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I very familiar with mid's and I know how to slot effectively. Regardless, with just a few more slots I can say without a doubt that everyones characters would benefit from this. [ QUOTE ]
... actually, no, not everyone's can. Some of my characters could use them, sure. Others... I'm throwing slots *away* because I don't need them. It's not universally true that everyone needs them.
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[/ QUOTE ] What you replied to didn't say everyone needs them, he said every would benefit. Which is true. How much benefit will vary, but more slots would make your powers better.
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How, if I don't need them, would I benefit from it?
If I don't need them, no, they wouldn't "make my powers better." They'd be wasted on those characters. Just like the current ones are. Therefore, they would be of no benefit to me. They won't benefit me financially in game, since I can't sell them to someone who could. They won't benefit me enhancement wise, because I don't need them. They would be a detriment during respeccing, because I now have *more* slots to shuffle away somewhere when everything's filled up that I need filled up.
Those would benefit me roughly as much as someone suffering from sunstroke would benefit from more sun. So, no, I would not benefit, and no, they would not make the powers on that character "better."
[/ QUOTE ] Sure they would. More slots means you can devote them to stuff such as better end management, more recharge, better resist, etc.
For example: Let's say you have Flares from fire blast five slotted with single origin enhancements. 3 damage, 1 accuracy, and 1 recharge. Now if you had extra slots you could stick one in Flares and let's say put an end redux in the slot. Flares is a low end cost power, so IMO the end redux isn't needed. But the power is improved.
I don't think adding more slots is a good idea, I feel we have a good balance as is. But adding more enhancements to a power does make it better, the numbers show that.
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Those would benefit me roughly as much as someone suffering from sunstroke would benefit from more sun. So, no, I would not benefit, and no, they would not make the powers on that character "better."
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As entertaining as it was to watch the hyperbole creep in that post, I'm going to suggest, "benefit me roughly as much as sunscreen benefits a spelunker" as a more appropriate metaphor to the scenario you've outlined.
And come on. There has never, ever been a build that I've accomplished absolutely everything I could think of within the slots I had available. I could always be just a little bit faster, a little bit tougher, have a few more set bonuses...
Now, there are a few builds where I get to the end and I have a slot or two left over, and I'm already pretty happy with the build, sure. But those can go right into travel powers or a few more recharge slots; maybe to pick up a damage proc somewhere. Sure, maybe those things don't make night and day difference to the build, but they do make it just a tiny bit better in some way.