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I think the thing that got to me was the combination of a somewhat viscious time-limit when fighting +4 bosses, the mobs around Hydra and the Mini-Krakens, AND the ambushes that spawned at the generators whenever their health came back up. It was a case of "Ok, killed that bit, now we- oh not you lot AGAIN!" Needless to say, we didn't even scratch Hydra itself during my run. Mebbe if I run it again with a slightly less impromptu team.
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Aurgh...
+4 Rikti Bosses? That was painful.
GM level Kraken 'Hatchlings'? Oh Christ alive that stung...
I remember the Sewer Trial. I woulda liked to have been a LOT more prepared.
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Quote:Oh child, I'mma smack you up alongside the head so damn hard...Originally Posted by Golden Girl
I think it's more a case of "when", not "if"
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Quote:Except that Pulsar is a PBAoE, a particularly lame one as pointed out. Therefore the logic there doubly fails on the balance part.Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood
This one I agree with. Warshades get Gravitic Emanation which is significantly more powerful and I'm not sure why. I think the problem is that the devs still have a bit of ranged = good mentality in their balance methods so Pulsar being a Targeted AoE is considered "better" than Gravitic Emanation's large cone.
Gravitic; Huge, long ranged cone, Mag 3 Stun
Pulsar; Mediocre PBAoE with a Mag 2 Stun
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Quote:Even so, it can only be one or the other, and you can only have maximum of six slots in it, same as any other power. What does knocking 2 secs off the duration achieve, other than mild annoyance?Originally Posted by Lurker Hunter
I don't necessarily agree with a lot of your choices here, though I would not be upset if they were buffed (unless they made other aspects of the power noticeably worse). A lot of your concern is mostly for AoE stuns, AoE controls are almost never as effective as single target controls, especially those with a noticeable damage component. Siren's Song, Tenebrous Tentacles, and certain APP/PPP choices are an anomaly in this regard.
The main draw here is that this power is a choice between stun or hold, versatility means sacrifice, and in this case duration suffers.
The AoE Immobs sure as hell don't. The AoE Holds are all without fail Mag 3 and not Mag 2. I also don't agree with the holds having such ludicrously long recharges for such piddly durations, but, eh, thats a whole other kettle of fish.Quote:Don't all AoE controls suffer from this? Besides, stacking stuns and immobilize is effectively a hold. I like the low accuracy, it forces the user to invest in it.
Well, let's see;Quote:It's a PBAoE damage attack. What other non-nuke/rez damage power has a mag 3 stun on it? The perk is that you're doing moderate damage to everything around you.
-Smashing Blow - Kinetic Melee tier 2 power, mag 3 stun chance
-Cobra Strike - Martial Arts, again tier 2 power, mag 3 stun
-Bone Smasher, Energy Transfer and Total Focus, tier 3, 8 and 9 in EM respectively. All mag 3, decent duration.
Whirling hands has long been lauded as one of the bigger fail components in the EM set, especially since the ET nerf (Not going into that, but I know I agree with those who see it as such).
Hmm, see the chance for extra Mag 1 now. Even so, given thats not a given it could at least have higher accuracy for what it does.Quote:I love this power, not because of the stun but because of its knockdown, which even temporarily disables most bosses. Here the stun is like a neat extra effect, and there's a 50% chance to bag an Lt as well.
I for one would happily trade it for what Imperious has, which does damage. I'm sure I'm not the only one, either.Quote:Here it's not knockdown, but knockback, which is harder to use effectively. Used as a short-range cone rather than a PBAoE, you can get enemies neatly packed into a corner. The stun here is a bonus.
I don't agree with the Immob+Stun thing. Honestly, beside some staggering (which, admittedly, is sometimes sidestepped by glitchy A.I. speed-stumbling away) Stuns are the exact same as Holds.Quote:I agree here, but for the devil's advocate's sake I'll point out that it's an AoE control power in a non-control set. Dark Pit combined with Tenebrous Tentacles is basically a hold (stun + immob), I can see why it's a mag 2 stun.
