"One build to rule them all."

Tomorrow is fine for me, UK where I am so bare notice to the time zones. Let me know.

Woah now, buddy. You're forgetting things again. I know being a Phillips Head Screwdriver is difficult because interchangable heads exist, but let's not be narrow.

1) You forgot to acknowledge the Dominator ATO Proc, a permanent 63.75% Damage Bonus. You would slot this into Subdue from Psi Assault, allowing you not only a good attack (Better than lol Entangle), but, you know, a permanent 63.75% +DMG.

In fact, you largely ignored the secondary almost entirely. Let me correct you.

Subdue: 86.64 vs. 52.55 from Snap Shot

Mental Blast: 86.64 vs. 161.7 from Blazing Arrow

Mind Probe: 114.4 vs. 91.2 on your Mind Probe

That's a bit more realistic on Dominator ST Attack chains. And yes, that chain is possible. So, keeping that in mind, and once the third rotation goes you have a 63.75% Permanent Damage Boost... Subdue and Mental Blast gain an additional 57.X DPA at base value, and Mind Probe gains 72.X And yes, I am counting this bonus because it's a permanent number, unlike Build Up + Aim. This is acceptable, yes?

This then becomes, on Third Rotation and Beyond...

Subdue: 143.64 vs. 52.55 from Snap Shot

Mental Blast: 143.64 vs. 161.7 from Blazing Arrow

Mind Probe: 186.4 vs. 91.2 on your Mind Probe

No complaints, right? It's a permanent damage boost that takes less then 10 seconds to ramp into permanency. You should be able to agree with this.

Hrm.

I'm under the impression the Dominator wins by a landside in Single Target Attack Chains. You get a boost in Aim and Concentration, BUT, BUT BUT BUT, you're using more than half of that during Rain of Arrows, and it's not a permanency. In fact, I think it equals to about a global, at MAXIMUM RECHARGE (Hint: You're no where near this), 15% Damage Boost 'permanent' from Build Up if you're always using it (lowered due to your redraw), and Aim is half that at 7.5% or so (lowered due to your redraw).

While you do benefit as well from your Inherent Power, which in your given chain is 6.6% from Snap Shot, 7.7% from Mind Probe, and 12.1% from Blazing Arrow, you're still not touching the monstrous 63.75% of the Dominator.

And we're ignoring Sleet, which is an additional permanent -30% Resistance, and if you proc it, that's -50%!

The Dominator also has a Type Advantage in nearly every scenario, with Psionic being seldom resisted outside of choice enemy groups (which you will not willingly fight outside of trials). So, there's even more calculations to uphold!

And, really? Tier 4 Barrier is only good for Ten Seconds? Try 60 seconds, with the last 60 seconds still providing +5% global Defense and Resistance. Sorry. You lose on the Incarnate Power front from needing Clarion, while the Dominator has the utmost freedom to pursue any other.

Note: TKThrust beats Mental Blast in DPA, it's slower and not everyone likes a Mag 16 KB.

Note #2: This was ignoring Carrion Creepers, who provide more damage than one would initially think, and can't 'die' so they are legal in your 'pets department'. I am willing to argue that Venus should also count, as it's a Primary Set Power, but /shrug.

First, your definition of 'trolls' is flawed. I am calling you a Screwdriver, a Phillips Head Screwdriver specifically, because you are acting like a superiority-driven prat. The Phillips Head Screwdriver was once known as one of the greatest inventions ever, but then it get replaced by more secure, superior types of screws and is thusly a relic of the past.

Much like your build and your logic. This is not an 'insult' in so much it is an applicable title. I am not trolling you, you are just labeling yourself, Screwdriver. If you do not wish to be called Screwdriver, do not act like a Phillips Head Screwdriver, THB.

And really, go look up the definition of 'trolling'. I do not think it means what you think it means, honey.

Back to the debate.

I already calculated it for you. At Maximum Global Recharge + Maximum Slotted Recharge, Concentration averages to a permanent +15% Damage Boost, and Aim to a +7.5% Damage Boost, if used every milisecond they are off cooldown. This drops slightly due to your redraw. Since you are not remotely near the recharge cap, it's not even worth acknowledging at this point. This is what we call 'Averages', THB.

If you want to continue on your Burst Damage Hype, which you seem obsessed with, you're correct. +150% Damage from Concentration and Aim beats the Dominator out. EXCEPT you already used them when you used Rain of Arrows, and it's not a permanency. It averages out to less than +15% Global Damage with your Recharge saturation levels combined with your redraw. I'm probably slightly off on that, but applicable. And again, that is ONLY if you do not use most of the buff time on Rain of Arrows. If you do, it's worth EVEN LESS.

