The PPM Hecatomb in Storm Kick should have a proc chance of:
(6+.83)*4.5/60 = .51 = 51%
Which is better than the 33% on the crafted version. I've never played MA enough to comment on whether that's the best place to put it, though.
You know, Hopeling, I was wondering why it seemed like my hecatomb proc in follow up was firing every single time. It wasn't until reading this thread that I remembered that a) it is a store bought version and b) they haven't changed how PPM is calculated yet. Duh.
So yeah, uhhh, take your time on issue 24, guys!
I recently switched my StJ/SD scrapper to MA/SD, and I put my store-bought Hecatomb set in Storm Kick (well, it's 5-slotted with Hecatomb including the proc, along with a Mako's proc too). Now I've been operating under the assumption that the store-bought PPM procs will serve best in longish recharge attacks like Clobber, Crushing Uppercut, KO Blow, etc.. Eagle's Claw fits that description, but it's also an attack that is mostly relegated to EC-->DT bombs.
Would Storm Kick work better with the normal "20% chance" Hecatomb proc? Or should I put the whole set somewhere else? (I have my Scrapper ATO set in CAK).
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