alpha slot help on my build.


DoctorWhat

 

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ok, listed below is my currant setup in game, i have the spiritual boost alpha so far, but what im wondering is how far up should i go on that tree? do i just want to go to spiritual core paragon for the 45% recharge of should i go for one of the others. my old brain just cant seem to grasp some of the numbers for some reason lol

also, is there any place that i might be able to improve upon? working on getting the pvp io, but that will still be a while.

thanks in advance.

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Smashing Bette: Level 50 Natural Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Dark Melee
Secondary Power Set: Shield Defense
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Smite

  • (A) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage
  • (3) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance
  • (3) Touch of Death - Damage/Recharge
  • (5) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (5) Touch of Death - Chance of Damage(Negative)
  • (7) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
Level 1: Deflection
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  • (7) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  • (9) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
  • (46) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
  • (50) Resist Damage IO
  • (50) Resist Damage IO
Level 2: Battle Agility
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  • (39) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  • (39) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
  • (48) HamiO:Enzyme Exposure
Level 4: True Grit
  • (A) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance
  • (34) Numina's Convalescence - Endurance/Recharge
  • (37) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Recharge
  • (48) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
  • (48) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
  • (50) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
Level 6: Hasten
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (17) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (17) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 8: Siphon Life
  • (A) HamiO:Golgi Exposure
  • (9) HamiO:Golgi Exposure
  • (13) HamiO:Golgi Exposure
  • (13) HamiO:Nucleolus Exposure
  • (15) HamiO:Nucleolus Exposure
  • (15) HamiO:Nucleolus Exposure
Level 10: Active Defense
  • (A) HamiO:Membrane Exposure
  • (11) HamiO:Membrane Exposure
  • (11) HamiO:Membrane Exposure
Level 12: Combat Jumping
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  • (46) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
Level 14: Super Jump
  • (A) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 16: Against All Odds
  • (A) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 18: Boxing
  • (A) Absolute Amazement - Stun
  • (19) Absolute Amazement - Stun/Recharge
  • (19) Absolute Amazement - Accuracy/Stun/Recharge
  • (21) Absolute Amazement - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (21) Absolute Amazement - Endurance/Stun
Level 20: Dark Consumption
  • (A) Eradication - Damage
  • (42) Eradication - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (42) Eradication - Damage/Recharge
  • (45) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (45) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (46) Eradication - Chance for Energy Damage
Level 22: Tough
  • (A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
  • (23) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge
  • (23) Aegis - Endurance/Recharge
  • (25) Aegis - Resistance
  • (25) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
Level 24: Weave
  • (A) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
  • (39) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
  • (40) Red Fortune - Endurance/Recharge
  • (40) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  • (40) Red Fortune - Defense
Level 26: Soul Drain
  • (A) Obliteration - Damage
  • (42) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (43) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
  • (43) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (43) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (45) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
Level 28: Maneuvers
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  • (29) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
Level 30: Grant Cover
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 32: Midnight Grasp
  • (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
  • (33) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
  • (33) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
  • (33) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
  • (34) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (34) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
Level 35: Shield Charge
  • (A) Obliteration - Damage
  • (36) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (36) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
  • (36) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (37) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (37) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
Level 38: One with the Shield
  • (A) Resist Damage IO
Level 41: Conserve Power
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 44: Physical Perfection
  • (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
Level 47: Phalanx Fighting
  • (A) Kismet - Accuracy +6%
Level 49: Super Speed
  • (A) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 50: Spiritual Boost
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Level 1: Brawl
  • (A) Empty
Level 1: Critical Hit
Level 1: Sprint
  • (A) Empty
Level 2: Rest
  • (A) Empty
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift
  • (A) Empty
Level 2: Health
  • (A) Miracle - +Recovery
  • (31) Regenerative Tissue - +Regeneration
Level 2: Hurdle
  • (A) Empty
Level 2: Stamina
  • (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod
  • (27) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge
  • (27) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
  • (29) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy
  • (31) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
  • (31) Performance Shifter - Accuracy/Recharge


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Read about the Alpha Slot on Paragon Wiki to see the math behind it. Basically, as you go higher up the tree, you gain more bonus that bypasses the effects of enhancement diminishing returns. As long as the power reaches or comes close to the ED cap--like in the case of Hasten in your build--it will gain more benefit from higher tiers of the Alpha boost.

You can try out different Alpha boosts, but the Spiritual will likely be the best for your build.


The long forum export takes up an excessive amount of space on the page. The data link and data chunk are all that most people use to look at builds because that is what Mids' uses. The power and enhancement list is annoying to scroll past. Some people like to look at the forums from work, but if you can't see the numbers from Mids', the best you can do is tell someone how to slot individual powers.


 

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I'd say try to get to at least your T3 so you get the level shift and casually work toward T4. If this a toon that you enjoy playing, you'll probably end up getting the components or shards anyway just by playing. With the T4 hasten is just shy of perma, I think that's worth working for.

As for the build, it looks pretty solid but I don't have much experience with DM so I'm a bit concerned about your end use. As you said though, you are working on the PvP IO and that would let you drop Maneuvers altogether.

I think you are on the right track, just keep plugging away at it

GL


 

Posted

i actually have enough stuff to make the tier 3, what wasnt clear to me on wiki tho was if i have spiritual radial boost, can i pick any of the 4 T3 or do i have to stay on that branch until i can got for the tier 4?

as far as end use, i really dont have any problems with it, as a matter of fact i usually just end up using Dark Consumption as a regular aoe if i get surrounded(usually in carnie tip missions(and i very rarely get hit by their end drain at their death))


 

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Oh I see what you mean. I'm at work atm so I can't confirm this but I'm fairly certain that is you have the Radial, you will be confined to the 2 Radial T3 options. However to go from T3 to T4 you can use any 2 T3s. Hope that helps.


 

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Originally Posted by Fritzdog View Post
Oh I see what you mean. I'm at work atm so I can't confirm this but I'm fairly certain that is you have the Radial, you will be confined to the 2 Radial T3 options. However to go from T3 to T4 you can use any 2 T3s. Hope that helps.
Not quite. To make a Tier 4, you have to have two Tier 3's from the same tree. You can, however, have as many of the other trees' Alpha boosts as you want. You can switch between them when your entire team is out of combat for a decent amount of time. Don't expect most teams to wait while you switch, though.


 

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Spiritual Core offers Recharge at 45%, + Stun and Healing by 33%.

Spiritual Radial offers Recharge, Healing, Slow and Jump by 33% + To Hit Buff by 20%.

The Core is probably the best choice for you, in my own opinion. Yours and others may(will) vary.