Wow -- I haven't touched my Storm/Rad Defender since COV came out, and after this post I know why...
Let me see if I understand this correctly. Controllers secondaries operate at 80% of Defender efficiency. But if the power is a "controllery feeling one", say detention field, they operate at a 1.25 multiplier vs. a 1.00 multiplier for defenders.
This seems so far out of whack to me...
In essence, this seems to boil down to Controllers will be more effective with 50% of their secondaries than many defender sets will be. And even when they aren't more effective, they operate at 80% of our effectiveness.
Someone remind me again why anyone would want a Defender when a Controller with the same secondary is MORE effective at the same things ?!?
I think the biggest problem boils down to what the devs are considering "controller" powers. Slows are a controller power ?!? Disorient is considered controller power. Etc. Etc. (I have to say, Slow is the one that REALLY blows my mind. If slow is NOT a debuff to someone's speed thwen what is it??? A 'control' of their speed?!? Please...)
I still love my Storm/Rad, but I can't say I'll be playing him anytime soon.
I thank Castle for the info, but I can't say that I agree with the way they are "balancing" defenders vs. controllers. My Stormie comes out far behind */Storm Controllers using many of his primary powers - and that's simply not right.
Props to me for useless knowledge. (If I remember the comic correctly, and this is going back a loooong time now... I think She Hulk (in her FF4 days) was on Defensor's team with 2 other heroes... and they were opposed by a team with Daredevil and 3 other heroes. DD ended up winning that piece of the golden globe with a well timed billy-club/cable throw to lasso it at the last second.