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Originally Posted by Revanchist

I'm not trying to be snarky, I'm honestly curious at how much extra defense you think we would need in those situations and why we can't counter it by using our tier 9 or popping a few purples. I know that I carry a few for those situations, even though all my positional defense is above 50 and I found room in my for I slotted elude for when it really hits the fan.

Originally Posted by Nihilii

- capped DDR
- easy softcap to all positions, letting you build for maximum damage output
- capped DDR
- good slow resistance
- capped DDR
- concept neutral
- capped DDR
- capped DDR

Originally Posted by Talesin

Calling something nerf-herding is a way for you to not engage in a dialogue. People most hurt by calls for nerfing a set or power are those who have spent a lot of time or energy exploiting a game balance issue. Look at all the replies in threads which essentially admit as much.

Game balance issues lead to problems in the game. I think the harm they do is worse.

1. They reduce the content of the game to a trivial exercise instead of a challenging story.
2. They make players on teams which are not running "uber" sets useless or pretty superfluous.
3. They create a situation in the game where the devs have to engage in a constant war of escalation in order to stay ahead of the balance issues. Put in IOs which allow a player to reach high levels of defense on a non-defensive toon so you have to add mobs which can easily bypass those increased levels of defense (think Incarnates). Add a special mob to a villain group which will counter their use as a farm because you (the devs) allowed such high levels of resistance that players can easily overcome the damage (think of Super Stunners).

I know some might think that I am spouting a bunch of crap, and that is their right. I only hope that those with the power to make changes in the game are the ones who look at it with more reasoned eyes.

p.s. I know that Incarnates were added to the game to provide an end-game which largely didn't exist in this game before Incarnates. It is a vast improvement over the previous end game encounter, the Hamidon raid. At least now the powers you chose matter in the result.

Originally Posted by Siolfir

I'm pretty sure that it was simply reiterating my earlier point - Fulcrum Shift still, even if it misses, provides a +40% damage buff that can easily be permanent (ie, perma capable).

Originally Posted by Talesin

WOW. Lets start at #1.

#1 You need to hit. Thats undeniable. Many (but not all) debuffs in the game require to hit checks.

#2 If the target dies you still get your 40%. 40% is good especially on a perma capable damage buff.

#3 Many if not all debuffs in the game generate aggro. Put a snow-storm on someone, put a tar patch under their feet and they are gonna go after you. I can only think of one debuff in the game which generates no aggro (the one in the Bane Spider set).

#4 Kins get serious amounts of -damage. This is not as good as getting additional defense but then again it isn't nothing. If you fought even level mobs, the -damage portion of Fulcrum Shift alone would dwarf the strength of the shields offered by Sonic Resonance. Also don't forget that healing is mitigation and the -end in Transference can seriously neuter a boss.

#5 See my previous posts about the radius. 30ft for the debuff, 20 ft for the buff. Not too shabby.

Originally Posted by Kirsten

Problem is, the four animations for Demons took as much work as an entire powerset. So unless you were willing to wait double the time, or pay extra, whipe melee/assault will not happen.

Originally Posted by Hopeling

Resistance resists resistable resistances.

Originally Posted by Roderick

Only in the sense that, if the target dies, you have nothing to punch with your MASSIVE DAMAGE BOOST. Except the other dude that didn't die.

A while ago, they fixed it so that enemy-targeted heals and buffs still heal and buff if the enemy dies before the power completes, as long as the power successfully targets them (ie, the enemy isn't dead before casting), and the to hit roll succeeds.

Originally Posted by Doctor_Embers

So Prometheus mentioned the path to Ascension. I wonder if this is what is planned after Incarnates (or after the Omega slot). If so, it will be interesting seeing what form it takes.

Originally Posted by MisterD

It does..sorta. The last glowie in multiple objective/glowie maps does SHOW on the map..but you still need the right floor..and to have the glowie Obj last..
But yes..having it work all the time, especially in cot maps, would be nice

Originally Posted by Sensaround

I'm sure most kinetics users would agree that fulcrum shift is a bit, umm, overpowered.

Originally Posted by ImpulseKing

Well if time is the only issue, then there is an efficient workaround that chicken pox helped me discover. So while I was recovering I found myself wanting to play and maybe socialize a bit at all hours of day or night. Now we all love our dear home server here, but we also know it's a low population server. That's even more pronounced at 3 am on redside.

So I realized I had moved a 50 over to virtue to help a friend prior and discovered they ran BAF and Lam 24/7. Soooo many runs.. Then we got the ability to email ourselves threads and now all but my newest 50 have all non-hybrid slots unlocked and I still have over 400 threads unclaimed. If I want them to have level shifts, then all I need do is run iTrials on Vic until a rare or very rare drops for whatever tree I want.

TLR version. For time efficiency, stockpile threads by whatever means is convenient. Time spent complaining or wishing for a magic wand is time you could be spending getting results.

Originally Posted by ChaosExMachina

I'd support it just to get such a set with multiple recharge IOs, regardless of bonuses.

Originally Posted by Madame Pistacio

Technically 4 right? The new TAoE set, ATO sets 1 and 2, and the Overwhelming force set. I know those three are not specifically TAoE, but they can be slotted in those powers which at least gives more options!

Originally Posted by Sailboat

Can I claim just a teeny bit of bragging rights in relation to these changes? I have long-standing suggestion threads on these specific topics: