Is perma- dom still worth it ?

i am starting a Grav/energy dom and i was wondering is it still worth while trying to perma dom. Thank you for any tips

I would say so. There are a few issues here:

1. More recharge is always good for a Dom. Most of your effectiveness comes from slow recharging AoE control powers. Anything that makes these recharge faster is going to be good. IMO, even if I'm not aiming at perma, I put as much +recharge in my builds as I can.

2. A complete endurance refill every 90 seconds? Sign me up!

3. How much do you value a broad spectrum mez protection all the time? Personally, I'm a fan, particularly in the 40s.

The changes do focus the "perma-dom" building, though. My +recharge build (though it lacks the hasten to be perma-yellow sparkles? No thanks!) has a significant edge on my single origin enhanced doms. That said, doing gimpy builds that sacrifice performance for extra recharge are bound to be less popular. Domination has a great many percs, but it's not a one-trick any longer.

The new plus to +recharge is with the higher base damage, especially on a team with +damage, Your AoE's can get up to some snazzy numbers...and since doms only get a limited gamut of AoE in their attacks, getting those back fast makes taking out groups far faster. My mob attacks chain is Psy Scream, dark obliteration, Psychic Shockwave, utility power and control, repeat. If you happen to snag a fulcrum shift, wave hello to those funny blasters as you mez then decimate spawns in complete safety.

Domination still gives mezz protection and extra duration + mag on your controls. That's very worth it to me. Quick recharing mag 4 AoE hard controls are pretty amazing. So amazing that I've kinda given up on my Ice/Psi Dom. Grav wouldn't be my first choice, but it wouldn't be my last choice either.

Well lets see, my one perma dom is a earth/fire.

My AOE stun is near perma is not perma its only about 1-2 seconds from it. My AOE hold is about 10 seconds from perma, earthquake is basicly perma as well as quicksands, i have boundless end between consume and domination, all the mez protection i could use. I one shot hold any boss.....So ya i think its worth it still.

I think the changes made it easier to play without being a perma dom, however i still think its the best way to play a dom.

ABSOLUTELY !!!!!

Personally I am waiting for Going Rogue.. I am gonna bring my Fire/Psy Dom hero side.. make all the fire/kins jealous.. he he he

In short, perma-Dom is still all that it used to be, it's just you can do pretty good without it, too. Now, double and triple Dom are different, but with a team behind you should see more benefit from damage boosts even with perma-Dom. So there's still some advantages even there.

I don't know if I'll ever go perma-Dom, but just the random way I slot the IOs I find I've got some Recharge bonuses and Recharges in some of my attacks/controls. Recharge is nothing to sneeze at.

I'd do perma-dom for the status protection alone.

Combine that with extremely high recharge, double hold power and constant end recharge.

My plant/psi went from very playable to über with perma-dom. With the confusion from seeds, three AoEs, creepers and Audrey I can do 1000+ critters per hour solo (+0/8 no bosses). I can do +4/8 maps with bosses without any fear of faceplanting. Though it takes a wee while to grind those bosses down.

My normal partner is kin/fire. Add speed boost and fulcrum and it all becomes a mad world of utter carnage.

i have a lvl 50 grav nrg dom and its not fully perma im only seconds off it. but its worth it. u dont get the damg buff but the controlling side is still worth it. helps with avs n sh..stuff

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Hell yes, the ability to lock down an entire spawn including bosses with one application of mez is always worth it. With the increased endurance costs because of the damage buffs, you're also going to want that endurance refill to get you by. Oh, and permanent mez protection and KB protection is a plus...

ya perma dom is still considerably stronger than non-perma dom. And by considerably I mean not even in the same league.

+rech is hugely powerful on a dom because they rely on active mitigation and because they have very long recharges on all their good powers (both control and damage). So high rech is already very important for them. Add in something as good as perma-dom and choosing to spend considerable inf on any other primary goal is probably ill-advised.

Question to people here...

How much recharge (bonuses) does one need to get perma-dom?

72%-ish plus 3-slotted Hasten at the bare minimum.