Uber Farm Logistics Statistics

For those uninterested, and for my own amusement and pride, This post will be a compilation of definitions of stat-maxing, for my City of Heroes farming toon, Dime a Dozen.

I can't see any other way of improving her build, which I planned pretty much entirely in accordance to maximum possible +Recharge from Set Bonuses, but it's also the highest AoE damaging build per attack available, for a Fire/Kinetics Controller. (Fire/Kin is by far the most popular build esp. for farming - hence the name Dime a Dozen - and even with cheap ass, generic, non- Set Bonus Enhancements, it is a build that's able to easily solo at least a 6-man map.)

My ultimate goal is to be the fastest at soloing an 8-man map of two of the four most popularly farmed Missions: Battle Maiden and 1st Dimension Freakshow. Two, because you can only have three simultaneous Missions on one toon, and these two because of the remaining two, one is almost identical to Battle Maiden, and the other, being a Demon farm, is very slow to solo when set to more than 6-man, with the bosses, so I completed it and opened up my third Mission slot for other things, considering I get bored with less than 8-man because it becomes too easy. The Freakshow farm is my specialty. The map is absolutely massive. It may take an hour or more to clear by standard playing methods (ie: teaming, and not with a retarded build like mine). Also note that Freakshow, especially bosses (being worth the most to kill),  sometimes self-resuscitate, only to be killed again for double the Exp / Influence (money).

Once I finish getting various additional buffs from rewards to tasks that I've been working on, I plan to host a wagered race, in which the candidates solo an 8-man Battle Maiden map. To the victor, one billion Influence. Being that I am a single person, and not a Super Group hosting this event, this prize is slightly unheard of. Alas, this, and the price I've paid in building my toon,as well as the quality (speed) I offer in providing a farming service, justifies my charging (Influence) entry into my farms. And finding a buyer is possibly the easiest task in the game. They'll generally even pay a generic build Fire/Kin, one million per run on Battle Maiden, while the map is only 6-man, and the buyer is often expected to help. Additionally, I've got tricks up my sleeve that ensure the highest possible return per mob for teammates, and so I've (even if seldom) charged very willing buyers up to 5 million per run on the same map (and up to 10 million for Freakshow).

Dime's primary build:

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.401

http://www.cohplanner.com/
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Level 50 Science Controller
Primary Power Set: Fire Control

Char, Fire Cages, Ring of Fire, Hot Feet, Flashfire, Fire Imps
Secondary Power Set: Kinetics
Transfusion, Siphon Speed, Transference, Fulcrum Shift, Speed Boost

Power Pool: Speed

Hasten, Super Speed
Power Pool: Fitness
Hurdle, Health, Stamina
Power Pool: Concealment
Stealth, Invisibility
Power Pool: Fighting
Boxing, Tough, Weave
Ancillary Pool: Stone Mastery
Fissure, Seismic Smash, Rock Armor
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Important Totals/Breakdown of Stats and Goals:

+117.5% Rech from 16 Set Bonuses, permanent

+70% Rech from Hasten, permanent

+20% Rech from an Empowerment buff from my SG base, permanent, if I remember to charge it

+60% Rech from 3x Siphon Speed, average stack is around 2x

+100% Rech (chance) from Force Feedback, for 10 Seconds, every 2ish groups

+7.5% from Predator Badge, if I've logged out in a PvP zone to charge it

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+207.5 - 215% total permanent

+367.5 - 375% maximum, at current, which I do hit several times per run. (avg 300-315)

Working on Time Lord Badge for another +10% Rech

and Geas of the Kind Ones Badge for +100% Rech for one minute, every 20 minutes-ish

... +485% max Rech is fucking unprecedented.

Totals after toggling shields:

23.92% S/L Resistance

39.86% S/L Defense

17.18% All other Defense

112.25 Endurance (Base 100)

3.32% (3.72 points) Total End Recovery/sec (Base 1.67%)

20% chance of +10 End, every 10 seconds

Instant total End replenishment from Transference, available every 15 seconds-ish

1278.05 HP (Base 1017)

.96% (12.24 points) Total HP Regeneration/sec (Base .42%)

Instant +422.57 heal from Transfusion, available every 3-4 seconds

+300% Damage (capped) almost constantly, depending on the enemy, from Fulcrum Shift

Entire spawn of enemies almost guaranteed immediately incapacitated due to stacked AoE Stuns; bosses and even certain archvillains easily debilitated by stacking Holds.

Additional Bonus Powers:

Vanguard HVAS: pet, decent AoE fighter, lasts until you zone, re-earnable

Shivan Decimator: pet, decent AoE fighter, lasts 4 minutes, 5 recharges allowed, re-earnable

Biological Mutagens: buff self, pets, and teammates, +150% Damage, +400% HP Regen, lasts 5 minutes, re-earnable

Sands of Mu: narrow cone melee DoT, perfect for finishing off bosses, earned from 1 year Veteran Badge

Working on Badges:

Time Lord: +10% Rech

-Requires being logged out in Cimerora for another 7 days, and in Ouroboros for another 18 days, so I can't get this til the beginning of March at earliest, provided that I rarely play her.

-Related, if I've calculated correctly, I should be getting my next Day Job Badge on SirWhittock, my main Badge hunter, around noon on Friday. I'll actually get two at once, granting an ally rez power for Sir, and bringing his Badge count to 594 of 637, and 29 of 43 remaining would then be additional Day Jobs and Veterans, requiring nothing but time and positioning, and are projected to be completed in December. Of the 14 then remaining, four are considered unattainable by said character, three require excellent teams and impeccable timing, and seven require painstaking amounts of farming various things, some of which I can accomplish afk, but not until the Day Jobs, requiring logged off time, are done. Way to go, NCSoft, you've got a customer for at least another year.

Geas of the Kind Ones: +800% Recovery, +100% Rech for one minute, every 20 minutes-ish

-Need to do the Croatoa Task Force and some easy defeat Badges

Archmage: +30% Res, +50% Def to all Damage for one minute, every 20 minutes-ish

-A bunch of pain in the ass tasks remaining

Upon compiling this list, I'm realizing how close I am to realizing my vision! Realizing! I can hold my race soon. I just got the HVAS, Shivan, and Mutagens in the last couple days, and I think I can get the Geas and Archmage in a couple more days. Commander and Time Lord will take awhile. Following are screenshots of Dime with the HVAS and Shivan. She is the tallest possible hero, so their size is pretty much outstanding.

 

Thanks, dudes!