NERF DARK STALKERS!!!
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What?
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Shadow Punch
Smite
Shadow Maul
Assassin Strike
Build Up
Placate
Touch of Fear
Dark Consumption
Midnight Grasp
Just a guess.
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I very much hope you're right. That would be perfect. I'm sticking with my poor claws/regen stalker for concept reasons, but I could definitely see myself running a dark/dark on the side.
In response to someone else's earlier speculation--I wouldn't expect to see negative energy resistance in Shadow Dweller, whatever it is. Dark Armor already gets that in two powers, Dark Embrace and Murky Cloud, so a third would be overkill. I have no reasonable guesses as to what it could be, though. It could be something really off-the-wall, and be in keeping with the rest of the set; I think a short-lived pseudo-pet that can distract enemies (but not do damage) while you go back into hide would be fun, and it would fit the name. I don't actually expect anything that cool, however.
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Shadow Punch
Smite
Shadow Maul
Assassin Strike
Build Up
Placate
Touch of Fear
Dark Consumption
Midnight Grasp
Just a guess.
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That's what I'd like to see, but I bet they'll leave in Siphon Life and take out Dark Consumption since DC does medium damage in an AoE. The AoE damage powers were the ones to go in the other sets (Spin, Dragon Tail, Whirling Hands, Lotus Drops and Spine Burst(?)).
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It be nice if shadow dweller is like some sort of click stealth that gets unsupersed def maybe to go with _castle_ saying "it is a res with some def"
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Spine burst is still there. Quills was removed from spines.
o well, there goes /DA for me.
thats ok, i like most of the others sets anyway. Still looking forward to Dark melle though. A set that takes away your opponets accuracy for a stalker should be...."uber" i think the word is.
I'm betting Shadow Dweller is solid defense actually. Think about it...
You lose Cloak of Darkness; it's known that for stalkers, Defense is critical <o.O> and y ou can't very well re-hide when your primary source of "defense" (-Acc); comes from using Cloak of Darkness.
Its prolly just ranged defense; not likely ALOT; but something.
*EDIT*: Meant Cloak of Fear for -Acc >.> sorry
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OG and CoF are defensive countermeasures you can activate after breaking hide.
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I can see that. However, the animation activation times on these powers are going to be a real PITA for a Stalker to use in that way. The Scrapper version is annoying enough already, but at least it makes sense for us to turn them on "before" we engage.
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Shadow Punch
Smite
Shadow Maul
Assassin Strike
Build Up
Placate
Touch of Fear
Dark Consumption
Midnight Grasp
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I hope it's close to that but
Shadow Punch
Smite
Siphon Life
Assassin Strike
Build Up
Placate
Touch of Fear
Dark Consumption
Midnight Grasp
instead.. the root time for shadowmaul in melee would be deadly for someone like a stalker making the attack nigh useless even with it's cone. It works on tougher classes cause they can survive the aggro. Siphon life though is a decent heal comes off decently fast and can be used as an attack if thats what you want it for instead.
I don't see OG as counter productive because it's easy to use after you get the aggro to stun the minions. Also isn't its self damage based on your max hp so it won't damage the stalker as much? Stalkers already have quite a few stunning attacks in MA and EA so the mag stacking would be useful when things look bad.
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Wait... so soul transfer is "counter productive" yet CoF and OG remain? I'm confused.
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Because you can use build up to buff yourself before doing an assassin strike yet remain hidden - Soul Drain (not Transfer - that is the rez) needs to hit, thus is an attack that takes you out of hide, to buff you.
You would turn on OG and CoF AFTER doing your opening. And doesn't stun give you crits?
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I'm annoyed that dark regen is so late in the tree, but it is a pretty awesome power.
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But really, that is a Dark Amor in general complaint, not a stalker one.
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It sounds like DA will be the 'scrappiest' defense set for Stalkers, with CoF and OG available to toggle on to help mitigate incoming damage, though the self damage aspect of OG will be brutal on a Stalker, with such a low base Health. So someone could make a Claws/DA Stalker and almost feel like a Scrapper, with the damage over time nature and lower End usage of Claws.
I'm very curious what Shadow Dweller is and if it'll have Immobilize protection, which DA lacks.
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DA has immobilization protection - unless that is was CoD gives. Knockback is the big hole for DA.
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DA has immobilization protection - unless that is was CoD gives. Knockback is the big hole for DA.
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CoD has the Immobilize protection, yeah. DA Stalkers lose that.
