What exactly is Superior Conditioning?

I'm was respecing my level 38 claws/ninjutsu stalker. Suddenly I ran into this power. Is it a toggle power? And how beneficial is it?

Superior Conditioning is a static +5 Endurance added to your bar. So, instead of having 100 Endurance, you would now have 105. It's a passive, always-on, power.

The big benefit of this is that it effectively increases your endurance recovery. Recovery gives you back 6.67% of your maximum endurance every few seconds. Recovery bonuses decrease the time between pulses while Max Endurance bonuses increase the size of the pulse.

When the ancillary power pools were proliferated to villains, stalkers gained access to the Body Mastery pool. The scrappers' version of Body Mastery includes the Conserve Power power. Back then, scrappers didn't have access to the Energy Aura powerset, but stalkers did, and back then, Energy Aura also included Conserve Power.

The developers didn't want certain charas to be able to learn two copies of the same power, so the stalkers' version of Body Mastery was changed to include a passive power instead of Conserve Power. By now, Energy Aura was proliferated to scrappers and also got a makeover, losing Conserve Power for Energize in the process, but the ancillary power pools weren't changed.

Superior Conditioning works very similar to the accolade power The Atlas Medallion, it increases your maximum endurance (unslotted) by 5 (and therefore also boosts your recovery slightly). If your stalker has endurance problems, this power might help you. Also, if you don't want Focused Acurracy, Superior Conditioning can be an easy prerequisite for Physical Perfection, which increases both your regeneration and your recovery.

10joy

Oh, I see. I parsed that sentence differently. My bad.

Technically, I should have used "Tankers:Brutes" to show the relationship, but it's too late for that now. :P

Thank you everyone for your helpful comments!

Also, these and other helpful tips can be gleaned by reading the power's info in the actual game.

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Originally Posted by EarthWyrm But I do understand that there is an internet rule that any bad idea must be presented by someone at least twice a year to remind everyone who hasn't already read every previous thread on the topic precisely why the idea is bad.

It's only mean if you allow it to be mean. If you don't know how to read power info, then...

"Your Superior Condition has increased your maximum endurance by 5%." - Brutes

"Your Superior Condition has increased your maximum endurance by 5%." - Stalkers

Isn't going to make sense or be confusing in any way?

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Originally Posted by EarthWyrm But I do understand that there is an internet rule that any bad idea must be presented by someone at least twice a year to remind everyone who hasn't already read every previous thread on the topic precisely why the idea is bad.

Shockingly some people read that and are still not sure so they come here to confirm. No biggie info conveyed.

"This grocery store has increased your maximum apples by 5%."

Hey guys, can you tell me what this means? Do you have more apples or something?

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Originally Posted by EarthWyrm But I do understand that there is an internet rule that any bad idea must be presented by someone at least twice a year to remind everyone who hasn't already read every previous thread on the topic precisely why the idea is bad.

I'm not hammering! If I were hammering I'd have called him names or something.

I'm merely surprised at a lack of (seemingly) basic reading comprehension. Is it a problem with the concept of percentages? Is it a problem with reading in general? Is this something that should be addressed in the way the power details are described in game? Would adding something like:

"Your Superior Condition has increased your maximum endurance by 5%. What this means is, you will get exactly 5 more endurance, if your endurance is exactly 100, because 5% of 100 is 5. If your endurance is more than exactly 100, you'll get more endurance. It will also improve your recovery rate, as a side bonus. If you put Endurance Modification enhancements into this power, the modification of your endurance (the 5% we mentioned earlier) will be enhanced, or "increased.""

help this issue and make the gaming experience more enjoyable to everyone?

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Originally Posted by EarthWyrm But I do understand that there is an internet rule that any bad idea must be presented by someone at least twice a year to remind everyone who hasn't already read every previous thread on the topic precisely why the idea is bad.

I thought it was pretty clear from the beginning the guy was "unsure" and wanted to confirm something he may have been thinking.

When he asked if it was a toggle power I think it was pretty clear that it was "uncertainty" vs the suggested lack of reading comprehension or conceptual difficulties.

I don't think any other explanation is needed since he already thanked people for their responses that apparently cleared up his uncertainty.

I think asking if it was a toggle power actually proves that he didn't even bother reading the power info in the first place, making my questions about reading comprehension moot.

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Originally Posted by EarthWyrm But I do understand that there is an internet rule that any bad idea must be presented by someone at least twice a year to remind everyone who hasn't already read every previous thread on the topic precisely why the idea is bad.

If you say so...

Increases maximum endurance by 5% may be a pretty clear statement, but someone unfamiliar with the mechanics of recovery wouldn't immediately see the real benefits of increased maximum endurance. This forum seems to me to be the appropriate place to ask about such things.

Well good! My meaning was clear, then. It was fully intended to be snarky, sarcastic and condescending.

Asking if a power is a toggle, when a simple glance at the power info tells you it's not, is not "misunderstanding the dynamic and principle of endurance recovery." It's a simple case of not reading the power's easily available information.

If the question had been "With this increase in base endurance, will it help my recovery?" I would not have felt compelled to respond in such a negative way. I just can't stand lazy and stupid, and I'm a big fan of LMGTFY.

As such: Here's your answer.

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Originally Posted by EarthWyrm But I do understand that there is an internet rule that any bad idea must be presented by someone at least twice a year to remind everyone who hasn't already read every previous thread on the topic precisely why the idea is bad.