Fire is getting a higher damage cap than the rest of you suckers, and the snipe is being replaced with fulcrum shift. Also, blaze is becoming an AoE.
Haw haw, j-a-y k-a-y. I head something like that, too.
Devices Blasters either get improved, or they just plain delete our characters.
Ya know, whichever.
If they let me reroll as /fire, that's cool...
Wait, no targeting drone? You mean I'll have to slot ACCURACY? screw that. lemme keep my 'gadgets.'
Now, if they let me reroll as EM.... *drools*
AR's already long ranges, improved with Boost Range = chain-sniping 
personaly, i want them to make nrg/* more */nrg themed. flying spheres of disorienting, ST destroying, pink pom pom's of doooooom!!!
I like the concept of ice, but not the theme =\.
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In an upcoming patch, here are a few things you'll see:
Increased EDIT:Maximum ranges for attacks like Blaze.
Some improvements for */Fire (No, no powers were switched out. No Fiery Embrace, I'm afraid. )
Some improvements for Fire/*
A very minor improvement for Gadgets...I mean, Devices! (Yeah, it was a dumb mistake -- typing in haste and all of that.)
I have some ideas for other changes/improvements, but there is no ETA on when or if I'll get them in.
Edit: Tyed minimum when I meant Maximum. One day, I'll learn to proofread.
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That would cool idea, kind of. Say hey, we're getting rid of devices. Any /devices blaster gets to choose a new secondary out of others.
Maybe in my utopia...
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Are these still happening? The 'free respec' was supposed to be on the coattails of Castle's changes, but now they're just saying they're going to pass one out "soon". Does that mean these are coming "soon" or that they've been abandoned/discarded/delayed?
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We need more control sets without pets.My characters are not "toons".
They are all project characters, though.Global chat @Lxndr My servers: Defiant, Liberty, Pinnacle, Virtue
I don't know why you'd think these changes aren't still coming. Castle's changes haven't gone to test yet, let alone to Live.
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Everyone will be receiving a free respec in an update that will follow Issue 8. Castle talked about some of the changes included in this coming update on the blaster forums a bit here where he talked about some buffs to some blaster stuff. Because there will be these, and other, power changes, it will warrant a free respec for everyone.
So, we understand that everyone likes free respecs, but please understand that we only give them out when there are changes to powers that might lead people to want to change their builds because of those changes.
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Update that follows Issue Eight means after Issue Eight. Which only launched yesterday.
Cricket
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Update as of 11/28/06:
We're going to be giving out a respec under Issue 8 afterall This has nothing to do with the Veteran Reward respec - this is seperate type of respec grant. The free respec I speak of is the same kind we've given out in the past. And as always free respecs don't stack with free respecs, but I think this information was covered in this thread already.
It won't be this week but it we'll hand those out as soon as we can Once we have a date we'll be sure to post.
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So, not this week.
Patch days are often Tuesday's. At the earliest, the patch with these blaster changes and the freespec might go to Test on Tuesday, and go live the Week after in my estimation.
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The wording in Cricket's post says "under issue 8" rather than "with an update following issue 8". Lighthouse's post goes on to say "the free respec is because of these power changes" while Cricket's doesn't qualify it (plus the useage of "after all" makes me think 'oh, despite what Lighthouse said earlier'). The change in the wording between the two posts is really what makes me wonder.
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Lighthouse just posted that that the Training Room is being brough down to apply the patch with these power changes. I'll copy over the patch notes when they appear.
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I'll copy over the patch notes when they appear.
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Cool.
Logged Ikube onto test. Unless this is just something I missed ages ago, it looks like they're trying to apply a pseudo assassin's strike functionality to Cloaking Device.
It doesn't work yet though.
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How so? A damage spike on the first attack from cloaked?
Yea.
The short text had an added +DMG in its listing, and the long text had a line about increased damage on the first attack in combat.
As I said though, it didn't seem to work when I tried it. <shrug>
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Thats a pretty nifty idea. Its not exactly what I would have wanted, but if the buff is substantial enough, its going to breathe new life into Devices. Now, they just need to make it work.
Still waiting on patch notes.
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This... Stealth Strike... I don't know. As neat as it sounds, it doesn't help Devices at much (or at least having to wait 20 levels to get this ability), as it's just double damage on a single target. I also think the results with any Aim set might be too much or won't help AR as much if the critical is anything like Hide only having a random chance to go off on AoEs.
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How so? A damage spike on the first attack from cloaked?
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*watches as the Test server crashes from a mass influx of /Dev blasters wanting to see if its true*
*watches as stalkers kvetch about cloaking device*
*watches as Ice/Dev becomes the new FoTM PvP build awhile should this come true*
*wonders, "What about PvP 30% unresisted?" combined with psuedo-assassin strike?"
*smack head into keyboard* They did it, + dam on CD/TD? I'm shocked. But I still have reservations about it. It looks good on paper, but in practice toggles are easy to knock off a blaster. I'll wait and see before I pass any further judgment.
Don't know that it's a full crit or anything. It doesn't seem to be working currently, and the text just says increased damage. Could be crit, could be just as much as Build Up, or whatever really.
<shrug>
Edit: Also note, from the text it's just a +DMG on the first attack out of stealth and nothing outside of that.
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CLOAKING DEVICE
Toggle: Self Stealth, +DEF(ALL), +DMG
The Cloaking Device allows you to use an LCD body coating to become partially invisible. While Cloaked, you can only be seen at a very close range. If you attack while Cloacked, you will be discovered. Even if discovered, you are hard to see but will retain some of your Defense bonus to all attacks. Your first attack in combat will recieve a damage bonus. Unlike some stealth powers, the Cloaking Device has no movement penalty. The cloakcing Device will not work with any other form of Concealment power such as Shadow Fall or Steamy Mist. Recharge: Fast
TARGETING DRONE
Toggle: Self +ACC, +Perception, Res(Debuff Tohit)
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Targeting Drone? 
Hmmm. Depending on how much the +Damage from Cloak is, we may see a second coming of Fire/Dev as a FoTM. Aim+FireBreath or FireBall from CD could be a devastating opening again.
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As an aside, this might possibly be why _Castle_ seemed a tad miffed about the accusations of CD being buffed ... seeing as he was in the process of getting it a buff.
Or something.
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Other changes:
Blaze (and, I hear, the other 20' attacks) are now 40'.
The Flares animation has not changed. Flares damage at level 1 against a Contaminated went from 7.13/2.0 on Live to 7.13/3.01 on Test. Not sure what all this means for higher levels (although I'm thinking "still not worth taking Flares" is probably in there.)
Somebody in game said that between issues 8 and 9, that several changes were planned to a number of powers, particularly blaster powers. He read off a list of powers and seemed qute in-depth. But I can't find anything on ths in the forums. Has anybody heard anything about this? Is it likely, or even plausible, or was this guy a BS artist?
I will not rest until we have in-game throwable pies!