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Originally Posted by Codewalker

Let me guess, Symantec Endpoint Protection?

SONAR is their automated "unknown" threat profiler, and has been terrible with version 12. Rendered a few custom internal applications useless where I work.

Originally Posted by LineNoise

I actually ran the numbers on this one, because it was making my head hurt trying to work out my build. Smite/MG/Smite/Gloom is actually close to the peak, even *with* small gaps. The actual peak chain, according to NoChain, is Smite/Gloom/MG, Smite/Gloom/Drain. Specifically, the 4-chain, even with gaps, is 139 DPS. The 6-chain is giving me 142 DPS.

But NoChain doesn't have any way to take non-damage procs into account, and I have the Superior ATO in MG. So the shorter chain, even with a slightly lower base DPS, is going to end up being better overall because I'm going to have more time with a full 3-stack of +Dmg.

That build has 85% global, plus Hasten and Agility. And the 4-chain still has small gaps in it. So I think that, overall, Dark Assault continues to scale with recharge until a bit past perma-Hasten. If you're building for high-recharge, with the ATO proc in MG, then the best chain is basically the DM chain, with Gloom instead of Siphon, and you just eat the gaps.

If you're not running permaHasten levels of Recharge, then you're going to fall back on the 6-chain, since it's gapless at much, much lower levels of +Rech. (In my build, I can turn off Hasten and Agility, and the 6-chain has a total cycle gap of less than a quarter second. And at that level, Dom isn't perma, and I can't imagine anyone that's enough of a tweaker to care about chains that isn't going to be building for permaDom, so just assume that the 6-chain is gapless on any high-end build.)

ETA: I just tweaked that build a bit, because in a post-converter world there's no reason not to have Hecatomb in Smite. The extra proc and the extra recharge tightened up the chain to the point where the 4-chain is flat out superior, even without factoring the ATO proc. Yeah, you can't get enough +Rech for Smite to recharge through Gloom, but those three attacks are so *massively* better than all of your other available filler that you'd rather suffer the gap than use a filler. As long as Smite is fast enough to recharge through MG, the gap after Gloom can't hurt you enough to make you want Drain or Blast.

Originally Posted by Hopeling

Sturgeon's Law.
I'm really not sure what else to say to this. Most movies have always been terrible. It's only the good ones that stand the test of time. So yeah, if you compare only the old movies that anyone cares about enough to still watch or remember, to all of the new movies coming out, it will appear that movies today suck. Because you've already weeded out all the old movies that suck. That's just rose-tinted nostalgia. If you want to have an actual argument, compare the ENTIRE list of movies that came out in some 5-year period to all the movies in the last 5 years.

The recent TRON movie, by the way, although not great, is miles better than the original, in my opinion, having seen the original before the new one came out.

Originally Posted by StrykerX

Forts are great if you can stand the sound effects for psionic attacks. I personally find them rather annoying so I prefer a good old fashioned gun. I'll probably make a Fort at some point but it'll be a second build for my Night Widow if / when I ever level her up and I suspect I'll be in Widow mode most of the time.

Originally Posted by Avatea

Titan Weapons
by Phil "Synapse" Zeleski

Momentum

This requires a bit of practice to use efficiently. I'll talk more about efficiency below in Tips and Tricks. A bit of strategy will pay off, and you'll be able to rapidly chain several area of effect attacks off together to decimate a group of foes.


Phil "Synapse" Zeleski

Originally Posted by Frostbiter

I've been seeing the same thing in-game. While each AT has different caps and scales, it's hard to see a real difference between Brute and Scrapper. Blasters need their damage looked at. The whole "You have no defenses so your damage is higher" doesn't really apply anymore. Especially since Brutes and Scrappers tend to outshine us and be more survivable at the same time.

Originally Posted by Aett_Thorn

It depends on what exactly you're looking for. If you just want a KB patch combined with AoE destruction, there are a lot of potential combos for that. If you're looking for ice patch/burn combos, those are more limited.

For the former, you can do something like a Fire/Trick Arrow Controller, an Ice/Fire/Fire Dominator, a Stone/Fire Brute (plenty of knockdown potential there), a Plant/Storm Controller, etc.

Originally Posted by Nitrogen_Star

Ops,i forgot to mention the fact that apart for the performance/strenght aspect,my characters are also concept based and all heroes. Full heroes. So,as good as shadow meld is,that is not an option for me. As for defense,i will end up having around 34% s/l. For destiny,i will take barrier to further boost both defense abd resistance values.
Now,for the alpha.....i thought going spiritual,to attain almost perma power siphon and energize. The thought of using power sink offensively occured to me,but didn't realize i could use musculature for that. So now i'm thorn: recharge and healing,or damage and end drain. Come to think of it,the new agility could give end drain and recharge too.....i must reflect upon that