Dechs Kaison

Fix'd.

I was trying to get this across. I have more potential now than I did before, but I have to be more attentive.

Once recovery buffs are added into it, I'm far and away better off now.

The pros outweigh the cons in this case, at any rate.

That's an interesting way to approach the issue. Non-obvious, but it could certainly be made to work.

I just thought about it though, and perhaps a good way to use the tool for a mezzing character is "This is how much damage I can survive from the stuff I miss with my mezzes."

Yes. Yes it does.

First thing I notice is that my tank has 2508 hit points, not 1874.

Second thing I notice is that you're multiplying by .45 for defense, not .05. That'll make a huge difference.

I get 4459*(0.50-0.45)*(1-.692) = 68.7 damage per second received. Then 2508/68.7 = 36 seconds, which is enough time to fire off two dark regens.

Alright, I'll agree to that. 100% mitigation. At that point, though, you don't need a tool. 100% mitigation means you won't die.

The derailment is fine! I would like to develop this into an all purpose tool that can take those things into account.

Mez we've discussed. -tohit could be done by adding to defense, since the two work the same way. You may have to use several sheets to account for the resistances of higher level enemies. -damage can likewise be added to resistance.

-recharge is tough to handle, but it doesn't exactly increase the DPS you can sustain. What it does is decrease the incoming DPS, so you'll have to bear in mind that a -recharging character will be more comfortable at higher levels of DPS.

Thanks!

I don't mind if you copy some of it. I'd request to have a bit of a shout out, at least, but nothing more.

It's resistance in the sense that 50% or 75% or 100% of the mob is locked down and not attacking. I would say to never go above 95% because the chance to miss is always there.

It was simply ignorance. I was assuming the popularity of ill/rads was largely due to the accelerate metabolism's recharge boost allowing perma-PA.

I just wasn't thinking about how minor the recharge boost really is. It only takes a few set bonuses to compensate after that.

That's a good question, but I wouldn't consider him softcapped. In fact, I would put that in resistance. If you feel your Dominator can lock down 95% of the spawn all the time, then I would fill out 95% resistance across the board.

Or let's say he can definitely hold 50% of the group, but 100% will be immobilized. Then you can have resistance at 50% and average the ranged/AoE defense together.

Any resistances the character has from tough/patron powers should be multiplied by the "locked down" resistance.

Little update on this change: Yes, it's better enhancement values overall, but I increased recharge without increasing endurance reduction. Now, if I go full bore, I consume more endurance than I recover.

Point is, without extra buffs or inspirations, I need to be careful of my endurance bar a little more now. With outside recovery buffs or inspiration usage, I am now a better performing tank with respect to damage output.

Lesson learned that more enhancement isn't always unilaterally better.

Like with a Dark Armor Tank.




On topic - I agree with Claws. Things that aren't balanced fall down. Balance is necessary, and when scrappers have a ranged nuke, something's out of whack and needs fixed.

I'll give you bad tankers, but bad defenders? I don't buy it. I guess it defends on the type of defender, really. Empathy's on the team an no one has fortitude? Yeah, that's a bad one. Most of the time, however, the team's just rolling along and you can't really tell whether the defender's doing his job or not. It's easy to spot a really good defender, that's for sure. When they're on their game, the team is really rolling along.

Bad scrappers and bad blasters are pretty easy to spot by that little skull icon that shows up every other spawn.

I run TFs with my tank all the time. No one beats me to an alpha unless they're trying really damn hard.*

In my mind, the tank sets the pace of the team. Most of the teams I'm on, I take the alpha and stay for three seconds before the spawn is locked down or on its last leg. At that point, I'm moving on to group up the next bunch of mobs.

*They could, however, be following rule three, which is "If you feel like you can handle it, you're free to go for it." I don't chase errant team members who want to do their own thing.

What you don't seem to understand is that a tell and a reply are the same thing. The game cannot tell the difference, it's not coded that way. There is no way to allow replies but not tells.