Set Bonuses question...


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I keep hearing both sides to this in game...

If I use lvl 50 set IOs. Do I get the bonuses when I exemp down to lvl 30?

Before it was I had to be lvl 47 to get the set bonuses (or higher).

Has this changed?


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Unless you're using very rare purple IOs or PvP IOs, then no, it has not changed. You will not get the set bonuses when you exemp down to 30. The IOs will still enhance your powers though, you don't lose that.


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You don't get the set bonuses from the level 50 IOs you have slotted when you exemp down to level 46 or below (unless they're purple or PvP sets). You do however still get the full effects of any procs you have slotted (chance for damage, regen/recovery for 120 seconds, etc) as long as the power they are slotted in is available to you


 

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http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Exempl...ts#Set_bonuses

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Set Bonuses are always on, even if the power in which the Set is slotted isn't activated, and even if that power is greyed out due to exemplaring! However, you do start to lose the bonuses if you exemplar more than three levels under the level of the IOs in the Set.

Let's give an example:

Let's say you have a full set of six Set IOs in a level 40 power. Three of the Set IOs are level 30, the other three are level 20 – so, you're getting 5 Set Bonuses from the six Set IOs.

Now, if you exemplar down to level 35, the power is greyed out because you're under the level of the power. However, all five bonuses are still working! Level 35 is higher than the level 30 and level 20 IOs.

Now, if you exemplar down to 27, you still get all 5 Set Bonuses because you are within 3 levels under the level 30's.

However, if you exemplar down to level 26, you've gone too low for those 3 30s, and so, it's like they don't exist. However, at level 26, you're still over the level of the three 20s, and so they still 'work' and are giving you the first two bonuses of the Set.

The Set Bonuses of Purple (Very Rare) Sets and PvP Sets are immune to the effects of exemplaring. However, the aspects of the power that they buff (e.g., Accuracy or Damage) are affected by exemplaring just like any other enhancement.



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Yeah, it was pretty nifty when I found that out.

The PvP crowd did the hard legwork on showing that



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Originally Posted by Silverado View Post
You don't get the set bonuses from the level 50 IOs you have slotted when you exemp down to level 46 or below (unless they're purple or PvP sets). You do however still get the full effects of any procs you have slotted (chance for damage, regen/recovery for 120 seconds, etc) as long as the power they are slotted in is available to you
Note that Global IOs (these are not procs - the "Chance to"s - nor the 120s - The ones that give a benefit lasting for 120 seconds after power activation) are special set bonuses. With (IIRC) the exception of the Mez resist IO which is a proc/global hybrid, all globals function even if the power they are slotted in is no longer available, but cease to function if you go 4 or more levels below it's level. These are the KB protection IOs, LotG recharge, etc. (Their effects will also show up in the list of active set bonuses.)


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