I slot almost everythig for endurance reduction and that seems to get me by. That 2 damage instead of three really doesn't come into play when I am pumping out steady damage with no endurance down time. This is especially true with the pets, as they add to your overall damage.
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You're really missing out if you follow this strategy. Dual IOs are better than +3 SOs at level 24 (you can slot these at level 21) Triples are better than +3 SOs at level 17 (you can slot these at level 14). Craft any junky set IO that drops and use it. It's better than a common or an SO.|
Originally Posted by BlueBattler
(Going to use Base IOs till 50 and then maybe get something better if I can figure out what to slot.)
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Also, before you wait until 50, decide what you will do with your character. If you will be running taskforces at lower level, and you will be slotting Sets that work at, say 25. Waiting until you're 50 to slot those level 25 sets is really silly and a collossal waste of Inf.
Waiting until 50 is great if you will only run at 45+ and never exemp down for Oro or taskforces. Otherwise, figure out what level of set you will use when you are "finished" and start slotting them as soon as you are high enough. As a perfect example, one of the two recharge intensive pet sets caps at level 30. If you want to use it, why wait? Put four of them in and get the juicy recharge bonus.
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Thank you everyone at Paragon and on Virtue. When the lights go out in November, you'll find me on Razor Bunny.
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Originally Posted by GavinRuneblade
You're really missing out if you follow this strategy. Dual IOs are better than +3 SOs at level 24 (you can slot these at level 21) Triples are better than +3 SOs at level 17 (you can slot these at level 14). Craft any junky set IO that drops and use it. It's better than a common or an SO.
Also, before you wait until 50, decide what you will do with your character. If you will be running taskforces at lower level, and you will be slotting Sets that work at, say 25. Waiting until you're 50 to slot those level 25 sets is really silly and a collossal waste of Inf. Waiting until 50 is great if you will only run at 45+ and never exemp down for Oro or taskforces. Otherwise, figure out what level of set you will use when you are "finished" and start slotting them as soon as you are high enough. As a perfect example, one of the two recharge intensive pet sets caps at level 30. If you want to use it, why wait? Put four of them in and get the juicy recharge bonus. |
To start off with, I didn't have a lot of infamy on this server to spend anyway.
Second, I primarily got working on the guy again because I wanted to see what the VEAT storyline was like and to check out the powers the set has.
Once I get him to 50, I'm probably not going to exemp him often. He's not as much fun at the lower levels as he is now.
My COX Fanfiction:
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This is exactly why I'm saying do it now. It's cheaper.|
Originally Posted by BlueBattler
Well, I tell you ...
To start off with, I didn't have a lot of infamy on this server to spend anyway. |
Options for your 1 slot that exists right now:
SO: varies 0% - 38% for 105k (acc assumed)
Common IO: 38% for 97k (acc assumed, 66k if you memorize the recipe)
Set level 29: 21%/21% for 42k (acc/dam assumed)
Set level 39: 23.6%/23.6% for 89k (acc/dam assumed)
Here's the break down of my example above. Let's say in your shiny new Arachnobots you decide to slot an accuracy.
If you go with SOs at 38 (when you have the three slots), you will first slot a 41 that will expire when you are 44, then you'll slot a 47. So 2 SOs total.
49k + 56k for the accuracy to last until 50 when you will have an expired -3 SO slotted.
A Generic level 40 IO will cost you 97k for the accuracy plus salvage (alchemical silver might be expensive depending on your patience). for a small savings and no hassles of replacements or scaling down.
Both ways you run roughly 38% acc
Or, we can go dirt cheap and snag acc/dam from say Commanding presence or edict of the master or any other vendor trash set.
Level 40 edict of the master costs 200k+ to craft but 39 and 38 are only 97k and 89k. Commanding presence 30s cost 87k but the 29s are only 42k. Both are reasonably available.
Level 29 acc/dam = 42k for a 21%/21%
Level 38 Acc/Dam = 89k for 23.6%/23.6%
Either way you're looking to spend less for more bonus. and the difference between a level 39 and a level 50 is only 3%/3% for an increase in price of over 400k crafting fees.
"Hmm, I guess I'm not as omniscient as I thought" -Gavin Runeblade.
I can be found, outside of paragon city here.
Thank you everyone at Paragon and on Virtue. When the lights go out in November, you'll find me on Razor Bunny.
Got my Arachnobots.
First impression: Those guys are big!
Second impression: I'm glad I'm not arachnophobic!
Third Impression: I want to make them blue!
To test his mettle, I set Spider Blue to Plus 0 plus 4 and took him into RWZ and ran the first instanced mission. A friend was along on his pre SO Ax/WP Brute.
We did all right, but I was really noticing the increase burning of endurance for Spider at that setting.
I'm going with a pet and backpack emphasis. Not taking any gun related powers at all. I
Will the increased damage on the Arachnobots be enough to reduce my end usage for soloing and duoing on a higher than base setting? I have all the toggles now but Offensive and Assault, and I'm planning on taking those two as well.
For attacks, I've got Longfang, Channelgun, Suppression, Venom, Frag Grenade, Frenzy, and Omega Maneuver. I've got endurance reduction in three of those attacks and plan to put one in each. (Going to use Base IOs till 50 and then maybe get something better if I can figure out what to slot.)
My COX Fanfiction:
Blue's Assembled Story Links