Fleeting Whisper

The very nature of the power makes that not possible.

While Detention Field (and Sonic Cage, Dimension Shift, and Black Hole) are rarely used and can easily be detrimental, they can also come in handy. For example, using Sonic Cage on Lord Recluse instead of tanking him during the STF

On SOs, a Tankermind build is usually better than a Brute for standard encounters (specialized encounters such as the LRSF are another story). When you get into IOs it can be a tossup, but Tankerminds are extremely good.

Even without a Tankermind build, Masterminds are generally better at absorbing an alpha strike than Brutes are.

Um... no. FWIW, the last time I ran the STF, our AR/Dev Blaster was the tank for Recluse's lieutenants. No, seriously. And any Tanker or Defender who ignores their attacks is worthless to me. I can't say I've seen Controllers as Scrappers, since they don't really get melee attacks, but I have seen Defenders as Scrappers -- Luminara even has a guide on doing it in the guides section.

The archetypes do have a default role, sure, especially heroside. But with a little bit of planning and skill, any AT can really fill any role.

Most? Try all. Redside and blueside were merged into one thing shortly after NCSoft bought up the CoH IP from Cryptic. If you go to eBay and buy a CoH preorder code to create a new account, you'll have access to both sides of the game. Even a Game Card will give you access to both sides.

There's no such thing as inherent defense. Combat Jumping, for all ATs, applies a scale 0.25 defense buff. The defense buff uses the Melee_Buff_Defense modifier, which is where the differences come from.

While CJ always has a 0.25 scalar, that value is multiplied by the AT's Melee_Buff_Defense value. For Blasters, this is 0.07 (the lowest). Next is Scrappers, Kheldians, Brutes, and Stalkers, at 0.075. Then Dominators and Corruptors at 0.085. Then Controllers and Masterminds at 0.09, and finally Defenders, Tankers, Widows, and Spiders at 0.1.

You multiply the scalar (0.25) with the Melee_Buff_Defense for each AT to reach the final effect:
Blaster: 0.25 * 0.07 = 0.0175 = 1.75%
Scrapper, Kheldian, Brute, Stalker: 0.25 * 0.075 = 0.01875 = 1.875%
Dominator, Corruptor: 0.25 * 0.085 = 0.02125 = 2.125%
Controller, Mastermind: 0.25 * 0.09 = 0.0225 = 2.25%
Defender, Tanker, Widow, Spider: 0.25 * 0.1 = 0.025 = 2.5%

ALL powers in the game work like this. Different scalars and different attribute modifiers account for the different values between power effects.

Fly unlock logic:
Pool.Flight.Combat_Flight Pool.Flight.Air_Superiority || level char> 14 >= && Veteran60 owned? || $archtype @Class_Peacebringer == ! && $archtype @Class_Warshade == ! &&

In more easy-to-read terms:
(((Hover || Air Superiority) && level >= 14) || City Traveler) && (AT =/= Peacebringer && AT =/= Warshade)

The Kheldian lockout and the City Traveler are both specifically accounted for in the logic which decides whether the power is available or not. Super Jump would similarly boil down to:
((Combat Jumping || Jump Kick) && level >= 14) || City Traveler

Other pool T3s are similar, consider Tough:
(Boxing || Kick) && level >= 14

Of course they can do things with the travel pools. They could also remove all the prerequisites on Group Fly, and Group Fly alone.

http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Titles

"hardly unique"

Repel's endurance cost is not based on the number of targets. One of the effects of Repel is to drain endurance from the caster whenever a target is hit. While it may seem like semantics, there's an important distinction here: You cannot reduce that endurance drain, only the actual endurance cost.

Repel's endurance cost is twice that of the Leadership toggles (0.39 end, twice per second for a total of 0.78/s), plus a 1.0 endurance drain per target hit (and if you've got a target cornered, it'll hit them twice per second). You can reduce the former cost with endrdx enhancements (to approximately 0.4/s with full slotting), but the latter cost cannot be reduced. Not by enhancements, not by Conserve Power, nothing.

If you want to say that Repel's endurance cost is reduced for fewer targets, fine. Practically but not technically true. It's still one of the most expensive toggles in the game, even with that benefit. Even Superior Invisibility is cheaper if you have an enemy being bounced by Repel.

Faultline was caused by the hero Faultline falling under the control of PsiCurse and the PsychoChronoMetron. The PCM caused Faultline to lose control of his powers, resulting an earthquake in the Overbrook neighborhood.

While Venture is frequently right, his posting style also rubs a lot of people the wrong way. They don't want to like him, but admit he knows what he's talking about.

WTF?!??! Why is Atlantis a spaceship in another galaxy?!?!?!1111@!?

When the Test server store is up, everything is free. "Buy" a respec on the Test server store for $0. Done.

Eh? Combat Jumping is a scale 0.25 defense buff. Maneuvers is a scale 0.35 defense buff. Maneuvers is a better defense power. On a Scrapper, you get 2.275% base from Maneuvers, vs. a 1.875% base from CJ.