When to go Perma Haste

[Panache]

I'd say perma Hasten is always helpful. Usually, my only chars who do not take Hasten at all are Dark power ones (it's a concept thing for me) and the ones who don't need perma Hasten for me are the ones with mez protection clicky (Super Reflexes and Shield). It's certainly doable with expensive IO builds and Incarnate Alpha Slot, either Spiritual Core Paragon or sometimes also with Agility Core Paragon, depending on the global recharge you get from IO's.

 

Just in case it flew under your radar: there's a Minimal FX option for Hasten now.

 

 

[Adeon Hawkwood]

I left the game before IO's and sets appeared, but I'm back and very curious how to achieve perma-haste with them.  My main used to be an Inv/SS tanker, but I've rerolled him to a SS/Inv brute.  What sets and powers (besides Hasten itself, obviously) should I be looking for?

So unfortunately Perma-Haste is quite expensive but it's relatively straightforward. This wiki page is a good resource since it lists all of the sets and you can find the sets with good recharge bonuses.

https://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Enhancement_Sets

 

Now in general the goal is to get to 125% global recharge. The important thing to remember is that you can only have 5 copies of each level of set IO bonuses so you have to spread things out a bit. In terms of breakdown, you'll want to start with five copies of the Luck of the Gambler passive IO which should be easy to fit into your build and will give you 37.5% recharge.

 

After that purple sets are an excellent (if expensive) way of getting recharge. Super Strength is unusual in that you can actually put four purple sets into it (technically 5 but you probably don't want to put the hold set into Knockout Blow). So ignoring that you can put Hecatomb, Armageddon, Apocalypse and Absolute Amazement into your attacks for another 40% recharge (77.5% total). A fifth purple set is possible in your Ancillary power pool, either one of the other control sets (Unbreakable Constraint or Gravitational Anchor) in the targeted AoE power most of those pools have (Ragnarok) which would bring you to 87.5%.

 

After that it starts getting a bit tricky and more dependent on your build. Crushing Impact and Red Fortune both have a 5% bonus and you can fit them into quite a few powers so those are an option. Preventive Medicine has an 8.75% bonus and can go into Dull Pain (if you can spare the slots).

 

Anyway, I hope that gives you an idea of where to go. You'll probably want to play around with it a bit in Mids.

[Zolgar]

I left the game before IO's and sets appeared, but I'm back and very curious how to achieve perma-haste with them.  My main used to be an Inv/SS tanker, but I've rerolled him to a SS/Inv brute.  What sets and powers (besides Hasten itself, obviously) should I be looking for?

 

Thanks in advance!  And if anyone has a relevant complete build, I'd be appreciative.

 

I slapped this together. It is by no means super optimized for anything but making sure you're permahasted, softcapped to smashing/lethal and capped for resist on smashing/lethal.

 

I don't think the build is all that bad though. :)

 

I only chose your Alpha incarnate slot, other powers are mostly by your preference. Ageless and Barrier are both really good for brutes for Destiny.

 

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ssinvpermahaste: Level 50 Technology Brute

Primary Power Set: Super Strength

Secondary Power Set: Invulnerability

Power Pool: Fighting

Power Pool: Leaping

Power Pool: Leadership

Power Pool: Speed

Ancillary Pool: Energy Mastery

 

Villain Profile:

Level 1: Punch

• (A) Superior Blistering Cold - Recharge/Chance for Hold
  
• (5) Superior Blistering Cold - Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime
  
• (5) Superior Blistering Cold - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  
• (11) Superior Blistering Cold - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  
• (13) Superior Blistering Cold - Damage/Endurance
  
• (43) Superior Blistering Cold - Accuracy/Damage
  

Level 1: Resist Physical Damage

• (A) Impervium Armor - Psionic Resistance
  
• (13) Impervium Armor - Resistance
  

Level 2: Temp Invulnerability

• (A) Unbreakable Guard - +Max HP
  
• (15) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance
  
• (17) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance
  
• (42) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance/RechargeTime
  

Level 4: Haymaker

• (A) Superior Brute's Fury - Recharge/Fury Bonus
  
• (17) Superior Brute's Fury - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (19) Superior Brute's Fury - Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
  
• (19) Superior Brute's Fury - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  
• (21) Superior Brute's Fury - Accuracy/Damage
  
• (46) Superior Brute's Fury - Damage/Recharge
  

Level 6: Dull Pain

• (A) Preventive Medicine - Chance for +Absorb
  
• (7) Preventive Medicine - Heal/RechargeTime/Endurance
  
• (7) Preventive Medicine - Heal/RechargeTime
  
• (9) Preventive Medicine - Endurance/RechargeTime
  
• (9) Preventive Medicine - Heal/Endurance
  
• (11) Preventive Medicine - Heal
  

Level 8: Knockout Blow

• (A) Hecatomb - Chance of Damage(Negative)
  
