Anyone have a clue on the Alpha slot numbers ?

Basically I have been trying to figure out how these alpha slots numbers are helping out. I am failing to see the changing in game number wise in the combat window.

I will use the recharge alpha for example. I placed it and looked at the numbers for Triage Beacon and didn't notice a difference with it on or off.

I attempted to do a visual inspection and really didn't notice much. Nutshell I have a 8 second gap between placement and recharge. It might have shorten up by a second or 2, but that is about it. If it did anything. Again I'm not sure.

So anyone mind sharing how to do the math to determine some of this stuff ? Is it 33% or is it 33% minus 1/6 which is not reduced by ED so its 27.5% and the other 5.5% is not ED affected ? Anyone know the numbers that ED would reduce something by ?

I'm just a bit lost and would like to have a leg up on this just to figure out what is really worth for a toon instead of just going with Damage or Recharge based on what I think I might need.

http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Alpha_Slot#Examples

I'll do schedule A if you want.

Common: Ignores 1/6
33 / 6 = 5.5%
27.5 * 0.15 = 4.125%
Total bonus even at ED: 9.625%

Uncommon: Ignores 1/3
33 / 3 = 11%
22 * 0.15 = 3.3%
Total bonus even at ED: 14.3%

Rare (33%): Ignores 1/2
33 / 2 = 16.5%
16.5 * 0.15 = 2.475%
Total bonus even at ED: 18.975%

Rare (45%): Ignores 1/2
45 / 2 = 22.5%
22.5 * 0.15 = 3.375%
Total bonus even at ED: 25.875%

Very Rare (33%): Ignores 2/3
33 / 1.5 = 22%
11 * 0.15 = 1.65%
Total bonus even at ED: 23.65%

Very Rare (45%): Ignores 2/3
45 / 1.5 = 30%
15 * 0.15 = 2.25%
Total bonus even at ED: 32.25%

These are absolute minimum returns, even if you're already at ED. But since you're talking about recharge, remember that the more you have the less it does. The recharge formula is:

1 / (1 + (recharge bonus / 100))

So if your recharge bonus is 100, that's 1/2. If it's 200, that's 1/3. If you have high recharge numbers, it's not likely you'll notice a bonus of 9%.

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Originally Posted by PRAF68_EU Dispari has more than enough credability, and certainly doesn't need to borrow any from you.

I was in RWZ two nights ago testing out various uncommon boosts and the changes were reflecting dynamically in the combat att window. I never had to zone to see a difference. Mainly I was looking at the RES difference on the Cardiac boost.

I immediately started seeing enhancement improvements in individual powers in the enhancement management screen above +100%. It was awesome. The actual raw improvement wasn't so great in powers that were already at the ED cap but it was significant in powers that didn't have 3 enhancements of that type already.

I'm thinking the best way to get the most mileage out of an Alpha slot is to have a build specifically for when you are at level 45+ that takes that extra 33% into account already. Then you can use the saved slots to improve your powers in other ways.