QUOTING FROM A EARLIER POST
I'm acting early here to stop you and yours from effectively screwing all of that up. Stone is a GREAT set for anyone who isn't looking to herd enemies, which is in my opinion an utterly stupid way to play and I'd be happy to see it turn into guaranteed death for its patrons. It feels - and hopefully soon enough will look - like a tanker should, loud and solid, with ineffectual enemies swatting at the impermeable outer coating.
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I'm glad as a level 26 Stoner you have full knowledge of our class. It must be GREAT as judged by the way I find myself in PI surrounded not by /inv or /regen scrappers or /dev blasters or Fire/ controllers but by multitudes of my brethren.
OK flame over .. but believe me as a 26 if you think Granite Armour will be the answer to all your prayers you are in for a rude awakening.As a Stone Tanker who is one level away from retirement (stubborness > sense) let me tell you why i'm disillusioned based on comments from group mates.
1. "Wait a second the turd hasn't got here yet" The defining thing of the stone tanker is you get the joyous decision of being every 40+ mobs mezz [censored] unless A. you slow yourself into the ground (even using 1 of your precious power pools for hasten) B. you immobolise yourself (or waste your final precious power pool on teleport (provoke and stamina already booked)) and even then get frustrated as your teammates knock things back as you try and swing at them with your slow slow attacks C. you go around with more discipline than a royal marines battalion.
2. "Oh cool a psionic AV, that's cool, turd tankers have psionic armour" ... ok off topic but the main reason I started my guy was the lure of psionic defence, it was the thing that made me different. What I didn't realise was that I would get to use that psionic armour so rarely as to make it almost pointless. At the higher levels to tank properly you are pretty much permenantly in Granite Armour (or eating floor) so even if I wanted to stick psi defence up to stop a Wisp ripping me to shreds I dare not .. so much for the psi tanker !
OK off to get some cheese to go with my whine, but sorry Island, Stone IS NOT a great set yet!! Great for me is a set that is fun to play and this isn't .. if you find it so post 40 good luck to you but I resent you talking down to other stoners when your character is barely out of nappies.
