CapnGeist

I always thought the solution to knockback complaints was "learn to play, n00b" for the complainer or the guy doing the knockback.

I have characters with knockback, and I regularly run with characters with knockback. The only time knockback is a "problem" is when we're kicking so much *** that the enemies didn't actually stand a threat already. Usually, the guys with KB are KBing to help with herding, and the melee guys have the mobility to handle a bit of KB.

And if the tanker goes in first and then everyone gets knocked back, they run right back to the tanker.

That being said, I think the best knockback "problem" solution is put in Ancillary Powers for Tanks, Scrappers, and Brutes that give adjacent foes enough knockback resistance to reduce all KB to KD. Let them take it if they're that worried about KB.

Blasters can get too much defense as is.

But yes, I'd like to see some more IO sets, too. Especially ones that are non-standard rewards, like Winter's Gift.

There's plenty of ideas in the works for more powers. If you wish to suggest some specific ideas, we'd be happy to hear them.

I sold five Fortunes (common 41-50 arcane salvage) for 500,000 each the other day. Common salvage should not sell for 500,000.

I full agree with the idea of auto-sidekicking you down for missions you outleveled so you don't lose the arc.

As for giving more sales to contacts, I'd say yes give them more to sell but if they sell invention salvage give them very limited varieties... Also, I think contacts should sell temporary powers and lots of them.

Simply put, inherent is a big part of what makes classes interesting and unique. Without the distinction between Fury and Crits, Scrapper and Brute would pretty much feel the same. Without Domination, Dominators just wouldn't be awesome. Most of the inherents give a uniqueness to the AT on top of what the power selection gives, but for Tank and Defender both, the inherent shuts off when soloing. More importantly, for tankers, the inherent becomes less useful for each other tanker in the party. The only other inherent that even remotely becomes less useful with others of the AT is brutes, but Brute inherent still works off your attacks.

Your idea is bad and you should feel bad.

Are you saying they need this because they're underpowered or unfun?

If Underpowered, please explain how they're underpowered. Most people don't seem to think defenders or tankers are significantly underpowered.

If Unfun, then what you're doing is making them strictly better, and if they're not overpowered already, this boost makes them too powerful.


That being said, I think the tanker idea works well if you think they're underpowered (and after playing tanks and brutes, I do): a scaling debuff resistance would make them even more effective. I don't think this would make them much more /fun/ though, as the power is entirely reactive. And I'm not sure this is the sort of buff they need. What a tanker needs is a buff that allows a team of four tankers to not lose effectiveness due to gauntlet overlap.

The defender idea, though, I just don't like at all. First off, it'll have some really weird interactions with Shields and other set it and forget it powers. Can you imagine a Kin hitting Speed Boost five times per person to try and get a "critical" speed boost? Or removing and resetting Darkest Night repeatedly to try and make it a critical debuff? It only really works with debuffs that come with attacks, like most of a defender's secondary pool, and even then it gets messy and would strongly re-align power levels in all a defenders sets.

Second, I don't find "critical" mechanics fun on Scrappers and Controllers, and I don't see them being any more fun on Defenders. To me, what makes an inherent fun is the capability to be able to use it. Scrapper crits and Controller overpower activate on their own, at a rate where you really can't figure them into your game plans. You just sort of ignore them and assume they'll increase your effectiveness over the long run... and they do, but they're not fun. Contrast to Stalker Crits where you've got the increased effectiveness but you've also got two powers (hide and placate) that you can use to force a critical hit. Stalker crits are just more fun.


Long story short.
-Defender idea has too many holes and isn't fun.
-Tanker idea is cool but doesn't fix the right problems, and isn't fun.

The generally accepted problems with the inherents are...
Vigilance- Players have no control over Vigilance, and Vigilance does nothing when soloing.
Gauntlet- Gauntlet loses effectiveness with multiple tanks, and Gauntlet does nothing when soloing.

Most people just use the Pocket D transporter to go directly to the tailor. The only times you really need to go to a specific tailor are for the missions to get costume slots.

I want /e juggleteammates

We're trying to have a serious discussion on cool MM pet ideas, Azure. Pokemon are copyrighted and thus would never be allowed in.

Now a giant rat MM, whose powers were to fill level 1 dungeons? That'd be cool.

Other powers would include...

-Ranged attack, chance for disorient, throw a random object from Propel

-An effect where you stomp the ground and shatter it, creating an area on the floor of rubble that slows foes and reduces Knockback protection/resistance.

The first pets would be 3 electric lambs, the second two electric rams, and the third an android who regularly falls asleep.

I don't know what SCR means...


Hurl scrapper would be the coolest power ever, but I'm not sure it would work with the game mechanics at all.

Similar things have been suggested many times. It's not a bad idea, but there hasn't been a new Power Pool since.. ... Has there EVER been a new power pool?

Cool idea, completely impossible in the game. Sorry.

(Because sometimes, it has to be signed right.)

PPD wouldn't have to be... PPD. That is to say, a "Police Officer" Archetype primary choices would easily work for Praetorian cops, RIP, or PPD. That said, most cops are just Assault Rifle (or Dual Pistols)/ Devices as far as I can tell, so the use of a new AT for them would require justification.


And on the topic of EATs... How about a Freakshow EAT? They've got a pretty even blend of awesome Melee attacks and awesome Ranged attacks, plus defensive powers and a self-rez.