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Quote:The problem is its so powerful it pushes out all other secondaries.Originally Posted by Arbiter Hawk
The way it works is by applying mez protection to your character of exactly the magnitude of mez currently affecting you, plus one. It does give you mez resistance (which reduces duration of future mez) and mez strength (increases the duration of any mez you have), as well as a small to moderate heal. The power is powerful, but since it can only be used while you're CC'ed, under half health, or under half endurance, it needs to be potent when used in those limited conditions.
Blasters can often already cruise through mobs when there is no mez being applied, its when the mezzes start flying that blasters start dropping.
Dont get me wrong I like the power
But you are going to HAVE TO bring other secondaries up to this level. -
So....
So......
well there goes the neighborhood.
This is going to be the only acceptable blaster secondary because of the inclusion of a mez break..
Great work....
That being said, they should include a mez break in all blaster secondaries, ive been saying this for some time, blasters major problem is the secondaries BLOW CHUNKS> -
iTs 40% kb, 60% nothing
Even if things dont get KD its still a weak burn, I think it will be fine. -
No word on specific blaster changes I take it?
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The single target damage is problematic.
20 minute Sylvia slog trying to overcome her blasted regen. -
I just dont think a blaster will be a good experience for a newer player.
If he is only 20, of course he isnt having a problem, the blaster problems dont show up till late 30's early 40's.
maybe saying reroll now is too strong, but Blasters arent in a good place right now for the most part.
The only changes we know about are the snipe changes and they dont even effect water blast.
Also waters low single target damage leaves it VERY VERY vulnerable to EB's and AV's.
I just had a 20 minute slog vs Sylvia in the summer event because everyone had water blast and we couldnt overcome her regen.
I said some people werent going to like it, but if he chooses to go forward anyway more power too him, but he DESERVES a warning before stepping into it. -
Some people arent going to like this but Im going to lay it straight out.
Reroll now.
Blasters are probelmatic, they look great till about 30 then you start collecting debt badges, quickly.
You start spending all your time stunned if solo and in teams you look at corruptors and think.... huh they are doing my damage and they buff too.
Blasters are a AT for the very experienced with Billions of influence to fix the problems.
Try a corruptor or a dominator instead. -
Looking at the set more closely
This will be a good set for Cor/def no matter what happens. The nuke is so powerful that no matter what other changes are made it will still be good, Because Cor/def can leverage that nuke with +rech and +damn Im specifically thinking Time/rad/kin I dont think other support sets will be able to really work that nuke.
I think people figured that out, because this mornign while running DFB's I saw 5 cor's 1 blaster 1 defender... and 1 mm... yeah I didnt get that either. -
Quote:If every set but Water, ice, elec, DP get better and those stand still, then they get worse by default.Originally Posted by Arcanaville
Then why are you presuming any changes to blaster ranged sets are coming that would hurt Water Blast?
The fast snipe changes are very high for blasters, but very reasonable and easy for corruptors/defenders.
I have been a long time proponent of blasters being inferior to Cor/def -
THe set is fine now. Im just afraid its going to drop near the bottom when 24 comes out.
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Quote:Nah I LOVED Titan weapon.Originally Posted by SinisterDirge
Christ dude, do you have form letters for all new sets?
BEam is a very well balanced set.
Time is now my favorite buff/debuff.
Human nature, complain about the bad, stay quiet about whats good.
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I actually think its much better as a corruptor set than a blaster.
It doesnt have the raw damage a blaster is going to need.
It doesnt have a heads up because two of the strongest sets coming out of the snipe changes are Beam and AR, both of which have crashless nukes. And beams nuke is a MONSTER.
Snipes are going to be high damage and low activation as long as you can leverage them, its going to be a no brainer for any set that has it. -
Quote:I dont have to play best, but I never play worstOriginally Posted by MisterD
Great come back. Way to totally prove what I said about your ego not being able to handle anything that is not the best. Sorry you apparently can't play anything that is not 'Click Rage, alternate spam footstomp then burn.'
It is also interesting that you keep coming back to DP and its 'bad performance.' I have a fire, ar and dark blasters, ALL at least near the top in aoe and st..and I do not fine my DP lacking in the least. And before you go and bring up all the examples of people on the boards asking for DP tweaks..might wanna consider that the FIRST reason most bring up is the animations..NOT performance. Sure, the animation times are tied to performance..but if someone says Animation Times..to me, they dont like how something looks, not performs.
I dont even have a Ss/fire I do have an SS/ea, and a Kin/fire and a Stj/fire.
Look at it this way.
If water blast is now the 4th best set in the game, but in 2 months with snipe changes every set with snipe moves up a few slots and it drops to 8th or 9th best, it didnt get worse but it got worse in comparision to every other set.
Thats a problem... -
Quote:EA is now one of the best sets availible, Archery is one of the best sets now, I play both. But I didnt before the change.Originally Posted by MisterD
Awesome idea..compare a new set to what is seen as the BEST in ST and AoE! And then you wonder WHY it somehow..isnt the best? Genius. If it was the best, then other people, perhaps even you, would go moan that damn it, my fire blast and ar toons arent the best any more, cause they make new sets toooooooo good. OMG power creep *head explodes*
How about waiting till set set is even out?
