You can get both damage and duration upgrades for biotic powers. What I wish to know is if Reeve benefits from both, or just one of those upgrades. In other words, does it both last longer and do more damage, or is it one or the other.
Reeve and upgrades
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cap and gown
, sept. 12 2013 02:42
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Posté 12 septembre 2013 - 10:39
RedCaesar97
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Reave benefits from both damage and duration upgrades.
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Posté 20 septembre 2013 - 04:07
Darkstar Aurora
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Reave benefits from both however it also suffers from the 20% duration penalty on Insanity. The -20% duration penalty for Insanity and the +20% duration upgrade for research are applied as separate multipliers, however the penalty is applied first, which means the duration is lowered rather than breaking even. This results in Area Reave having a 3.84 seconds duration instead of 4 seconds, which in turn reduces its total damage/health regen/maximum health increase as all three are based on duration--even if it is instantaneous damage against resistances.
This is why Samara cannot fully pierce the barriers or armor of minion rank enemies at 30th level on Insanity with Area Reave (491 armor/barrier damage versus a 495-500 armor/barrier threshold), but can on lower difficulties or at lower levels. Shepard however can due to the 15% bonuses to power damage OR duration from passive class evolutions.
This is why Samara cannot fully pierce the barriers or armor of minion rank enemies at 30th level on Insanity with Area Reave (491 armor/barrier damage versus a 495-500 armor/barrier threshold), but can on lower difficulties or at lower levels. Shepard however can due to the 15% bonuses to power damage OR duration from passive class evolutions.
