Well just sending in my 2 cents.
I have a lvl 50 Ice/SuperStrength tank.
Hoarfroast sucks, i barely use it only to heal myself and it was the only other power to take at the time.
Chilling embrace sucks at higher lvl's, i only ever usued it for aggro when i didn't have taunt at low lvl's.
Icicles I only use for aggro mostly although w/ rage it ups the damage, again the end is kinda costly on it though.
Glacial Armor is ok but would be nice to get this sooner. Engergy absorbtion works ok, (specialy if ya can stack it), i do like how it will give end back (which is what i thought the power did in the first place when i took it), but if it doesn't give defense u might as well label it convserve engergy from fire tank. It also works great for aggro.
HIBERNATE IS A WASTE!!!! DON'T EVEN TAKE IT UNLESS
ITS FOR SHOW.
Please replace it w/ a better power, i don't care, its just wasting a spot there. The only fun thing w/ it is turn it on during pvp fight and let them try to hurt you, lol!!!
When i did have it i never used it cause there was always a healer around.
The best powers so far are:
*Frozen Armor
*West Ice (My favorite) U need this!
*Permafrost
(Any nerfs to these and i'll be upset!)
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*Glacial Armor (works against what- electic attacks and
COT? is that all or am i missing some?)
*Engergy Absorbtion
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Keep in mind i also have Tough and Weave for Pool power and Combat Jump slotted, Making a total of 7 toggles, is this
really nessessary to make me almost as good as the other tanks?
Defense against psychic attacks isn't that nessasary since w/ energy absorbstion i can stand my own, can even out-herd invuln tanks again rikti monkeys
But if energy absorbtion get's hit then we may need it.
I do however find myself always at a disavantage against AV's and some boss's (Carnaval-Master Illusionnist, getting hit way to much agaisnt them) I also see a prob. where against knives of artimes trying to fight on Caltrops, i take alot of damage compared to unvulnerable tank can stand of them all day, also the same thing in the reactor, I take alot more damage w/ my sheild off and they just fight the whole lvl sometimes w/out a sheild.
Also I did a TF for Sara Moore- Cascade Archipelago w/ SG and we faught the evil dude who looks like fathom of kind. Anyway i could only take like 3 attacks of his footstomp like attack compared to a fire and unvulnerable tank. both of whom stayed near him the whole fight. what is up w/ that?
Energy absorbtion didn't get squat from him.
Again I have not yet been able to test issue 5 on test server yet but i hope they improve the Ice tank defense or something. Please let me here other peoples feadback!
