MentalMidget

Originally Posted by Gangrel_EU

The only reason why i asked, is that because "unofficial" drivers are unsigned, they don't always get picked up by programs (even though the program DOES support the hardware).

Have you tried uninstalling/reinstalling the drivers at all?

Originally Posted by Gangrel_EU

Strangely/Stupidly enough, your graphics card is above the 8500 though.

You arent running "Non official" drivers though are you?

Originally Posted by Draggynn

Tornado from Storm summoning has a 7 foot radius. The 20feet value is the mag 10 afraid that tornado causes.:
http://tomax.cohtitan.com/data/power...d=Pets_Tornado

edit: Although it occurs to me having posted that you may have meant Psionic Tornado from the Psionic Mastery, which does indeed have a radius of 20 feet.

Originally Posted by ketch

So sub-par to Spectral Terror, which is good, and Earthquake which is arguably the best AoE hold available to controllers? Your comparisons are far off base. Yes, it's mechanical function is similar to Earthquake and its result is similar to Spectral Terror. However, I think you need to look at it in the context of a.) Sleeps and b.) controls that become available at level 12.

As AoE sleeps go, it's the bees' knees. Certainly better than Spore Burst, Salt Crystals, or Flash Freeze. The only Sleep that comes near it is Mass Hypnosis for its aggro free nature.

As the level 12 control, perhaps it doesn't provide the hard control of Flash Fire or Stalagmites, but it's certainly on par with Ice Slick, and easily beats out Telekinesis, Spirit Tree, and Dimension Shift. It has strategic value for cutting off ambushes out of LoS and provides an ally buff along side an enemy debuff.

Originally Posted by Obscure Blade

Dark Servant wouldn't make a good primary pet; it would stack way too much with a Dark Servant from a Dark secondary on one hand (which is where Dark Servant belongs), and not contribute to damage on the other. You want something focused more on damage than debuffs; I'd have a power that summons some new pet(s) with a name like "Darkspawn". Heavy negative energy damage but much lower in debuffs than Dark servant.

So a high level Dark/Dark controller in my scheme would for pets have a Dark Servant and one or more Darkspawn.

Originally Posted by EmperorSteele

Yeah, we'd need all new powersets basically that are dark themed so that while effects could overlap, you wouldn't get overlap of the exact same power. It'd require mixing, matching, and making new powers.

Here's what I see happening... (Note: N means a "new power" i imagined, though it's probably based off an existing power. R stands for "Repurposed", that is, an existing power with something added or taken away to better fit the general theme of Controller power progression. O is an original power from an existing Dark powerset that's remained untouched. Note that moving a power from Miasma or Blast and putting it into the Control or Manipulation category is not considered "re-purposing", even though technically it is)

Dark Control:
* Dark Ensnarement: ST immob, minor DoT, -ToHit (N)
* Instill Fear: ST Fear, moderate damage, -ToHit (N)
* Dark Gaze: ST Hold, minor damage (N)
* Tenebrous Tentacles: AoE Immob, -ToHit (R- removed damage)
* Dark Cage: ST Intangible (N)
* Fearsome Stare: AoE Cone fear, minor damage, -ToHit (R- added damage)
* Ominous Vortex: AoE Hold, standard AoE hold stats (N)
* Dark Pit: AoE Stun, minor damage (R- added damage)
* Dark Servant: Pet (O)

Dark Manipulation:
* Twilight Grasp: ST Foe -ToHit, -Dam, -Regen; team Heal (O)
* Tar Patch: Location AoE, foe -fly, -jump, -run, -res (O)
* Darkest Night: AoE Foe -Dam, -ToHit (O)
* Howling Twilight: AoE stun, -run, -dam, -recharge, minor damage; Ally Rez (O)
* Shadow Fall: PBAoE Team Stealth, +Def (all), +Res (En, Neg En, Psi, fear) (O)
* Torrent: Cone AoE KB, minor damage, -ToHit (O)
* Dark exchange: Self damage (30% of HP, unrecoverable for 30 seconds), Target ally -15 Mag vs Hold, Stun, Disorient, Sleep, Fear, Confuse and TP Foe; +15% res vs Energy, Dark, and Psi for 2 minutes. Recharge: 150 seconds (2 and a half minutes) (N)
* Petrifying Gaze: Toggle, ST Hold (R- made into a toggle so that, as a controller, it isn't AS easy to stack holds.)
* Black Hole: AoE Foe Intangible (O)

That's my 2 Inf anyway. *shrug*

Originally Posted by Weatherby Goode

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