Incarnate system numbers released
ezrast:
Overview: http://goingrogue.na.cityofheroes.com/en/game-info/incarnates/overview.html
I19 Specifics: http://goingrogue.na.cityofheroes.com/en/game-info/incarnates/alpha-slot.html
Basically, you unlock your alpha slot by running a story arc, then gain crafting materials from TFs and other activities, then craft your alpha slot ability. Then grind more mats to level your ability up.
The alpha slot abilities work as an additional enhancement that affects all your powers; the first one you make will provide a global bonus to either endurance reduction, damage, accuracy, or recharge. Then as you reach higher tiers they start providing bigger bonuses to more things (so you can eventually get global bonuses to control, defense, etc.).
Damage and recharge seem to be the way to go for most characters. I have one gimmick build in Mid's that would benefit a ton from the accuracy but but otherwise it seems that the only reason to take that is for the control bonuses down the line. The end redux might be useful but my intuition is that you'd get more benefit from just slotting for end redux normally and taking the damage or recharge alpha.
Still, lots of possibilities (well, eight ultimately) to mull over. Still trying to figure out the best way to get a little extra survivability on my stalker. Most likely it will be by taking the recharge alpha and then reslotting my LotGs rather than taking any of the alphas that directly increase survivability.
edit: the spiritual core paragon bonuses are making me really wish I had a /regen.
UnSub:
My complaint in the GoRo beta that the alpha slot was too heavily dependent on grinding content existing players had already ground out remains mostly in tact, I see.
Lantyssa:
Is this something existing characters get? I thought the boosts from IOs and sets were already pretty large.
ezrast:
Quote from: Lantyssa on November 11, 2010, 06:35:14 AM
Is this something existing characters get? I thought the boosts from IOs and sets were already pretty large.
Did I mention the high-tier bonuses also bump you up a combat level, making you effectively 51? Yeah. Definitely going to be soloing the ITF - on a stalker - after this goes live.
UnSub:
Quote from: Lantyssa on November 11, 2010, 06:35:14 AM
Is this something existing characters get? I thought the boosts from IOs and sets were already pretty large.
Yes. The plan would be for existing lvl 50s to be able to get very powerful with an Alpha enhancement, but then also offer content that was built with these bonuses in mind.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page