Having trouble with every character near or after 40

Ever since enhancement diversification came out it has become increasingly harder to slot my characters. When you get above 30 you start to jump for joy when all the slots come in, but after a few times, you start to wonder where you are going to put them all.

Weapons usually get 6 slots

Defenses only get 2 Defense enhancements and a endurance reduction. You can add a 3rd DEF, but your defense will only up 1% or less

Adding any more than 2 recharge enhancement on a power is a waste unless it is Hasten or another very long timer.

Stam is two as well as the third is only a tiny improvement.

Then there are all those singles -- swift/hurdle, combat jumping, acrobatics, health and more.

And lets not forget the prerequisite powers like boxing, aid other, hover, etc.

Some players need all those slots because they use sets. But when I looked at that and things like reactive armor cost 30 million each, I forgot about that in a hurry.

Either they give us more worth in the slots, increase the drop rate of rare items so the prices drop way down or I'm gonna have to look for another mmorpg that makes sense.

My bane just hit 40 and couldn't train as there was no other place to put the 3 slots he would get. If i can't train, there is no reason to keep playing him.

I don't have the billions it would cost to get to 50.

use the markets and make as much money as you want. not only can you bid on things, but you can sell to. not trying to be sarcastic so don't take it that way. don't go to the market looking to buynow. place bids on what you want and wait. and threatening the devs to do something or your going to quit will accomplish nothing. learn to use the tools that have been provided or keep whining. i know which one i would do.

I don't see your question. Are you trying to learn how to use enhancements and slots effectively? Do you wish to earn more Inf through playing the market? Are you having issues learning how to make an effective <insert AT here>?

I'm a little confused as to what you are asking outside of your rant. While I agree that slotting can be tricky and bothersome for some characters, without a clearer definition of what you are seeking, I don't think I can assist you at this time.

Thank you in advance for clarifying these issues and allowing us to assist you further.

First, if you have a multi-BILLION inf. build specced out for a level 50--you're clearly dabbling in purple and PvPIO sets. So get used to working for it. Ultra rare and ultra-ultra rare enhancements are exactly that: ultra rare. In no way should you get some manner of hand out of them.

Also, they're not as hard as people think they are to get. If you work hard and take your time--especially once you've hit 50--it's fairly easy to attain. Last issue they introduced a new and "easier but longer route" to earning them. Check out alignment merits when you get the chance.

But SECONDLY, if that WASN'T what you were getting at with your original post, then perhaps you were confused about how much inf. a character has in general and/or SHOULD have at current levels. Frankly, 30 million inf. should be chump change to a level 50. All of my characters that transition from the teens into the twenties tend to do so already having eclipsed 30 million inf. long ago. By the end of the game, you should have a pretty solid pile of inf. to use.

Perhaps you need to reexamine the way you do your characters' "bookkeeping." Are you just deleting every drop they get? SELL THEM. There are a ton of guides in the Market section of the forums to help. Good luck!

I wish I had more characters whose biggest issue is too many slots.

You know, if you don't see the benefit of adding another slot, you could always just train and not put anything in them...

Or try a tri-form Kheldian. I'm pretty sure you won't run out of places to put slots then.

Why not go for that third defensive enhancement? Yes, the effects of ED do reduce the effectiveness of the third enhancement (assuming SO or better), but the more defense you have, the more each additional percent increases your survivability (not so much for resistance, but every bit still helps). Or even a second end redux in your toggles? Especially any of those pool power ones that are a little heavier on the end usage.

I think you may just be overcompensating for Enhancement Diversification. I wouldn't start putting four of any given enhancement in a power (outside frankenslotting and TO/DOs), but if you have nowhere else pressing to spend those slots on, go for the third.

Also, I'm calling shenanigans on the cost of IOs. I looked up reactive armor. Of the lvl 40s, 2 were 15-20mil, 2 were 10-15 mil, and the others were under 500k. And that's not even buying smart. For a number of these, the lvl 39s (~0.2%-0.3% less enhancement #s provided per enhancement) are going from 500k-5mil, a 90% reduction in cost in most cases. Granted my prices are at the "buy it naow!" levels that seasoned marketeers shake their heads at.

And I'll mirror what others have said about inf - at lvl 50, 30 mil isn't much. On a single ITF run, at lvl 50, I get ~2mil from kills alone. Probably near double that after vendoring SOs and common IOs. Then you spend your merrits on a roll, and sell that - if you're lucky you can market that roll for 10-100 mil.

I'm going to try to be more informational than hostile in this post. I hope that comes across.

1) ED for defense: You go from about 142% of base to 156% of base with the extra slot. A FOURTH slot for defense would put you to 160% of base, highly unlikely to be worth it. For Stamina, you go from about 170% of base to 195%. Your math is... questionable.

2) Frankenslotting: You can indeed get a lot of benefit (1 acc, 3 dam, 2 rech, one end in 5 slots, to use the classic example) for really cheap. You may have to leave your 50K or 100K or 200K bids up on the market for a week for them to actually fill, though. Examples and description in my sig.

3) I am the original cheap builder- back in issue 9 I frankenslotted a level 50 over a weekend for 6 million inf. 92 slots. I don't go quite that cheap anymore, but level 31 and 34 (For instance) tend to be considerably cheaper than 30s or 35s. And, as you know Bob, you can save millions by buying recipes instead of crafted, and by leaving a bid on the market for a day or two. If you want help and suggestions, I can offer them. If you want to flounce, I can hold the door for you.

After looking at his sig, "50 Claws/WP Scrapper. Highest DPS in game, 7 toggles including FA --> no end problems!" I have no further comment.

Thanks for the help all -- oh and by the way, that 50 scrapper, plus a 50 defender and mm were all made prior to ED. After they reached 50 I never played them again.

The reason I made a bane was this: I crafted the temp power Gabriel's Hammer for a SS/SD Brute that needed more attacks. I was simply amazed with the damage it did. I searched every other character to find that type of amazing damage. Thought it would be a Mace brute, but that damage weakened as time went on. Then I respec'ed my Huntsman to a Bane and tried that. This was the AT I was looking for. It does this amazing damage. Like one shotting a red npc. His defense was no where near the frail epic heroes PB's and WS's.

Question? Do you sell SO's on the market? I have just been dumping them on vendors.

You said bane was 3rd highest. When I looked at the comparison on MIDS, it said the highest DPS (damage per second) was a fire blaster, then a claws scrapper -- so bane third? My signature says claws is the highest. Yes the fire blaster is a little higher, but when you do that much DPS you are going to have to run away while the claws scrapper continues to fight. So in that sense the scrapper is highest.

Can I have your stu....

oh, you're broke.