Talen Lee

That's right. We just don't get you.

If you need everything in the area held for 52 seconds, you're not killing fast enough.

If you, as a mind control character, need one power to do the job for 52 seconds, you're not aware enough.

If you feel that this is a dealbreaker over the guy who can hold things for 30 seconds, then you're taking far too long in a single spawn.

I find, in any play experience, a single long-lasting control is worthless, especially when they come with equally long recharges. A control that lasts ten seconds and recharges in two is far, far better than a control that lasts sixty seconds and recharges in five minutes. I kill a spawn and move on, I don't need an AOE hold that lasts for ages in one spot.

Levelling, before you have these layered controls and manifold options then yes, I can see an option, a use for these powers. But when we're talking about builds that are permadom? The hell it matters that you can get a higher number on your irrelevantly long mez. Gimme three controls that last a third of the time so I can kill a spawn, then another spawn, then another spawn.

Can you see why longer durations seem totally unnecessary? A duration needs to be long enough - any more than that is just unnecessary showboating. And with the damage output of a dominator, 'enough' comes very soon.

Sure, you can put go-faster stripe on your Veyron if you must.

Aside from your repeated insistance that this isn't a big deal, and that you're not basically an ostentatious liar. I mean, you could prove that.

But I'm sure you're too cool to care.

You sound poor.

Can't I hold onto my sweet mental image of the plucky underdogs of Guardian in some ebullient land of purity where oh, hey, where did all this prestige come from? Must have been from all that FUN we're haviiiing!

It's grotesque overkill. Sonic is a good fire-and-forget set, earth is great for active mitigation. Use one or the other, but using both on the same character is overkill. Try wedding them with sets with strengths in other areas. Earth/Kin, Fire/Sonic, for example.

You could also try praying to make sure that prices came down to the level you want them to.

Or ask Santa.

Or sacrifice a goat.

Or you could learn how the market works, make the money you need, and wind up doing crazy stuff like Fulmens to actually fight inflation. This is the most awesome option, of course.