Which power did you slot it in?
I put one in Sonic Haven on my Defender, and the mez resist blinks on and then off again for about 1 second in 10 in the Combat Attributes, leading me to think it may be broken in that power.
I have it slotted in my Charged Armor on my blaster, and the Psi resist is treated as a global (always on even if the power is not), but the Mez resist builds up over time when the power is turned on to a maximum of 25% reduction (81% mez duration).
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I hope you slotted it into a toggle power you plan to use.|
Originally Posted by The Grim Heaper
I just slotted Aegis Psi/Mez Resist, and (after confirming that it does work as a global bonus, and is on even when the power isn't), I don't see the mez resist portion showing up in my combat attributes (just the text "aegis: psionic/status resistance" under damage resistance)
So, is the Mez portion working, or just not showing up? (or will I have to run trials with a stopwatch to find out?) |
The Psi resist portion of Aegis Psi/Mez resist is global. The Mez resist portion works like a proc, though. So you need to have this IO in an auto power or in a toggle to get the Mez resist from it. Paragon Wiki is a wonderful site, but unfortunately the entry for this IO is not 100% accurate.
Edit: The power no longer works the following way as of I17 -see following posts. TY for the heads up Derangedpolygot:
Found the description of how the power works in a guide I was reading when I chose to slot it:
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showp...1&postcount=15
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The Psi Resistance is indeed always on, but the amount of resistance it gives depends on your AT. It uses the normal Resistance buff AT modifier, so Tankers/Controllers/Defenders/Masterminds/Soldiers of Arachnos get the full 3% Psi Resistance, Dominators get 2.55% Psi Resistance, Scrappers/Kheldians/Brutes/Stalkers get 2.25% Psi Resistance, and Blasters get 2.1% Psi Resistance. The status resistance however is neither 20% nor always on. It actually gives a 5% resistance upon activation, and this bonus stacks with itself up to 5 times. In other words, the first time the power is activated you get a 5% resistance, the second time it is activated you get a total of 10% resistance, and so on. After the 5th activation you have 25% resistance (the values are reset when you zone). In a passive/toggle you reach the maximum status resistance after about 40 seconds, but in a click power the resistance you get depends on how often you use the power. Slotting the Aegis into something like Unstoppable will of course result in a very slow build up of status resistance, and if you don't use the click power you don't get any status resistance at all |
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Aegis's Mez resist changed in i17. It's a 'full' 20% instead of a bunch of 5%'s. It's grants an immediate 16.67% when the power it's slotted in is turned on. This was done because Aegis was improperly filling all 5 of the Rule of Five for 5% mez resistance. |
Originally Posted by Katze
I have it slotted in my Charged Armor on my blaster, and the Psi resist is treated as a global (always on even if the power is not), but the Mez resist builds up over time when the power is turned on to a maximum of 25% reduction (81% mez duration).
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(I have not tested the duration of the effect when used in a click power; I'll only even slot it in an Auto or a Toggle power.)
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OK, well thank you everyone, looks like I've wasted a couple million (mostly in rare salvage) on that one then. Now that I know what to look for, I hit the clicky (force of nature on my defender, if you care to know) and I get ~20% in the various mes resists for... 5-10 seconds...
Seems utterly unintuitive to me, why one half of the bonus would work one way, and the other half a completely different way (wish it would at least last longer). But I don't expect it to change any time soon; so the only thing left to figure out is if I feel like going through the hassle of a respec to recoup some of the cost, or just slotting over. Leaning towards the latter.
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It is indeed unintuitive. I learned the hard way slotting it into click as well. I'd really hoped the i17 change would have made the mez resist global as well. It's still a good IO, but must be auto/toggle to be worthwhile.
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Originally Posted by The Grim Heaper
OK, well thank you everyone, looks like I've wasted a couple million (mostly in rare salvage) on that one then. Now that I know what to look for, I hit the clicky (force of nature on my defender, if you care to know) and I get ~20% in the various mes resists for... 5-10 seconds...
Seems utterly unintuitive to me, why one half of the bonus would work one way, and the other half a completely different way (wish it would at least last longer). But I don't expect it to change any time soon; so the only thing left to figure out is if I feel like going through the hassle of a respec to recoup some of the cost, or just slotting over. Leaning towards the latter. |
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Hmm, just checked this after I posted and noticed the change to full "20%" immediately and thought there might have been a change.|
Originally Posted by Derangedpolygot
Aegis's Mez resist changed in i17. It's a 'full' 20% instead of a bunch of 5%'s. It's grants an immediate 16.67% when the power it's slotted in is turned on. This was done because Aegis was improperly filling all 5 of the Rule of Five for 5% mez resistance.
(I have not tested the duration of the effect when used in a click power; I'll only even slot it in an Auto or a Toggle power.) |
It's better for the click powers at least.
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not really, considering the duration is is so short - well, yes, 20% is better than, oh, less than 20% (If i'm reading how it used to work correctly)... but at 10-ish seconds duration; I fail to see how that has any useful effect at all.
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Originally Posted by Katze
Hmm, just checked this after I posted and noticed the change to full "20%" immediately and thought there might have been a change.
It's better for the click powers at least. |
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it is useful if you use it in an auto power or toggle.
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Originally Posted by The Grim Heaper
not really, considering the duration is is so short - well, yes, 20% is better than, oh, less than 20% (If i'm reading how it used to work correctly)... but at 10-ish seconds duration; I fail to see how that has any useful effect at all.
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Yes, we've covered that. I was responding more to this part of Katze's post.|
Originally Posted by Sharker_Quint
it is useful if you use it in an auto power or toggle.
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Originally Posted by Katze
It's better for the click powers at least.
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Wow, only 10 seconds? Might want to send a PM to Castle and ask if that's WAI. I could see 120 seconds like the non-combat procs, or make it like the Psi resist portion and have it act as a set bonus.
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Originally Posted by The Grim Heaper
Yes, we've covered that. I was responding more to this part of Katze's post.
In that the way I understand it used to work (piling up many smaller bonuses over time) was less effective in click powers, as it only activated the IO once, and only got the one small bonus for a limited time. Now it appears that the IO just hands out one big bonus, which may or may not be better for auto/toggle powers, but is damned useless for click powers, because it only lasts 10 seconds. |
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I just slotted Aegis Psi/Mez Resist, and (after confirming that it does work as a global bonus, and is on even when the power isn't), I don't see the mez resist portion showing up in my combat attributes (just the text "aegis: psionic/status resistance" under damage resistance)
So, is the Mez portion working, or just not showing up? (or will I have to run trials with a stopwatch to find out?)
"My inner mind has become a reality-cracking overgod. He torments me! Help!"