I'm Stumped. Worse Pylon Times on Test.

[Bill Z Bubba]

Live
Followup, Focus, Slash, repeat with Pyronic thrown in when up.
Global Recharge 186.25
Assault Core
Accuracy 1.45x
Damage 22%
ToHit 75%

Average 2:30 pylon time

 

Test with FocAcc added to build. It's slotted 50+5 end-rec and Gaussian's Chance for Buildup
Followup, Focus, Slash, repeat with Pyronic thrown in when up.

Global Recharge 188.75 (+2.5%)

Assault Core

Accuracy 1.65x (+20%)

Damage 22%

ToHit 80% (+5%)

Average 3:00 pylon time (30 seconds longer)

Does anyone by chance know why that might be? The three attacks in use are all identically slotted. You'd think even ONE proc of extra buildup would help.
Build on test was recent copy of live main, used same IOs main currently has on live - what changed. As you can see, though, what changed did not affect totals in play.
Ideas? Cuz all I'm coming up with is that something changed with the procs.

In case it's relevant, slotting goes like this:
Followup: Full set of scrapper superior critical strike.

Focus: 5*Apocalypse -damage only, Glad Javelin CfToxic
Slash: 5*Hecatomb -damage only, Achilles' CfDamDebuff.

[SomeGuy]

I've had it go back and forth on Live and on Brainstorm. I just chalk it up to RNG. I'd put the BU proc in FU, TBH. And the ATO2. 

[Bill Z Bubba]

Any idea what I need to watch in combat log for that CFBU to launch? Kinda moot because now I'm monitoring damage bonus and just standing around I saw it jump to 122 from 22 so it's definitely functioning. Which makes this even weirder.

 

Seeing it go as high as 309.5.

22 Doing nothing.

3 stacks of FU gets it to 134.5

Assault Core is adding another variable 75 for 209.5

Then CfBU gets it to 309.5

But my build on Live never gets above 209.5, no CfBU in it anywhere.

I get the RNG being mean from time to time but this is a bit odd. Even if it's only for a handful of attacks over a two minute period, I should at least be beating my live average SOME of the time. So far, the closest I've gotten was a 2:40 run. I'll keep hammering.

Did see some weirdness between the icons, the combat monitor and knowing when I've hit with followup where I'd see it in the monitor, but there would be no icon up top right. I'd sit there with followup on auto, see my normal occasional three-stack and then have a chain of hits that didn't seem to be buffing me at all. Somethin ain't right.

[Bill Z Bubba]

Ok, I got nuthin. More testing I do the worse I'm getting on live.

 

 

[GM_GooglyMoogly]

Something changed in your secondary maybe?

[Bill Z Bubba]

3 hours ago, GM_GooglyMoogly said:

Something changed in your secondary maybe?

 

Nothing that would affect damage output other than making it better. I lost some HP and SL resists but the build was otherwise fundamentally the same. Looks like, as SomeGuy stated, RNGeezus is messing with my head. Could just be that the Gaussian CFBU in FA was never going to improve much in an easily recognizable way other than catching an attack in combat monitor doing more damage than normal.

[SomeGuy]

Post both builds here?

 

[Troo]

1 hour ago, SomeGuy said:

Post both builds here?

 

Or PM them to SomeGuy and compare notes.

[SomeGuy]

On 12/8/2025 at 9:01 PM, Bill Z Bubba said:

Stuff

 

 

This your Claws/SR?

[Bill Z Bubba]

10 hours ago, SomeGuy said:

This your Claws/SR?

 

Yessir. Scrapper. I know I could slot differently and use a different chain for better times but I worked hard to get it to followup, focus, slash, repeat and have the DR it has. Kinda bummed about the T9 changes not going through but I get it.

[Bill Z Bubba]

First is live build, second is test.

Those HOs in PB and Elude are just space holders. Actually slotted two PrevMed in PB and 3 more in Elude plus that LotG+recharge.

Edit: Is there a way to have both live and test HC databases in Mids?
 

Bill Z Bubba - Scrapper (Claws).mbd BZB-Scrap-NewElude - Scrapper (Claws - Super Reflexes).mbd

Edited 3 hours ago by Bill Z Bubba