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<blockquote data-quote="Cadfan" data-source="post: 4368791" data-attributes="member: 40961"><p>Reliable has a couple of advantages.</p><p></p><p>First, some reliable powers have other effects besides damage. Being sure to receive them is often worth a lot. Consider Comeback Strike or Victorious Surge, which guarantee that eventually you will get the benefit of a healing surge.</p><p></p><p>Second, non reliable daily powers often put you on the spot. The "half damage on a miss" usually doesn't include giving you whatever cool non damage effect the power has, so you really, really don't want to miss. So most players have to find ways to spike their to-hit bonus when they use these powers. For example, a Warlord is unlikely to use Lead the Attack until he's reasonable sure it will work. There are ways to help make this possible, such as flanking or feats like Action Surge, but there are few guarantees. A reliable power doesn't require any of this effort. You just use it when you please.</p><p></p><p>3. Sometimes half damage isn't valuable to you. Against a large Solo foe with a lot of hit points, overall damage per round matters. But against smaller foes, you might be looking for the big hit. You may be in a position where you'd prefer to hit the target big this round because you might drop it this round, but if it doesn't work, you'd rather not waste a daily power. A Reliable power is perfect for these situations.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cadfan, post: 4368791, member: 40961"] Reliable has a couple of advantages. First, some reliable powers have other effects besides damage. Being sure to receive them is often worth a lot. Consider Comeback Strike or Victorious Surge, which guarantee that eventually you will get the benefit of a healing surge. Second, non reliable daily powers often put you on the spot. The "half damage on a miss" usually doesn't include giving you whatever cool non damage effect the power has, so you really, really don't want to miss. So most players have to find ways to spike their to-hit bonus when they use these powers. For example, a Warlord is unlikely to use Lead the Attack until he's reasonable sure it will work. There are ways to help make this possible, such as flanking or feats like Action Surge, but there are few guarantees. A reliable power doesn't require any of this effort. You just use it when you please. 3. Sometimes half damage isn't valuable to you. Against a large Solo foe with a lot of hit points, overall damage per round matters. But against smaller foes, you might be looking for the big hit. You may be in a position where you'd prefer to hit the target big this round because you might drop it this round, but if it doesn't work, you'd rather not waste a daily power. A Reliable power is perfect for these situations. [/QUOTE]
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