[2.4 updates] Voltaxic Volley Fire Barrage Deadeye -- Well Barrage is now #1 Bow Skill

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SevennDeadly wrote:

I noticed in your build of the week video while you're using barrage theres a strafe from time to time that goes right to left im just wondering whats doing that

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saharquiel wrote:

what about going pathfinder build when assuming without cospri's?

u get free poison on hit, 40%increased ele dmg snd some dmg increase from flask use, but lose powerful prescision and some projectule dmg ascend nodes. (but the crit can be compensated with diamond flask i think)

if i go deadeye without cospri's, poison gem should be placed on my 5l...(i dont like snakebite.. there're so many better options u can get on gloves)

going pathfinder will bring me better survivability, but i worry about how much dmg should i sacrifice.
someone help me choosing ascendancy plz ;)

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Patchumz wrote:

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jinraQ wrote:

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JohnnyV76 wrote:

It's because of the Powerful Precision ascendancy node. It gives 100% additional pierce chance which is reduced the farther the projectile travels. This should still give 100% pierce chance on most mobs hit.

Personally I'm having some doubts because the tooltip DPS does increase with Piercing Shots and I have played with and without and feel like it clears faster with Piercing Shots... still, a feeling is not a proper proof.

If you have 60% pierce chance and Powerful Precision gives 100% additional it would be 60% + 60% is 120% pierce chance which is capped at 100%. If a projectile is travelling further and the additional chance is 50% it's still 60% + 0.5*60% = 90% pierce chance.

I've tested it too, and it Piercing Shots node does increase tooltip pierce chance to 100%. Without it, tooltip reads 60% with Powerful Precision. I guess that leaves two questions: Does Powerful Precision increase our projectile damage by 40% even though the tooltip suggests it does not, and if not, then is 40% more projectile damage worth 6 points?
If it does not, then I guess I will just use a Poacher's Aim jewel for 25% projectile damage for 1 point instead, 6 points seems a little too much to me.

Powerful Precision DOES increase DPS via Drillneck. Mark (GGG) has confirmed it.

Also, it is giving you 100% pierce chance. You can "test" it by checking if any projectiles return (one of the other Powerful Precision effects). They will only return if they don't pierce, so if none return, you have 100% pierce against every mob. If one arrow out of your 12 arrows comes back, then it means one arrow hit a mob too far off screen to pierce but the rest was 100% chance.

Grabbing Piercing Shots doesn't do anything for your DPS if you have Pierce gem and +10% quiver pierce. All you're doing is blowing 5-6 points on the passive tree for nothing.