Do sonic debuffs stack?
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Posted on: 2009-09-13 13:04 in Archetypes and Powers General Discussion
Yes to all of those stacking (the only non-stacking sonic is sonic siphon which doesn't stack withitself but does with all other -res)
Players and critters have a minimum Resistance of -300%.
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Yes, they stack. Resist cap is -300%.
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Powers of a different name stack. (i.e. -res from Howl doesn't stack with another use of Howl)
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This is incorrect, the -res from Sonic Attacks stacks from the same powers. Given a Sonic/Sonic Defender, for example, the only power with -res that won't stack with itself is Sonic Siphon (since it's impossible for Disruption Field to stack with itself since it's a toggle).
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Originally Posted by Derangedpolygot
Powers of a different name stack. (i.e. -res from Howl doesn't stack with another use of Howl)
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I believe it USED to be true though. I remember a debate on that very subject a while back.
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Originally Posted by macskull
This is incorrect, the -res from Sonic Attacks stacks from the same powers. Given a Sonic/Sonic Defender, for example, the only power with -res that won't stack with itself is Sonic Siphon (since it's impossible for Disruption Field to stack with itself since it's a toggle).
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Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison See, it's gems like these that make me check Claws' post history every once in a while to make sure I haven't missed anything good lately. |
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I'm pretty sure they always stacked. It was just a widely held opinion on the boards that most debuffs wouldn't self-stack based on the ones that don't.|
Originally Posted by ClawsandEffect
I believe it USED to be true though. I remember a debate on that very subject a while back.
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Basically since Blast debuffs are so short in duration anyway they will tend to stack. But any debuff powers in secondaries which have a longer duration probably won't (like Acid Arrow, Poisons debuffs and Sonic Siphon).
All debuff auras & patches will always have the "does not stack from caster" flag to prevent them multi-debuffing the enemy (as they tend to reapply the debuff very quickly, over and over again). But two separate debuff patches (like 2 Tar Patches from the one player) will stack with each other too as they count as 2 different casters (the Tar Patches are the casters, not the player directly).
I tested the stacking on sonic blasts a while back (someone else tested it and I went "Trust but verify" ) and you can stack debuffs from the exact same blast, from the same blaster.
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I realize I am necroing this thread, but I have a question in regards to sonic stacking. If I have 2 alts following me around (Defenders...too cheap to buy controller sets for other accounts 
) both having Sonic primary is it possible to have them both stack disruption field on me?
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Is this simply referring to the same caster since a toggle is only activated/deactivated or does this mean it doesn't stack from two different casters? If it doesn't stack I'll probably go with dark for the second alt.
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Originally Posted by macskull
the only power with -res that won't stack with itself is Sonic Siphon (since it's impossible for Disruption Field to stack with itself since it's a toggle).
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Since they would be from different casters, they will stack just fine.
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Originally Posted by Deep Rootz
I realize I am necroing this thread, but I have a question in regards to sonic stacking. If I have 2 alts following me around (Defenders...too cheap to buy controller sets for other accounts
) both having Sonic primary is it possible to have them both stack disruption field on me? Is this simply referring to the same caster since a toggle is only activated/deactivated or does this mean it doesn't stack from two different casters? If it doesn't stack I'll probably go with dark for the second alt. |
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You could stack 7 of them on you if you could find enough Sonic Defenders willing to do it. |
Originally Posted by Had Matter
I realize I am necroing this thread, but I have a question in regards to sonic stacking. If I have 2 alts following me around (Defenders...too cheap to buy controller sets for other accounts
) both having Sonic primary is it possible to have them both stack disruption field on me? Is this simply referring to the same caster since a toggle is only activated/deactivated or does this mean it doesn't stack from two different casters? If it doesn't stack I'll probably go with dark for the second alt. |
Actually, you could have a virtually unlimited number stacked on you if you could find enough Sonic Defenders, well, at all. I don't think they need to be on your team to put it on you.
More than 10 would be pointless though.
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Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison See, it's gems like these that make me check Claws' post history every once in a while to make sure I haven't missed anything good lately. |
If I have a sonic controller, will Sonic Siphon and Disruption Field stack?
If a sonic blaster then attacks this debuffed mob, will his debuffs also stack?
Do sonic blaster attacks alone stack on each other?
Anyone know what the -res cap is?