Microcosm

Mids doesn't show the Hami-O's having any effect on Eclipse, but that slotting gets 56.99% enhancement after ED, which will put the build at 88.7% resistance with 5 targets. These do work this way in game. The Hami-O thing is supposedly a 'feature' according to a long-lost post by posi, which really means it's not a big enough issue to get fixed ever or castigate players for. Previous to that there is a somewhat stern statement by Castle that "they will be fixed."

My take on the question of defense is that I tend get as close as possible to softcap in either s/l (for human/triform) or ranged (for nova), as long as I keep the recharge I need for perma-hasten, perma-eclipse, and 3 fluffies. Eclipse is plenty enough survival for the regular game, but I like to do stupid things like solo aggro-cap incarnate spawns. It makes builds extremely tight and expensive, but it's worth it to me.

Ya mu will tear you up in large numbers since we have no enddrain protection; massive defense debuff from the tarantula mistresses doesn't help either.

Off the top of my head the -res proc in Dwarf mire could do something like boost your final damage by ~6% (not precise mathematics there though).

I dropped all control powers (besides Gwell, obviously) to get my human chain where I like it; don't really need them with perma-eclipse and high defense, though Gravitic Emanation is always nice to have.

No, actually, I left it in Dwarf mire. The reason is one of the mires must get armageddon and one of them must get obliteration for my build, and, considering the frequency Dwarf mire is used while in that form, I would rather have some more endredux in it. Now that you mention it, though, I spend so little time in Dwarf it might be time to switch that over. Dwarf has lost nearly all of its use for me.

I might use Dwarf mire for stacking in crowds as you say, or if I really need to taunt, or if I'm forced into dwarf by mez (in the unlikely event I run out of break free's and have something other than clarion currently slotted).

I don't use or slot Nova Bolt, as it is going to hurt your chain rather than help it (Nova Blast>Nova Em>Nova Blast>Nova Deton is best). If you mean Nova Blast, I give it a couple of damage enhancers and leave everything else to my set bonuses. On my range-defense nova build, Nova Blast gets the Apocalypse. Both builds get Ragnarok for Nova Detonation and Posi's for Nova Emanation (to boost the range).

Human can do a good bit more single target damage than dwarf if built right. I can also run weave, combat jumping, and maneuvers to make it more survivable than dwarf, though that's not what I was concerned with.

They are invaluable on my warshade when stuck against a single target.

Really impressed with the speed the devs are starting to pick up on these things.

Yes, I remember that, but I distinctly remember that damage auras were purposefully saved from that particular nerf. Mids still shows as if they were, but I know that doesn't actually mean its true. Now I have to go test it.

If it functions like other damage auras, it should be checking once every 2 seconds. It does not function on the 10 second rule like other procs unless I missed where that was fixed.

See, I feel exactly the opposite.

-Once both are softcapped to s/l (arguably easier on dark because of cloak of darkness, but electric's ability to practically ignore endurance slotting somewhat negates this), electric's higher resistances and much better tier 9 push it closer in spite of dark's better heal.

-Dark also tends to get stuck with cardiac since it is quite end heavy, but electric can pick whatever it wants (though I think musculature radial is the best for improving both damage and endmod) since it has unlimited endurance.

-Dark's two mez toggles don't work on bosses, but electric's power sink and lightning field (well slotted and with that musculature radial) can sap 90% endurance from a minion, lieutenant, or even a boss, neutering them after the alpha.

-Dark's biggest weakness, energy, happens to be the most common type of attack not combined with s/l, so in order to cover that hole you are pushed to build for e/n defense too. Electric can shrug off the energy stuff, and its weakness, negative, is less frequent/pure or can be dealth with via the tier 9.

-Dark gets good endurance drain/recov debuff protection, but electric is immune to them. Electric also gets +rech and resistance to -spd/-rech.

Dark's heal is so freaking fantastic (practically as well as theoretically) that they turn out to be pretty close, but I give the nod to electric for the above reasons.

There are things I don't like about dark, but I don't think it falls on its face, especially not when IOd. In fact, it should be one of the sturdiest sets all-around. I do feel electric outclasses it in a few ways.

On SOs electric is one of the worst armors for mitigation but has a couple nice tools for offense. However, in the IO game it retains its offensive advantage and jumps up to one of the very highest mitigating sets (even for scrappers with their lower resistance cap). I recently did a rundown of uber electric for scrappers vs uber willpower, and electric actually had the advantage for most things.

My pick for bad sets is pb until the new stuff applies, and em/regen stalker. There are other sets I'm not fond of, but those come closest to unplayable.

If your regen is softcapped, you will not be doing much clicking. You could actually be doing less clicking than the SR for better mitigation, as regen does not have a click mez protection and you would have really good passive regen. In this case the only difference besides defense debuffs is that if things do go south, the regen has more and larger heals to take care of it. In that instance you would do more clicking with the regen, but you would also survive... Whether it is gimped for that defense or not is on a build-by-build basis.

Softcapped Regen>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Softcapped SR with Aid Self.

Ya, power description on beta says 2 minutes, but it is definitely shorter than that. It also was ~70 damage at 50 on my pb (do AT mods affect pool attacks?).

As the -end portion of rage still takes effect, I wouldn't hold much hope.