AtomicTermite

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They'd lose style points too....eviscerate is teh ugly :\

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While this may be true, I still want to see it done on a granite brute.

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This. The only thing that would ever get me to make a granite brute is if it was Spines, Claws, or Martial Arts.

That said, I want spines more than anything else for brutes.

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I like this idea. I'd also like to have a Thorns/Granite Brute. Yes I mean Thorns, like the Doms have

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I think the problem is he doesn't like the "it rawks just because it does" answer.

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What if they said it rawks "hardcore!"

Anyway I agree. On paper Thorns looks better than Electric.

Thanks for all the suggestions and pics guys. I think I can mold one of my old favorites into an Ice Tanker. The tall spikes protruding out of Nod's character's head help to alleviate some of the fishbowl look. I think by changing my character's hair from long to tall mohawk it will look a lot better

Nice costumes Zekiran... You know what I'm having a problem with? That bigass block of ice on your head when you toggle up Frozen Armor. It looks kinda like someone stuck a square fishbowl on your head.

I'm having a hard time coming up with a costume and theme for an Ice Tanker. If you have one plz post screens n' themes here. I need ideas. I promise not to steal your costume and bastardize your name

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I don't laugh about 'all your base are belong to us' and 'where's the beef?' anymore either.

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lol@ 'where's the beef.' Still funny

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This thread really shows that it's possible to beat even a great joke into the ground so far that it ceases being funny anymore.

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You are a serious Debbie Downer.

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Let's wait until after I-13. WM/EA might become the new FOTM.

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What do you mean "new FOTM."

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Rumour has it, Castle is looking at /EA. Rumour has it.

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I'm sure they are looking at it, the question is how. Do they want to leave it basically the same and just tweek it a little, or do they want to make a few drastic changes? I just see EA as an excellent platform for a new power or two that doesn't currently exist in any set. I hope the Devs go that route.

There have been so many great ideas for EA posted here. I hope the Devs see EA for what it is... potentially the most fun Brute secondary. It already has a great look to it and people want to see another excellent defensive set that distinguishes itself from SR, Ice and Nin.

EA already has a good base, if a few of these ideas are implemented I think it will be on top of the fun scale.

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taunt is fine as is. i was bein taunted once in one of the matches i was in for like a tournament... it was sooo annoying. its really not easy to get out of if the tank just stays on you.

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cereal?

Great! I'll just hop onto the test server with my BA/WP Brute and try to get into one of those PvP ladder things and they'll want me there because I have Taunt. Or maybe I'll just go right into RV and start taunting those l33t hero teams into oblivion! Muahahahahaha nothing can stop me now that I understand the power of Taunt!!!

lolmelee PvPer here. Please do SOMETHING constructive with Taunt. There have been many excellent ideas regarding Taunt in PvP posted on these forums. Implement them all, stick it on the test server and then listen to the player feedback.

I truely believe you can alter Taunt so that it doesn't change anything in PvE and at the same time makes strides in balancing the gap between melee and ranged toons.

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Just because it gets sticky'd doesn't mean a damn thing.

Look at the placate is bugged thread. Broken for 2 years and still not fixed.

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It means the Devs noticed the thread, which is better than nothing. Look at all the changes they are making. I think there is a good chance they'll do something with EA. Jeesh, so many freakin pessimists on these forums.

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I have a Stone Melee + Energy Aura Brute. Stronger and just as pretty!!!

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Ew. Poo mallets =! pretty.

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Spikey Adult Toy vs. Poo Mallet. You make the call!

I have a Stone Melee + Energy Aura Brute. Stronger and just as pretty!!!

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I will bet a Numina's Unique recipe on champion that Invulnerability gets buffed before /ea. Any takers?

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Didn't the Devs sticky this thread? I think EA gets changed first.

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I think kinetic shield could have +movement speed, since +speed can be thematic with kinetic energy in some way. I don't see there should be a preference for fly speed though.

