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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Spatula" data-source="post: 1480625" data-attributes="member: 2198">Well, I don't see Psionic Meditation as strictly mandatory.  If you're going to be using a lot of power-enhancing feats (metapsionics, Psionic Endowment, Power Penetration), then yeah, you probably want it.  You could also go the psicrystal route (2 feats gives you the ability to hold 2 foci simultaneously).But at the moment, I don't see metapsionics as strictly necessary.  Heighten Power is gone - most powers that allow a save have it built into their augmentation.  Hide Power is also gone - a psion can suppress displays with a Concentration check.  Maximize is still around, and psions finally get Empower, but do they really need either one?  I haven't looked at the numbers, but damaging powers generally add one extra die of damage per extra PP and often increase the power's DC at the same time.  So, if you have Maximize, you can: spend 4 PP & lose your focus to get max damage, or you can spend 4 PP to add 4 dice of damage and add 2 to the DC through augmentation.At a guess, I'd say that Maximize becomes a better option at the upper levels.  By that point, you have plenty of feats and can probably make Concentration checks without much chance of failure.</blockquote>