Dark Servant not accepting enhancements it is supposed to
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Agent White,
Posted on: 2012-02-21 15:02 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs
i think that is because the dark servant does not accept dmg enhancements as to why musculature is not applying to it
i am not sure about stuff like rech intensive pet sets though
Yes, that is what I am trying to say. Perhaps whoever set up its slotting rules long ago simply did not know it has attacks.
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But it doesn't have any attacks. It has a hold, a cone immobilize, a To-hit Debuff power and no direct damage attacks.
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it doesnt really have attacks though lol, unless you count its extremely weak and pathetic tenebrous tentacles an attack or the DoT on its aura|
Originally Posted by ChaosExMachina
Yes, that is what I am trying to say. Perhaps whoever set up its slotting rules long ago simply did not know it has attacks.
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the base dmg of the tenebrous tentacles is only like 24 dmg, even with enhancement that will not do much, the DoT aura only does like ticks of 7 dmg
even if i could enhance the dmg of those i really wouldnt want to, the dark servant is more meant for debuff and is excellent at doing just that, especially with -tohit
It would not make a lot of sense to use a slot that way, but no other power in the game has such a rule by what is 'sensible' to slot. Not being able to use them is a glitch.
The primary reason I would want it is to slot the recharge intensive auras, though it would be gravy to also get a proper musculature enhancement.
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well, i am extremely doubtful it will ever get musculature to enhance it because it does not take dmg enhances, thats how alpha was designed to affect powers which took said enhances
i do not believe the servant not using the rech intensive pet sets is a bug, but i do not know the official reasoning behind it
Don't really see why not, its just like any other recharge intensive pet
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It should also take a regular attack SO technically but of course it would not be optimal slotting.
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Originally Posted by Necrotech_Master
well, i am extremely doubtful it will ever get musculature to enhance it because it does not take dmg enhances, thats how alpha was designed to affect powers which took said enhances
i do not believe the servant not using the rech intensive pet sets is a bug, but i do not know the official reasoning behind it |
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Well, presumably the fix would be to allow it to be slotted for damage, and then the Musculature problem would sort itself out.
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Originally Posted by Necrotech_Master
well, i am extremely doubtful it will ever get musculature to enhance it because it does not take dmg enhances, thats how alpha was designed to affect powers which took said enhances
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DS was changed to purposely disallow Dam Enhancements. And in order to enforce a no-sneaking-in-Damage-from-other-sources, it's two damaging attacks were made immune to Damage Boosts.
Actually, when you were able to sneak in Damage to DS, it only affected Tentacles and not Chill of the Night. Now Tentacles is immune, too.
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Why?
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Someone decided it was not a damage pet but a support set and allowing people to slot it for damage would be wasting slots.|
Originally Posted by ChaosExMachina
Why?
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I disagree, but, that's the way it is.
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So, basically.
The game is full of bad slotting possibilities. However, in my desire to slot the recharge intensive auras, a very intelligent slotting option, I am running into the slotting protection of both DS and henchmen.
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Dark Servant has never accepted damage enhancements, and when IO sets were added all pet sets were disallowed because it is designed to be a support pet that primarily provides debuffs, healing, and control. Pet sets are designed around enhancing damage. Regardless of your opinion of that decision it is not a bug and it was never "supposed to" take those sets.
Basically you're complaining that it's unfair that DS restricts bad slotting decisions for a particular bad decision you want to make in pursuit of a specific IO bonus.
Still not a case of a power working incorrectly.
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Yep, the biggest shame imho is that none of the damage proc interface powers work with it. Would love to see it proc some reactive fire damage procs with its tentacle and aura powers. 
Since it doesn't take damage enhances I think that turns off its chance to interface proc. That made me sad.
Musculature boosts
Summoner IOs
None of them can be used by the Dark Servant to enhance the offense of its powers which do include a couple of attacks.
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