I actually don't know 
but as you've said yourself I've never seen it miss either.
In PvE I've never bothered with more than the 3 recharges but in PvE extra hold durations does indeed keep the targets held for a longer period. Can't see why the same shouldn't apply to PvP?
I would probably just stick with 3 recharges and if you got the extra slots, put some hold durations in there .
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Sounds similiar to what Im planning. Got 3xrecred, 1xhold atm, might up those hold durations once i get more slots, dependant on how it's faring against AV lockdown.
For PvP they could help against trying to crack Tanks
*shrug*
On nofuture it has VG with an acc of 1. Meaning it isn't auto hit - if that's correct of course, which it seems to be most of the time.
Not sure what you've been hitting with it if it hits all the time in PvP, but if it's squishies then it's not surprising.
Also, if it's a duration power that stays for a while, it's going to hit a few times just based on the chances. i.e. 50% unslotted in pvp against someone with no defense.
Double and I did some testing and it seems accuracies isnt needed. It may not be autohit but has a stupid high base acc then....couldn't tell any difference between no acc enhs and 3 acc enhs in it....this may be different against defensive sets though as we where testing with 2 controllers.
The hold duration even with 3 hold durations wasnt very good to say the least 
IMO best slotting would be 3 rech, 3 hold durs (but only the recharges are needed) and is a very situational power...would still be good for baseraids but other than that not much use in PvP
Note: For future potential earth trollers. Do take this power for PvE...absolutely awesome in PvE but unfortunately not very good in PvP 
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Note: For future potential earth trollers. Do take this power for PvE...absolutely awesome in PvE but unfortunately not very good in PvP
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It has, on occation, been able to help stack holds on a Stone tank and drop them from Granite in the process, although any tank that trys to just wade though that and Quicksand would have to be certain they could make it out without getting held.
Well, for some time now I'm walking around with Volcanic Gasses (I'm earth/rad/primal) 4 slotted with 1acc 3recharge, and it's about time to respec again for PvP.
Always had my doubts about this power, so went away on the US boards and also couldn't find an answer. Some people are saying that this power is auto-hit even in PvP, and that hold duration enhancements only effect the initial hold, not the ones following.
So, 3 recharge on this power for PvP is an obvious choise, but what about the other 3? Is it really auto-hit (Although it does take acc enhancements, I never saw it miss once, not even in pvP), and what about the hold durations?
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