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  1. Granite Agent
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by PleaseRecycle View Post
    It also sounded like you were comparing a completed, possibly incarnate level 50 to something below that. If your plant/kin has APP damage powers and your dark/dark does not... That's going to make a difference in their damage.
    That is true but Fulcrum Shifted creepers always was 100% awesome, even before incarnates, and even proc'd out creepers (before Fulcrum) was pretty awesome.

    I took Fire Blast / Fire Ball on the dark/dark but it lacks shall we say "punch" compared to Fulcrum-Shifted Fissure / Seismic.
  2. Granite Agent
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Carnifax_NA View Post
    Plant is a bit of an AOE monster anyway, especially with procs in creepers and the immob. Add Kin to the mix and it's always going to be impressive.

    Dark is an upper-mid level in terms of damage but a lot of it is single target (namely the pets) so it's not too surprising you're finding it lagging behind. It should be a fair bit sturdier than plant/kin though. especially comparing Kin to Dark.
    Ah, ok. At least you all are confirming what I am seeing.

    My Plant/Kin is extremely sturdy due to (1) AOE confuse (they don't shoot back); (2) 45%+ S/L def (earth APP); (3) higher HP (perma earth's embrace). I suppose dark gets you there with the -to hit. Not sure it's a fair trade though.

    In today's game I'm just not sure who needs a mainly controlly controller. I guess I'll see.
  3. Granite Agent
    Please tell me the rifles are useable by Arachnos Soldiers.
  4. Granite Agent
    If MIDS is to be believed it looks like recharge time on Dominator Smite is much longer than Scrapper Smite, making it difficult to create the Smite-MG-Smite-[Gloom] chain.
  5. Granite Agent
    I put it in Blaze for the very reason you describe. There is a design feature of the store-bought procs and ATO procs that really hurts their proc chances in an AOE attack, moreso if it has fast recharge.
  6. Granite Agent
    So I leveled up a Dark/Dark on 2xp.

    I am scratching my head on the damage. Where is it?

    I have clouded senses negative proc in Shades, along with 3 dmg IOs

    I have 4 procs in Living Shadows -- clouded senses / posi blast / trap hunter / and the intro IO proc. When it hits, I usually see procs of 42-72. Maybe two of 72.

    Wolfie has 3 dmg IOs and I think a clouded sense proc.

    ST hold only has basilik atm due to slots.

    What's the deal? My Plant/Kin by comparison is a damage monster -- Fulcrum Shifted Roots, Stranger, and Creepers. Plus Earth APP for Seismic Smash, Fissure.
  7. Granite Agent
    If you are building for ranged def, it kinda has to go in Fearsome. Cause you can slot Stupefy in Heart, which gives +3.75 or so ranged. And 6slotting the ATO in Fearsome gives 5%. Coercive 6slot gives 5%.

    There's no alternative for Fearsome that gives the same def level, if you try to switch it for HoD. As far as I can see.
  8. Granite Agent
    If you built a ranged toon, are you giving up the Dark Assault footstomp clone? Isn't that AoE one of the best reasons to take Dark Assault?
  9. Granite Agent
    I didn't play with it enough in Beta to say. It's hard to get a feel when my other points of comparison are lvl 50 incarnated toons.
  10. Granite Agent
    What are the procs we're talking about?

    Boy do i miss MIDS.
  11. Granite Agent
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Muon_Neutrino View Post
    At the moment, fade is buffable by power boost. However, the new version that's coming has a resistance boost as well as a defense one, and that will mean that it will *not* be buffable by power boost, so don't get too used to being able to do that. That said, the new version is still a much better power overall, and it's nice to not feel like you're giving up something by wanting some other epic.

    As far as I know, both old and new soul absorption should be buffable. If I understand correctly it's another pseudopet based power, but those have inherited buffs for a while now, so I don't see why it wouldn't work.
    Ah, boo. So no Farsight equivalent? Lame. Thanks for the answer though.
  12. Granite Agent
    So, is FADE buffable by power boost or similar powers (like the Clarion that boosts secondary effects)?

    Will the new improved FADE still be buffable?

    What about Soul Absorption -- is it buffed by power boost or similar powers?

    Thanks.
  13. Granite Agent
    The highest single-target chain for DM at not obscene recharge levels is

    Smite-MG-Smite-SL

    Without having the data on Dark Assault handy, I would imagine some variant there of with Life Drain or Gloom would be the best ST for Dark Assault.

