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Y... you're in Pocket D.

Oh my god.

Siiiigh. That was due to the stupid Inspiration Box glitch. My Inspiration Box is generally near my powers. My apologies for 'hiding' my Set Bonuses, too. Would you like my Mids Build? I simply didn't bother to know where the cut happen ( I was actually hiding my cat window because people I have having conversations with do not need to be subject to your debauchery).

You have a lot of nitpicking. And lost anyway.

PS: I keep Auto Powers from showing up anyway, so you wouldn't see any of that. Sorry? You're not worth totally altering my UI Set up for.


Attack Chain for Dark Assault: Midnight Grasp > Smite > Gloom > Dark Blast is what I run. I'd love to get another Smite in there but it's not possible. GLOOM IS TOO FAST. Opt Drain Life over Dark Blast if your HP is below 100%.

In fact, I have the desire to derail this thread entirely and now only discuss other things. Let us discuss attack chains, Ponies, and Candy.

Also, sorry. You wanted to play Criteria, I played Criteria in return.

Also, by swapping out of Clarion, unless you eat a Break Free every few seconds, you can no longer do Malta or Carnies, ontop of losing other aspects, and as well you probably greatly endanger yourself in other fields (AV and GM soloing). You sacrificing MUCH more than I do.

Did it for you. btw.



Cut it down to make it not stretch the damned forum.

Edit: I think that's the Farming Mode build, too, considering the lack of Venus. Eh, I dunno. Too lazy to double check that.

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.

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.

Again, you go RIGHT back to the farming point and nothing else, Screwdriver. One-Headed Screwdriver, even! This is not winning you ANY points. I already said you probably have the faster farm speed, but lose on every other point which you happily ignore.

Let me correct you: The Dominator does NOT rely on Seeds of Confusion. Even if a single application misses, due to having Destiny Rebirth or Destiny Barrier over Destiny Clarion, they have either superior total health or superior Defense/Wide (AKA: Not S/L/E, but global) Resistance. So even though you are spouting "Well the S/L Softcap means NOTHING ;_;", let me note the following; You aren't farming Malta or Carnies, so it's irrelevant.

In a designated farm designed to play your strengths, you fight what you are strong against. This means the Dominator would be duking it out with S/L mobs. And even then, since we'll be applying your same logic, Destiny Barrier + a Purple = Doing what you do. Your SOLE Advantage is your superior Resistance numbers, BUT the Dominator will hit the S/L Incarnate Soft Cap, rendering them further immune to Cascading Debuff Failure shenanigans, AND has Hoarfrost. You do not have anything remotely comparable to Hoarfrost.

Moving on to my original note, Seeds of Confusion is one tool in the arsenal. Sleet is one of the other dominate tools, not to mention Psychic Shockwave's additional AoE, and Carrion Creeper Explosions. Which not only provide multiple bodies to be targeted over you, but their AoE damage is absolutely silly when slotted properly.

The Dominator IS doing an extremely high amount of AoE damage, but I will agree not as high as your Burst AoE with Rain of Arrows. Does this matter? Probably only if you absolutely need everything to die right now this very instant. The Dominator isn't quite as concerned with as many RNG factors as your Blaster is when it comes to "How long do I have to wait until I can faceroll?"

Now, let's go toward the one other thing you noted; Seeds of Confusion causing gains to be less. This is so amateur it makes me sad. We've got years of research proving the additional killspeed given by Seeds of Confusion, combined with a Dominator being able to hit the benchmark damage needed to mitigate losses of Seeds of Confusion, greatly out-weighs the scant losses in 'immediate XP/Prestige/Influence/ gain.

But, again, I am not arguing your superiority in specific farming. You can keep that. It's not even a grand title. Brutes arguably do it better still anyway. I am arguing every other point, which you insist in ignoring.

Your Burst Damage: Rain of Arrows, Psychic Shockwave
Dominator Burst Damage: Carrion Creeper Explosion, Seeds of Confusion Alphas, Psychic Shockwave.

Just to note that the Dominator Burst IS there, all things said.

But, I'm arguing a point I do not need to argue; We'll say for the sake of argument you can do 1-50 somewhat faster than the Dominator. Let's give you that point and that point alone, for now.

Disprove the rest, please?

If something can do the majority of aspects you list, better, it is a trivialization of your accomplishments. Does it make them less amazing? Not particularly, but the problem lies with the following as well; You continue to ignore the point.