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If any one know the awsner to we get to reselect anything after a new issue comes out. Like Power sets, a free Respec if new powers are added and thing else i can't think off 
A free respec is likely (haven't seen a definitive yes or no). A respec for Powersets is highly unlikely (The Devs have stated a few times that they won't do that sort of thing). But until solid information is available, it's all up in the air.
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OMG I cant believe I forgot to ask this.
8. What power is on the chopping block in place of assasins strike?
9. Will we keep shadow maul?
I am glad it will be a resist set, finally a stalker that can take a hit without dying so fast after an assasin strike 
. I know defense will be getting buffed but even then I dont see it making too much of a difference given there is always that 5% of getting completely owned.
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8. I'm still sticking with my prediction of Dark Consumption, especially since ToF is confirmed to be staying in.
9. Don't see why not, the other sets kept their cone melee attacks.
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Shadow Punch
Smite
Shadow Maul
Assassin Strike
Build Up
Placate
Touch of Fear
Dark Consumption
Midnight Grasp
Just a guess.
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I think your going to be right. I would have rather seen Shadow Maul get replaced with a faster cone power but I think they will leave it as is.
I can also see them moving Midnight Grasp up and dropping Dark Consumption into the level 32 spot. Seriously.
Dark melees Shadow Maul will be the cause of 90% of stalker deaths in game. horribly long time for pretty much a squishy to stand still.
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Dark melees Shadow Maul will be the cause of 90% of stalker deaths in game. horribly long time for pretty much a squishy to stand still.
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It's about the same as Total Focus and Thunder Strike for Blasters (and other squishy powers I imagine). It's not really a problem for them. I don't see why it would be that much of an issue for Stalkers... outside of waiting a couple extra seconds to get back into Hide.
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A free respec is likely (haven't seen a definitive yes or no). A respec for Powersets is highly unlikely (The Devs have stated a few times that they won't do that sort of thing). But until solid information is available, it's all up in the air.
Assume nothing.
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Ok thanks
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In response to someone else's earlier speculation--I wouldn't expect to see negative energy resistance in Shadow Dweller, whatever it is. Dark Armor already gets that in two powers, Dark Embrace and Murky Cloud, so a third would be overkill. I have no reasonable guesses as to what it could be, though. It could be something really off-the-wall, and be in keeping with the rest of the set; I think a short-lived pseudo-pet that can distract enemies (but not do damage) while you go back into hide would be fun, and it would fit the name. I don't actually expect anything that cool, however.
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I bet it does.
That would make it exactly like /EA, which gets energy defense in its toggles -and- in a perma power devoted just to energy defense.
Dark Melee affecting enemy accuracy.....
See and I didn't even think about that aspect which means the cries of "Nerf Stalker Dark Melee" should start in a day or two.
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OMG I cant believe I forgot to ask this.
8. What power is on the chopping block in place of assasins strike?
9. Will we keep shadow maul?
I am glad it will be a resist set, finally a stalker that can take a hit without dying so fast after an assasin strike . I know defense will be getting buffed but even then I dont see it making too much of a difference given there is always that 5% of getting completely owned.
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8. I'm still sticking with my prediction of Dark Consumption, especially since ToF is confirmed to be staying in.
9. Don't see why not, the other sets kept their cone melee attacks.
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Shadow Punch
Smite
Shadow Maul
Assassin Strike
Build Up
Placate
Touch of Fear
Dark Consumption
Midnight Grasp
Just a guess.
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I think your going to be right. I would have rather seen Shadow Maul get replaced with a faster cone power but I think they will leave it as is.
I can also see them moving Midnight Grasp up and dropping Dark Consumption into the level 32 spot. Seriously.
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Man,
I really hope they squeeze Siphon Life in there somewhere...
Anyone else but me going Dark Melee/Ninjitsu? Already did DA once and I am definately not looking forward to that again. Sorry Kali, I just don't see it being a great stalker set. Maybe Shadow Dweller can save it but it is lacking that final tier panic button.
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Haha!
I just hope they:[*]Remove the PBAoE's from the DA set (Death Shroud, CoF, Oppressive Gloom) [*]Replace rez with an uber 38 powers[*]Replace Soul Drain with Build Up[*]Replace Shadow Maul with a different, non-DoT attack. Same recharge, base acc, secondary, effect, etc., but not DoT.
-Arch
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I suggest you don't go and play a DA set ... I don't think the set is for you. There are sets for you out there, but not this one.
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