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  1. Auroxis

    Queen Mab

    POST-ACTION

    Tenebrous Tentacles doesn't stop KB, so it won't make a difference with Storm.

    Storm/Ice/Dark is an excellent choice, mainly because Soul Drain and Freezing Rain are both awesome with rain powers, Dark Consumption is awesome with Blizzard, and Thunder Clap is awesome with Oppressive Gloom like you said.
  2. Auroxis
    Sets with damage auras benefit the most from Kinetic Melee, but since Stalkers don't have any of those Ninjitsu is the best simply because it's Ninjitsu.
  3. Auroxis
    Burn recharges 3 times as fast as Shield Charge.
    Shield Charge hits 3 times as many targets as Burn.

    Conclusion: SC is the Minion destroyer, and Burn is the LT/Boss melter.

    Synergy with Elec Melee: SC coupled with LR can decimate the LT's and Minions very fast.




    Burn can be used in a single target attack chain(works better for Brutes).
    Shield Charge can KD the spawn.

    Conclusion: Burn contributes more DPS, and SC contributes more survivability.

    Synergy with Elec Melee: If you couple Shield Charge and Lightning Rod the KD goes to waste, while Burn gives Elec Melee(which has low DPS) a welcome DPS increase.
  4. Auroxis
    Here's what I would do:

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    You get a travel power, solid draining capabilities, another AoE attack, Power Surge, more recharge debuff resistance, and finally a neat attack chain in Jab-Haymaker-Mu Lightning-KOB-Haymaker-Mu Lightning. The only thing I see missing is the FF +rech proc, but it's not that important if you have spiritual.

    As for Destiny, it is not affected by the recharge portion of Spiritual, but it is affected by the Heal which gives you a very significant increase to HP/Sec should you choose Rebirth Radial.
  5. Auroxis
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Necrotech_Master View Post
    usually if only one person is in melee range its not much of an issue, especially if they have high def and your dishing out -tohit and mez protection on the one person in melee
    This, also remember bruising is a significant contribution to team DPS, so even if your DPS isn't top notch staying in melee is a solid way to go if you're softcapped.
  6. Auroxis
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by GavinRuneblade View Post
    How much recharge do you need for those (both brute and scrapper versions as I have one of each hehehe)?
    For JL-CB-CI-CB:

    +142% recharge in Jacob's Ladder
    +153% recharge in Charged Brawl
    +254% recharge in Chain Induction

    For Gloom-CB-CI-CB:

    +153% recharge in Charged Brawl
    +264% recharge in Gloom
    +308% recharge in Chain Induction
  7. Auroxis
    My Elec tanker has 32.5% to positionals, and he didn't have to sacrifice anything major, as Hasten is almost perma and it came relatively cheap.

    Here's his current build:

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    I don't play him anymore or else I might make some minor changes here and there.

    As for 45% to all positionals, it would be very difficult to obtain and many sacrifices would likely be needed.
  8. Auroxis
    Yep, Stalker>Scrapper>Brute due to the reasons mentioned above.
  9. Auroxis
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Angelxman81 View Post
    Im curious, what kind of concept justify Water spout and Hibernate for an Elec/Nin stalker?
    Those are awesome powers but its hard for me to imagine a Electric ninja with Water powers too.
    Storm concept works, Rain and Lightning.
  10. Auroxis
    First rule is to have a teammate stack 100 magnitude of mez protection on you. Then you can choose between these two:

    DPS method:

    1. Keep your Ranged/AoE or NE defense softcapped through the use of teammates/IO's/purple insps.

    2. Get in close and whack away

    Safety method:

    1. Keep her immobilized

    2. Stay at long range and taunt
  11. Auroxis
    I can't really imagine pixies as front-line warriors, more like graceful attackers who keep their range.

