170 DPS on a MA/SD is something reachable during leveling, if you max out AaO fodder (ten targets). On an IOed out build under the same circumstances, you can expect 200+ with ease.
I suppose I'd go with SK -> EC -> SK -> Cobra Strike -> CAK now, but haven't looked at the numbers too closely.
I messed around with this last night for a while and had trouble both achieving the soft-cap and then also having enough recharge to run the SK-CS-SK-CAK chain. Need better MIDS folks than me. Note I was also 2-slotting Active Defense with Hamios for the DDR buff, and taking Grant Cover for the same reason.
Yo w'sup everybody,
I had been planning a MA/SD for the release of Going Rogue, but now I am a bit stuck between soft-capping and getting enough recharge for the top dps attack chain.
On my main MA/Regen, I was able to get around ~170 dps with a +recharge build (calculated from the Rikti Pylon challenge). I was able to get the 225% (or damn close to it) global recharge on Storm Kick to get the SK->CK-SK->CAK chain.
On the proposed build for the MA/SD, I could probably only squeak out around ~160%, 170% tops, recharge on Storm Kick.
Now considering some of the changes to MA, and Shield's damage bonus potential, would it be possible for a MA/SD scrapper to match the 170 dps on my MA/Regen despite its lower global recharge? And if so, is there a recommended attack chain?