It's perfectly fine to IO out with upper 30s to lower 40s enhancements if you want. Not much of a loss of enhancement value, plus as you say, lots better for exemplaring. I don't have a build handy, though.
It doesn't take much to soft cap a Super Reflexes. This is hardly what you're looking for, but here's the soft cap at level 36 on a Claws/Super Reflexes using only a single IO.
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One can certainly do this. Almost none of my builds use the highest end of an IO sets level range anymore and increasingly I'm using close to if not the lower end. Really boils down to how often you find yourself exemp'd down and how far.|
Originally Posted by Lightslinger
I was wondering what the Scrapper sages thinking about building my Katana/SR scrapper around level 40? The enhancement values aren't that far off from 50 and it would allow me to Ex- down quite a few levels before losing my set bonuses. Is this something to consider? ...
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For example take Focused Senses. 4 Slot it with level 50 LotG (d, d/e, d/e/r and d/+7.5%) and you end up with +21.9% defense. Now slot it with the same 4 LotG only lvl 25 versions, the defense value is now +20.9%. You've lost a net 1% defense to melee but those set bonuses now work while you run a Sister Psyche task force. The difference between slotting out at lvl 25 vs 50 throughout the entire build means (in the build I'm looking at) my defenses are around 46% instead of 48% vs a given position. Still soft capped but all my sets bonuses now operate as low as lvl 22 instead of 47th. This is a very good deal if you exemp frequently.
hmm, I wonder if I need to re-download Mid's. When I launch it asks me to do an update, if I do it will crash the program. If I open without the update, it won't let me input Werner's datablock.
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Yeah, there was an update a while back that broke the auto-update feature. You need to redownload and install and the auto update will work again.
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Originally Posted by Lightslinger
hmm, I wonder if I need to re-download Mid's. When I launch it asks me to do an update, if I do it will crash the program. If I open without the update, it won't let me input Werner's datablock.
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Speaking as an experienced (well, at least somewhat exp) Kat/SR, who also started frankenslotting IOs at 40 (looking back I should have started earlier) and trying to softcap, your problem will ultimately be end. Werner's build softcaps you but leaves you in bad shape end-wise. That will be your trade-off basically, go easy-cheap-powerselection route to softcap and suffer on end, or go tougher-expensive-IOset route to softcap, have more end, and suffer financially.
Also, for me, the new problem with IOsets is the upcoming nerf to BotZ. Anyhow, not to get too far off-topic, I modified my "old" build to give you a relatively cheap IO soft-capped build (melee def sets are the killers, expense-wise). This is not even close to optimal, but gets you an idea (also, apologize, I made it lvl 41, was in a hurry).
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the biggest issue I have is trying to find any supply at all for certain IO set pieces below their maximum level, especially those that go up to lvl 50. a lot of the supply is provided by the level 50s doing their farming runs, so the recipes drop at their level.
I try to determine on a given build whether I will use it for exemping and that helps decide whether I hold out for lower level recipes or just get them at whatever level I can find them. will still usually get what pieces I can at lower levels. not just for exemping but they are usually cheaper as well.
Strangely, i see a new Market Business Strategy forming. Where people build toons and xp lock them at x level, to better farm for recipes and merits to then sell at requested levels.
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Second build or compromise if you want exemplared excellence. I got exemplared down to 15 on Posi and lost some of my prime stuff. Shiver is part of my attack pattern.
That said, I'm really glad I picked Stamina at 20 and not the other power that popped up in the primary. Doing Synapse soon, so I need to have my good stuff below 25. I haven't looked to see what the damage is, but on Posi I had no kb protection.
I'm going to second build that, and probably other toons of mine. They will have a natural level version and the exemplar friendly version. Or, the second build can be anything. A ghost? Service hero?
You're on the right track thinking about getting exxed with your respec. I know that when I'm just quickly goofing in Mids, I'll just throw stuff in whatever order. I did respec one toon like that, but I deleted her later...might have liked her more if I had respecced correctly.
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As I recall from playing this exact build, the endurance was just fine... for a leveling build where you have short down times running from spawn to spawn and taking blues when you need them. It's definitely not in any shape for AV soloing and the like. And please DON'T level a Claws/SR this way - it gives up way too many great attacks for way too long. You'd have more fun taking better attacks and delaying the soft cap, or spending a little more of your influence. I just wanted to make certain the build wasn't TOO painful to level and play.|
Originally Posted by vinque
Werner's build softcaps you but leaves you in bad shape end-wise.
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Ah, but duh, you were probably talking about KATANA, since that's the main subject. Yeah, doing exactly my build but switching in Katana attacks would leave you hurting for endurance. Claws gets an endurance discount as one of its perks. Katana doesn't. For that matter, I think you'll find it hard to put together a nice Katana attack string with only three attacks like that. Yeah, ick.
The main point was just to show what I consider a basic template for soft capping, which powers to take, and basic slotting of them. Then as you add IOs, which you should do, you can take away some things, like dropping Maneuvers in favor of Hasten or Aid Self, that kind of thing.
"That's because Werner can't do maths." - BunnyAnomaly
"Four hours in, and I was no longer making mistakes, no longer detoggling. I was a machine." - Werner
Videos of Other Stupid Scrapper Tricks
I was wondering what the Scrapper sages thinking about building my Katana/SR scrapper around level 40? The enhancement values aren't that far off from 50 and it would allow me to Ex- down quite a few levels before losing my set bonuses. Is this something to consider?
My Kat/SR Scrapper is 36 now and as soon as he hits level 37 I was thinking about diving into 40 IOs. Anyone have a build like this handy? I absolutely suck with MIDs. All I want out of this build:
-Combat Jumping, Super Jump
-Softcap best as possible
-Would love to drop DA if I can softcap without it (unless this is something that could hinder my gameplay).
Thanks in advance.
Edit: Instead of a whole build, some recommendation on what sets are great for soft-capping would be really handy as well, thanks!