Discussion: Poll for Power Set Feedback!

Finally,
I am glad all seems to be moving foward. and these new tid bits to tease us with sound gr8...i would love to have the Psi weapons, as i have a lvl 34 controller, and would be nice to add maybe another attack choice instead of just blind/spec wounds. while the pets are tearing into a group. i usually hold my pets in reserve incase the agro gets a bit tense, or i need to break away for a breather.

but psi weapons for one and sheild fighting would be my choices.. and in defense it would be willpower (Green Lantern style) and maybe force feild (invisible woman style) so the scrapper/tank could have limited but hlpfl crowd controll....but thats just an idea....

I would like to see Staff fighting included, or a bit more on the devices/traps 2nd sets..and maybe combine & refine them as a possible Power pool choice, for those of us who like our tech savy alts.. just a thought..but Keep up the good work striving to give us players things we ask for, eventually as it takes time to do it City Of X Style not just slapped together and tossed to us like we are a pack of hungry wolves not caring what we get as long as we get.....

Thx again.. Psionic Enforcer

I think you guys may be very wrong about Vibration being a clone of Sonic armor... think more about being able to phase through objects and obstacles, or being able to phase attacks through your body. It may end up acting a lot like SR, but there is certainly a lot of potential for extras.

Willpower sounds pretty good too. Maybe a mixture of Regen and Invul?


Hannah

50 Emp/Dark Defender, Justice
50 Fire/Nrg Blaster, Justice
Various others on Justice and Infinity

I've mentioned this before, and I'll do it again

Reflective Armor!

This would be armor that uses an enemy's attacks against him. If he attacks you, you absorb some of the energy of the attack, adding to your endurance or health, OR the attack will bounce back in his face, presumable at a lesser power level.

Shield fighting would be my suggestion. And not just a re-do of Capt. America, but a remote fighting object like a shield or boomerang would be a great affect to play with. I wold also see that the "powers" might involve the flight path of the remote object.

And it could be decorated just like our costumes.

Darn It sucks I missed this. I was hope a developer would see my posting and suggestion that they create a new controller power set made around Spiritual:

Level 18 Pets: Similar to fire, 3 winged cherubs that shoot arrows and claw when up close (they fly)

Level 32 Pet: Angelic Warrior
This toon can look like and Arch-Angel. with Melee sword attacks and distance spear throwing

The spiritual power pool will include other powers (Holds) like

- Essence of Life: Type of self heal
- Ectoplasmic Resdue: A multiple foe hold
- Dimensional errosion: Power similar to carnies Illusionist, when multi-foes are affected the phase in and out of shift reducing rates of attacks.

I have a list of other powers in this power pool, but no one will probably read this now.

One can Hope

FYI- This could be used as a VET's Choice Power pool or one that's unlocked at once you hit 50...COH only please,

What ever happened to the last vote for what landscape we would like to see (Moon, Ice, etc.)? Nothing permanent was ever added. I'd love to see something like the Pocket D Winter landscape. My skis are sharp, my space suit is packed, and I've been waiting to go.

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There was probably a thread on this I missed because of weak search-fu, but whatever happened to distributing the 'new powerset for every AT' that was once advertised for the since-cancelled new box edition, among Issues 9-12?

If I9 and I10 come out with no powersets, and the devs are only considering new sets for at most 4 ATs in I11 or I12, what happened to the rest?

Not to bash this efforts, scrappers and tankers need the love first, but is there a long term plan for the rest?

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We did plan out Power Sets for the retail box, but we've gone the route of free updates instead (woohoo!). Yep, we had some planned...and we thought about just putting those into updates as schedule permitted...

but then we thought it'd be cool if we polled the players what they wanted first. Not all of these power sets are of equal difficulty - some are tougher than others - but they are all possible. I can't promise exactly when it'll get in, but please know that we've heard loudly and clearly that players want new power sets.

BTW...Ball and Chain was my little addition last minute. It would be just be SO cool!

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I really *think* the vast majority of us would rather pay extra and get more powersets sooner than later! Give us a box set, we will give you money!

minor aside from discussion- but, i see an awful lot of newish people posting on this issue. it has if nothing else got the community talking!! something new please, anything, really would be refreshing!

I'd love to see some Tank-only sets appear for Scrappers and vice versa. Also, toss in Brute sets that neither have.

(Oh, and I'm soooooo glad that pistol sets weren't an option.)

You know, aside from the Ball And Chain choice, I would love to see all of the sets in the polls make it into the game.

And the Shield sets would be a good time to try out (at least limited) power customizing, perhaps by choosing a static design and color scheme at character creation (and respec screen?).