    I think an Ill/Rad controller fits the whole rainbow pixie mold quite well. Light based trickery, and you can color your radiation debuff toggles in R/G/B/Y for the rainbow effect.
  12. Auroxis
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Nightchill_EU View Post
    Even Dark Oblit seems to have better DPA than Jacobs and Havoc...
    Well, it can't fit in an attack chain, it can't fit a purple proc, and it can't fit a -res proc.
  13. Auroxis

    Musings on SR

    POST-ACTION

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by BrandX View Post
    Fire Melee? Kin Melee?
    Yes I did mention them.
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    Musings on SR

    POST-ACTION

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by BrandX View Post
    Of course, that /SD could just as easily go with something that pulls out more DPS than BS

    And where DPS matters, the /SD user can easily have either minions around to fuel their DPS without much worry at all, or just have the AV boosting their damage.
    The only sets available to SD that significantly out-DPS BS with all the procs and top chain are DM which relies on having multiple targets around and has no -res procs, and FM+KM which have no -res procs.

    I don't think it's that easy to have minions around either. It is time-consuming to gather them up(you'll also likely gather some dangerous bosses and LT's in the process unless you spend extra time killing them), and on teams/leagues you can't rely on the minions staying alive.

    If it's just the AV boosting the damage, it's probably not enough to pull you ahead.
  15. Auroxis

    Musings on SR

    POST-ACTION

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Combat View Post
    So I've been thinking about SR. In the end-game, it is one of the squishiest armor sets, but also doesn't bring much extra offensively. I believe it could use a slight buff. My suggestion:

    Change quickness to an AoE affect, but hopefully lowering the costs so that the overall endurance drain is the same. Basically, it would act as an aggro aura, and provide a boost to recharge, damage, and regeneration for each enemy hit. I think this would bring some offensive ability to SR, but also make it a higher level defensive set, though still below the best sets. For those that liked the old quickness, I would leave the old option in the set, and make that power a branching choice (ie choose one or the other, like VEATs).
    While I wouldn't stand in the way of an SR buff, I'm not convinced it needs one either. SD is the main competitor of SR, and it has no access to top DPS sets like Dual Blades and Katana. It also requires more investment to softcap, some of which could be spent on pumping more damage into the build.

    I can imagine a DB/SR out-DPS'ing a BS/SD in many situations, particularly those that don't surround you with enemies. SD will be more survivable of course, but not by a lot considering SD draws aggro like crazy.
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    If you still feeling like spending after you get the +Def PVP IO, you could then go for the S/L hardcap.

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    Or you could just rely on oranges and empowerment buffs.
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    You do have CoF's -ToHit as a consolation prize, though.
  18. Auroxis
    As an afterthought, the differences between Dark Blast and CB are quite minor. It's a better idea to get Water Spout or even Melt Armor instead.
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Microcosm View Post
    Charged Brawl is better than Havoc Punch.

    You can do Chain Induction>Charged Brawl>Gloom>Charged Brawl with tons of recharge.

    With less recharge you can do Chain Induction>Gloom>Charged Brawl>Jacob's Ladder, which allows for that PvP -res IO in JL like Auroxis said.

    For a scrapper I would stick with the standard CI>CB>JL>CB, as you will get slightly higher dps than with dark blast added in (and the same number of purple proc activations if you have Hecatomb's in CB as you should). Keep in mind Dark Blast in Mids shows its critical damage.
    I believe Mids(at least the updated version) gives the correct values for Dark Blast from Darkness Mastery, and it has better DPA than CB.
  20. Auroxis
    Don't expect to win any DPS contests with Elec Melee, but it can be sufficient at the top levels and the AoE is very good. I do find Elec Melee better on stalkers though, as you become a burst damage beast with both AS and LR(which doesn't break hide).
  21. Auroxis
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by doyler_ View Post
    The 18% came from building for recharge, res, and hp. Wasn't building fo rit.

    The problem being building for def puts a HUGE hurting on a build, and this build is just about where I was hoping it would be as far as rech and damage go
    You can get both.

