Epic Power Pools / Ancillary Power Pools
By
Acanous_Quietus,
Posted on: 2005-01-20 09:02 in Player Guides
While there isnt a corresponding APP for each Primary/Secondary, it doesnt have to be a deal breaker. Take for instance;
Force Mastery
POWER NAME Personal Force Field
You are channeling your energy/electricity outward..
POWER NAME Repulsion Field
Electricity, think static discharge. Energy is well versed with knockback
POWER NAME Temporary Invulnerability
Again, channeling energy inward.
POWER NAME Force of Nature
See above 
So its not a total concept breaker. Some good news, they say customizeable power colors are coming.
As for more APP's you could use the Ask Statesman thread in the Dev Digest to see if they have any plans to add others. I think it is a valid question.
ADH its not FORCE of Nature... its FOCE of Nature... come on get it right 
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POWER NAME Frozen Armor
DESCRIPTION: While this power is active, you coat yourself in rock hard Frozen Armor. The hardness of the Frozen Armor offers good defense to Smashing and Lethal attack as well as reduces Cold damage. Also, Fire attacks deal slightly less damage. You must have Snow Storm or Flash Freeze before selecting this power.
Self, +Def(Smash, Lethal), +Res(Cold)
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I'm assuming that this power is a toggle. Am I correct?
Yes its a toggle.
(and I know the power for Force of Nature lists FOCE, but they will fix that sometime )
Heh I hope not too soon, I'm loving my hick-inspired UBER-redneck power..... ROFL
Very good guide. 
Excellent job!
nice compilation,tnx have some stars
AnotherDeadhero,
If there's information for Blasters that you need feel free to grab some from Guide to Blasters Ancillary Pools
@Deadboy
Good stuff, oh mysterious one.... 
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Toggle: Self +Def, Res(All) -ACC
The Personal Force Field is almost impenetrable to all attacks, even Psionics, although attacks from more powerful foes may get through more easily. Personal Force Field will also reduce the damage of any attacks that do get through. The Personal Force Field works both ways; while it is active, you can only use powers that affect yourself. Cannot be used with Rest. Recharge: Slow
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So, it's basically a much weaker version of phase shift?
I was thinking of getting Force Mastery because it makes the most sense conceptually with my En/En Blaster. But I wasn't sure I wanted PFF back when I thought it only reduced accuracy (which is a precious commodity when damage dealing is your only advantage). Why would anyone want this when they can get the much better Phase Shift 20 lvls sooner?
Is there an advantage to this I'm not seeing?
Realistic all-natural character: Every time a NPC shoots me with a gun I run to the nearest hospital and don't play that character for about a week.
well, if you didn't want to burn two powers before getting phase shift, and you were planning on getting 2 powers from that APP already anyways.
Or if you ran out of power pools to take Stealth. Easily doable, if you're like me and have Fly, Speed, Fitness, Teleport(for Recall Friend). At one point I had the Medicine pool until I respecced for Recall Friend, too. Not everyone wants the Stealth powers.
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Great post, exactly what I was looking for.
...now if they'd only raise the level limit so I could fit all these powers into my uber regen build....
Has anyone heard any rumors about expanding the number and types of Epic pools? I'd really love to give my Ice/Storm controller an electrical blast (conception reasons).
Has anyone tested the effectiveness of these power based against their equivalent in normal power sets?
For example (Dark Mastery):
--How well does Petrifying Gaze work, and how should I slot it?
--What about Dark Blast...is it worth it? How should it be slotted?
--And the one that fascinates me the most for my heroe's concept...Tenebruous Tentacles. Does it work as well as the Defender version? How about slotting advice here?
Any help appreciated...
CURRENT MAINS: Akero (V) | Polly Spark (V) | Project MALWARE (V) | Barium Bunny (VIP)
ACTIVE INCARNATES: Polly's Revenge (V) | Stygian Kitten (V) | Archon Abrasax (V) | Alpha Antares (V)
Felines | Wolves | Avians | Bovines | Griffons | Centaurs | Insects | Robots
What, you really think HUMANS are going to save the world? LOL!
PG will hold Lts but it will take two hits to hold a boss. I would slot it with 2 ACC and as HOLDS as you can (I plan on putting 4). If you are not perma hastened, you might want one recharge.
As far as I've seen it TT seems to work great.
Dark blast is ok but you can get critical hits!!
GF
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PG will hold Lts but it will take two hits to hold a boss. I would slot it with 2 ACC and as HOLDS as you can (I plan on putting 4). If you are not perma hastened, you might want one recharge.
As far as I've seen it TT seems to work great.
Dark blast is ok but you can get critical hits!!
GF
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On Petrifying Gaze, is that 4 slots total...2 acc, 2 hold?
What's kind of minimum slotting would you recommend for DB and TT?
CURRENT MAINS: Akero (V) | Polly Spark (V) | Project MALWARE (V) | Barium Bunny (VIP)
ACTIVE INCARNATES: Polly's Revenge (V) | Stygian Kitten (V) | Archon Abrasax (V) | Alpha Antares (V)
Felines | Wolves | Avians | Bovines | Griffons | Centaurs | Insects | Robots
What, you really think HUMANS are going to save the world? LOL!
If you wish PG is help with bosses, then I would 6 slot it if you can. Scrappers can be tough on slots. So 2 ACC and 4 HOLD is ideal but not at teh cost of offense (IMO)...
DB is a damage power. I would take it and see if its worth slotting. Its good for pulling and damamging runners but you primary powers will do more damage.
TT: 2 ACC then its up to you...IMM or to hit debuff. If you're a fear scrapper I'd go with to hit debuff. If you just want to IMM, the 2 ACC might be enough in TT. Adding one or maybe two IMM is more than enough. If you wish to debuff go with 4 to hit debuff...
GF
pay no attention to me, just adding to favorites...
Just FYI, for anyone else who wants to do the same; You don't have to reply to a post in order to add to favorites. There is a link in the bottom left corner that says Favorite Thread! (toggle) and if you click it, it adds to favorites that way. Just thought I would pass it along.
i added this to my favorites a long time ago for the moment i ding 41 (which at the rate i'm going, should be somewhere around June), i'll have this to look at and decide the best one for me. thx ADH.
P.S. - voted for you in the contest, you should win, hands down.
A while back when the EPPs just came out I think I remember finding somethign about them. I thought one said somethign a/b Focused Accuracy and slotting it. Is it like having an SO Acc enhancement in everything unslotted and like 2 or so with 1 ToHit Buff enhancement or what. I can't remember what it was and having trouble finding where i found this at at that time.
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I can suddenly start to burn things or decide my electrical powers
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What? You've never heard of an electrical fire?