Couple random questions.

A few of my RL friends have started playing City of recently, and they all, of course, have a ton of questions. I've been able to give or look up answers to most things, but there's some stuff I haven't had much luck finding, and a lot that I need brushing up on to be able to give them current information, so I'm hoping that the forums can make quick work of what I can't.

So, without further ado...

What happens when a unique IO like Steadfast: Res/Def or KB protection is slotted into a targeted buff like Thermal Shield?
I'm assuming you, as the slotter, receive the effect of the IO as normal and it has no effect on the target?

What happens when Performance Shifter's proc is slotted into an offensive power? I recall there being a bug back when where it would give endurance to enemies instead of you. Is that still the case? In a power like Consume, which is both hostile and friendly? Transferrence, which works via a pseudopet? Short Circuit, an attack?

How are the sets:
-Martial Arts, Kinetic Melee, Battle Axe, War Mace
-Dark Armor, Electric Armor, Energy Aura
-Assault Rifle, Radiation Blast, Electric Blast
-Ninjas, Mercenaries
(for any valid archetype) in the current state of the game?
I seem to recall these all being sets (except for Kinetic Melee, which I simply don't know anything about) that were weaker or had mechanical problems in the past, and I'm not sure how else to get a perspective on their current relative power other than by simply asking.

When you slot a proc into a pet such as Touch of Lady Grey's (def debuff, chance for negative energy damage) or Explosive Strike's, (knockback, chance for smashing damage), can the proc fire on all of the pet's attacks, or only those with the appropriate condition that qualified the pet to be slotted with that set?

Are there any wildly set-crippling bugs, like the old ones that used to plague several Electric Melee powers when slotted with procs, that stand out as things that should be mentioned to new players picking powersets?

Thanks in advance for the time and answers everyone, I know some of these are a little esoteric, so any help is appreciated.

I24 Proc Chance = (Enhanced Recharge + Activation Time) * (Current PPM * 1.25) / 60*(1 + .75*(.15*Radius - 0.011*Radius*(360-Arc)/30))
Single Target Radius = 0. AoE Non-Cone Arc = 360.

For special IOs there are three types (or 2.5 if youn want to call it that)

Globals : This includes things like the Steadfast special IO - the effect is described as simply "Grants Effect" with no mention of chance or duration - these IOs grant set bonuses, thus always affect the owner of the power. For non unique globals (Luck of the Gambler Global Recharge, KB protection IOs) the set bonus rule of five applies.

Procs - says "chance to" - this will state either "Target" or "caster". All caster procs should affect the caster regardless of target (see Theft of Essence accurate heal proc); target will always affect the target(s) of the power.

120s - Includes all the uniques in the regular heal set IOS -always affects the caster, like a proc the power must be activated for the IO to work, and is permanent in auto powers like health, on for the duration of a toggle, or for 120 seconds after a click is used (depending on power it is slotted in).

Thanks for the responses everyone, I very much appreciate the information.

Regarding this bit:

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Originally Posted by Local_Man It really depends on what you want. Several of the sets you mentioned have seen improvements of one kind or another. MA, Axe and Mace have all had improvements are are pretty good sets (I have MA and Axe at 50). Dark Armor is made much better with IO slotting and the Cardiac Alpha is wonderful (I have a Spines/Dark "lawnmower" build at 50).

Would you (or anyone) happen to know approximately what was done to those melee sets to improve them, or about when it was done so I can look for patch history? Also regarding Dark Armor, what sort of IO build is recommended to improve its performance? S/L defense? Regen? Recharge? Some mix of these?

I24 Proc Chance = (Enhanced Recharge + Activation Time) * (Current PPM * 1.25) / 60*(1 + .75*(.15*Radius - 0.011*Radius*(360-Arc)/30))
Single Target Radius = 0. AoE Non-Cone Arc = 360.

S/L is never bad to build for. The defense power in DA, Cloak of Darkness, is all types and positions, so it will stack with either positional or typed set bonuses.

Recharge helps as well especially with dark regen (and consumption if you have it).

MA probably had the biggest changes, but from what I recall it was a lot of small changes (attacks speed up or stats raised/lowered to a tad more favorable).