Teleportation question

reaperwithnoname

I play an Unleashed who has Teleportation as a travel power (along with Ooze Tunneling, two vehicles, and Dark Speed to get around). Now, to be clear, I don't really use Teleportation for travel, but rather as an escape power. If I find myself in a hairy situation, I pop it to drop aggro and get away.

The thing is, I have two advantage points left unspent, and I could spend them on either the second and third ranks of Teleportation, or I could use them to get the third rank of Bountiful Chi Resurgence (a self-HoT). Now, I'm quite certain that I don't need that extra BCR rank, because it doesn't do too much for me either way (I've heard that it's a very good power; but apparently it doesn't perform too well in my character's hands). But then again, the second and third rank of Teleportation just adds to its speed, not its stealth, and I never use it for actual travel anyway.

So, do the second and third ranks of Teleportation actually improve its escape capabilities in any significant way? Or is it all in the aggro dump, and the actual movement is irrelevant?

williamkony

Well, when activating Teleportation during combat, it only lasts for-... Four seconds, I think it was? That extra speed helps you cover far, far more distance in that short length of time. If you ever find yourself having to use it multiple times to get away, it could certainly be handy.

I'll ask, though, do you have Resurgent Reiki on Bountiful Chi Resurgence? That can give a really nice boost to how much healing you get overall, even with low dodge chance. Could be worth considering.

reaperwithnoname

The math says I would have to be getting hit at least every second for Resurgent Reiki to be worthwhile over another rank. In such a situation, I'm probably paste no matter what.

But, since I posted that, I think I've come up with a compromise solution. I'm going to retcon away a point that I spent on something else which isn't necessary, so that I can get rank 2 teleportation and rank 3 BCR.