Unslotted, I think it's something like 1% for the first and 0.5 or 0.6% after that, but you get pretty good defence numbers with large mobs and slotted for defence.
Long story short, I would go with both.
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The way I plan on going with is will be 2 acc 2 def buffs 2 recharge. Course if you have hasten you can replace a recharge for a endmod.|
Originally Posted by Vanden
Is this power still a big contributor to defense, or is it more about the endurance these days?
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Course I plan on useing it for def buffs. Wife has a lvl 50 ice/ss and starting off with EA slotted that way, makes her very tough.
protector-knight: lvl 50 invun/axe tank
Lillian Brick: lvl 50 stone/stone/pyre tank
Hybrid-knight: lvl 50 db/regen scrap
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It hasn't changed since what, i6? The contribution to defense and endurance is equally effective in large groups. The defense contribution against a single enemy is rather forgettable, but without particular slotting it won't be giving much of any endurance against a single enemy either. |
Originally Posted by Vanden
Is this power still a big contributor to defense, or is it more about the endurance these days?
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Either way, slotting for recharge is paramount. Eventually IO slotting in defense, endmod, and recharge at or near ED caps is possible, and double-stacked energy absorption becomes typical.
If you fight like you want defense, you'll have all the endurance you need.
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Isn't Energy Absorption autohit?
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Originally Posted by protector_knight
The way I plan on going with is will be 2 acc 2 def buffs 2 recharge. Course if you have hasten you can replace a recharge for a endmod.
Course I plan on useing it for def buffs. Wife has a lvl 50 ice/ss and starting off with EA slotted that way, makes her very tough. |
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It is autohit.
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Originally Posted by Tin_Soldier
Isn't Energy Absorption autohit?
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Wow, see I havn't had the actual xp. it called for acc enhancements so I would logically put them in.... that is the same thing with Freezeing rain. It calls for acc, but I yet to ever see that miss. then **** I would put 2 def, 2 recharge, 2 end mods
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Originally Posted by Dersk
It is autohit.
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protector-knight: lvl 50 invun/axe tank
Lillian Brick: lvl 50 stone/stone/pyre tank
Hybrid-knight: lvl 50 db/regen scrap
Vengful-Nature: lvl 50 spines/sr/bod scrap
Element-Wizard: lvl 50 fire/storm/stone troll
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Freezing rain can actually miss, so it's not totally in error to allow accuracy slotting. The issue with freezing rain is that it has so many ticks to attack that even against a Paragon Protector using MoG, it will eventually hit, and one hit is all that is needed for the debuff to take effect. That, and the defense debuff is so incredibly large, one hit and the rest of the ticks of damage have no difficulty landing.|
Originally Posted by protector_knight
Wowthat is the same thing with Freezeing rain. It calls for acc, but I yet to ever see that miss
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If energy absorption allows accuracy, it shouldn't. Unless there some masochistic PvP rule, like with Taunt, then it is entirely autohit in all aspects.
My Ice Tanker isn't high enough to check in game, but Mid's doesn't allow you to slot accuracy in the power. But then it has an accuracy rating for the power. Weird. City of Data lists no accuracy needed either, so I would guess not.
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EA doesn't take Accuracy enhancements, and is auto-hit.
Vanden - slot it for both Defense and EndMod. By Frankenslotting from both Defense and EndMod sets, you can easily get ED-capped Defense, Recharge, and EndMod values on it.
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Is this power still a big contributor to defense, or is it more about the endurance these days?
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