HGH vs POP (+ACP)

Greetings all, hope you are well in these trying times?

So ive been back here now for a couple of months and i am really enjoying the game (even the Skyscale grind!), its a breath of fresh air after ESO plummeted off a cliff.Im still mainly a solo open world quester/explorer who does like to get involved in map meta's for a laugh so nothing i ask is remotely requested for PvP or Fractals.

Ok enough waffling, im running pretty much full soldiers so coupled with sneak gyro i can pretty much go anywhere safely.i am experimenting now as so much has changed in the years ive been away and my questions are about HGH, POP and Anticorrosion plating.

I have read that POP works as a self buff (ie it works on the caster) but does ACP work the same way?So does ACP cleanse conditions on ME when i cast protection on ME?Currently im using both Inventions and Alchemy as there are traits in both lines that give me QOL rather than Meta.Lastly for Overland, purely selfish Solo would you use HGH over POP? i do mainly run with Medic Gyro as it helps with escort quests and i like Reconstruction field but is giving up HGH too much of a hit on elixirs?

Any advice is greatly appreciated.Thanks in Advance.

Few mobs use condition so pop is worthless, most builds also have few elixirs so hgh is equally useless. I think most builds run iron blooded.

Also, soldiers just make me depressed.

@Dawdler.8521 said:Few mobs use condition so pop is worthless, most builds also have few elixirs so hgh is equally useless. I think most builds run iron blooded.

Also, soldiers just make me depressed.

Aww dont be depressed im an old retired Soldier :)

Thanks for the advice, i was just looking at condi cleanse having run into a few mobs that really hurt (casters in Istan?), luckily my tankyness saved me but.

Be Safe

im garbo at pve but i always take condi cleanse bcs the con dis that I do get form mobs are annoying as hell

PoP only good in competitive where people lay down cover conditions of every kind which will flood yur status bar with all sorts of Conditions.PoP will then proceed to give yu every single boon in the game available provided yu live long enough to cleanse them.

HGH is decent if yu are just playing strictly Open world and are running a druggie build (3 or more potions)

If not, the only worthwhile trait left is ACP.

Purity of Purpose is good in high pressure fights like Mai Trin.

HGH is good for Might stacking a bit and for reducing cooldowns on key supports kills like Toss Elixer R and Elixer Gun/Mortar Kit heal skills. For this reason HGH is actually more common in full support builds than PoP.

Iron Blooded won't help you with conditions so it directly competes with PoP depending on the encounter, but in most cases it'll likely more valuable. Just keep in mind to make full use of it you should also take Protection (Shield or pulsing Thumper Turret etc.).

Anticorrosion Plating is often combined with PoP, otherwise Medical Dispersion Field is taken.

Alot of it comes down to whether you're trying to be DPS, support/tank or hybrid.

Btw I'd replace your trinkets with Berserker's. you only need defense on half your gear at most, armor & weapons is half your stats and trinkets are the other half so just replacing your trinkets will give you a good balance between damage and defense.

Scrapper is also fully capable of taking almost no damage even on full glass with barriers, 40% Protection trait, etc.

Please wean yourself off Soldier stats as soon as possible. You are suffering, and you don't even know it.Marauder is the perfect compromise of "Berserker, with a dash of health sprinkled on top".