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The answer to your question varies based on how big the Max HP and Regeneration Rate (and Level!) of your $Target is/are. This question does not resolve into a single "one size fits all" answer, but rather devolves into an algebraic formula (which Arcanaville might be interested in, but few others) that doesn't really answer the question you asked because of the Too Many Variables pre-condition.|
Originally Posted by BrandX
How much does Time Crawl's -Regen help in increasing DPS?
If I can pull off roughly 80DPS with a /DP Defender, how much will Time Crawl help in increasing the the DPS on a target? |
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Don't get me wrong. The Regeneration Debuff is *useful* to have ... but thinking of it in terms of damage equivalence and trying to solve the equation for DPS is pretty Bass Ackwards.
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Redlynne is correct that there are a great many variables to consider. I'll take a guess at filling some of them in.
When talking about -regen, I assume we're discussing AV fights? An AV regenerates .33% health/sec, and at level 50 has 28,271.7 hp, which means its base regen is 93.3 hp/sec.
Time Crawl does -100% regen, but that's mitigated by AV debuff resistance. A level 50 AV has 85% debuff resistance, so only 15% of the debuff gets through. That means you're only really applying -15% regen, which is (.15*93.3) = 14 hp/sec. So Time Crawl is worth 14 DPS there. If you have a level shift it will be slightly more, due to the purple patch.
On the other hand, if you're fighting a level 54 AV, it has 87% debuff resistance, and regenerates 101.2 hp/sec. But the purple patch will reduce your debuff as well, to 65% effectiveness assuming you have a level shift. This means your Time Crawl is negating (.13*.65*101.2) = 8.6 hp/sec, and so it's equivalent to that much DPS.
On the other end of the spectrum would be a level 1 AV (which you'll never encounter outside AE, although I think the Hellion leader in DfB is level 2), which has 60% debuff resistance and regenerates 2.8 hp/sec. If you're also level 1, Time Crawl will reduce its regeneration by 1.14 hp/sec.
In any case, you're only removing a small fraction of the AV's regen. Time Crawl isn't a very good regen debuff, really - Lingering Radiation is five times stronger, and Poison Trap is ten times stronger! You can add a bit more -regen with Time Stop, but still far short of what some debuff sets can do.
Edit: Numbers taken from here: http://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Archvillain and http://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Health_Regeneration
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How much does Time Crawl's -Regen help in increasing DPS?
If I can pull off roughly 80DPS with a /DP Defender, how much will Time Crawl help in increasing the the DPS on a target?
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