10% def vs 20% res (for pet)
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Posted on: 2010-08-20 12:05 in Archetypes and Powers General Discussion
The defense ones might be more worthwhile for imps, since their hitpoints are really low and they don't have much innate resistance to build on. As for dark servant, it does not accept either pet sets or recharge intensive pets, so you can't put any of those IOs in him.
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Either will reduce the average damage they take by about the same amount. 20% resist is more reliable, but against powerful attacks (ones that overkill the imp by at least 25%) it won't matter. 10% defense will at least give a shot at surviving attacks that would kill through the resists, but if the enemy hits it will take less damage to kill. Really it comes down to whether you expect lots of attacks that can one-shot an imp (or lots of mezzing attacks you hope to avoid)... if so, go with defense. If not, the resist is probably better since it will consistently allow a bit longer to get a heal off or mez the enemies.
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Originally Posted by Tangler
Just open with your AoE mez, and your pets won't die then.
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Someone else already mentioned that you can't slot either Pet Damage or Recharge Intensive Pet sets in Dark Servant. However, your second question here hasn't been answered.|
Originally Posted by Nny_the_mad
i was wondering too if slotting one of those in dark miasma pet is a good idea for a MM.
it would benefit to all his other pet no? |
The four pet aura IOs don't actually do anything to the pet. What they do is grant YOU an extra auto power. This auto power is a PBAoE buff which affects all of your pets, including pets from temporary powers and allies you pick up in a mission. The buff is 40ft radius and requires line-of-sight.
Additionally, you don't even have to summon the pet which the IO is slotted in to get its effect. I have both RIP auras slotted in my Gang War power on my Thugs/Dark, and I get their benefit even if I never activate Gang War.
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For Imps, having better defense is better than resistance because they have low health to begin with. It is better to avoid getting hits. |
Originally Posted by Nny_the_mad
i'm mainly dominator
as i can't heal it, my pet tends to die a lot (well it's a pet) but beside, eart and gravity one, tends to not grab aggro long enough to my taste. i was wondering if slotting the 2 unique aura in it would really change anything (i can't afford to slot both the 2 unique that give defense AND the 2 that gives res; it would gimp them too much) for exemple, for the imps, would 10% defense be enough to see them dodging enough hit to make a difference? would 20% resistance make tem less squishy? i was wondering too if slotting one of those in dark miasma pet is a good idea for a MM. it would benefit to all his other pet no? |
I think maybe one of the reasons Dark Servant can't take Pet Recharge sets is that it can already take so many sets.
What's left is to normalize all Assassin Strikes and improve Stalker's old sets (Claw, MA and EM)! You don't need to bring back the missing PbAoE attack. You just need to make the existing ones better! For example, make Slice a WIDER and LONGER cone.
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Or more likely, because Fluffy's damage is piddlingly small.
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Originally Posted by Jibikao
I think maybe one of the reasons Dark Servant can't take Pet Recharge sets is that it can already take so many sets.
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i'm mainly dominator
as i can't heal it, my pet tends to die a lot (well it's a pet) but beside, eart and gravity one, tends to not grab aggro long enough to my taste.
i was wondering if slotting the 2 unique aura in it would really change anything (i can't afford to slot both the 2 unique that give defense AND the 2 that gives res; it would gimp them too much)
for exemple, for the imps, would 10% defense be enough to see them dodging enough hit to make a difference?
would 20% resistance make tem less squishy?
i was wondering too if slotting one of those in dark miasma pet is a good idea for a MM.
it would benefit to all his other pet no?