i usually just slot it in taunt so taunt has a chance to do some dmg
Didn't take Taunt since I mostly solo.
if you dont have taunt, i wouldnt bother slotting it then, you can put much more useful procs into your powers
Ah, thanks. I guess I'll keep it around to see if it really can be slotted in Lighting Field, like Paragonwiki says.
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I have it slotted in my DM/WP toon. It is a cheap proc and psi is either heavily resisted or not at all. |
Originally Posted by CaptainHouse
Ah, thanks. I guess I'll keep it around to see if it really can be slotted in Lighting Field, like Paragonwiki says.
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I do like it, and it is cheap to pick up. If you got all you attacks up to par on 5 or less I would use it, or ToD: NE. Better than smashing dam.
The Perfect Zinger proc is the second best damage proc for slotting into attacks, after the purple ones (it does the least resisted damage type among procs, but the purple ones do more damage). AoE attacks are particularly good powers to put it in because it has a chance of working on every mob hit.
It will not add a lot of damage, but if you have slots to spare as well as space in your attacks after any sets, it's a fine addition to a build.
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This is a great proc, arguably the best available from the regular sets that are neither purple nor PvP. It's cheap; it offers exotic damage; it can be had at low levels; it really can't be beat by anything else within reason. Any primary skill that does damage for Brutes can take this set, as can any damage aura as well as Taunt.|
Originally Posted by CaptainHouse
I have a Claws/Willpower brute who just got the level 40 version of this Recipe, and I was wondering if it was useful slotted into an attack, or if it's essentially useless to me. Sometimes I feel like I'm doing very little with my Lethal Damage, but it seems to be things that also have Psi resistance that I feel the most pain on.
I have Strike, Spin, Follow-Up, Focus and Eviscerate as attacks. Another question I have on this; Are there any Taunt Auras (or Damage Auras) that can take this IO? Thanks for the help. |
This tier of procs fires at a 20% rate and does 72 points of damage at level 50. This means that the Perfect Zinger proc is adding an average of 14.4 points of damage to any attack other than auras. Sciroccos, Mako's, ToD, Obliteration, et al are all the same as well, as far as damage goes.
Now, if you were to place the proc into a skill like Strike, you would effectively be adding 28% enhanced damage that completely ignores the ED cap (14.4/51.72). Your proc damage is of an exotic type, and it comes in units of 72, effectively increasing the skill's burst damage as a critical strike would for other ATs. This bring up several clues on how to socket it.
- 1- Procs work best in fast animating, fast recharging, low to moderate damage attacks that are cycled often.
- 2- Procs add an average of 14.4 points of damage. Your Brute can actually sacrifice 28% enhanced damage from Strike to average the same total output, but still receive increased burst damage and split damage types. Ideally, you would ED cap at 95% enhanced damage and add the proc on top, effectively granting 123% enhanced damage to this skill.
- 3- In damage auras, the proc only checks once every 10 seconds, and is generally not worth being socketed.
I prefer to have one proc socketed in every attack below Superior damage, and two if possible. Having 5 parts of a purple set, one of them the purple proc, and a Perfect Zinger is one of my ideal formats on Brutes.
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Like what? Obliteration, Mako's, Touch of Death, Scirocco's, and Eradication all offer the same damage and proc rate. They also cost more and are unable to be socketed across the board. Perfect Zinger is a Taunt set, so it can go into every single skill that Claws has-- whether it's melee, ranged, PBAoE, TAoE or Taunt. That's quite useful, and it does this at a fraction of the cost.
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Originally Posted by Necrotech_Master
if you dont have taunt, i wouldnt bother slotting it then, you can put much more useful procs into your powers
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Originally Posted by JuliusSeizure
Like what? Obliteration, Mako's, Touch of Death, Scirocco's, and Eradication all offer the same damage and proc rate. They also cost more and are unable to be socketed across the board. Perfect Zinger is a Taunt set, so it can go into every single skill that Claws has-- whether it's melee, ranged, PBAoE, TAoE or Taunt. That's quite useful, and it does this at a fraction of the cost.
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If you are going for set bonuses, such as the positional defence bonus you get from 6 slotting some sets, then it may not as high as a priority.
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I have a Claws/Willpower brute who just got the level 40 version of this Recipe, and I was wondering if it was useful slotted into an attack, or if it's essentially useless to me. Sometimes I feel like I'm doing very little with my Lethal Damage, but it seems to be things that also have Psi resistance that I feel the most pain on.
I have Strike, Spin, Follow-Up, Focus and Eviscerate as attacks.
Another question I have on this; Are there any Taunt Auras (or Damage Auras) that can take this IO?
Thanks for the help.