Stamina is over-slotted. Taking only 4 slots of Red Fortune is bad. Get that 5th slot for the global recharge bonus. Maneuvers is under-slotted.
I posted my opinions about aiming for the new soft cap in the other recent SR thread, so I won't repeat them here.
You can figure out your best attack chain by looking at activation times and recharge times. A power does not start recharging until it finishes animating. So, add up activation times for the other attacks and if those come out to being greater than the recharge for the power in question, you are ok to run that chain.
Thanks for your feedback Syntax.
I know you´re a big fan of getting defense close enough to the softcap whereby one purple inspiration will get you there, or failing that team buffs. It is quite an appealing idea, not to mention an awful lot cheeper.
My experience with the trials so far is rather similar to Werner´s... it´s very easy to get separated from the rest of the team. And while I do happily use inspirations, I´d rather not be dependent upon them.
My primary build, which I posted recently, has a completely different focus... enough recharge to run the top DPS attack chain. The secondary build here was designed for survivability on the incarnate trials, but I do want it to be playable too. If the build can run the Blinding Feint - Attack Vitals attack chain, then additional recharge isn´t actually going to improve it´s performance. Which is my main question... is it playable?
Normally I´d never invest more than 3 or max 4 slots in Stamina. The intention in this case was getting the set bonuses. The same goes for Maneuvers slotting. It´s not optimal, but it does serve it´s purpose; it gets me to the new soft-cap.
Concentrating on getting your level shifts is going to give way more survivability than anything else you can do. Given all the ToHit the mobs in those iTrials can throw around, I don't consider the new softcap something worth going after. And a single 9CU that's been on the map too long is still going to blow you (and anyone else) away.
I'm glad SR has a new trick other sets will be hard pressed to replicate (new softcap) though.
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That is the method I use for resistance-based sets. Defense-based sets have no excuse to not get to 45% defense. I find that I rarely use inspirations, even on my 32.5% defense builds. I only need them if I am taking the alpha strike, or if I am trying to solo really tough content. Besides, inspirations are cheap at the vendor and can last you at least 20 minutes. That is much longer than it should take to break all the crates in Lambda.
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Originally Posted by Pit Viper
I know you´re a big fan of getting defense close enough to the softcap whereby one purple inspiration will get you there, or failing that team buffs. It is quite an appealing idea, not to mention an awful lot cheeper.
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I´ve been having a look at some of the newest threads on the forum... more specifically getting SR scrappers to the "new soft-cap" of 59% def.
I´ve run a fair few trials now, with my tanks, and after several severe beatings i´ve been reconsidering my options for my SR scrappers. With that in mind I´ve been working on a secondary build for Aether, this time focussing pretty much entirely on survivability, and not on recharge/DPS. It´s definately affordable; there´s not a purple or PvP IO in the build.
I could use some feedback as to whether it´s gonna be playable? Is it gonna be possible to run a reasonable attack chain with this build? Has anyone done the trials with a soft-capped toon? Does it actually make a difference, with all the enemies buffs etc, I don't know how much it will actually help.
This is how it´s looking so far:
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Aether Dancer II: Level 50 Magic Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Dual Blades
Secondary Power Set: Super Reflexes
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Darkness Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Power Slice -- T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A), T'Death-Acc/Dmg(11), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx(13), T'Death-Dmg/Rchg(34), T'Death-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(40), T'Death-Dam%(43)
Level 1: Focused Fighting -- RedFtn-Def(A), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(3), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(3), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(31)
Level 2: Ablating Strike -- Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(7), Mako-Dam%(13), Mako-Acc/Dmg(36), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(37), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(43)
Level 4: Focused Senses -- RedFtn-Def(A), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(5), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(5), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(31)
Level 6: Typhoon's Edge -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(7), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(15), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(25), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(43), Oblit-%Dam(45)
Level 8: Blinding Feint -- Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(9), Mako-Dam%(9), Mako-Acc/Dmg(34), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(37), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(46)
Level 10: Practiced Brawler -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(11)
Level 12: Agile -- DefBuff-I(A), DefBuff-I(15), DefBuff-I(17)
Level 14: Kick -- Acc-I(A)
Level 16: Dodge -- DefBuff-I(A), DefBuff-I(17), DefBuff-I(25)
Level 18: Tough -- Aegis-ResDam(A), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(19), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg(19), Aegis-EndRdx/Rchg(40), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(45), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(45)
Level 20: Weave -- RedFtn-Def(A), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(21), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(21), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(39)
Level 22: Vengeful Slice -- Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(23), Mako-Dam%(23), Mako-Acc/Dmg(39), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(39), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(46)
Level 24: Quickness -- Run-I(A)
Level 26: Sweeping Strike -- Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(A), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg(27), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx(27), Sciroc-Dmg/Rchg(34), Sciroc-Acc/Rchg(37), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(46)
Level 28: Lucky -- DefBuff-I(A), DefBuff-I(29), DefBuff-I(29)
Level 30: Combat Jumping -- DefBuff-I(A), DefBuff-I(31)
Level 32: One Thousand Cuts -- Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Oblit-Dmg(33), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(33), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(33), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(40), Oblit-%Dam(48)
Level 35: Evasion -- RedFtn-Def(A), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(36), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(36), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(50)
Level 38: Elude -- P'Shift-End%(A)
Level 41: Petrifying Gaze -- BasGaze-Acc/Hold(A), BasGaze-Acc/Rchg(42)
Level 44: Super Speed -- Clrty-Stlth(A)
Level 47: Maneuvers -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 49: Tactics -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 0: Freedom Phalanx Reserve
Level 0: Portal Jockey
Level 0: Task Force Commander
Level 0: The Atlas Medallion
Level 50: Nerve Total Core Revamp
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Critical Hit
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 2: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Mrcl-Rcvry+(50)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(A), P'Shift-EndMod(42), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(42), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(48), P'Shift-Acc/Rchg(48), P'Shift-End%(50)
Level 4: Ninja Run