PrincessDarkstar

Originally Posted by Starsman

A_F, would you feel better if snipes, outside the 22% did acceptable damage so they are "OK" attacks? Lets say something perhaps in the 0.75 to 0.9 DS Per Activation second.

Originally Posted by Reppu

Math doesn't work that way. The design choice was not to have the instant snipes "Always ready" unless you were A) Devices or B) Teamed with other people with +ToHit buffs. It was meant to make Snipes more attractive to the teaming Blast Set user. That was the design point.

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So... the design point is there.

Originally Posted by Fulmens

If that "weird IO goal" is survivability? Well, they just gave you a big boost up with that. If it's DPS? They just gave you a big boost with that, single-target.

Originally Posted by Leo_G

Perhaps we need a review, boys and girls:

Originally Posted by Alexander_Drako

Actually what I think people seem blinded at is the fact that most of what was discussed was not about changes to blasters. i24 = Changes to some ranged powers, to snipe, AND some minor boost to the blaster's sustained health between mobs.

To the point that Hawk even said that the goal of the new powers were so blasters didnt feel they have to use Rest between every single mob, and now have something to help them in between. Which still doesnt fix the fact they get flattened mid-fights without aggro control.

Originally Posted by Nethergoat

what absolute nonsense.

"This buff stinks because it doesn't fit my idiosyncratic playstyle like a glove!" complains the player, before it even enters beta.


*eyeroll*

Originally Posted by St_Angelius

Ok, I suggested this in the other thread, but seems to have gone unnoticed so far. But how about this to help blasters, at all levels, get a bit more out of the insta-snipe, as well as a buff to all powers...

Add a +ToHit buff to the +Damage buff to the defiance buff each power, samll enough so as to not get the insta-snipe on it's own maybe, but enough to get there with a modest buffed Tactics and/or TD. Give a larger buff to the set without Aim, to allow them to get the buff more, and sets without a snipe still gain the stacks of +ToHit for all their other powers/

Originally Posted by Shockwave007

Soft Capping Example: Appocalypse
Being a new player, I wanted to chack to see if I'm understanding how soft capping works on abilities, and thought using appocalypse as an example would work well. I'm assuming a 6 slot set in a single power, with no other powers or set bonues in use. Please let me know if my math is flawed due to misunderstanding part of it.

Damage:
Appocalypse has 4 individual damage bonuses of 53%, 33.1%, 33.1%, and 26.5%
Total: 145.7%
With Soft Cap Adjustment: 101.9%

Recharge:
Appocalypse has 3 individual damage bonuses of 33.1%, 33.1%, and 26.5%
Total: 92.7%
With Soft Cap Adjustment: 89.9%

Accuracy
Appocalypse has 3 individual damage bonuses of 33.1% and 26.5%
Total: 59.6%
With Soft Cap Adjustment: 59.6% (No capping blow 70)

Endurance
Appocalypse has 1 individual damage bonus of 33.1%
Total: 33.1%
With Soft Cap Adjustment: 33.1% (No capping blow 70)

Then when the set bonuses are applied:
4% damage - for this ability it would actually become a .6% bonus since we are already in the .15 multiplier range. Total damage bonus = 102.5%
10% recharge - Would actually become a 5.5% bonus since the ability would get into the top threshhold putting some of it at the .7 multipler, and part at .15. Totall Recharge Bonus = 95.4%

None of the other set abilities would have capping issues in this example.

Bonus question: With all of the capping issues, is it worth slotting all 6 of a set in an ability most of the time? Seems the issue would compound with more set bonuses applied where you aren't getting full value. (I realize this still comes out better than SO's, but there seems to be a lot of diminishing returns.)

Originally Posted by Imapiccolo

I got that program that make your compurer run 50% times faster will that help?

Originally Posted by Grey Pilgrim

I'd almost say crashing nukes are more of a concern in a game with Judgement powers than snipes are. But this is where we are and I'll roll with it.

Originally Posted by Imapiccolo

It was 7 or 8 months ago.

Originally Posted by Lightslinger

If there is to be a mechanic for the quick-snipe it needs to be something Blasters have readily available, not something other ATs already excel at.

Originally Posted by Another_Fan

If you took out a blast from your attack chain to put snipe in, every time snipe is unavailable your damage is going down way down from the original level. Unless you had large amounts of excess recharge you are going to be seeing a 1+second gap in the chain. (Most likely closer to 2)

If you don't lose a blast you have to come up with a power pick and enough slots to make the snipe work that will be real hard.

The more I look at this, the more I see it as a giant red flag telling people if you want to play this game you should play anything but a blaster.

Originally Posted by Imapiccolo

Well I use to play CoH in a other account and it wasint laggy just a little and idk what happend so.... now what do I re downloade it.

Originally Posted by Imapiccolo

EDIT:I did put it at the lowest setting the windowd setting and it is still laggy

Originally Posted by Starsman

Suddenly... this is starting to sound more impressive... either that or my math is very messed up... and it may be, been ages since I do these calculations... or perhaps it’s just Willpower Stalkers that suck… (Arcanaville, I call forth thou math superiority!)

Originally Posted by Fulmens

Dead blasters produce 0% damage.

They ARE doing something to help improve blasters damage performance.

Originally Posted by PRAF68_EU

It's a substantial bust to BURST damage, that won't have a huge impact on sustained damage, which is the intention, since the devs have said repeatedly that they don't want balster damage to go much higher.

Originally Posted by StratoNexus

Eh, the snipes working situationally and having the situations becoming more frequent as you level up works fine for me. That is a standard of the game, room for growth. I consider it a feature that it works with Aim out of the box (all but one blaster set with snipes has Aim) and then as you level it can be made to work more often through quite a variety of methods. I also like that teaming is one of those methods, by the way.

Originally Posted by Bloodspeaker

Willing to buy a respec process that isn't utterly tedious.

Originally Posted by EvilGeko

Made Out: Like Bandits

Defenders
Beam Rifle
Devices
Energy Manipulation
Darkness Manipulation

Made out: Well

Corruptors
Archery
Assault Rifle
Energy Blast
Psionic Blast
Fire Blast
Dark Blast

Made Out: OK

Ice Blast
Dual Pistols (assuming the animation changes are decent)
Sonic Blast

Made Out: Poor Bastids

Electrical Blast and Manipulation

Originally Posted by StratoNexus

Equal is not that easy to quantify. Great game design throws out a variety of options, choices, and potential. You may like those 12 things, I'll like these other 12 things, most everyone likes these 76 things, a lot of people avoid these 24 things (while those 24 things have a large base of fans).

Plus, I'd never want the game dumbed down to the point where my build choices don't matter because I end up just like everyone else. While some say everyone will be forced to do x, y, and z to have the snipes always fast cast, I don't believe everyone will think that is worth chasing, which promotes variety. Some will be fine with it situationally, others will have to perma it. That is the sweet spot of design.

I am thrilled that each set gets its own little twist in the mitigation area.

Originally Posted by Fulmens

Yes. Once every 45 seconds with very modest slotting [3 total slots]. And it lasts ten of those 45 seconds.

Remember, rhetoric kills kittens with a lawnmower.

Originally Posted by StratoNexus

That is a mark of great game design, not poor design.