Talk:Perpetual Vortex/@comment-14.202.21.114-20150416021527

Couple of details, at 254% power duration it adds 21 seconds to a 30 second long vortex, so it does as it reads, 70% of your max duration. If you have 10 second vortex, it adds 7 seconds, etc etc.

No, it will never be "efficient" regardless of how you mod yourself. 1 "perpetual" vortex will only add 70% of your normal vortex to the existing one. So whether yours costs 25 or 150 energy, you'll only get 70% of your energy's worth.

There is a time limit to how long you can make it last, with 254% power duration it capped out at 304 seconds (5 minutes 4 seconds) exact ( http://i.imgur.com/07NPKqS.jpg ). Not sure if different power durations cause different caps.

The range on the vortex "absorbtion" is pretty close too, it doesn't seem to be affected by power range, however the vortex does need to be thrown basically "into" the very center of the vortex in order to be absorbed, throwing it near the wind-patterns around the center of it wont work. Could potentially cause problems with long-range throws.

As for the people saying "what's the point?", it's best in situations where you don't move often, where having a long lasting vortex in one spot is useful. Aka defence. It's also incredibly good when paired with a trinity, since you can spam out 5,000+ energy of vortex into one spot, and then not worry about having to refresh vortex every 30 seconds for the next 5 minutes. It's useful to avoid situations where you need to refresh vortex but don't have the energy cause of say, an energy leech, or disruption. Basically optimal when you have excess energy.