Umbriel

I think defiance and criticals between blaster and scappers should be switched. With a serious lack of defesive ability riding hitpoints too low says a blaster should stay out of battle, not push harder. The added damage of defiance draws more hate to the already weakened blaster thuse quickening his/her demise. Thus definace becomes a blockade to the good old tactic of a strtegic withdrawl.

On the other foot, scrappers leave the battlefield much less regularly and low hitpoints means even more for them to take the mob down fast. So defience would suit them better.

Even if that is not an option then it would pay to have definace kick in earlier, say 60% instead of 40%, that will give Blasters the extra oomph they need but not having to hover in danger to have it.

Just my opinion,
Umby

You'll be back. Many of us went to other games...we all came back. Hehehe....good luck!

Umby

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To the people who say that they can play the game THEIR way:

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Hate to break the news to you. This is OUR game. The old adage of the kid who takes the football home is the best example. We have the football. We pay for the game, put food on the developers tables and are ultimately the reasons why there is a game. The Devs mow the lawn, lay down the markers, smooth the ground and do everything they can to make sure we can play the game and have fun. Without use there is no game. The Devs know and have said this many times.

Every player on the field has his own game. His own ups and downs. If someone steals 5 yards does not hurt anyone else’s game, his football. Let him play the way he wants. If it isn't hurting your game...then who cares. If that’s their game and they like it then you are hurting their game by pushing yourself on their part of the field.

The Devs are keepers of the field, not the refs. The game has refs. The GMs that can act as officials against other peoples games hurting their own. It keeps other players on their side of the field playing their own game. GMs even ref on the Devs by coming between us and the Devs when they discover things like mobs and blinkies in the walls. A delay in game is declared, the mistake is reset and the GM cautions the Devs. GMs even investigate "herding" crimes, often to find that several people are just playing the game without hurting anyone so the GMs leave them be.

PLing stopped by tightening up the huge XP flaws, mob predictability, silly game mechanics or other bugs is a Devs job because its improvements to everyone’s game, not singling out PLers. Making changes to make the game easier to police is a Devs job because it makes the game safer for all and not pointing anyone out.

Making changes to the game for the sake of telling others how they should play. That is not their job and no one should expect them to do it. To the Devs, thanks for all you have done and are doing. My computer drops me in and for the most I am having a great time. To all you PLers out there, all power to ya and I hope you our having fun. To those who feel your entitled to stop PLers, please go soapbox with the 5th column cause in City of Heroes we trounce to who hurt our freedom.

Umbriel