How badly will having Con Primary, no str, and no offensive passive hurt my damage output

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• morigosa Posts: 710 Arc User

  April 2016

  Honestly, it depends a lot on the rest of the build. I have a dodge tank that runs with con primary (in hybrid role, with a defensive passive) - and she puts out respectable damage. On the other hand, she's also running around with 600 dex, which means she gets ~160% damage bonus from focus stacks, and uses Laser Sword, which is one of the game's strongest attack powers (if you can afford its slightly absurd energy costs). (For your reference: 396 dex will give you about 104% damage bonus from eight stacks of focus, or ~13% per stack.)
  
  I don't, in general, recommend that sort of single-stat hyper-focused build, though (the only non-dex stat bonus that character has from gear is a growth mod in her primary offense); it works out for a dodge tank because dex translates into survival, but is probably a bad idea for anyone else.

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• flowcyto Posts: 12,852 Arc User

  April 2016

  Usually Str PSS + Con SS is better than Con PSS, unfortunately even for Ranged builds that want to be tankier and also grab a bit of knock resist. And ya can mostly thank Juggernaut for that, but also Brutality. Con's main benefits separate from Str PSS would be Adren Rush heals and Deflection (Dex/dodge tanks), and possibly some hold resist.
  
  Con PSS can get ya more energy via FMF, though Str PSS has Physical Peak for melee cost discount, and otherwise for Ranged builds has Aggression for more Offense. Con PSS gets more maxHP innately via more Con from PSS'ing it, though Str PSS has Swole. Con PSS's Armored and Con Mastery can get ya nice Defense, though in most cases Juggernaut from Str PSS will be better. Both trees give knock resist (either innately or as an option).
  
  The combo of the 25% base dmg either dps role gives + an offensive passive would amount to about a 35-45% final dmg increase, assuming a decently geared FF and the attack type matching the dps role (melee role for melee attacks, etc).
  
  Anyways, ya mentioned diff roles and SS's in ur OP, though it seems ur talking about ur Unleashed AT? Unless ya mean an FF build, none of that matters for that AT where ya dun have a choice in the SS's, specs, role, etc.

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• flowcyto Posts: 12,852 Arc User

  April 2016 edited April 2016

  If this is a dps, then Con PSS isn't really ideal. If ya value knock resist, ya can always get it in a few other ways (Str PSS prob being the best). Con's Deflection + Dex SS can be pretty good, though as a dps ya should be focusing on not getting hit as is, and if ur not tanking then dodge is the most RNG of all mitigation types (its better for when ur constantly getting hit since the rng factor out averages overall).
  
  Main limitation to the dps roles are having to use an offensive passive, and ya dun get the same bonus heal boost that Hybrid role gets- though ya also can do more dmg before ya pull aggro.

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• raighn Posts: 2,339 Arc User

  April 2016 edited April 2016

  Considering that I actually run a CON/Dex/Int tank with Defiance & FoTT, main attack Dragon Claws... I feel fairly confident in saying "Your damage will be fine." Your crit rate from Dex and damge bonus from superstats & Focus will give you plenty sustainable damage output... Not statting Str or using an offensive passive means that your other damage bonuses go furthar on a point for point basis due to not hitting DR as quickly... in the end you're really only going to lose out on an effective 5-10% damage if you gear appropriately.
  
  If you really want some better insurance on your damage output slot a single R5 or higher Str mod to get your Str up close to 70...

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