Again, I already said you have Superior Burst Damage. This is one aspect of the whole. You PROBABLY win at farm times and you win at burst damage. The Dominator pulls ahead on Single Target Fights (And in all of your other listed categories, teehee!) and, again, has a unique perk you CANNOT duplicate; Can go above the Target Cap due to Carrion Creepers. You CANNOT do this. Ever. You are limited to your Hard Cap while Carrion Creepers breaks this. And provides numerous bodies that can tank further damage.

So while you're soloing +4x8, a Dominator is theoretically capable of doing +4xAsManyEnemiesOnTheScreenAsPossible due to Carrion Creepers.

Tragic, I know.


Note: I did remove the 'superiority complex' jab in that quoted post when I realized it did come off as a little harsh, but you're free to keep it quoted for the sake of permanency. Just because I removed it, doesn't mean it wasn't a true statement. I just don't wish to bog my posts down with 'trolling' you, in your skewed definition of the word. I'm here to debunk your claim of being the One Build To Rule Them All. You do one thing better than another build, which does everything else better AND does more.

Your build is probably one of the Rings of Men, while Plant/Psi/Ice is the One Ring, with a coating of Bacon. Delicious and Superior.


Edit: S/L Resistance is at 25% Perma with Barrier, but is obviously higher than that on Average. Cold is at 30%. Fire is at 13.5%. Toxic is at 17.8% The other resistances are at 5% Perma. Again, this is ignoring Tier 4 Barrier Averages But you're ignoring the fact Hoarfrost is putting the Dominator at the HP Cap with, not a permanent upkeep, but nigh-perma. One can survive with out their HP Cap for a couple of spawns just fine.

Your Energy Resistance comes into play during Trials, and your S/L is a constant in farming I assume. You have twice the S/L (Less, really. We're ignoring Averages), but you have far less HP, do not have a self heal (Hoarfrost doubles), and you are at risk of CDB.

The fastest 1-50 times I can currently confirm are 2.6 hours.
THB's 4.5 caves at 35 minutes a cave is ... 2.6 hours.
Given the plethora of standard xp boosters available to vets, that 2.6 time can easily become 2.1 hours with standard boosters.
The average farmer I've run across is between 50 and 60 minutes for a full cave or 4 to 5 hours 1-50. (sans boosters)

I've seen very few farmers actually hit that 2.6 mark, but it is within reach. But, I see no reason to say it's impossible for a blaster to reach that mark. 2.0 hours, 33% more dps and 33% faster than the fastest confirmed and independantly duplicated times, I find that more questionable unless standard xp boosters were involved. If standard boosters were used, 2.1 hours is reasonable. 2.6 hours, is not at all questionable.

Note: Regular Boosters would put confirmed 2.6 time at 2.1 hours, 50% boosters 1.8 hours, double xp boosters 1.3 hours.

I've always wondered if you weren't better off with 6 or 7 half caves or three-quarter caves than 4.5 full caves. It always seems to me that once you kill out most of the cave somewhat quickly, you then waste considerable time at lower density. That lower density time might be better served by spending it in a high-density environment on the next half cave or three-quarter cave.

My staff/fire best is 70 minutes so far. Fully Incarnated I don't expect to pass much below the 60 mark. But I knew going in staff/fire would be good, but probably not as good as ss/fire. I don't like ss, and I feel like the staff/fire appears to be more durable and applicable to non-farm content. I don't mind running the occasional cave, but I'm more interested in all the other content the game has to offer.

I might have to revive my fire/mm or dp/mm just to test it out some more. Dp/mm blaster might be fun if I could with a few more tweaks.

Here's a Dark/Dark/Ice dom build I tossed together that I feel would be very capable in a lot of the criteria established. Probably can't solo GMs. This is a build that I didn't really spend much time on (just a "throw purples at it" approach) and using very non-ideal powersets.

Perma dom means total lock down of any spawn at the user's whim. You don't need to tank an alpha when nothing can attack you to begin with.

But let's just say you had to. Almost all powers have a -tohit debuff. The build already has 45% to S/L, and around 30 to E/NE and Ranged respectively, and around 19% to F/C. Between Fearsome Stare and the other AoE dark powers, most foes will have a hard time hitting me. The ones that aren't totally locked down, anyway. One luck to just about cap E/NE and two to cap everything. In a x8 solo situation you're never wanting for inspiration drops.

Life Drain as part of your attack chain helps prevent AVs and the such get lucky with 2 shotting you through your defense.

Hoarfrost caps my HP. It isn't perma, but it's near enough to make me happy.

Fears and Stuns won't reduce XP rewards like Confusion would.

Possess should make AVs doable.

Engulfing Darkness cycles fast enough to make for an efficient farmer.

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Haha, nice excuses. I see that you are very good at talking, but are unwilling to back up your talk. This to me is not a very good trait. You claim to be my superior and yet when you are asked to prove it, you offer nothing but excuses. I would not be surprised if this super Dominator of yours did not actually even exist.