But the fact that, like Petrifying Gaze, it has absolutely ZERO secondary effects makes it of questionable use. At least Fault/Hand Clap/Pulsar/Lightning Clap have a knockdown/back component! I would love to see Dark Pit (and Petrifying Gaze for that matter) get a to-hit debuff or something.
The thing has a high end cost (13), low mag (2), terrible acc (60%) and rediculous times (60 sec base recharge, 8.94 secs duration). Oh, and it does no damage. Sorry, how many penalties is that worth again? Petrifying gaze may be ST and have no -ToHit, but at least it has mag 3, decent times and standard accuracy.
I have the two normal attacks on my namesake, Alpha, and love them. I hate the endurance costs on all MM attacks given the damage they (don't) do, but thats a whole other thread.Quote:Worst power in the game?
Worst power in the game.
That is one of the major reasons I refuse to roll a Robotics MM. And I LOVE the idea of a Pulse Rifle. Until they do something cool like raise its damage or add a -regen component to the personal attacks I will never roll one.
And it's such a cool power idea, too! Why not at least have knockdown? It's such a piddly power I can't believe nobody caught that during testing and said "this is the worst power in the game, why would anyone use it after using it once and realizing that it is the worst power in the game?"
And yes, the AoEs suck in MM sets (maye not Demons so much, at least they have -res)
But Group Fly still sucks worse. Or anything with intangibility
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Quote:Assumption: FoolishOriginally Posted by RosaQuartz
Absolutely, 100% speculation.
Thought Priorities: Irrational
Logic process: Errant
Mentalist Correction Unit: Dispatched
Cure Status: Ignorance: Forthcoming
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Quote:Speculation, or inside knowledge?Originally Posted by RosaQuartz
I think Resistance and PPD EATs are next in line.
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Well, I'll do a quick run-down of Powers that look fine, some that could use a little duration tweak, and those that make me go "Wait, what?"
Good Camp;
Stunning Shot - Archery
Beanbag - Assault Rifle
Scramble Thoughts - Psi Blast
Cosmic Burst - Rad Blast
Screech - Sonic Blast
Stun - Energy Melee/Manipulation
Energy Melee/Manipulation as a whole
Taser - Devices
So-So Camp;
Suppresive Fire - Dual Pistols - Duration isn't on par with other blaster stuns
Stalagmites - Earth Control - Why such low accuracy?
Flashfire - Fire Control - See above
Whirling Hands - Energy Melee - Only mag 2. Any good reason for that?
Lol-whut? Camp;
Fault - Stone Melee - Low acc AND low mag? Ever wonder why you rarely see this power?
Handclap - Super Strength - Oh, snap, same again.
Dark Pit - Dark Blast - Low acc, low mag, high end cost. Just...why?
Pulsar - Luminous Blast - Another one. Someone point out the upsides to me, please?
Photon Grenade - Robotics - It costs HOW much? And does WHAT damage? And you call THAT a stun? Please, if I laugh any harder I'll crack a rib... -
Quick question that only needs a Yes/No answer really;
Are Mids' PvP numbers working as intended? Because I looked at the Mids build and the In-Game numbers from 'Combat Attribues' and the CA numbers were way, way lower than the Mids ones. Needless to say, a nasty shock to see on a fully slotted MM.
Ta much.
(and yes, Alpha's plox )
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Quote:PPD EAT sure, ONLY if we get their robotics/power armour options.Originally Posted by Cynical_Gamer
Assault/Armor regular AT or a PPD EAT. Want both.
Do want arm mounted chain-guns...
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Quote:Don't talk nonsense, child!Originally Posted by LISAR
I got an idea so we don't actually outlevel stuff lets make some sort of enhancement in a special slot that makes our characters act like a level 51 or higher. These special slots could also be used to give us powers and buffs above a normal max level as long as we are doing max level content!