EA stunk? Sorry but it didnt. A friend of mine had an EA brute, back before IOs, and it was far and away the best melee I have ever seen. Sure it wasn't the most obviously 'good' set but it was not half as bad as all the whiners made out.
Same with DP. I think you need to change your comments to..YOUR dp sucks..your archery sucks, your grav sucks, your ea sucks. Other people love those sets and do just fine with them..more than fine.
Again, as others are saying..NOT everyone plays any set to be the best. If your ego can't handle not being the best..go roll some more ss/fire alts.
DP still stinks like rotten foot cheese, the devs know they keep saying they are going to make changes, but so far it hasnt happened. -
Quote:Yes and no....Originally Posted by Fireheart
And, you know, none of the powersets are in Competion with the others. And if you want to compare Water Blast to another powerset, how about Psi or Electric, or Radiation?
Why don't you just shut up and go play Min/Max with you powerset of choice and let us enjoy the cool sploosh of water?
Be Well!
Fireheart
Gravity, EA, archery were all functional before the fixes, but they stunk like rotten foot cheese when you looked at them compared to anything else.
Heck look at the sorry state of DP, its laughed at by everyone for its incredible subparness. -
Quote:Go check out the post on the blaster forum.Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood
How on earth do you figure it's behind AR in single target damage? Even if you assume Prma-FastSnipe it's got an extra single target attack, the ability to double-tap it's highest damage attack plus an Aim power.
AR with the snipe changes rises way way way to the top of single target damage.
And for aoe its got Full auto, Ignire, Flamethrower, M30 and buckshot
5 Aoe's! -
I find that with heavy damage boost secondaries, Kin, rad, Time
Corruptors can easily outdamage a blaster in most situations. -
Quote:Yeah its an allright set, but if you compare it to say fire or AR it comes out behind in both Aoe and single target.Originally Posted by Necrotech_Master
as EI says, poeple dont always play sets because they are top tier dmg, thats only if you really are hardcore min maxing your toon
not all my toons powersets are "teh uber dmgs" but i like playing them, and i do what i can to make an uber build for them
this set already has advantages over other sets with the amount of aoe it can output along with the 3 tidal forces water jet, i can see water blast still being better than some of the other sets without a snipe
No set should be behind in both.
I guess it will be allright as a defender set, maybe even a corruptor, but its just going to be a sad joke as a blaster set. -
Quote:I hesitate on that because they promise buffs then takes months or even years to actually put them into play.Originally Posted by Energizing_Ion
Not for me; I like powers because they look cool or it's a fun set in general and not because I'm the best/top-dog at doing x (st dmg, aoe dmg, etc...).
'sides, they said the sets without a snipe will be getting other changes.
I mean Gravity was underperforming since i6.... thats 15 issues.....Beast mastery has been proven to be by far the worst MM primary and not a hint of a change.
Im very reluctanct to think they will buff a new set 2 months after it comes out the door no matter how badly it needs it.
Especially since everyone will have bought it by then, why change something people have already paid for.. they wont even change something that people avoided buying because it was subpar.
PS... Until changes are on test, they arent real.. I dont care what is promised, until its in black and white or blue and white in patch notes, its not real. -
Im probably not, I cant see spending money and making a character thats going to be obsolete in 2 months.
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Water blast is about balanced with current sets now, but thats going to leave it way in the dust when the snipe changes come in.
Is it worth bothering with the set if its going to fall to near the bottom in just a month or two? -
Quote:I got to ask you are kidding about some of these right.Originally Posted by Power_NA
Blast: Ice Blast
Manipulation: Devices (They seem pretty even but the fact this one you can turn invisible)
Control: Ice (They are about even too me)
Buff/Debuff: Ice Domination
Defense Sets: Fire Defense
Melee: Titan Weapons ((I only played to level 4 but you swing so freaky SLOW))
Pets: Mercs
Ice right now is number 2 or 3 best set, it will quickly drop to near last place when the snipe changes hit, but for now its one of the best.
Cold domination..... really.... really.. its forcefeild mixed with storm and the suck taken out of both.
Fire armour.... its weak defensivly but burn is one of , if not the highest damage power in the game.
Titan weapons is slow, and pre 30 is BLOWS, post 30 it turns into a monster of destruction, the slow swing is only for the first swing, all swings after that in a certain time period are all 1 second.
So if you can get enough +rech and +rec to actuallly chain these and not run out of end.... wooowweee
Mercs.... well... yeah.. its that bad.... though beast is pretty darn bad too. -
Ive looked at the numbers and it seems for AR
without devices or En secondary, blasters have NO WAY of getting to quicksnipe.
Even with tactics, kismet, build up your still short. -
Quote:Its actually alot less damage than burn.Originally Posted by Rajani Isa
As far as bonfire... it's damage (IIRC) was made that high based on it KB's people out (To represent people RUNNING out of the fire)
BUt it might be a little strong, IM not saying too strong, but its pretty hot... pun intended. -
I dont care for the 4 person teams.
It can lead to some incredible failures at times.
You really really need a -regen and someone to taunt for best results, and yes Im seeing alot people leave if they dont get this.
not because its nots doable, but because its alot slower to not have a -regen.