I was inches away from picking Fly at level 16 on my Dark Kinetics last night. Went with Increased Density instead in the end as I too hadn't found it too akward using Siphon Speed and Hover when I needed it. So for the moment I'm surviving happily with no travel power.
I assume Siphon Speed has no affect on Fly speed as I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere?
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I assume Siphon Speed has no affect on Fly speed as I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere?
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It affects all movement speeds, including that of Fly. I have my fly slotted 2 x flight speed and 1 x end reduction and I notice a definite increase in speed when I've used siphon speed (or more accurately, I notice a very annoying drop off in flight speed when my siphon speed wears off 
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I assume Siphon Speed has no affect on Fly speed as I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere?
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It affects all movement speeds, including that of Fly. I have my fly slotted 2 x flight speed and 1 x end reduction and I notice a definite increase in speed when I've used siphon speed (or more accurately, I notice a very annoying drop off in flight speed when my siphon speed wears off )
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Interesting. Well I'm in the happy position of not really needing it at the moment and being set up so I can grab it at 18 if needed. Ta
In my opinion, Siphon Speed and just any of the standard travel powers (like Sprint) is plenty to get around. So this is a great way to actually save a power slot. As for vertical movement, it can be useful in street hunting... but I have not really missed it much on my dark/kin corruptor.
Hoover + Siphon Speed should be enough to get you up on low rooftops, on top of the foilage in Perez Park and other stuff like that, so SS + hoover + any innate running power, like Quick, Sprint or Power Slide, should really see you through for most occations.
If SS should miss, you can usually still survive running to the next mob without getting killed while waiting for it to recharge.
BTW, Hoover can also save you from falling damage, and getting around by way of jumping from house to house, running along ledges, juping as far as you can (quite far when you get your speed on) and hoovering a few feet, then dropping to a ledge and run along it, bouncing of buildings as you go.... that it a very, very cool way to travel! A bit demanding, not at all like Flight + Autorun.... but very cool