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power replacers

Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
edited October 2009 in Items and Crafting
Are there any power replacers in the game that are actually worth using? I finally found one that works with tk blades but if I use it i lose 15 of my main stat and gain a 6% chance of an electrical damage. I'm only level 14 so I was wondering if they get any better as I level up.
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    they are pretty useless no matter what level you are. The stats lost by putting on power replacers makes them not worth it.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Munitions power replacers work differently, for example there is a replacer for frag grenade to make it do AOE daze, a pretty cool effect in PVP.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    What they should allow is a new ability in crafting to combine the Power Replacer with the current stat enhancer you have.

    So you get the new image and not the gimpage.

    If Cryptic feels that adding the stat bonus you have to the replacer with its buffs it offers would make you over powered, then simply create Power Replacers that are Graphical only.

    For those that like the less stats but enjoy the new bonus given. EG the AOE Grenade effect. Then just keep those as they are.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Generally, itemization in CO balances cool vs. useful (i.e. the proc chance vs. the regular stats). I feel this is a bad idea, and some more knowledgable folks think so too:

    http://doublebuffered.com/2009/06/29/never-balance-cool-against-useful/
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    As it stand, I feel power replacer should be made Secondary, not primary. And raise the % proc on the bonus to at least 10% then maybe I'll consider. Currently, between a +25/+25 on two important stats with +def and the occasional +Off on a normal Primary Offense and what a PR of same level offer I will keep my stats boosting.

    Zak
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