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Just out of interest, what uses does this power actually have? Is it literally just for people with a lot of control effects on their primary blast set, or does it boost the effects of stuff like hasten as well?
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Powerboost
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Buff: Secondary Power Effects = 100%
(Disorient/Hold/Immobilization/KB Distance/Fly/Run/etc)
DEF Boost: +DEF - 100% Self
RES Boost: +RES - 100% Self
Also heals, endurance drain, tohit buffs etc etc.. great power 
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RES Boost: +RES - 100% Self
[/ QUOTE ]I'm pretty sure +res is the opposite effect of +dam, and thus a primary effect rather than secondary.
I think ice benefits most from powerboost tbh.
My AR/NRG is not taking it as i have no secondary effect as such to boost.
it will boost your dissorient and knockback.
Yeah but neither realy are usefull enough to justify a power pick.
NRG secondary has a chance to stagger them but from what i have experience so far (lvl 26) it dosnt often enough.
Boosted KB imo is never handy now a power to reduce kb and we have a deal lol.
Reason i said ice is best is all the attacks thave slow built in which of course would be boosted by power boost.
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Reason i said ice is best is all the attacks thave slow built in which of course would be boosted by power boost.
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Really? How come it doesn't boost all the other secondaries effects of the other powers then?
Very much skippable for PvE, unless you also have aid self I would say. Not to be missed for PvP.
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whats it do to aid self??
Increases the heal by a significant amount.
(Even though it says all secondary effects are affected, and I would of thought the heal would be the primary effect 
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It doubles the amount healed. I asume its treated as a secondary effect
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It doubles the amount healed. I asume its treated as a secondary effect
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Realy!!! Lol
Most be how the game is programmed certain effect then must be pigeon holed as secondary effect.
I mean surely the primary function of aid self is heal and the secondary is the toxic restance.
I may actually cosider it now as im getting aid self for my blaster.
Any one know what its duration is? Im persuming somthing akin to build up about 10 seconds ish??
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It doubles the amount healed.
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It only doubles the base heal, not the enhanced part (as with everything it boosts)
Healing is a secondary affect. It doesn't boost resistance as someone said, as that is a primary affect (the opposite of damage).
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Stupid lazy arsed programming that what it is!!
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Most be how the game is programmed certain effect then must be pigeon holed as secondary effect.
I mean surely the primary function of aid self is heal and the secondary is the toxic restance.
Any one know what its duration is? Im persuming somthing akin to build up about 10 seconds ish??
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Yes it is how the game engine works. It doesn't matter what the primary and secondary affect of a certain power are, just whether they are labelled as primary and secondary etc. Damage and damage resistance are the only primary that I can think of.
Aid self doesnt give toxic resistance, it gives stun resistance.
Power boost duration is 15 seconds. 3 slotted recharge and with hasten on it is up for 15 seconds, down for 7.
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Stupid lazy arsed programming that what it is!!
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It's working as intended as far as I know, not a side-effect of lazy programming.
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It may be working as intende but its still wrong.
Q What is aid self main use
A To heal
Therefore Heal is the priamry funcition of the power and thats how it should work tbh.
I know they wont change it but each power should have a treated on its own merits.
The primary effect of a hold is also to hold, and Power Boost boosts hold duration too. People just get mixed up because "secondary effect" is a term used about two completely separate things that sometimes overlap.
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The primary effect of a hold is also to hold, and Power Boost boosts hold duration too. People just get mixed up because "secondary effect" is a term used about two completely separate things that sometimes overlap.
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Damage and damage resistance are the only primary that I can think of.
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Power Boost gives a 100% boost to the following:-
Disorient Duration
Sleep Duration
Confuse Duration
Fear Duration
Immobilize Duration
Hold Duration
Knockback (KnockUp) distance
Repel strength
Run speed
Fly speed
Defence Buffs
Heal
To-hit Buffs
Endurance Drain
You should ignore all that 'secondary effect' nonsense - it's just a(nother) badly written power description. If you have a power that can do any of the above, in any way, Power Boost will boost it.
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you forgot slows
It also boosts range too... it turns my NRG/NRG blaster into a blapper worthy of being on a team with Power Boost, Aim, Build Up, Total Focus. 
Heavy damage and disorient for the fun!
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It also boosts range too...
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I think I can without any doubt say that Power Boost does not affect range..
That's what Boost Range is for
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What Power Boost Affects
Stun/Sleep/Hold/Immobilize/Confuse/Fear Duration
Knockback/up Distance
Mez Protection Magnitude
Mez Resist (Acro/AM/Vengeance)
Repel Strength (Hurricane, Telekinesis, Force Bubble)
Defense Buffs/Debuffs
ToHit Buffs/Debuffs
Heals (Direct heals only, not +regen or -regen)
Endurance Drain and "Heals" (Direct +end from powers like Transference, not +recovery)
Run/Fly Speed
Movement Slow Powers (Not -recharge)
Slow Resists
Also, here's a few effects that PB is commonly mistaken for boosting, but in reality does not affect at all. Remember, this is not a full list.
Some Things Power Boost DOES NOT Affect
Inspirations
Mez Magnitude
Intangibility Duration (Sonic Cage, Dimension Shift)
Damage/Damage Buffs/Damage Debuffs
Resistance Buffs/Debuffs
Recharge Buffs/Debuffs
Recovery Buffs (Stamina, Recovery Aura)
Regen Buffs/Debuffs (Adrenaline Boost, Regen Aura, Lingering Radiation)
HP Buffs (Dull Pain, accolades)
Endurance Drain Resist
Range Buffs/Debuffs (Boost Range/Hurricane)
Repel Protection Strength (Increase Density)
Taunt Duration
Jump Speed/Height
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Just out of interest, what uses does this power actually have? Is it literally just for people with a lot of control effects on their primary blast set, or does it boost the effects of stuff like hasten as well?