My apologies to your build, but it has nothing amazing going for it outside of Rain of Arrows, which is the only reason people play Archery from a mechanic point of view. Mental Manipulation is known predominantly for Drain Psyche, and a secondary of Psychic Shockwave. World of Confusion has limited application but it has it's moments.

You are being carried by Rain of Arrows and Drain Psyche, powers wise. Your individual skill may play party to the plot, but largely enough you already explained your combat method; Keep everything stacked together with Fences, keep yourself alive with the layered defenses + Using a Purple Inspiration to remain Soft Capped (How come you can use Purple Inspirations but using Red Inspirations is against the rules? Again, you're playing this to your specific advantage, which is ludicrous.), destroy with Rain of Arrows.

Rinse, Repeat. Nothing changes.

My stance, that I have detailed in my post, that you ignored because a Phillips Head Screwdriver is only capable of doing one singular task and nothing more, is that the Plant/Psi/Cold (or Fire) Dominator can do the majority of your tasks, better. But possibly, POSSIBLY cannot do one better. It all depends on a few aspects.

As for the individual who plays a Plant/Psi/Cold and says they probably (note probably, you're being a Screwdriver again with your narrowing), can't beat your run time on a GM. That's all they said. I disagree, because Drain Psyche is what allows you to solo a GM. This was proven in that debauchery of a thread you posted before. /Psi dominators have twice the base value power in their Drain Psyche, ontop of Sleet, and an arguably superior damage chain. Not to mention their pets, which ARE legal because a Dominator has the tools to sustain them. Perhaps not the Fly Trap, but there are ways to manipulate the field to the Dominator's advantage.

I think the joke here, besides the fact you are so adamant against being wrong and dismiss everything you possibly can, is that you set so many ham-fisted rules to defend yourself that you, at least in an illusionary attempt, made it 'impossible' to be contested. Yet I already have done so, and you continue to shrug it off as 'vindictive'.

If you are going to insist Rain of Arrows and Drain Psyche are not the main tools of your kit, you are free to demonstrate a run with their use minimalized to instead focus predominately on the other tools of your kit, which are, by your own words, Electric Fences, World of Confusion, and Psychic Shockwave.

In doing so, you will prove Rain of Arrows and Drain Psyche are simply different heads to your adjustable Screwdriver. However, we can stop here and know, for a fact, this is an impossibility. Archery survives off Rain of Arrows. Mental Manipulation lives predominately on Drain Psyche, with Psychic Shockwave being a good power, and World of Confusion being a niche power.

There is nothing wrong with a Phillips Head Screwdriver, but you shouldn't be as narrow-sighted as it is narrow in application.

I know you said you aren't trying to brag... but you are bragging, in the end. And most of your posts responding to anyone who points this out, or flaws in your "To Rule Them All" criteria, you respond with either snark, or just being flat-out insulting. It doesn't really do you any justice, if your attempts are to even do that.

We all know Drain Psyche is what carries you through everything. We're also all well aware Drain Psyche is an obscenely powerful ability that needs to be adjusted (at the very least it's scaling -Regen that breaks traditional -Regen debuffing).

The problem with your criteria, however, is that it doesn't go into specifics. Little details inbetween, aside from what it comes from your speed in farming.

How fast is your GM Kill Speed? (Hint: 24 Minute Video?)

How fast is your 1/2 AV Kill Speed?

How fast is your Master of ITF or whichever ITF?

And so on and so on.

While your build may be capable of these feats, you only put emphasis on your strengths, and scoff and claim troll at anyone who attempts to point out your weaknesses, or the comparative numbers needed.

For example; a Plant/Psi/Ice or Fire Or Whatever Dominator may not have your AoE Farming Kill Speed (May not, as unlike you, a Plant Dom CAN artificially go above the target cap your Rain of Arrows if set to), they are more than likely, with out a doubt, terribly TERRIBLY out-speeding you on anything that involves singular or multiple tough opponents (The GM or AV challenges.)

Thusly, if you're going to brag, which you are, post videos demonstrating your prowess. A call of 'put up or shut up', if you will. Do not claim what you do, prove what you do. But I believe you did that once, and people went 'lololololthattookyouHOWlong?" or something.

>Ask for advice on how to build for better damage.

>Told to slot/keep Tornado because it does immense damage.

>Drop tornado, ignore advice, doing far less damage.

Ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff!