JuliusSeizure

I disagree. Teams that fail to finish most strike forces do such because they either lack -regeneration or single target DPS, which against an AV are pretty much one and the same. Almost all other buffs and debuffs can be tossed out the window for the most part. (But -resistance makes a huge difference as well.)

I too am pretty sure that damage that pets receive from BG mode is not resisted because the damage loses its typing once split.

Line of sight is also required.

Exploding Shuriken has activation priority for Genin. This means that even if they are in Melee range, they will use their AoE attack whenever it is available.

You can test this on the targeting dummies in RWZ and see that they will chain melee attacks then toss an exploding Shuriken every 18 sedonds or so.

Oh man-- that's a bummer.

It really depends. How much defense to SM/L do you have before adding an epic shield? What is your AT and what shields can you take-- specifically, can you take Scorpion Shield?

Let's take an example: You may already have 12%+ Smashing/Lethal defense with Weave, Combat Jumping, Gaussian's, Steadfast, et al. If you were a defender, this value would increase to 35% by adding a socketed Scorpion Shield. That's roughly equal to 70% Sm/L resistance as far mitigation goes, so it's far better to go defense than resistance because you are able to stack mitigation with the ubiquitous availability of defense in this game's system.

The important thing about Scorpion Shield is that it also adds Energy defense, and Energy/Negative is paired with Ranged in the IO system. You could very possible make a toon that has 30%+ defense to Sm/L while being softcapped to Ranged/Energy. That is a far better route than taking a resistance shield.

I am not in closed Beta. It's entirely speculation on my part over how a level shift SHOULD logically occur for MMs. It makes no sense for the MM to invest in incarnate slots, and potentially be level shifted 52+ at some point way in the future with all 10 incarnate slots, while having his pets run around at 50, 49, and 48.

What we know is that there is supposed to be a level shift attached to the alpha slot (see: GR website for a complete tree). We also know that there is an inspiration that applies a level shift-- this one will probably not apply to the pets (see: inspirations tab at BM/WW).

Pets and the MM should all level shift at the same rate. If your MM is level shifted to 52, then your pets would hopefully level shift to 52-51-50 for tiers 3-2-1 respectively.

This aspect should definitely be tested throughly once open Beta hits. But I see no reason for a piecemeal level shifting as that poster suggested. If the MM shifts up one level through an alpha slot, then all of his pets should shift up a level as well. (Note-- they will still be levels 48, 49, and 50 but treated as higher level foes with regard to the purple patch.)

Team.

It appears to be what you posted here. If Genin A procs, then Genin A-B-C all get the benefit rather than just Genin A.

Given this, it's probably best slotted in a Tier 1 or 2, unless you have an AoE heavy tier 3 pet that can chain multiple such attacks.

That's great news! Thanks so much for sharing your info.

This seems to indicate the the proc checks once per target hit by an AoE attack, and not per attack initiated. So if Fireball hits 4 targets, the there is a 1-(.83^4) chance that Build Up fires, or roughly 53% chance of casting Build Up.

If the proc checks per target hit by an AoE attack, and it buffs every pet in a given tier, then Summon Demons might be superior to Demonlings because of the targeting geometry available to the Tier II Demon AoE attacks (Fireball 15' radius, Hellfire Burst 15' radius, Fire Breath, Breath of Hell Fire, and Hellfire Aura.) That amounts to a significant uptime for Build Up.

That's the big difference. If it buffs the entire tier, then I will put it in the Demonlings-- far more effective there. If it buffs the single pet that activates it, then the Hellfire Gargoyle is tops in my book.

I recall a lot of posters stating that it buffed all pets summoned by a skill when a single pet's attack initiates the proc. So if a single Demonling activates the proc, then all 3 receive the benefit. It's superior on them if that's the case. I might just have to check it myself as I have 2 different answers so far.

Also, I am splitting the full set into two sets of 3 for 32% regen and 6% max hp. So the question is ultimately how am I dividing the IOs and who gets stuck with the proc.

You would need a socketed Elude running and Darkest night to make a difference (45% soft capped, 70% Elude, 16% Darkest Night). It works, but if your build is like most other players and you have skipped Elude then altering your strategy is best.

Pull if you can. Target Crystal LTs with an Knock or mez that you have. If you happen to see a Crystal LT enter the summoning animation, immediately pull back and grab a fresh patch of earth to make your stand.

Interesting. I'll have to take a look at that.

How close are you to Pain Bringer? That skill solves any issues the Prince might have, but when you are teamed it generally works best on a Blaster/Dom/Corrupter.