Eradicatelol Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I'm a DPS powertech using the pyrotech tree, what secondary stat do we want most? Alacracity, crit, power, surge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdstephen Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Alacrity is useless, so don't get that. Only get surge if you have high enough crit, otherwise it's useless. Power is the best imo because it guarantees more damage in all cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaosaura Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 (edited) If what I've read is true, and that power is strictly +tech/force power, I'd say that having extra crit is probably more valuable, and once you get a fairly high crit rating, surge is the next preference. That's how I've been gearing myself at least. That said, i've done no testing on the matter, but I've always leaned towards crit in any game I've played, since I'm more focused on PvP, and a string of crits for burst is almost always better then slightly higher sustained damage. Edited January 2, 2012 by Chaosaura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquorQ Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 For Pyrotech +Crit seems to be the best bet. As everything in that tree revolves around getting crits, or increasing crit chance with something. Not every skill, but you know what i mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pjaer Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Seeing as both Pyrotech and advanced prototype has skills that improve crit damage I would guess that crit is the best secondary stat for dps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guanabr Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 and for advanced prototype, which secondary stats should I choose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdstephen Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 (edited) If what I've read is true, and that power is strictly +tech/force power, I'd say that having extra crit is probably more valuable, and once you get a fairly high crit rating, surge is the next preference. That's how I've been gearing myself at least. That said, i've done no testing on the matter, but I've always leaned towards crit in any game I've played, since I'm more focused on PvP, and a string of crits for burst is almost always better then slightly higher sustained damage. No, power increases the damage of all your attacks. Both power and critical chance would be effective on a PT, but I don't trust RNG. Edited January 2, 2012 by cdstephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chainsawsamurai Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 No, power increases the damage of all your attacks. Both power and critical chance would be effective on a PT, but I don't trust RNG. You get an awful lot of talents that affect that RNG, so Crit has a bit more weight behind it. How much? Not sure. We don't really know the base DPS values of Aim or Power or Crit or Surge based on anything right now, but crit is worth a bit more than whatever its base value is because of the crit damage bonus talents. Also if you don't like RNG you're kind of playing the wrong class. Shieldtech - Heat venting, free Rocket Punches, crit damage talents. RNG. Adv Proto - Crit Rail Shots, free Rocket Punches, crit damage talents. RNG. Pyro - Practically a damn slot machine. RNG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningMusume Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Almost all stats (except Power) have diminishing returns, so stacking an unique stat isn't ideal. Probably Surge will be the best secondary stat until the DR starts to hit hard. At least is the best DPS stat for a Shield Tech build... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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