Dechs Kaison

No it's not. You're likely looking at the single target version. Nova really shines at AoE, and this number is with only three targets.

But all your powers act as though they were used by a +1 to you... it's possible that you will summon henchmen higher level than yourself.

What we need is someone to man up and test this.

Someone not me.

Same with recharge bonuses.

I don't think it should enter into the analysis. Regardless of how the bonuses function, their magnitude is the same. On average, they will provide the same benefit. When it comes to comparing WS to PB, unless we can decide on what a "standard team" consists of, there cannot be a good way to include the effects of the inherent powers.

Elec/EA stalker on an ITF last night. My primary didn't lose any of its AoE potential. Far from the optimal team, but there was a force fielder, so my stalker was softcapped and then some.

The shield/SS tank was doing more AoE damage than me (and he can't double stack his rage), and the energy/fire blaster was surviving longer.

Something's bloody wrong with the AT and how it performs in teams.

Damn right you better duck. A team full of controllers is insanely powerful.

A team full of stalkers... not so much.

Dark Armor: If you can't kill it before Dark Regeneration recharges, you can't kill it.

If you can kill it but can't kill it again before Soul Transfer recharges, it doesn't count. In fact, it's better for you if you don't kill it at all. Mag 30 stun's a beach.

You know, you may be right. Pets are summoned according to combat level, and if your combat level is shifted to 51, logically your pets would summon at 51, 40, and 49.

That would be cool as hell.

For what it's worth, I've done some cool stuff with my DA/fire. It's the one featured in my Dark Armor Sucks video.

Best bit of advice: Get a theft of essence proc for Dark Regeneration. I've seen that power fill both of my bars.

They both have an amazing rez. I kinda like the idea that in the rare event my tanker gets defeated, he can shrug it off and stun everything nearby.

/win.

Well, don't forget that fly used to have the same penalty.

I think the devs just don't want people to freely travel without penalty.

Correct. Pets don't benefit from Power Boost. If I recall, no debuffs ever benefit from Power Boost anyway. Only buffs.

You and me both. I spent the entirety of last DXP weekend on my level 50, gaining prestige for my solo base.

Believe me, they can. Especially if the MM is smart enough to keep everything together.




To the OP, I'd actually suggest a MFing Warshade.

I'm really glad to hear the guide helped, but you will want to double check that bookmark. I very recently (today) moved that guide to my blog, a place where I intend to keep all of my game related content (guides, videos, and fiction).

Last I checked, the pet set was still pretty cheap. This was before the market merge and Masterminds started buying them up, however, so anything could have happened.

I've seen some mighty creative slottings for that power. Some people use accurate healing sets and then throw two common damage in there, similar to Gravity Well. I use a mixture of Crushing Impact and Doctored Wounds.

It's amazing how many attributes can be slotted all the way to the ED cap in just six slots, especially when you stop trying for set bonuses.

Mission accomplished.

Yes, but the scrapper jumps in doing full damage right away.

I know that brutes jumping into a full spawn reach their full fury very quickly, but the truth is they still do less damage than scrappers, if only by a hair.

Heh, that's exactly how I feel tanking for "Dark Armor sucks" teams.