Ascendancy of the Dominator Observations

From the comic con reveals we saw the new AT specific enhancement sets. At first glance they seem really nice. Upon closer inspection of the Dom set I noticed that if you want to make the most out of the proc while at the same time get the 6pc bonus you'll need to be somewhat picky about where to slot it.



See the unique proc? Also see what types of powers it can be slotted in? The set is designed to go into a control power. But what powers could really maximize the up time of the proc?

To really benefit from the proc you want to put it in a power you'll use over and over in a short span of time. Realistically that rules out quite a few aoe control powers due to long recharge times.

Ideally the best use of the proc IMO is to not try for the 6pc bonus and simply add it to an attack power (if you have one) that also takes control sets. This would basically let you benefit as often as possible from the proc

Single target holds seem a good bet for the full set as long as you don't plan to use it as part of your damaging attack chain (some players frankenslot using a mix of hami-o's and sets to enhance most aspects of st holds so they can double as a dps power). If you do use your st hold as part of your dps attack chain it's probably a good place for the proc.

Single target root powers are often skipped and if taken rarely slotted up but if you have slots to spare this could be a place to put the full set. If you take the at root as part of your dps attack chain for some reason then it's also another option for just using the proc. Failing that you could simply leave a st root with it's default slot, toss the proc in there and fire it off every now and then to trigger the proc but that seems a bit wasteful.

As mentioned before AOE roots are some of the few aoe control powers you'd be able to (and want to) fire off frequently enough to get the max up time of the proc without having a metric ton of recharge. Most others typically (but not always!) have cooldowns too long to really get the maximum benefit.

If anyone else has insights and ideas on how best to use this set please post! I'd love to see what others have to say!

It's hard to tell from the description but I could read it a couple of different ways. First, the IO increases the damage of the power it's slotted in. If that's the case then the ST hold and immobilize would be the best place for it.

Or...

It could be a global effect. If the IO is slotted in any power it has the chance to increase the damage of all your powers roughly 3 times a minute. I hope something like this is the case, that would be a nice addition to my doms.

Sounds like an aura power like mud pots would be a good place for it. or condusive aura.

I dont like the idea of these being slotted into a power..

If they are Unigue why not slot them into the AT itself? Why cant you AT have a slot and these act like overall damage buffs the same way an Alpha slot boosts everything.

I have a feeling it will only be able to be slotted into .. Immob, sleep, Fear, Confuse, hold and stuns as those are the powers which are enhanced by this set.

My personal feeling is to only three slot the set and go for the 6%-12% duration increase. Then apply other set bonuses which also leverage duration times for those powers. A few extra seconds isn't much but it adds up over time. I'd slot it in the ST immob/AOE immbo or ST sleep/AOE sleeps powers personally.

My main issue is that its a spammy damage proc that would be best used in a fast recharging power thats part of your attack chain.

On both my plant/earth, and fire/fire dom's I dont really use the single target hold as much as my regular attacks, so I would have to go out of my way to spam my hold to use this. It almost doesn't make much sense really. Now on a controller you would be spamming the hold/immobs all the time.

If this had damage enhancement I'd chuck it in seismic smash. Also I'd rather have smash/lethal defense than ranged but thats a minor thing.

In general, I don't use my ST hold all too much. If I could slot the proc in something like Ice Blast, that'd be perfect. Perhaps they'll allow us to slot it into any primary/secondary power, and not limit it to control. My second pick for the proc would be Arctic Air, with 5 slots going to the hold for the rech bonus in any case. Don't care about the ranged defense.

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Also, what about slows/knockback. Doesn't sound like "control duration" covers that and there's none of it in the set bonuses. They's buffs I guess.

So in the original post of this what exactly are we looking at. Are these the new purples or something. Where is the info on this stuff?

Do we know if any of the other enhancements in the set will be unique, or just the chance for +damage proc?

Any idea how many PP ( ) these things will cost?

Each enhancement in the set is unique so you can only ever have 1 of each much like purple sets

As for pricing... I don't see them on the paragon market in beta atm so pricetag is still a mystery. It is possible they aren't something we'll see right away in the store. The devs have said (though I am unsure as to why) street justice wont be in the store at launch but be available soon after. These AT specific enhancement sets may be on a similar time table.

I was pondering putting it in terrify. I'll use it 3 times in a minute, get a good chance of it triggering if like other procs it checks every target effected, and I dont _think_ i have anything as good slotted in there.

The "will activate roughly 3 times per minute" is a pretty interesting bit, since I don't see any other enhancements with that kind of descriptive text.

Are they assuming it'll be slotted into a power that a player will be using frequently? How frequently? Does the chance for the proc vary with how often you're using the power? Is the proc forbidden from activating more than 3 times per minute?

I don't think I have any control powers that I'm firing off every 20 seconds or less. Maybe my ST hold at the start of a fight, or my AoE immob, which I'm using as a blast anyway...

Hopefully I can slot the proc into Singularity, get a consistent damage buff out of it, and then 5-slot one of my powers with the other 5 things.