TOTAL FOCUS - ENERGY MELLE


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Hi folks i have just picked TOTAL FOCUS for my Stalker bulid and it doesn't seem to do much damage even to minions. Has anyone else got this power and more to the point have they learn't to use it effectivly.

Picked it a lvl 32 but it just seems a waste of time.

Any help would be much appreciated.

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Ater taking the dog for a walk I was thinking about it myself and the simple answer would be I have just got the power and need to slot it to get the max damage and add some end reduduction.


 

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Yeah untill you slot a power there not very good.


 

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It does significantly less damage than ET, so if you are comparing it to that (especialy slotted vs unslotted) it does look a bit feable. It has a good disorient on it though, and it does double damage on a critical, unlike ET.


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It has a good disorient on it though, and it does double damage on a critical, unlike ET.

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AFAIK, TF only does partial extra damage on a critical, not double - in the range of +30%, if memory serves.


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Is TF critical random? Thus it can occur outside hide status aswell as within the hidden status- As with the likes of golden dragonfly, eviscerate, and "i think" eagles claw...Or does it just always critical from hide?


 

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Is TF critical random? Thus it can occur outside hide status aswell as within the hidden status- As with the likes of golden dragonfly, eviscerate, and "i think" eagles claw...Or does it just always critical from hide?

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All stalker attacks have a (small) chance of a critical against stunned/slept/held foes AFAIK. I do occassionally seem to get random criticals in battle but hey, the more the better


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Is TF critical random? Thus it can occur outside hide status aswell as within the hidden status- As with the likes of golden dragonfly, eviscerate, and "i think" eagles claw...Or does it just always critical from hide?

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I sometimes get double critials, esspecially with Eagle's Claw, which has a higher chance to hit critial than other attacks even if the enemy is not held. I'm going to respec in the Martial Arts punch attack soon (can't remember what the move is called atm), as I am hoping to disorient an enemy so I hopefully get more doubles with Eagle's Claw.


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Personally I took TF and dropped ET, simply cos of the hp loss when using it unhidden, those times like bank jobs where you have no choice but to melee some mobs, losing hp from my already pitiful hp pains me. TF may be a little slower but is safer


 

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Is TF critical random? Thus it can occur outside hide status aswell as within the hidden status- As with the likes of golden dragonfly, eviscerate, and "i think" eagles claw...Or does it just always critical from hide?

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All stalker attacks have a (small) chance of a critical against stunned/slept/held foes AFAIK. I do occassionally seem to get random criticals in battle but hey, the more the better

[/ QUOTE ]20% change against held/slept foes. Also, few attacks have extra chance of critical, mainly the ones that have increased chance of critical on scrappers.