BrandX

Originally Posted by Infini

I don't have a problem with the animation. It's the animation TIME that made me quit using EM/. Original ET was far quicker and that is what I enjoyed about the set. It was like a sucker punch hopped up on drugs with a loud BOOM. Also fun in PvP because it was extremely hard to react (heal) when getting hit with 75% Fury+BU>TF>ET. Pretty much everyone just died. Now you have all the time in the world to pop a heal of some sort in between those attacks.

Originally Posted by Bill Z Bubba

I must be missing something. If I can take alpha strikes on my /SR scrapper, I guess I'm just completely missing how they're going to be a problem on an SR tank when he's sitting at the softcap at level 22 with tank HP and being missed by 90-95% of the incoming attacks.

Originally Posted by Call Me Awesome

I don't know, does it need changes? I've never played it but I've a friend who loves the set... he's taken MA/SR scrappers to 50 twice and teaming with him on the way he's quite effective. Yes, it's strongly single target focused but then again so are several other tanker sets.

I'll probably roll one when i21 goes live unless the set really falls on it's face when it leaves beta. My main question is the taunt aura... hopefully it isn't some worthless thing like Willpower's.

Originally Posted by bAss_ackwards

That's because the rest of you just lurk the forums with Hide on.

In all seriousness, I believe all Stalker Primary sets are given a standard Build Up so as to not overpower Assassin Strikes. When Stalkers get Fiery Aura, will they get to keep Fiery Embrace? I'm not sure they will be able to.

Originally Posted by Sapphic_Neko

I hope they make a weapon in the size of this

Originally Posted by Lemur Lad

You have to look at the list of changes since the intro of Energy Aura for those last 2 changes to make sense and be seen as the awesome that they are:

Energy Aura introduced with no heal and Energy Drain and Conserve Energy
Elec Armor introduced with no heal and Conserve power
Fix #1- Energy Drain given it's per target heal (and the final version judged inadequate as in most cases it only gives a green insp worth of heal)
Fix #2- Elec Armor's Conserve Power is changed to the heal+end discount, and generally judged to be a better solution.
Fix #3- The changes announced today. EA gets the better self heal, and it gets an added survivability tool to make up for both the fact that it is harder to cap Typed defense, and that with an aggro aura there will be more incoming damage for Energy Brutes.

While I will kind of miss my sneaky Scrute that plays differently than other Brutes, I am glad to get 3 tools for added survivability.

I'm incredibly pumped by these changes and can't decide how best to use them. I may revamp my EM/EA Brute made the first night of CoV, or I may make Hyper Lemur on the VIP server as a KM/EA scrapper.

PS- don't let the similarity in names fool you. The Stalker (and Kinetic) power are Knockbacks, not a true Repel effect (like Force Bubble and Telekinesis)

Originally Posted by Clawstriker

Well, I'm confused about the whole thing, unfortunately.

First I was overjoyed. "Yay! Now I can go remake my defender with dark blast as a blaster with dark blast, and enjoy the better... wait a minute. I don't want to make her again."

Then I was insulted. There wasn't a single thing in this proliferation that I'd be interested in.

Then I was enraged. Reading about how they're changing it for blasters. "How dare the devs do this? What, it's fine for defenders, but not for blasters? Oh, when blasters get it, it has to be improved. Growl..."

And now I'm confused at how I could have so many different reactions before I even finish reading about it. So, yeah. Ending with confused.

Originally Posted by Nalrok_AthZim

You don't understand.

I have to make one now and experience the set as it is.

And, just like with Fiery Aura, I will know him, how he plays and what he is capable of.

Then, when the changes occur, I will log in and he will be IMMEASURABLY more powerful and fun to play!

Originally Posted by UNB0UND_4_LIFE

Very excited to roll a SR/MA tanker - very scared that tanker MA will be as disappointing as Kinetic Melee was.

Originally Posted by Amerikatt

Thanks, BrandX and SpaceNut!

(*huggles*)

Originally Posted by Nalrok_AthZim

OH MY GOOOOOOOODDDD!

OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD!

