It is exactly right. Each Tier up to T3 consumes the Tier before it. Tier 4 consumes 2 of the Tier before it. Works the same way with the 4 new slots as well.
No, you've got it right. The tier 4 Alpha requires two different tier 3 boosts to craft.
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That is correct. Now the reason for it is a little weird, but does make sense if you look at it correctly. The T3 boost is intended to be the "standard" boost with the T4 being the extra-special boost. As such the T3 boost costs about 25% of the resources of the T4 boost but provides about 75% of the benefit.|
Originally Posted by Beach_Lifeguard
Am I seeing this correctly? But to unlock the 3rd level, I have to unlock the 2nd again, and to do that the 1st level again
..that cant be right, can it?
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I guess my point is don't stress out to much about getting the T4 boost. It's intended to take about three times the effort to go from T3 to T4 as it did to go from nothing to T3 but the benefit provided is relatively small.
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Usually, but not always, true - while Nerve and Cardiac wont change much (other than Cardiac Radial giving Fear/Sleep and Nerve Radial giving Confuse enhancements) due to Diminishing returns, (and only gaining around 6% Resistance or Defense enhancements) Spiritual Core Paragon CAN make a huge difference if you're going for Perma-Hasten (On a Dominator, for example) My Brute is frequently hitting Perma-Hasten - and he doesnt even have all his +Rech bonuses yet.
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Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood
That is correct. Now the reason for it is a little weird, but does make sense if you look at it correctly. The T3 boost is intended to be the "standard" boost with the T4 being the extra-special boost. As such the T3 boost costs about 25% of the resources of the T4 boost but provides about 75% of the benefit.
I guess my point is don't stress out to much about getting the T4 boost. It's intended to take about three times the effort to go from T3 to T4 as it did to go from nothing to T3 but the benefit provided is relatively small. |
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Originally Posted by DarkSideLeague
Usually, but not always, true - while Nerve and Cardiac wont change much (other than Cardiac Radial giving Fear/Sleep and Nerve Radial giving Confuse enhancements) due to Diminishing returns, (and only gaining around 6% Resistance or Defense enhancements) Spiritual Core Paragon CAN make a huge difference if you're going for Perma-Hasten (On a Dominator, for example) My Brute is frequently hitting Perma-Hasten - and he doesnt even have all his +Rech bonuses yet.
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Assuming you're ED capped the Core Paragon provides:
45 * (2/3) + 45 * (1/3) * 0.15 = 32.5%
The Total Core Revamp provides:
45 * (1/2) + 45 * (1/2) * 0.15 = 25.875%
So the primary aspect of the T3 is about 80% as effective as the T4. The overall ability I would say is about 75% as effective since the T4 provides a large boost to other aspects. Hence why I say don't stress getting the T4. It's nice to have but it takes a lot of effort to go from T3 to T4 and if you decide to pass you aren't missing much.
EDIT: For the heck of it how much difference does it actually make in terms of seconds? Let's assume best case scenario for the T4: you have 95% recharge enhancement in hasten and no other recharge bonuses. If I did my math right the difference between the T3 and the T4 is the difference between Hasten recharging in 161 seconds and 165.7 seconds so a difference of 4.7 seconds.
I am so confused by this. Please set me right.....
I need to go back to the beginning to finally get to the 2nd Tier 3 unlock before I can get to the 4th Tier.....wow but how do I do that? Do I need to (assuming I have the components):
1. Unslot the current stuff?
2. Remove it from the tray?
3. Or just start re-crafting stuff?
Am a little afraid to do that as a casual player so if someone could be so kind as to spell it out for me that would be awesome.
It's 3. All you have to do is craft the Alpha powers (again). You don't have to slot them or do anything with your current Tier 3.
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Originally Posted by LordSparky
I am so confused by this. Please set me right.....
I need to go back to the beginning to finally get to the 2nd Tier 3 unlock before I can get to the 4th Tier.....wow but how do I do that? Do I need to (assuming I have the components): 1. Unslot the current stuff? 2. Remove it from the tray? 3. Or just start re-crafting stuff? Am a little afraid to do that as a casual player so if someone could be so kind as to spell it out for me that would be awesome. |
Actually you could (with enough time, shards and NOTW) craft every single level of every tree of the Alpha Slot, and switch between them as needed (though I doubt you'd use anything other than tier-4 once you get them, but you still COULD get them all). There's no need to change, unslot or modify your currently-equipped alpha ability unless it's a needed component for the next tier you're crafting.
Just don't do what I did and use the shard that just dropped to craft in the middle of a fight - you won't be able to equip the new ability until you've been out of combat mode for a bit, or five minutes after your last switch, whichever is the longest. That stupid mistake almost led to a wipe on a Kahn TF.
I finally crafted the 3rd level of the alpha slot (the one that gives you the level shift) and I am trying to figure out how to unlock the fourth and final level. I picked out the one I want to get and I see there are a ton of different ways to get it, but they all seem to require you to unlock a second level 3. Am I seeing this correctly? But to unlock the 3rd level, I have to unlock the 2nd again, and to do that the 1st level again ..that cant be right, can it?