The common alpha at 33% can replace the bonus of an even level SO in a power. Of course sets and IO can provide higher bonuses (adjusted for ED) so in theory you can swap the slots out or stick another enhance in them. It was why we were given the third build so that we have the option to make a specific level 50 alpha slotted build without affecting characters who exemp for task forces or low level teaming.
You can remove the slots, but you may not want to. The higher you go up the tiers of the Alpha slot, the more of its bonus bypasses ED. For some builds, this could make the difference. My DM/SD Scrapper went from a 6-second downtime on Hasten to less than 1 second when I upgraded to the tier 4. It would be bad to take a slot out of Hasten after that.
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Thanks for that, i was wondering about that myself. I'll put Doctored Wounds in Energize to free up one slot and put that in Weave and go for max recharge as i progress up the tiers.|
Originally Posted by Syntax42
You can remove the slots, but you may not want to. The higher you go up the tiers of the Alpha slot, the more of its bonus bypasses ED. For some builds, this could make the difference. My DM/SD Scrapper went from a 6-second downtime on Hasten to less than 1 second when I upgraded to the tier 4. It would be bad to take a slot out of Hasten after that.
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I appreciate your thoughts
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Correct, *BUT* if you exemplar below level 45 you lose the benefit of the Alpha boost. If this character is built to only do high level content, then you're fine.
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Originally Posted by Breth
Sorry if i'm repeating what's already been asked or is blatantly obvious, i've just unlocked my first Alpha and slotted it with a Spiritual. I have 3 recharge in hasten and 3 recharge in Energize, so theoretically i can remove a slot from each as the recharge is now compensated for by the Spiritual enhancement?
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Sorry if i'm repeating what's already been asked or is blatantly obvious, i've just unlocked my first Alpha and slotted it with a Spiritual. I have 3 recharge in hasten and 3 recharge in Energize, so theoretically i can remove a slot from each as the recharge is now compensated for by the Spiritual enhancement?
If i'm right, this is impressive and something i hadn't counted on. Being able to remove slots from powers and place them somewhere else isn't something i'd given any thought to.