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  22. Auroxis
    Fun stuff, and even though it could take an hour or so it keeps you on your toes.

    Yep, I did it at +4x8 with bosses in an hour, with the use of insps and incarnate powers.
  23. Auroxis

    Musings on SR

    POST-ACTION

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Werner View Post
    Good point. I wouldn't personally like being stuck with "only" 200% extra regeneration for a minute with no heal except greens, but that much regeneration DOES go a really long way when nothing can hit you. A number of people have done all the usual dangerous stuff using just passive regeneration on a Super Reflexes, and that was before Rebirth. So yeah, Rebirth is plenty for most things most of the time.



    Using the same basic template that had Katana doing 242 DPS, Dual Blades ended up with the exact same number. Now, that's pre-incarnate powers, and with Spiritual you can get the Dual Blades damage up a little higher (249 DPS) since the top chain tops out at +314% recharge, which I wasn't achieving.

    Both should benefit about the same from Interface, as both top chains put out four attacks in 4.5 seconds. The Katana chain gets a little more -resistance than the Dual Blades chain, so probably gets a hair more out of Interface damage, but it's hardly a deciding factor.

    Maybe I should say more about front-loading damage. A long time ago, I was comparing a Broad Sword build to a Dual Blades build. I'm kind of making up numbers since I don't remember exactly, but I think the Broad Sword build did around 175 DPS, and the Dual Blades build did around 225 DPS. The thing is, Broad Sword was ahead on damage for the first 15 or so seconds of the fight despite a 50 DPS deficit. If we're talking about a mere 7 DPS deficit, I think we'd find that the Katana damage is ahead of Dual Blades for a very long time indeed. Front loaded damage is also better at taking out threats in a spawn, improving survivability.

    In practice, though, it would probably be pretty hard to notice the difference just based on performance. Both would tear through spawns quickly. Both would eliminate dangerous mobs quickly.

    Actually, it's kind of shocking to me how well-balanced power sets remain even with top end builds. I know the devs have had seven years to iron all this out, but I'm still impressed.
    That's strange, Musculature gives me more DPS than Spiritual does. Did you use the build I posted? It has more recharge than the Katana one.

    And yes, I was quite impressed as well at how balanced things are at the top-end.
  24. Auroxis

    Musings on SR

    POST-ACTION

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Werner View Post
    Dark Melee is a great choice for survivability due to the heal. But these days it's easier than ever to add Aid Self to a build, so that's a practical alternative much of the time if you can stomach the tricorder. I like that Dark Melee's heal is non-interruptable and doesn't interrupt your attacks. On the other hand, you need a target, and it has to hit.

    I like Dual Blades, but also for consideration is Katana, which pumps out equivalent DPS at lower recharge, freeing up other aspects of your build, plus Build Up means the damage is more front-loaded. Divine Avalanche can also make for smoother leveling. Dual Blades, though, has a cone as part of its DPS chain, which is an advantage for taking down whole spawns, so I'd say it puts out more damage in practice.

    But then, if you want to take spawns apart quickly, you can always go with something like Spines or Electric.

    Really, one nice thing about Super Reflexes is that as long as you're willing to take Aid Self, it doesn't need anything from the primary, and you can pretty much pick whatever primary satisfies your other goals for the build.
    You don't even need Aid Self anymore if you take Rebirth(radial).

    And yeah, Katana is great but DB does more damage over time. What I recently noticed thanks to you is how much DPS gets lowered due to the cast time of powers like BU. The extra cast time every 30 seconds or so is something that DB is unhindered by, making its already superior DPS even better.
  25. Auroxis
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Nightchill_EU View Post
    Yeah I'm on a brute sorry. Anim time on Jacob's looks horrible tho.
    It does, but once you divide the damage by its activation time and compare it with Havoc Punch the difference becomes clear. And like I said, you can slot great procs into it.