Mesmer

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  1. Sonic would be instant PVP FOTM if it would animate as well as Fire and Ice. No doubt whatsoever. I rolled mine in the hope that they would eventually fix some of the rooting issues.
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    I hate playing the wait-and-see game... but there's not much else we can do right now. I'm still not quite 100% convinced that the original "1.67 second" figure BAB quoted is actually going to end up being implemented for all the 2nd tier attacks, given all the fuss there's been over this.

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    We will indeed have to wait and see. I definitely would like to test this. I personally could live with a compromise of 1.2 second tier 2 animation. My Fire Blaster wouldn't change and my Ice blaster would only change slightly, but seeing I'm already used to 1.2 sec animation from my Fire Blaster, I wouldn't object as much. I know that's playable enough.

    Now 1.67 seconds, is about the same as my Sonic and my deleted Energy Blaster and I know from experience that this will annoy me.

    I just hope they don't rush this through to make the I11 deadline.
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    Animations nerfed? Have I missed something?

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    Yeah, Fire and Ice Tier 2 blasts will have their animation time increased to 1.67 secs, like Powerblast. That's a nerf for them.

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    WAAAAAAMBULANCE


    ps. TBH I dont care enough about this game anymore to care about this. I think its good that they normalize the animation times. Period. Maybe you guys shouldnt always roll FOTMs Since obviously people who did are the ones complaining..

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    Hey, I roll stuff and then it becomes FOTM. I rolled Fire/EM when Ice/EM was just becoming all the hype and wasn't a nubcake like you with rolling Energy blast . This is dumb though, like giving Leon similar animation times as Jeffrey (trust me, he knows what I mean here)
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    Animations nerfed? Have I missed something?

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    Yeah, Fire and Ice Tier 2 blasts will have their animation time increased to 1.67 secs, like Powerblast. That's a nerf for them.
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    Power blast time would remain what it is so I wouldnt lose anything.

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    yeah, but not everyone rolled Energy blast like you
  6. Ok, so [censored]?? Corruptors and Doms don't get their animations nerfed, but blasters do? I thought Blasters were underperforming?
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    And be real, the majority of blasters in PvP only use the ranged powers to go in, until they are in range and unlease their elec or nrg secondairy.

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    This is wrong. PVP blasters in high level PVP, will mostly stick to ranged attacks, due to people moving to fast to be able to close in. Ranged > Melee in high level PVP. Rad/Psi Offenders and Corruptor teams clearly indicate that melee attacks are not that needed. Helpful, but not needed. There are other benefits to Energy Secondary. Boost Range for example. Very useful for high level PVP.

    More rooting in ranged attacks will only cripple blasters in high level PVP.
  8. Nice way to sum things up Maelwys. I need to see this in practice before I can agree with your point though. Theoretically it seems sound.

    You do however fail to include one thing, namely playability or maybe player enjoyment. People playing Fire and Ice are used to playing a certain way. They have played this way since Issue 1, which has been for over 3 years now, am I correct? They like the way the blasts animate and are used to them animating this way. A lot of people have chosen these sets, for just this reason.

    Personally I enjoy playing my Fire Blaster or Ice Blaster more than my Sonic Blaster because of this. I actually deleted a n Energy Blaster due to this as well(custom character title and all). I enjoy being able to move quickly while dropping blasts. I enjoy not being rooted very long whenever I hit something. Many times have I been frustrated with my Sonic Blaster, due to the long rooting of it's attacks. I do not wish to have this same frustration on my Ice or Fire blasters as well.
  9. Thing is the basic idea is a good one, the execution is not. I don't see why they feel they have to buff some sets while nerfing others. Just buff them all, then nobody will complain.

    People choose their powers carefully. I have chosen to play Fire and Ice, because of the superior attack chains and animations. Many people have chosen them for this reason.
    This change should make the other sets more attractive, not by nerfing the good sets, but by bringing the other sets more in line with the good ones.

    Also seriously, buffing Tier 1 attacks hardly helps many people. Most people skip this attack because they are [censored]. So even if Flares gets a huge buff by this, why would I want to take it, when Fireball and Blaze animate just as fast, but have significant advantages over it? Most people use the Tier 2 as their bread and butter attack, so any increase in its animation duration will have a serious affect on their attack chain.
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    And to the 2 above, remember from PvE PoV.. PvP is always second

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    This has nothing to do with PVP. Animation times can get you killed just as easily in PVE as well. I have Ice, Fire and Sonic blasters, played and deleted an Energy Blaster. I still prefer my Ice and Fire in PVE, even though the Sonic has a better secondary effect. This is all due animation times. This includes the tier 2. I can't stand getting rooted while blasting and seeing some purple boss moving towards me.