• (21) Hecatomb - Damage/Endurance
  
• (23) Hecatomb - Accuracy/Recharge
  
• (23) Hecatomb - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  
• (25) Hecatomb - Damage/Recharge
  
• (50) Hecatomb - Damage
  

Level 10: Resist Elements

• (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
  
• (25) Impervium Armor - Psionic Resistance
  
• (27) Impervium Armor - Resistance
  

Level 12: Boxing

• (A) Absolute Amazement - Chance for ToHit Debuff
  
• (45) Absolute Amazement - Endurance/Stun
  
• (45) Absolute Amazement - Accuracy/Recharge
  
• (45) Absolute Amazement - Accuracy/Stun/Recharge
  
• (46) Absolute Amazement - Stun/Recharge
  

Level 14: Tough

• (A) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance
  
• (15) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance
  
• (27) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance/RechargeTime
  
• (29) Unbreakable Guard - Endurance/RechargeTime
  

Level 16: Unyielding

• (A) Aegis - Psionic/Status Resistance
  
• (29) Aegis - Resistance
  
• (31) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
  
• (43) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (43) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge
  

Level 18: Rage

• (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up
  
• (33) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge
  

Level 20: Resist Energies

• (A) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All)
  
• (33) Gladiator's Armor - Resistance
  

Level 22: Weave

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  
• (33) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  
• (34) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
  

Level 24: Combat Jumping

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  
• (34) Shield Wall - +Res (Teleportation), +5% Res (All)
  
• (34) Reactive Defenses - Scaling Resist Damage
  
• (46) Reactive Defenses - Defense
  

Level 26: Hurl

• (A) Apocalypse - Chance of Damage(Negative)
  
• (36) Apocalypse - Damage/Endurance
  
• (36) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Recharge
  
• (36) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  
• (37) Apocalypse - Damage/Recharge
  

Level 28: Invincibility

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  
• (37) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  
• (37) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
  

Level 30: Maneuvers

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  
• (31) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  
• (31) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
  

Level 32: Foot Stomp

• (A) Superior Unrelenting Fury - RechargeTime/+Regen/+End
  
• (39) Superior Unrelenting Fury - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
  
• (39) Superior Unrelenting Fury - Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
  
• (40) Superior Unrelenting Fury - Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime
  
• (40) Superior Unrelenting Fury - Accuracy/Damage
  
• (42) Superior Unrelenting Fury - Damage/RechargeTime
  

Level 35: Superior Conditioning

• (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
  
• (40) Performance Shifter - EndMod
  

Level 38: Tough Hide

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  
• (39) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  

Level 41: Physical Perfection

• (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
  
• (42) Performance Shifter - EndMod
  

Level 44: Kick

• (A) Empty
  

Level 47: Cross Punch

• (A) Armageddon - Chance for Fire Damage
  
• (48) Armageddon - Damage/Endurance
  
• (48) Armageddon - Accuracy/Recharge
  
• (48) Armageddon - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  
• (50) Armageddon - Damage/Recharge
  

Level 49: Hasten

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  
• (50) Recharge Reduction IO
  

Level 1: Brawl

• (A) Empty
  

Level 1: Prestige Power Dash

• (A) Empty
  

Level 1: Prestige Power Slide

• (A) Empty
  

Level 1: Prestige Power Quick

• (A) Empty
  

Level 1: Prestige Power Rush

• (A) Empty
  

Level 1: Prestige Power Surge

• (A) Empty
  

Level 1: Fury

Level 1: Sprint

• (A) Run Speed IO
  

Level 2: Rest

• (A) Empty
  

Level 4: Ninja Run

Level 2: Swift

• (A) Run Speed IO
  

Level 2: Health

• (A) Numina's Convalesence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
  
• (3) Panacea - +Hit Points/Endurance
  

Level 2: Hurdle

• (A) Jumping IO
  

Level 2: Stamina

• (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
  
• (3) Performance Shifter - EndMod
  

Level 50: Agility Core Paragon

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[Impact]

Those are great suggestions, guys, and thanks!  It will certainly give me ideas to work toward.  Zolgar, I notice your build doesn't have Unstoppable.  Back in the day, I loved that power, and having it available as much as possible is a big reason I want perma-haste.  Can you fit it into the build you created? 

[Zolgar]

Those are great suggestions, guys, and thanks!  It will certainly give me ideas to work toward.  Zolgar, I notice your build doesn't have Unstoppable.  Back in the day, I loved that power, and having it available as much as possible is a big reason I want perma-haste.  Can you fit it into the build you created?

 

You could probably get it in there. I think crashing t9s are garbage, myself, so I'm not going to bother trying :p