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I agree. +speed to all movement would be excellent. I just mentioned Hover because I'd like to use it capped

I think EA could borrow a lot from the Kinetics set.

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Capped Hover/Flight is slow and useless in pvp.

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fix't.

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I'll disagree.

wow

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Oh, and as to the comments about why I'd want to PvP with a Brute, and why would I want to use Flight... BECAUSE WE CAN"T NOW AND WE SHOULD!!!

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Go ahead, use Flight. See how many kills you get by "swooping down"












lol

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I don't use flight in PvP. What I said was that IF you could cap the speed of HOVER then it could be used in PvP.

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Booooooring. There is nothing wrong with adding a few "gimicks" to the game. Especially if said gimicks improve an underperforming PvP set without overpowering that set in PvE.

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You know, there's a difference between the hard way and the easy way...

The hard way has a much better chance of working.

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Variety is the spice of life

Look, I'm not saying you are wrong Spiritchaser. I'd be happy with any beneficial change to /EA. It is a cool looking set plus I like that it is a Defense based set with Energy Drain. Small, well thought out buffs would be great. I just happen to think a large original change to replace one of the less used powers would be more fun, and potentially just as balancing.

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I have to agree with FromBelow. I think the game needs to be shaken up a bit, especially in the PvP realm. /EA would be a good place to start. It doesn't have to be with the stealth idea but something original/different, that would be effective in PvP, would be a nice boost to this game.

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I don't think gimicks are the way to bring melee in to high end team pvp, especially if it only works for one powerset.

Sure, the current situation needs to change, but doing so will probably have to be done by a long series of careful rebalances of buff stacking, pool powers, mobility, of the debuffs available to melees, and possibly of arena environments as well.

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Booooooring. There is nothing wrong with adding a few "gimicks" to the game. Especially if said gimicks improve an underperforming PvP set without overpowering that set in PvE.

Brutes are one of the most popular ATs played. I believe they are the most common Villain side AT. Why, because they are fun and easy to play. It's that simple. People like PvE with Brutes and, generally speaking, would like Brutes to perform better in PvP. I don't think the Brute community, or the lolmelee community, is asking to dominate the PvP world, they would just like to more of a factor.

This statement isn't wrong by any means...

"Sure, the current situation needs to change, but doing so will probably have to be done by a long series of careful rebalances of buff stacking, pool powers, mobility, of the debuffs available to melees, and possibly of arena environments as well."

...but it doesn't mean you have to exclude "gimicks."

Personally I think that Taunt will be changed to give melee ATs a more level playing ground in PvP. In the meantime it would be nice to see underperforming sets, like EA, get a boost and perhaps a "gimick" like change to add some spice to it.

Oh, and as to the comments about why I'd want to PvP with a Brute, and why would I want to use Flight... BECAUSE WE CAN"T NOW AND WE SHOULD!!!

I have to agree with FromBelow. I think the game needs to be shaken up a bit, especially in the PvP realm. /EA would be a good place to start. It doesn't have to be with the stealth idea but something original/different, that would be effective in PvP, would be a nice boost to this game.

Oh, I'd also like to see /EA be able to perma-cap a Brute's Hit Points. I'd rather see this on a /WP but it would be good on /EA as well.

This hasn't exactly been mentioned, but I think /EA would be a good canidate for a power that would speedcap Hover. Speedcap Hover, why would you want to do that? Well for PvP reasons. Now that Hover has actual -fly protection I want to see a Brute that can use Fly in PvP.

Hover isn't suppressed and it has -fly protection. Capped flight speed is still slower than running, jumping, teleport so it seems reasonable to allow you to get to unsupressed flight speed. I believe ATs with Kinetics can reach capped flight speeds with Hover already.

A Brute that can swoop down, actually knock another player down, and then follow them while flying would be fun. I'm sure it would still be considered lolmelee, especially since flight and melee go together like vegetarians and cowboys.

Anyway that's what I'd like to see /EA do, among other things.