Dechs Kaison

This is a great idea, although I always feel like the two control auras are overkill. They're both great in their own right, but together they seem a bit redundant. I'd encourage you to try dropping one of them to see if you really miss it.

Glad to hear it! Although, I'd be worried if a tank was less survivable than a scrapper (equal budgets assumed), unless it was a fire tank to a non-fire scrapper.

I'd be interested to hear what the variations are. Perhaps there are ideas I could use.

I don't AFK on TFs, but I certainly could if I left Dark Regen on auto. My tank has completed MoITFs without support. One time we accidentally left the difficulty on +4 for the first mission. I didn't flinch.

This is what I'm seeking to correct. Dark Armor is a perfectly capable set, and in the hands of someone who knows how to set and play correctly, it's a verifiable beast. I've got a Dark Armor tank that has done all the hero Master TFs, and none of them with outside buffs. Please, give the video in my sig a watch. You'll see the kind of potential DA has.

I have yet to see something an Invuln tanker can do that my Dark Armor cannot, however, there are things my Dark Armor tank is capable of that Invuln tanks are quite wary of.

Yes, which means that khelds with forms are getting a substantial buff.

You fail to mention how this is a nerf to humans. They get three extra powers. I call that a buff.

... I think that's already the case. Unless that was the point you're trying to make.

Oh really? I wasn't aware that the human only kheldians wouldn't get fitness as an inherent.

Wait... they do, don't they? So there's not a nerf to human forms after all. In fact, it's a buff.

Quit your incessant, misguided whining. Please.

WAY better than what I said. Bravo.

Emphasis mine.

You've got the right idea for sure. Tanks are never going to be top tier damage dealers, but that's not their job. Take damage, keep aggro, don't neglect your damage dealing, but please, for the love of all that is tanky, though, keep the team moving. A good tank can keep up with the team, the best tanks set the pace.

As a tank, my priorities are: Hold aggro, push forward, deal damage, hold aggro, stay alive, and hold aggro.

I'm not trying to be condescending or anything. I hope you don't take any of this advice that way; it's not my intent. I only mention it because you mention you main the blaster and aren't a tank often.

Underwhelming on a scrapper, maybe. I can't really say, but I have tried kinetic melee on tanks and I must say the -damage is a very noticeable side effect.

Elec/kin will have some great synergy as well. You have the heavy resists, you have -damage to stack* . Further than that, though, is the Power Siphon synergy. Since Power Siphon is a long term build up, it has a greater benefit to sets with damage auras, which elec has. Power Siphon is best with more uptime, and elec has +recharge in the set.

*Don't mistakenly think that 30% resist + 10% -damage = 40% resist. Doesn't work like that. 100 damage attack. 10% is debuffed, so 90 comes at you. 30% of that 90 damage gets resisted. 63 damage gets through, as opposed to 60 if it were 40% resisted from the start. It's still a great benefit, just not as much as would initially seem.

The ultimate benefit here, though, is the ability to effectively resist more than the cap of 90%. With Power Surge up, or some other means pushing your resists to 90%, the -damage is reducing incoming damage even further.

Last thing to mention is that -damage is a very seldom resisted debuff, and not resisted by the PToD.

It is like that. The one I saw was an enhancement you give to one of your powers (in addition to the six slots you already have in it) that adds some kind of insane damage AoE with a debuff on top.

Fix'd.

Slight nitpick, it's 85% in a warshade, but it's not permanent (without having to drop and reapply), requires 5 foes in range (if fully slotted) and an accuracy check to achieve, and doesn't have mez protection.

Defense, on the other hand, brings mez and debuff protection with it in the form of not being hit, and since it would come via toggles and bonuses, is always there and won't require an accuracy check.

Again, this is all theoretical.

Not my point. What I was saying is that Nova could reach a softcapped state easily, which is (in my opinion) more overpowered than dwarf form doing the same.

I mention assault because it will stack on top of the inherent nova bonus.

Further, there was no reason to have such snark in your post. I am well versed in the game's mechanics, thank you.

Ha. My DA tank only has two stamina slots.

Not two extra slots. Just. Two. Slots.

Forget that. Try a Nova with Weave, CJ, maybe Stealth, Maneuvers and Assault, all cranked with IO bonuses.

The fluffies don't fling Gravemetric Snare. They appear to have two versions of the first three Dark Nova powers: two single target blasts and the damage cone.

For Quasar, I believe you meant to say "Has the -def replaced."

I agree. Eclipse is a truly unique power and is obscenely awesome.

They don't have to USE hover to get the passive +7.5% recharge. My warshade has three powers that he will never ever ever ever use, just to slot LotGs.

I foresee a lot more people taking maneuvers/CJ/Hover/stealth/whatever for LotG mules, and the self rez in a set.

I would hardly call that one of its greatest drawbacks, but the point is valid. There is still the lack of range, limited damage, and inability to use other pool powers while in the form.

I could agree with adding some mez resistance. In my experience, I don't find that it is necessary, especially considering dwarf is there to rely on. That said, Kheldians are more melee oriented than even the wildest blappers, so their vulnerability to mez is much higher than other ATs with no resistance/protection. Perhaps they do deserve some inherent defense against mez. I still firmly believe that outright protection should not be considered, but resistance is a great compromise.

Unfortunately, it takes an inordinate amount of resistance to make a difference. Adding 100% resistance to mez sounds like a huge buff, but in effect only halves the duration of mez effects. I know you're aware of how resistances work, but the problem is making such a sizable number seem reasonable to ask for.

Mez Protection: Again, dwarf form is there for mez protection, but it has its necessary drawbacks. If the human form had its own mez protection, even a fraction of what dwarf provides, dwarf form becomes "not worth the cost" by a long shot. Even my warshade, who loves the dwarf mire, would probably drop the form entirely if the human form had mez protection. Making a key element of an AT obsolete cannot be considered smart design by any measure. Removing the drawbacks from dwarf is not an option either, as the drawbacks are there for balance.

True enough that hasten carries to forms only if clicked while in human form, but the power itself can't be used while in a form. I'm still at least half right.