    I need to be quick on my feet and animation times over 1 second do not help with that at all.

    Don't get me wrong, I do like the idea behind the animation fixes, but I don't agree with the proposed animation durations. I'd say 1 second animation for the tier 2 and below 1 second for the tier 1. Maybe like 0.67 for Tier 1.
  11. So this brings Fire and Ice in line with Archery?? Screw that [censored]. If I wanted crappy animation times, I would've rolled Archery.
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    In my experience, when i tried it becaue of one certain player kept [censored] me off, it didn't change a thing...

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    It makes a difference. You need a +Stealth IO, Stealth and Hide.

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    Yup. As long as you don't stand right in front of their face, they won't see you at all.
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    And really, i'd ditch concealment from pool powers. Some people say it's good, but even with it on some hereos can still see through it. Instead get a stealth IO (mine's attached to fly)


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    Get both for stealth cap (only seen by people at perception cap from 10ft away)

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    stil, imo, not that worth it, if you get your anti-mez on auto and the right travel power, e.g. TP.

    Free's up some extra power slots.

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    It's not worth hitting the stealth cap on your Stalker for PVP? Ok
  14. You do realise that the regen power won't work in PVP right? You need multiple mobs around you to get any decent result from it. Also, it doesn't have an uninterruptable self heal. It's not gonna be as uber as you think
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    Zone Duelist PvP

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    This doesn't exist. Don't expect to do any duels in the zones. You'll get repeatedly destroyed

    I would suggest using your Stalker for Zone fights. I would've recommended your Mastermind for Arena duels, but I see you probably have the wrong Patron for that, so it's best to just save that for PVE.

    If you haven't chosen a patron for your MM yet, I would suggest going for the Black Scorpion Patron, then you would have a very viable Arena duel build. Web Envelope + Neurotoxic Breath = No movement, which is what you want on a MM... well on any toon really . Plus you have excellent debuffs, which are good for duels as well.
  16. In your situation I would also go for Health and Stamina, as you really do need the extra recovery. I am assuming you're talking Health for the bonuses you can get from it, by slotting certain IO sets. I wouldn't take it for another reason, seeing that a squishy really does not get that much benefit with their lower hitpoint count in it's normal state.

    I do think you're taking aim and build up a bit late though. I would personally get both of those before my travel power, but I'm not that familiar with the /Fire secondary, so I'm not sure that is possible or even wise
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    After reading through loads of posts about fire/kins i was wanting to add ring of fire somewhere later on for holding AVs. Anything i can do without?

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    vl 28 - Kick
    lvl 30 - Tough
    lvl 49 - Weave

    these you can do without

    also, you could probably do without acrobatics and slot in 1 or perhaps 2 knockback resistance IO's instead. That will be enough, if you're only using this for PVE, saving you another power choice.
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    give me back my name you IMPOSTOR

    I AM THE RIGHT AND TRUE XANTHUS

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    SIR IF YOU WISH TO FIGHT THEN WE SHALL FIGHT

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    OH [censored]! IT'S ON NOW!!
  19. Guess there's a Xanthus in all of us
  20. You're not the real Xanthus.
  21. Mesmer

    FF/psy

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    Oh yeah, Force Bubble hasn't worked properly since they "fixed" Hurricane a while back. I'm the only one that's been complaining about it, because I'm one of the very few that actually use it in PVP. I think it's just me and Dark Blasphemy in the EU at the moment.


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    *ahem*

    I've been using force bubble ever since arena came out on my ill/ff. And yeah, indeed it is broken. It's not funny that once you thought you were fairly safe inside from melee toons, only to be proven wrong by everybody just walking through it with ease. It used to be only possible by having just the right amount of momentum with SS (or having some form of repel resist obviously). Though now even people with fly manage to just fly through it, its well annoying i can tell ya.

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    we should form a union
  22. I actually moved my only Union hero to defiant
  23. Mesmer

    GM/Dev PvP Night

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    Anyone think it would be possible or be a good night if we finally got chance to PvP against the GM's/Dev's in the Arena? I think this would be a nice way to get more people into PvP for a first time. Very likely to happen? Yay or Nay. Maybe involve some rewards and include all types of PvP, Pentads, duels etc. Would be good imo and also add a new dimension to PvP, even if it is just for one night.

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    this would be nice, but I don't wanna be nerfed. So, it's either lose on purpose, or suffer the nerfbat for *insert winning powersets here*