For an IO build, I'd just go with whichever set bonuses you want more (stupefy and basilisk's gaze are cheap, effective options for stun and hold respectively) or whichever ammo you use more. The base duration, 9.5s, is not much shorter than comparable mezzes for other blast sets, so even unslotted for mez duration it's pretty effective.
OH OH... I was reading your reply.. and it hit me... HO's.. It's give me duration to both and acc to boot... hmm. (at the end of the game of course...) That's a though.. and your right, roughtly 10 seconds is pretty decent reguardless, stuff tends to die fast enough that 10 seconds is enough time.
Food for thought. thanks!
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on my DP/dark i took the petrify gaze so i could slot that with the purple hold set and im using suppressive fire to slot the purple stun set
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If i'm reading it right, the effect of the power changes from a Stun to a Hold if you switch ammo...
How would you slot that? |
(And Endoplasms later on). You can make it a perma-hold/perma-stun with just even-level SOs, but to get the best mileage out of this one you're going to have to Frankenslot - off the top of my head, something like 2 Endos, 1 generic Rech, Devastation proc, Lockdown Acc/Rech, Lockdown proc. This gives you plenty of Acc, the mez lasts 16 seconds regardless of ammo type, the power recharges in 12, stacks two chances for an extra Mag 2 hold (for a potential mag 7 hold using non-lethal ammo, if the RNG loves you that day), and gives your damage output an iron supplement as lagniappe.
Since purples don't come my way like I read about here. I'm going to use the Lockdown set since I'm going for S/L and range/aoe defense. Being able to use a hold in the early levels has helped my young corrupter a lot.
If i'm reading it right, the effect of the power changes from a Stun to a Hold if you switch ammo...
How would you slot that? Is it worth the extra slots to try and split the difference? Is it even really worth bothering with since it's a single target mez power and I'll have my full traps secondary to provide midigation? Inquering minds what to know!
Thanks for any info and wisdom you can impart!
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