*explodes*

I love you, Paragon Studios.

I really, truly do.








... I... I have to go make an Energy Aura Brute. I HAVE TO GO MAKE AN ENERGY AURA BRUTE! I HAVE TO!

D:

CAN'T TALK BYE

Originally Posted by Amerikatt

Um ... how is that going to effect my partner, who is a Natural MA/WP/Body Mastery Scrapper? I don't think it would be in-character for her to have electrical charges crackling around her. Isn't Energize the power where the NPCs are drained of some Endurance. Ya. Definitely *not* in character for her!

I am also wondering when Kheldian Peacebringers are going to get some really epic customization. I would love to be able to disable the graphics on some of those powers, like the resistance bubbles.

Originally Posted by FlashToo

Fair enough. That is a statement I can agree with, then.

Still, for me it's a higher priority to be able to make flat-chested female characters at all. I'd like (there's that phrase again!) to be able to make costumes for my lizard girl that use chest parts other than Armored.

Originally Posted by NewScrapper

I don't really think I'm being that impatient. I've just never understood why Super Strength wasn't a Scrapper powerset to begin with, especially since Tankers seem so gimped in the attacking department. (I recently started a Tanker with the intention of playing through all the Hero-side content but switched to a Scrapper when I realized it was taking too freaking long to solo my missions. Maybe it's just a function of Scrappers having Critical Hit instead of Gauntlet, but that's the impression I get nonetheless. Was really scratching my head when they gave Dual Blades to Tanks. Overall feeling of Super Strength on a Tanker: "YAARRR!!! HULK TAKE FOREVER TO SMASH!!!") If you want Super Strength to be impressive, one would think you would put it on a Scrapper. Plus, it's punchy, and me likes to punch!

Originally Posted by CaptainAmazing

Also I'm surprised we're still doing this, wasn't one of the side effects / benefits of GR was to make it so as a dev you can say "You have access to that as "x" archetype and can now go to the other side if you wish, there's no need for further resources to be directed towards a redundant concept as prolifs'"? o.0 Maybe I'm not understanding properly o.o;


-C.A.

Originally Posted by evertheskeptic

Good to see some new possibilities, though no Energy Melee for Scrappers, no Ice Melee for Stalkers, and no Energy Aura for Tankers (especially with the fixes) is a bit surprising. Please, complete the sets! And add some new matching Ancillaries for Blasters (Dark) and Defenders (Fire) ... and soon Stalkers (Ice) too

Personally, the only thing that immediately comes to mind is possibly rerolling my Inv/Axe tanker into a scrapper...

Also my /Poison mastermind appreciates the love

Originally Posted by Airhammer

But why ???

Originally Posted by Arnabas

Interesting rumour

Originally Posted by Jibikao

Ice Armor for Stalkers

We chose Ice Armor this time around as it was a fun and thematically interesting power set and it was the only option that didn’t require substantial art time. Since our talented artists are working their rear ends off making content in Issue 21 shine, this round of Power Set Proliferation required that there would be no art time used. Ice Armor had to have some changes made to make it compatible with the Stalker play style. First we removed Icicles to make room for Hide and then we removed Hibernate and replaced it with Icy Bastion. This change was made because Stalkers already have access to Hibernate from their Leviathan Patron Pool. The new power Icy Bastion is a click power that provides a short, but significant, burst of Resistance, Regeneration and Recovery.


Ice Armor should be good on Stalker because it's a mix of defense and +HP and some resistance.

I still want Ice Melee more though.

Originally Posted by Neogumbercules

Uuunnnnhh




Just thought about a double rage, FE pumped KO blow crit.

Originally Posted by Zyphoid

Ice Armor would be more exciting to me. I am not really excited by more S/L damage for scrappers, but I hope /EA turns out well. With energize added to it, I see it becoming the new /SR, with many DM/EA FotMs running about, including my own.

Originally Posted by Noyjitat

Energy aura for scrappers sounds great but why wasn't it added for tankers as well? And why no energy melee for scrappers? I'll take what I can get but I was really hoping to see that as well.