Mercenary | Commando DPS Compendium (2.0 Updated)

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(07-03-2012 04:34 AM)lawphill Wrote:  

(07-02-2012 08:00 PM)Taros Wrote:  What's the consensus about best relics for PVE dps post 1.3?

There seems to be some thoughts about double War Hero Relic of Boundless Ages for the +113x2 passive power.

These numbers are based on my ideal build run through SimulationCraft (low-movement, 400sec length), i.e. full Campaign/BH gear, fully reflex augmented with talents set up as in the just previous discussion. My 2x PVE relics are a matrix cube and a Campaign Kinetic proc relic:

2x PVE Relics: 1744.2
Matrix cube + PVP relic: 1747.8
Proc relic + PVP relic: 1746.8
2x PVP relics: 1750.2

Of course I haven't compared here a PVE boundless ages relic, and these numbers don't say anything about how well any particular setup will deal with a strict burn-down phase where high +power on demand would be useful.

Honestly, I'm kind of surprised by this. I thought the Devs had more or less made it clear they didn't want optimal builds for PVP or PVE to require pieces from either set.

2 PVP relics is what I roll with now. Not even the matrix cube can compete with 113 power...especially in min/maxxed Campaign gear where aim isn't worth so much anymore.

I have done several hours of testing on the ops target dummy and I have come to the conclusion that 2 points in critical reaction is necessary for consistancy. 3 points in Advanced targeting is also a necessity. 30% extra armor pen on 45% of your attacks is a no-brainer. There is also a very noticable diference. When I have 3 points in Advanced Targetting my rail shots often crit for 4600-4800.

Your simmulations seem to be right on target btw because thats exactly the dps I'm clocking on the ops dummy.