Three Recharge IOs, and some procs. Bam. Done.
I slot it with 4 x Acc/Hold/Recharge and 2 Hold set Procs. You get a couple nice set bonuses with that if the Acc/Hold/Recharge are also from the proc sets. A lot of people don't bother with accuracy or hold in VG, but I like mine to reliably hold bosses with very little support from me so that's the compromise I make - slightly lower recharge for much performance against tough foes. The Hasten nerf to pets and pseudo pets is VERY noticeable with VG, it's not nearly as nice as it was before, but it's still the best AoE hold in the game even with the nerf.
Well, you can basically go two routes with this power - try to absolutely max out the holding ability, or take advantage of the fact that the pseudopet hold powers have a *recharge* instead of being autos (hence proc every cast instead of every 10s) to damage proc it out.
For the 'max holding' option, you want to max out on hold, recharge, and stick in the lockdown +2 mag proc. Slotting for hold does not improve the overall duration of the power (which is a bit over 60s no matter what) but it does improve the duration of each pulsing hold cast by the pseudopets. This means that if a mob is attacked by a vent but then missed (or the vents target something else) several times in a row, the hold mag will remain on him longer, giving a much greater chance to remain held until the vents get back around to him. This greatly improves the patch's ability to hold bosses, as well as increasing the overall proportion of the spawn which is held at any one time. The +2 mag proc is just gravy, having a chance to go off with every 10 foot aoe hold burst (which occur on average about every 3.5 seconds if I recall correctly). I also try to get a bit of acc - the power has a 40% boost, so just 1 SOs worth is enough to ensure hits on +2s without any -def. I just enjoy the novelty of a hold with GOOD accuracy. :grin: I would try to get 20-30% acc, max out hold and recharge, and get the lockdown proc in if you go this way (frankenslotting, ofc).
The other way is to go with damage procs. As mentioned, those aoe hold bursts go off very frequently, so they're a perfect place for hold set damage procs (not the posi proc, though, as that's only attached to the slow DoT and only has a chance to go off every 10 seconds). For non-purple slotting, I would do 2 hold/rech, 2 acc/hold/rech, and the ghost widow and neuronic shutdown procs. The hold/rech are pool B, so hopefully not too expensive, and there are two cheap pool A acc/hold/rech. The procs may be expensive, but whatever. This gives you about 35% acc and almost 80% hold/rech, assuming 30ish IOs. If you want to splurge on purples, there's another damage proc there and the superior IOs would still allow you to maintain good enhancement percentages.
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I admit to being uncertain how the strange ways Earth Control's Volcanic Gasses power works -- several "pulsing AoEs", being a "pseudo-pet," and so on, affect the way Inventions work in the power.
Does +hold duration make the holds last longer? Is there much point to enhancing this with the jets pulsing over and over?
How long does the power itself last? Recharge reductions can bring its recharge down pretty well; it's looking like it could almost be made "permanent."
Does the Lockdown +2 Mag proc work in VG? That would increase the chance pf hlding a boss outright...but VG stacks quickly and would temd to render this proc superfluous, wouldn't it?
Do end reduction IOs reduce the casting cost for the player, or do they only affect the pseudo-pet? Does accuracy enhancement affect the jets or merely the player? Do global set bonuses from other sets in other powers have any affect on the pseudo-pet?
Does anyone have suggestions for IOing this power using 30-35 set IOs? I'm partial to frankenslotting this sort of power (high value click offense).
Thanks!
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