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Quote:End. Of. The World.Originally Posted by Furio
I was thinking more Deadpool...although that would actually be a cool storyline...Wade with a symbiote
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I've noticed for some time now that the vast majorty of stun powers in game are shockingly lackluster. I mean, what's so fantastic about, say;
Dark Pit
Targeted AoE
End: 13
Acc: 60%
Recharge: 60 secs
Duration: 8.94
Mag: 2
I mean...mag 2? Thats pathetic. That only works on Minions, doesn't it? Possibly Lts. Ok, so in a Dark/Dark you can stack it with Howling Twilight.
But the majority of AoE Stuns seem incredibly...meh.
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Demorecording is like some strange, black art or alchemy or something. I.E. very few know how to do it (afaik) and fewer still know how to make it look good.
Having SOME form of tool to do it easily and make it look good easily would, IMO, be a really nice asset.
Hey, a guy can dream, right?
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Quote:Ugh, this...there REALLY needs to be some mechanic devised to stop that. Please?Originally Posted by PoisonPen
I'd be a lot happier in Praetoria if NPCs weren't all homicidal maniacs. I'll be running to complete an important mission for the Resistance and see some of my comrades at police gunpoint in the sewers, so I'll stop to rescue them... at which point they draw their guns and join the police in shooting at me, forcing me to beat the hell out of them. Eventually I win the "hated and feared by the Resistance" badge all the while I'm, like, stealing neutron bombs for them.
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Quote:On principal, I refuse to pay for a feature that should be added into the game as a regular update. (Ok, that said, I'd still buy it, because I'm a sucker like that...)Originally Posted by Dante
Aha, found it:
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showt...hlight=costume
Funny, I forgot about the suggestion of this thing called a 'costume change emote'. Wow.
Given what a key part costumes are to the game, or rather one of the elements it does so well, theres no point NOT making a bigger deal out of them. -
If we were to get a new normal AT, it would need to have Ranged/Armour, or some variant of. Not being able to make a Dual Pistols/Super Reflexes character, or a Fire Blast/Fire Shield character, or an Energy/Invul character is kinda annoying, and locks down some very cool concepts.
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Quote:It was late, I was tired and crotchety, in my defenceOriginally Posted by halfflat
Regardless of the merits or otherwise of changing how these buffs work, this is a nonsense argument. If it were valid, then there would be no reason to change anything in the game at all, and we'd be at I1 with bugfixes.
Further, mechanics are not a simple binary 'fine' or 'not fine'. It turns out that something can start good, and be made better! Or something can be fun and annoying by turns!
This.
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Working on a more detailed suggestion for a Rikti AT. So far it's been slightly slow going, mostly trying to devide it up a bit more neatly and fill in the gaps, but...
So far it boils down to;
Rikti Militant
Rikti Mentalist
Militant Basic sets have 8/8 powers basic
Chief Soldier Branch 4/4 extra powers
Headman Gunman Branch 4/4 extra
Still working on Mentalist branch.
Primary/Secondary, for those that didn't get it.
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I think that must be set more in the present day.
Because here's what looks like Cap's first first WWII costume;
Which also looks cool. Gotta say, I'm looking forward to this, despite having never previously been an out and out Cap fan. -
Quote:Or make one row stacked on top of the other. That'd be the way I'd do it. That way you barely have to change the width, especially if the ammount was doubled as I suggested further up.Originally Posted by Dante
Not the first time it's been suggested but I support it every time.
When I suggested it a few years back, one of the responses was that they would have to recode the costume change interface. As it is, the five costumes almost cover your screen so they'd have to alter the window so that it could either be scrolled along or make the costume pictures smaller.
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This guy thinks their design aesthetic is laughable;
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More like this, something with customisation options. I personally hate the Council/5th Warwolf head too. Look butt ugly.
Now I'll stop thread jacking Sorry WW!
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Level 1 - Inherent
Level 10 - Inherent
Level 15 - Inherent
Level 20 - As is
Level 25 - Inherent
Level 30 - As is
Level 35 - Inherent
Level 40 - As is
Level 50 - Inherent
Halloween Salvage - As is
That way you can have Six slots by default, or Ten if you do all the tailor missions and get the Halloween Salvage.
The best part? If you DON'T want them you don't have to do anything with them. Those that DO want them can finally have more tailoring room.
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