Granite Armor and Musculature Alpha


JakHammer

 

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Hi.

Has anyone with stone armor running granite taken the musculature alpha for the run speed enhance? Or am I reading the effects of that alpha incorrectly? It seems like it would be a good thing for stone armor tanks to pick up. Plus the extra damage is always good too.


 

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It won't help much. The run-speed effect on Musculature Radial Paragon doesn't buff you directly; it increases the effectiveness of powers that already boost your run-speed. So, (if I am not mistaken) since you can't have Sprint and Granite on at the same time, it just boosts the effectiveness of Swift. Net benefit to you while running Granite according to Mids is just under two miles per hour.


 

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Yeah, i went with Spiritual for the recharge buff, since thats penalized in Granite also. Run speed you can get over with a kin friend, tp, or other run speed set bonuses.


 

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Ah... I didn't realize that. Thanks for the info!! I think spiritual is the way to go for me then. Since I have T4 ageless, end isn't an issue for me any more and I can always use more recharge. : )


 

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Get your run speed from set tricks and two slotted swift.

But I use a 45% Musculature a lot for farming as my Stoner is so tuff anyway I don't need a Nerve or Cardiac, and I now have a large amount of set recharge bonuses. The slightly slower attack chain speed vs a Spiritual 45% (I have that too) is offset by the the improved damage and your endurance is not as stressed due to fewer attacks for same results. The only loss is a modest decrease in applying the Interactive proc effects.

Just a thought.

Jak