4xshades

Originally Posted by Crysys Peacebringers at least got a recent overhaul. They moved up from sucktastic to craptacular.

Thanks just figuring out if I want the extra recharge or not

Originally Posted by Crysys Peacebringers at least got a recent overhaul. They moved up from sucktastic to craptacular.

And by very briefly, we mean about 5 seconds if you're at the recharge cap. (60 second duration, 210 second recharge, with +300% recharge that's 210/4 = 52.5 seconds, plus a 2-ish second cast time).

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While both say "Does not stack from same caster." ...
perhaps worse unlike PA it does not say "Effect replaces previous instance." but says "Effect is not applied if already present." Not sure of the significance of the different wording (perhaps merely different authors). But you may in fact find yourself using the power and having no Shades at all 5 seconds later with the power already discharged and unavailable.

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Edit: It does say "Effect replaces previous instance" in City of Data if you click on the Shades power and follow it out to their resistance. So I'd guess the behavior is the same as PA. As is I wouldn't expect to be able to produce 4 Shades either way.

Thanks I knew it was less than ten seconds but to have the exact answer is nice thanks again.

That guide is wrong in actual practice in the game I have cast 4 shades but only VERY briefly, like 5 seconds briefly.

I have that for my Thugs/Time MM and it is AWESOME for double gang war. I could not fit it into my Dark/Dark troller build but yes that would work.

Then the next question(s) are

Is it working as intended?

And during those few seconds are all 4 Shades actually using their powers on the foes or is it merely gfx you're seeing?