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I'd say the issue is more with them not liking Staff itself than the combination. From the posts I have seen, at least, they all seem to dislike how staff puts up a bunch of smaller orange numbers for an attack than one big one.|
Originally Posted by PRAF68_EU
Sure, and I made certain I didn't spay it had absolutely nothing to stack with the resistance. It's very situational though. And I'm not suggesting that SR/Staff sucks, just that it doesn't get as much leverage as some of the other powersets staff can be paired with. A number of the people not liking staff have it pared with SR.
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| Why would you want Hasten on SR/Staff? Guarded Spin has a short cooldown anyway, stacking the defense buff is easy without any extra help (And isn't a melee def of 80% overkill?). You could get Elude up more often, but you should have enough defense to not need Elude. Wanting to avoid Hasten would seem to me one reason for putting SR and Staff together. |
I also think you're discounting the end reduc more than you should. I'm not sure how well it compares to the better end use of just having form of the body going (so you use fewer attacks), but SR is toggle heavy, like Arcana said, and even without Tough going, my blue bar goes down fast. That'll get better with more IO bonuses and accolades, but it isn't something to just ignore, either.
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It's not a BAD combination, it just doesn't get as much out of the things Staff brings to the table as other sets (specifically the pure resist sets)
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Maybe, but the fact that someone chose to put it with SR on a tank (it's a better combo on other ATs) and then grumbles about performance suggests someone who isn't really thinking about how they can get the best out of a powerset.|
Originally Posted by Grey Pilgrim
I'd say the issue is more with them not liking Staff itself than the combination. From the posts I have seen, at least, they all seem to dislike how staff puts up a bunch of smaller orange numbers for an attack than one big one.
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| For recharge, it probably depends on what attack chains you're going for, and to get up your AOEs faster. I know I'm looking forward to the recharge my build is going to be adding so the AOE attacks are up faster. |
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| I also think you're discounting the end reduc more than you should. I'm not sure how well it compares to the better end use of just having form of the body going (so you use fewer attacks), but SR is toggle heavy, like Arcana said, and even without Tough going, my blue bar goes down fast. That'll get better with more IO bonuses and accolades, but it isn't something to just ignore, either. |
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I like it with sets that have a little def, but are well below the cap. Especially if they have defense debuff resistance. I'm currently considering Invun/Staff.
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Originally Posted by ClawsandEffect
It's not a BAD combination, it just doesn't get as much out of the things Staff brings to the table as other sets (specifically the pure resist sets)
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