if I wasn't planning on exemplaring. There are smarter people than me that can explain these far more concisely and clearly than I can. 

Boost them whether or not you intend to exemplar, as long as you've got them slotted where they don't contribute to set bonuses (i.e., a lone LotG in Combat Jumping) — the IO will still be a +5 at whatever level it scales down to due to exemping. If they contribute to set bonuses (as in a two- or three-slotted Weave), then you attune them, so you get the set bonus count over the widest level range. 

[Frozen Burn]

2 hours ago, Display Name said:

Is there a "list of procs" on the wiki?  The wiki talks about them a lot but I can't find a "Here is a list of all available procs and *only* procs in Homecoming."

 

Also, I don't play lowbie toons.  So all of my procs are level 50 or as close as I can get to it.  But I *do* play lowbie content.  So my level goes up and down periodically.  Should I use a catalyst on my procs?  I've heard both ways.  I'd like to see it on the wiki if anyone knows.

 

Procs can't be boosted, correct?  People seemed pretty clear on that.  Personal experience reinforces that.  I'm just asking in case there are exceptions (since there are nearly *always* exceptions.)

 

Boosting a proc does nothing but waste your booster, except in the rare cases like the Steadfast Protection Res/+Def or the LOTG Def/+Gloabl Rech (as noted above) and any similar with a dual "normal" component and a proc.  The boosters boost the "normal" aspect of the IO, but does nothing for the actual proc portion itself.  All those damage procs, perf shifter, numi's miracle, etc, etc, etc - boosting does nothing.

 

As far as attuning your procs.... If you are relying on them for a set bonus at an exemplared level, then attune them.  If not, then don't waste it.  The proc will still work when exemplared to a low level even if it's lvl 50 - the IO itself will still function and will proc.  

 

For example:  You slot 4 Performance shifters with 1 being the proc.  The 3 are attuned and the Proc is lvl 50.  You Exemplar down to lvl 25.  The proc will still work, but you will only get the set bonus for 3 Perf shifters since they are attuned.  If you attune the proc as well - you'll get the set bonus for all 4 when exemplared.

 

I hope this helps.

 

[Uun]

1 hour ago, srmalloy said:

Boost them whether or not you intend to exemplar, as long as you've got them slotted where they don't contribute to set bonuses (i.e., a lone LotG in Combat Jumping) — the IO will still be a +5 at whatever level it scales down to due to exemping. If they contribute to set bonuses (as in a two- or three-slotted Weave), then you attune them, so you get the set bonus count over the widest level range. 

If you boost LotG +rech, the recharge buff will stop working below lvl 47.

[Riverdusk]

17 hours ago, Uun said:

If you boost LotG +rech, the recharge buff will stop working below lvl 47.

 

This is correct.  Boosting those isn't a good idea if you exemp.  Even though it is a single piece, the 7.5% recharge buff acts like a set bonus, not a proc (it even shows up in your personal info under "Set bonuses"). 

 

You could do it as a level 25+5 to still keep the recharge down to 22, but looks like that is a slightly worse way to go for the defense component.