Quote from: mercury rising on Oct 13, 2024, 11:06 PMLevel 24: Hasten
A: Invention: Recharge Reduction
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40: Invention: Recharge Reduction
I've seen quite a lot of people do this, and I honestly think it's a mistake.
If you're using SOs, it makes sense, particularly when accounting for
ED, but with common IOs it doesn't.
Allow me to demonstrate.
1x +0 SO Recharge (Schedule A) = 33.33%
2x +0 SO Recharge = 66.66% (no ED modification)
3x +0 SO Recharge = 99.99%
99.99% (Raw-A) = 94.993% Post-ED
So with SOs, under ED, the 3rd SO adds 94.993-66.66=
28.333% more recharge enhancement throughput into the power at the expense of a 3rd enhancement slot. In terms of return on investment, this is worth it.
Now compare that with Level: 50 IOs
1x Recharge IO Level 50 (Schedule A) = 42.4%
2x Recharge IO Level 50 = 84.8%
84.8% (Raw-A) = 83.32% Post-ED
3x Recharge IO Level 50 = 127.2%
127.2% (Raw-A) = 99.08% Post-ED
So with common IOs, the third IO adds 99.08-83.32=
15.76% more recharge enhancement throughput into the power at the expense of a 3rd enhancement slot. In terms of return on investment, this is wasteful, since you're mostly "feeding the ED monster" with that 3rd slot.
Now compare the above with Level:
50+5 IOs
1x Recharge IO Level
50+5 (Schedule A) = (42.4% * 1.25) = 53%
2x Recharge IO Level
50+5 = 106%
106% (Raw-A) = 95.9% Post-ED
3x Recharge IO Level
50+5 = 159%
159% (Raw-A) = 103.85% Post-ED
So with common IOs that are +5 boosted ... the 2nd IO adds 95.9-53=
42.9% more recharge enhancement throughput into the power at the expense of a 2nd enhancement slot. In terms of return on investment, this is extremely good!
By contrast, adding a 3rd slot on top is incredibly wasteful, since the 3rd IO adds 103.85-95.9=
7.95% more recharge throughput into the power at the expense of a 3rd enhancement slot. In terms of return on investment, this is incredibly wasteful (especially since it isn't going to give you a global set bonus of that value!).
If you're wanting to min/max recharge with ED in mind, what you really want is 2x Recharge IO Level 50 and then split +7 (which is a 1.05x multiplier per +1) between the two of them (either +5/+2 or +4/+3, doesn't really matter).
Why?
Well ...
42.4 * 2.35 = 99.64%
99.64 (Raw-A) = 94.748% Post-ED
42.4 * 2.40 = 101.76%
101.76 (Raw-A) = 95.264% Post-ED
Bare minimum, I'm of the opinion that with IOs in a build, triple slotting for common IOs is a waste.
Your mileage may vary, of course.