Dark_Penitent

Scrap,
These guides have been very helpful and have answered many questions I've had. Though, as is almost always the case, with more answers come even more questions.

1) In your above example, and all your example builds really, you assume a level 50 character with level 50 IOs. Were a character to slot a power with all six IOs from the CI set, do the IOs need to be near each other in level for the global effects to take place or can they be varied? I understand the difference in actual bonus percentage, I'm just wondering about the global.

2) I'll use the IO set Devastation as an example here. Devastation uses two pool A rare recipes, two pool C recipes, one pool B and one unknown. Concerning the two pool C recipes that drop from Task Forces, the level range for the TF (ie Positron at 10-15) would yield a similar level of recipe, correct? Meaning if you were looking for a higher level pool C drop you'd need to (and I use this term loosely) farm the higher tier TFs to find them?

3) I've not run across them if you've already posted about it, but I'm curious about your opinion of slotting lower level IOs for the possibility of exemplaring. I'm not really concerned with pre-level 30s, but after that when IOs and SOs come neck and neck is there really that much of a noticable difference between the 30-35 IOs and the 50s, especially when you factor in the extreme price difference between them? And is this level 50 IO building really only beneficial financially and percentage wise to min/max builds?

I know that's a lot to answer at once, but I'd really appreciate your feedback. Once again, thanks for all the suggestions and guidance!

That answers it perfectly, thank you.

I'm curious about one thing, and this has been my primary concern over the inventions system and the idea of theoretically overhauling my builds.

At what point, level wise, would it be feasible to begin this process? Using your build as an example (even though I know you stated you already have this 50), if I were starting from level 1 when could I plan on starting the slotting?

Obviously the best IOs are going to be level 50s, right? The single effect 50 IOs are 40% enhancement if I'm not mistaken (which I may be, I'll admit) and the lower level ones reduce in effectiveness. So the ideal build would be the above slotting with all 50 IOs. But would you get the same global health and regen bonuses from, say, level 35 IOs?

And items like the unique and global IOs, can those be crafted at any level or are they set at a specific one? This question is a bit unrelated to your post, I know, but curious I am.

Nice job on the 50! I've pondered exactly where I'd like my highest toon(and likely candidate for first 50) to level. I'm just enough of a control freak that I'd stop arresting and stealth an entire AV mission just to level at the end of the fight with the villain. I haven't decided who the fight should be against, though.