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Is shield viable in Solo Incarnate content?

danomal

By danomal,
Posted on: 2012-04-24 11:32 in Archetypes and Powers General Discussion

 

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Originally Posted by Test_Rat View Post
Shield has real trouble hitting the standard softcap of 45% which is 14% lower than the new Incarnate softcap of 59%.
I admit that I misread this as "Shield has real trouble hitting the new Incarnate softcap of 59%", and had to double-take and go back to reread it.

 

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lawl casuals, ageless or nothing

 

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I recently finished the incarnate arcs at x8 with my wm/shield toon and I had maybe a few tier one or two incarnate powers. She's aggressively io'd but I didnt even bother for the incarnate softcap. A little bit of strategy and timely use of insps made it just the right level of challenging.

The incarnate softcap is hardly necessary on any toon imo. certainly on trials there are so many buffs that you will often be softcapped with minimal personal defenses and the solo content just isn't hard enough to need it if you pay attention. Plus there's a ton of auto-hit patches in the solo content so capped defense isn't necessarily a guarantee of survival

make your shield toon and love it.

 

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Originally Posted by Dz131 View Post
lawl casuals, ageless or nothing
lawl people who can't figure out how to build for endurance sustainability and recharge.

@Draeth Darkstar
Virtue [Heroes, Roleplay], Freedom [Villains], Exalted [All Sides, Roleplay]
Code:
I24 Proc Chance = (Enhanced Recharge + Activation Time) * (Current PPM * 1.25) / 60*(1 + .75*(.15*Radius - 0.011*Radius*(360-Arc)/30))
Single Target Radius = 0. AoE Non-Cone Arc = 360.

 

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Originally Posted by Hopeling View Post
Nevertheless, my regular-softcapped characters seem to be doing fine in DA.
This. Incarnate softcap is overrated.

 

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Originally Posted by Draeth Darkstar View Post
lawl people who can't figure out how to build for endurance sustainability and recharge.
Lawl I build for hp/regen,def and recharge

 

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Originally Posted by Dz131 View Post
lawl casuals, ageless or nothing
Have fun with that.

Blue
American Steele: 50 BS/Inv
Nightfall: 50 DDD
Sable Slayer: 50 DM/Rgn
Fortune's Shadow: 50 Dark/Psi
WinterStrike: 47 Ice/Dev
Quantum Well: 43 Inv/EM
Twilit Destiny: 43 MA/DA
Red
Shadowslip: 50 DDC
Final Rest: 50 MA/Rgn
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