Blaster Guides and FAQs

If I'm reading this right...I fail to see where there's a disadvantage of "having to [not] be in the middle of a mob to avoid scattering them all over whenever you want the buff".

However...if you happen to have made a grammer goof (which I sometimes do as i get multiple versions of a statement stuck in my head and sometimes end up melding them when typing) and are talking about the new LC having to hit something for buff...it doesn't, last I checked.

Either that or.......yeah, I'm lost. heh.

Originally Posted by Smiling_Joe ::looks at RaikenX's signature:: Something funny.

Sometimes you *ARE* in the middle of a mob. Having sustain in a power that you really shouldn't be using in that situation is not the greatest idea, IMHO.

If I am in the middle of a mob and feel I need to use my sustain power RTFN, I don't think I would mind if they got knocked back.

Let's hope you were as dumb as I was and ran the Summer Blockbuster 33 times on multiple alts in the last weeks to get... (2) Reduced Knockback procs and this is one of the characters you want to use them on!

Haven't run the event, but I did pick up three procs for ~400 million influence the other day. Money very well spent. Should probably buy more.

Originally Posted by Iggy_Kamakaze Nice build

Sadly, I did not get to run it even once, and I really had enjoyed it the several times I ran it on beta. Even still, I don't think this power can be slotted with that proc, because it is not a damage power.

And I don't have any problems with a blaster using a PBAoE KB; sometimes that can be very handy.

So if you are not in jeopardy, you just wait to use the sustain when you won't cause scatter. If you are in jeopardy and need the sustain quickly, PBAoE KB will be helpful to give that regen a few seconds to function.

The regen and recovery will last longer than the base recharge of the power, so you will have options as to when to use it. Even if you forget to click it and the regen and recovery does shut off in the middle of a spawn, if you are in no immediate danger, there is no reason you have to click it immediately; if you go 6-10 seconds without, you aren't going to crash your end.

If you are threatened and feel the need for the +regen RTFN, a PBAoE KB is only going to be good.

I totally get this point, Grim. The dev team still views this ability as a viable crowd control; the proof is its presence in other Electric Melee-esque sets and also in Super Strength variants. While I think a few players are going to argue against change for its own sake, I'm sure most folk understand your concern.

We'll have to see what they do in i24, and then judge.

Arbiter Hawk has already stated that the sustain effects will last long enough that lightning clap will not have to be used continuously to maintain the effect, and since the sustain effects do not stack there is no separate advantage to using lightning clap more often than is necessary to keep sustain perma.

As long as you use it once a minute or so (which was the suggested duration of the sustain effect) you'll have the maximum sustain benefit.

It gives you the same benefit whether it hits anything or not.

Solution: Use it when you're not in range of anything that could be knocked back by it.

I'm withholding my opinion on the blaster changes until I have a chance to play with them myself.

One thing DID occur to me though. I noticed a few people complaining that the Heal Over Time is not as good as the regen boost from other powers.

Fight some Longbow with those regen boosting powers and say that again. Longbow in particular have massive regen debuffs....but they don't have any abilities that debuff healing. The regen boosting powers can be debuffed into uselessness, the HoT is much less likely to be.

Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison See, it's gems like these that make me check Claws' post history every once in a while to make sure I haven't missed anything good lately.

Also, this.

If you're taking enough damage that you need to refresh your sustain power NOW, knocking things away from you can only be a good thing.

If you are not taking that much damage, you don't really need to refresh it right that second.

Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison See, it's gems like these that make me check Claws' post history every once in a while to make sure I haven't missed anything good lately.