IO Sets (worth it or not?)

You'd get the bonus for slotting 3 of the set, twice.

It is important to keep in mind the Law of Fives though. This states that you can only benefit from 5 set bonuses with the same name (which basically means they enhance the same amount).
http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Invent...e_Law_of_Fives

May want to read that 4 or 5 times, as the Law of Five is fairly confusing. Very often 2 bonuses have nearly the same name, or just the same, with a rider. It gets confusing and it's hard to keep track of if you aren't very alert. Mid's REALLY helps. Only part of the IO system that may be as confusing to those new to IOing is the effects of exemplaring. Either of those 2 topics I'd consider upper-level IO classes for sure.

Good luck!

Well.....
I just got home from work and I went ahead to Ms. Liberty and did my 2nd build the way that I drew out on paper.
The correct amount of slots for the powers that I chose the sets for and such.
I did the research for the sets based on affordability, what the bonus factor was and the amount of slots needed.
The first part of getting the correct slots is finished.
Now off to WW.
Be back in a few hours with the results

Remember to sleep. I know, more important things to do, trick out your tank... but sleep is GOOD.

Here are some cheap awesome sets and individual IO's to look into:
(note, check the set bonus's to understnd more)
Steadfast KB IO
Mocking beratement
Titanium alloy
steadfast unique
crushing impact
multistrike
just to name a few. frankensloting is the way to go for now. focus on the good uniques first and then fill in the slots with the mindset of maximizing power attributes.

I also have one idea that always works for me. set yourself to 0/+8 and find a ticket farm on AE. Run it one, maybe two times. get 1500 tickets and roll 20 times. you can either craft all of what you got and sell it or do like i do and sell everything for 1 inf (which isnt smart but rather for lulz). i guarantee youll make 20 mil easy.

Catch me online ( global @doc brietz) on virtue and i will run one time for you for nothing, and ill give you whatever recipes i get and you can do with them what you wish.

i dont always say go farm, but just a few times makes for easy money and floods the market for those who wanna use them for whatever. i will tell you this, save real hard and save yourself 1 billion. I know for a fact you can have a damn good build for that and you will not ever need a purple or pvp IO for anything.

Alrighty...
I just ran a regular ol' radio mish on PI with the new build and settings set to even level & x8 vs CARNIES of all things.

Damn that was fun!

I noticed a HUGE upswing in my recharge time for my 3 favorite attacks (Crowd Control, Shatter & Jawbreaker) plus the other attacks too obviously...... and I LOVED that aspect of it.

I noticed a BIG difference in my accuracy also which was sweet

I noticed that the damage output was a little lower...
but I looked at it this way.....
if I am hitting them more often and attacking them more often (with my endurance bar still hanging high too by the way like in my original build)
I will be ok with it

It seemed to me that the defenses were a little lower....
but I could be off a tad.
Once I realized that I needed to nail the Dark Ring Mistresses and then the Master Illusionists faster it went well

I also noticed that I had to da "God Power" (Strength of Will) a lot more often.... but I could live with that too

Now to try to up the level difficulty a notch and perhaps against a different villian group and such..... and see how I feel.

Interesting stuff... especially since I have never been that big of a "numbers guy" (statistics, percentages, etc, etc) when it came to my powers and effects.

I usually play by what "feels" right.....
how well I survive and or how well I can help team-mates.

Oh.....
here is the actual set count and the costs involved in what I put on that tank:

Mako's Bite 60 Mil
Titanium Coating 40 Mil
Doctored Wounds 38 Mil
Stupify 40 Mil
Crushing Impact 33 Mil
Mocking Beratement 25 Mil
Crushing Impact 28 Mil
Red Fortune 27 Mil
Cleaving Blow 10 Mil
Dampened Spirits 2 Mil
Aegis 84 Mil

The thing with IO's is that you can focus on a few aspects aside from the powers to enhance and add those to an already awesome build. Some want that extra damage, some want recharge, some want defence or a certian type of defence. Some even look at regen/recovery. My stone tank used them to focus on my 3 main holes in my build, (aside from psi attacks, which i just decided was going to stay as was) recharge, run speed and damage. All the other bonus's are just icing on the cake. There are times where purples are great (in stuns and targeted AoE's for example) and times when they are not the best option.

There are awesome cheap sets out there like crushing impact, thunderstrike, mocking beratement, and enfeebled operation. Just pick and choose what suits you!
Also, do not forget the power of HO's in a few select powers and do not be afraind to stick with common IO's or lvl 51 plus SO's. If you exemp down to enjoy other content, you will have to look at that...and others will too. since a lvl 30-35 IO is about the same as a lvl 50 SO, check the prices for good IO's at lvl 30 and you will see a steep incline! for those who make money geting those drops from TF's and turning off experiance, there is a huge market for them!