    Smite-MG-Smite-LD

    Or Smite-MG-Smite-Gloom

    Or Smite-MG-Gloom-LD (at lower recharge?)
  14. Granite Agent
    Can you proc the bejeezus out of Shadow Field to make it worthwhile?
  15. Granite Agent
    Mine is in Dark Consumption or Soul Drain (forget which), on my DM/Shield.
  16. Granite Agent
    LoTG prices have bottomed out due to all the reward merits in the system.
  17. Granite Agent
    No further word on when / how hard Synapse is dropping the nerf-hammer on the store-bought Perf Shifter procs??
  18. Granite Agent
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by AF_Bill View Post
    I’m thinking of maybe taking shadow meld, so I can concentrate my other powers on increasing damage since I won’t have an AoE power. I’m wondering if it’s even worth taking, since the recharge is so long. I’m guessing not, but I thought I would ask for advice from others who might have taken it already.
    Shadow Meld is up every 30 seconds on my scrapper builds. That's with either 1 IO recharge or 1 +5'd Def/Recharge IO. The def isn't even really worth buffing.

    However because it has a 15 second duration, this basically means Shad Meld only has a 15 second down time. Seriously. I basically click it hopping from group to group (secret: you can move during the animation time). It lets me i-cap (incarnate softcap) my toons that already are ~ 45% def. It is invaluable when running on incarnate trials or DA teams that don't have other def buffs, or when soloing same.

    I'm pretty happy with it. Sometimes I miss the added AOE from APPs -- I have Fireball on my DM/SD for instance, and wouldn't give that up. If your goal is survivability and your have enough AOE in your primary, go SM.
  19. Granite Agent
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Grim Saint View Post
    SC certainly has its uses, but the cone is very limited and the damage sub-par, so when I have a full combo ready to fire I'm always more inclined to go with CU or SS since either of the two or both will be refreshed with any decent amount of recharge. And while it does let you slot Armageddon, the power's lackluster performance basically turns it into a mule (hence the 5-slotting of Web Grenade for Grav Anchor, which I at least use on a semi-regular basis and is FAR cheaper).
    With my slotting (5 Armageddons including Fire proc, Gladiator -RES proc), SC actually does more damage than Heavy Blow, Shin Breaker, or Spinning Strike. It seems to have better DPS than Shin Breaker (by a smidge), Spinning (by a lot), and just under HB. With the -RES Gladiator Proc, it also provides a second source of -RES for hard targets. If you really want to pump up your ST dps (for pylons or other hard targets), it may be worth keeping in your chain. It also costs significantly less end than Spinning for single targets. Just a counter point.
  20. Granite Agent
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Resolve View Post
    Specifically, I reckon I will go with Hasten and something like (BU-AS-CU)-SB-SC-HB-SB-AS-CU-(repeat) for ST and HB-SB-AS-SS for hordes. But we'll see. HB may well turn to IS, a procced-out, frankenslotted IS has very nice DPA.
    My current pylon chain is:

    (BU-AS-CU) SB-HB-SC-SB-AS-CU (repeat)

    That's with hasten. Proc'd out. (Stalker's Guile set in AS 5-slotted with Heca dmg proc).

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  21. Granite Agent
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Grim Saint View Post
    On my StJ/Nin stalker

    With this chain I can solo a Rikti Pylon in 3 minutes 52 seconds (no inspirations or pets). I was also able to drop Heavy Blow and Sweeping Cross in lieu of other goodies. I even dropped Placate since AS and CU always critical anyway.
    Can you post your build?
  22. Granite Agent
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Grim Saint View Post
    I almost never assassinate from hide anymore since Crushing Uppercut does nearly the same critical damage and is instant.
    If you AS from hide -- assuming the ATO proc in AS -- your next attack also will crit, guaranteed.

    BU - AS (from hide = crit) - CU (guarnteed crit under BU effect) is a BEAUTIFUL THING. Talk about burst!
  23. Granite Agent
    Pretty much only Zwillinger can get away with asking people to make builds for him.
  24. Granite Agent

    Freedom Go Boom?

    POST-ACTION

    yep. every other server i can reach. not freem.
  25. Granite Agent
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Test_Rat View Post
    I have it perma on my Dark/Psi/Psi.

    If you slot Defense/Recharge Ios in it you can inprove its recahrge time, and you can buff its defense. Mine provides me (I think) 6.68% defense).

    My build also has 120% global recharge+Hasten, to make Mind Link Perma and finish capping my Ranged defense.
    I was trying to figure out why you went /Psi PPP. Was it for perma ML?

    If you're perma dom, you don't really need perma Indom Will.
    I've never been a huge Psi Tornado fan. Or WoC fan.

    /Ice and /Fire APPs are just so tasty to me by comparison.

    Why'd you do it?