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In the OP's defense, my guess would be that most players don't fully understand what that means.

I use attack and goto quite a bit on my Crab's lore pets.

AoE and survival? Sounds like you're looking for a crab.

Gave it another go now that I have all my T4's equipped.

33.7 seconds. 1265 DPS.


I decided to use Warworks this time. The problem I was experiencing with Vicky was that she was grabbing aggro every now and then, getting all other pets AoE'd and then slowing the whole process down. This time, I waited for Pylon to divert it's attention off me and to Vicky, THEN I hit Barrier. Pylon AoE'd pets but no one took a hit.


Also, I hovered on the opposite side of my pets last time, but this time I just hovered over them so that they were all within range of leadership buffs but out of AoE range. That 30% damage buff on all pets goes a long way when they're all focus-firing on the pylon.

Ageless is nice too, but I like the burst def/res of Barrier. I've got a lot of pets out so having the DDR for pets isn't gonna be a big deal for me if their defense isn't that high in the first place.

I really do appreciate getting hit with Ageless while in trials though.

I was in a BAF just now and I decided to pop the new Ultimate inspiration and spawn some +4 pets (I'm currently +3). I was bummed to find that they still popped out at +3.

Is there a level shift cap in place or do these inspirations not apply to pets (bummer for MM, if that's the case)?

I don't know of a way to target myself so I wasn't sure if I was even displayed at +4 or +3.

Some of the Barrier descriptions are completely incorrect.

Fire DoT I believe follows the same stacking rules of Interface. I've seen multiple dots fire off from my own attacks.

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I've got reactive 75% dot slotted on my crab and I can see the DoT numbers and fire effects on enemies when I attack. When my pets attack I don't see any of this.

Is it not working properly or is this just some sort of display error?

Thanks.

Yes, when you switch to a different build you can choose your powers all over again. This means that you can be a bane on one build and a crab on the other.

The only 'useless' power I have is Boxing which I had to take to get Tough. Every other power I use all the time. Slotting for recharge means you don't need to take as many attacks because everything recharges quicker. I have 3 AoE attacks and 3 ST attacks. Less attacks means more leadership picks and pets.

It all ends up working out very well.

I'm a crab using gun attacks and have my 3 pets perma. Pets put out a lot of damage and gun attacks are a lot faster than crab attacks. You're definitely thinking along the right lines. It's the most efficient approach when it comes to crabbing, IMO.

For your bane, I would recommend trying out Clockwork lore. They have 0 melee attacks so they will remain stationary and continue to lob attacks from range while you go in to melee and do your thing. These guys don't die very often because of this.

Warworks lore is beastly as you may have already heard but on tougher AV fights Vicky may get smacked around by AoE. Running double maneuvers and barrier, however, you'll find her sticking around a long time.

I switch between clocks and war depending on the situation.

Burst is on a 1 sec activation as well so getting high recharge and chaining single shot and burst becomes a fairly decent ST setup.

If you're running a +4 x8 solo mission then ST damage is probably the least of your concern. Also, Barrier works great to cover all your pets. I'm finding my pets staying alive so much longer now.

Honestly though, I don't really see Clocks with a whole lot of AoE. I mean the boss has the chest laser but it's a 5 degree... kinda like considering piercing rounds an AoE. I think of Clocks as mostly just heavy ranged damage, not AoE. The LT has an AoE also, but so does the Warworks ACU.

They don't do a whole lot of moving around and are essentially turrets. They have NO melee attacks so they don't follow the wonky MM AI where ranged units run in to melee to use a weak attack for no apparent reason. They'll stand in one spot and fire away. This is great for tankers for positioning pets out of AV aoe range.

I agree, the colors are very odd. My colorblindness gives me a hard time in differentiating the cyan team from the magenta team so I just call them by numbers.

I have T3 War, Clocks, and IDF. Vicky's a beast undoubtably. What I like about Clocks is that they are purely range so they don't waste time running around and getting in to melee. They are pretty much consistent damage. IDF are neat and I'm guessing the draw is the stun/kb they offer on most attacks. They're still great for damage but are outshined by Warworks.

Haven't tried Seers but I'm looking for sheer damage out of my pets and they seem to be bottom of the barrel for that.