The rule of fives doesn't apply to sets, it applies to bonuses. You can only ever have five of a certain bonus, such as 5% Recharge.
There are some exceptions to the rule such as LotG +7.5% Rech and +7.5% Rech bonuses. You can have 5 of both which would gain you 75% global recharge.
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That confirms what I was thinking then, i'll head back to the drawing board and start again...cheers for the quick reply.
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Originally Posted by DSorrow
The rule of fives doesn't apply to sets, it applies to bonuses. You can only ever have five of a certain bonus, such as 5% Recharge.
There are some exceptions to the rule such as LotG +7.5% Rech and +7.5% Rech bonuses. You can have 5 of both which would gain you 75% global recharge. |
And to be more clear its because the game doesn't look at the numerical value of the bonus but what the name of the bonus is (i.e. large vs huge vs tiny vs whatever). In the case of LotG +7.5% the name is "Luck of the Gambler: Recharge Speed", while the same numerical bonus for 6 of Kinetic Crash slotted is, I believe, "Huge Increased Recharge Bonus" These are the names you see if you look under your personal information tab at the list of 'Set Bonus'
I've decided on a Elec/WP Superspeed scrapper and was toying with builds in Mids, trying to get as much global recharge out of sets as possible....but i've reached 40% and it won't go any higher. Looking at the totals, its saying that i've exceded the 5 limit on set bonuses and that they've marked them as cap'd.
But I don't see why i've reached the cap limit, for example: it says that my Obliteration sets are over the cap, yet I see it as only having 3 sets. Does it count the rule of 5 as anything that carries the same set bonus, for example: 2 different sets on to different power types carry a global recharge of +5%...so that counts as 2 of the 5, because they both give the same bonus.
This is the build i've gotten so far (Its incomplete):
Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.601
http://www.cohplanner.com/
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Level 50 Magic Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Electrical Melee
Secondary Power Set: Willpower
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Charged Brawl
- (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage
- (3) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance
- (5) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge
- (7) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (9) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
Level 1: High Pain Tolerance- (A) Healing IO
- (19) Healing IO
- (19) Healing IO
- (46) Resist Damage IO
- (46) Resist Damage IO
- (48) Resist Damage IO
Level 2: Havoc Punch- (A) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance
- (3) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage
- (5) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge
- (7) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (9) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
Level 4: Mind Over Body- (A) Impervious Skin - Resistance/Endurance
- (11) Impervious Skin - Resistance/Recharge
- (11) Impervious Skin - Endurance/Recharge
- (23) Impervious Skin - Status Resistance
- (37) Impervious Skin - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
Level 6: Swift- (A) Run Speed IO
Level 8: Hasten- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (25) Recharge Reduction IO
- (25) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 10: Indomitable Will- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
- (43) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
- (45) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (46) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 12: Thunder Strike- (A) Obliteration - Damage
- (13) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
- (13) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
- (15) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (15) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (23) Multi Strike - Accuracy/Endurance
Level 14: Super Speed- (A) Run Speed IO
Level 16: Rise to the Challenge- (A) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance
- (17) Doctored Wounds - Heal
- (17) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
- (31) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge
- (36) Doctored Wounds - Endurance/Recharge
Level 18: Health- (A) Empty
- (37) Empty
- (40) Empty
- (40) Empty
Level 20: Quick Recovery- (A) Empty
- (21) Empty
- (21) Empty
Level 22: Build Up- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (36) Empty
Level 24: Jacobs Ladder- (A) Obliteration - Damage
- (27) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
- (27) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
- (34) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (43) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (48) Multi Strike - Accuracy/Endurance
Level 26: Fast Healing- (A) Empty
- (31) Empty
- (36) Empty
Level 28: Heightened Senses- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (29) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
- (29) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
- (37) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 30: Stamina- (A) Empty
- (31) Empty
Level 32: Lightning Rod- (A) Obliteration - Damage
- (33) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
- (33) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
- (33) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (34) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (34) Multi Strike - Accuracy/Endurance
Level 35: Boxing- (A) Empty
Level 38: Tough- (A) Impervious Skin - Resistance/Endurance
- (39) Impervious Skin - Resistance/Recharge
- (39) Impervious Skin - Endurance/Recharge
- (39) Impervious Skin - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
- (40) Impervious Skin - Status Resistance
Level 41: Focused Accuracy- (A) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff
- (42) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Endurance/Recharge
- (42) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Endurance
- (42) Adjusted Targeting - Endurance/Recharge
- (43) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Recharge
Level 44: Physical Perfection- (A) Empty
- (45) Empty
- (45) Empty
Level 47: Chain Induction- (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage
- (48) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (50) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance
- (50) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (50) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
Level 49: Resurgence- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
------------Level 1: Brawl
- (A) Empty
Level 1: Sprint- (A) Empty
Level 2: Rest- (A) Empty
Level 1: Critical Hit------------
Set Bonus Totals:
If someone could look at the build and explain where its gone wrong, its would be great...also any suggestions to powers/slots/sets are always welcome.
Cheers.