Quoted{Hmm, and i thought forumites ARE the vocal minority.

But anyway, i voted for the ones that would bring a more noticeably different variety to the game. (guess which ones)

However, i have to say...What? No water melee/defense sets?}

A water powerset would be so cool, the graphics on it would be awesome!

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What ever happened to the last vote for what landscape we would like to see (Moon, Ice, etc.)?

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I think you'll be mooning for issue 10, then.

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minor aside from discussion- but, i see an awful lot of newish people posting on this issue. it has if nothing else got the community talking!! something new please, anything, really would be refreshing!

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They have a link to the poll in the opening screen of the game.

Here how my vote went:

A) Street Fighting. The potential for some awesome moves and styles is there in that power set. I'm thinking either moves reminiscent of the WWE or Street Fighter video games.

B) Psionic Weaponry. The ability to tap into the psionic potential and manifest it as a weapon could lend itself to either shaping the energy into a variety of martial weapons (think shurikens or psionic bo staff for the staff fans out there) or maybe even attacks that bypass physical defenses for a bonus to punches or kicks.

C) Density Control. Lends itself to any number of defensive abilities, from increasing ones molecular density (ala Vision) to deflect physical attacks to decreasing density to allow energy attacks to pass through. Those are just two off the top of my head.

D) Vibration. I see being similar to defender/controller sonic resonance, but limited to the tanker/scrapper's individual defense.

I can't wait to see whatever comes as a result of this voting in a future issue.

Nunchuku would have been an interesting scrapper primary to see. That or (gung fu) spear kata.

Those Powers Sets all look good to me. Still feel there are more that should be added. Melee wise I would suggest Quarterstaff since there are a few heroes known to use them. Most noted right off would be Robin (Tim Drake) and Gambit. Duel Blades are cool But How about Sai ( I know it seems so Elektra but as a Former Martial Artist it was the first weapon I was trained in and my Prefered). I have offten imagined a Fighter that could physicly Lash out with his Spirit. Where Ghost like Limbs would Pull from from the flesh and strike a Targets Spirit. But Since there wasn't a Soul Strike Style in the game I had to go with Martial Arts for my Main. Also a Flaming Sword would be Nice Not like the Blaster /Tanker version but an actually Flaming Sword Based powerset. As well as other Elemtenal Based Melee for Scrappers who lack any Element... While Not Melee based I also thought "Commander" would be a good New Heroic AT that would give a balance to the Villian MM's. Like a PDP Commander or a Longbow Commander or a Robot Commander , Army pretty much limitless . Basicly it is a Nick Fury Styled Hero.

I agree with the previous comment ...why no water control power set...."your enemies topple to the ground as a burst of water erupts beneath their feet for a gizillion pts of drowning/choking/hypothermia damage"...alas I exaggerate.

The well known and beloved (on Triumph),
Scotch Guard

ok ok ok know that I have had several cups of coffee!!!!!
Talk about way cool!!!
Lets say when you reach level (really high number) you can spec a char whose powers freely roam all the power sets. same number of powers but regardless of archetype.

Imagine a a Katana scrapper who can hurl a ball of lightning and shrug off an attack with a deflection shield?

huh? huh? huh? well? whaddya think?

The easily excitable yet creative,
Scotch Guard

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ok ok ok know that I have had several cups of coffee!!!!!
Talk about way cool!!!
Lets say when you reach level (really high number) you can spec a char whose powers freely roam all the power sets. same number of powers but regardless of archetype.

Imagine a a Katana scrapper who can hurl a ball of lightning and shrug off an attack with a deflection shield?

huh? huh? huh? well? whaddya think?

The easily excitable yet creative,
Scotch Guard

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The game used to be something kinda like that. Way back before release. They changed it because you could make toons that were either completely gimped or totally overpowered. Don't look for this to ever happen.

WAAAA! I only voted one thing on the one T.T and i just realized i coulda voted for 2 i think T.T

Aikido wouldn't work that well... at least from a philosophical standpoint. Mostly as there are no attacks at all in true Aikido and the philosophies are to take a more passive role and not seek confrontation.

JuiJutsu, Judo, and Hapkido... and even Tai Chi... would wotk however and give a similar feel overall.

Though I have to admit also that these types of defenses seem like they would fit controllers and defenders better. Just my opinion, though.

*** Opens with shameless adoration attempt to seek attention ***
JAY is SEXY, but STATESMAN is even SEXIER! RAWR!

Thankyou for giving me the opportunity to have a chance to say what I want! (After my major temper-tantrum in Eden the other day, over not getting fairy wings; this is a positive moment for me).

For the record - I voted for:
Vibration, Shield defense, Ball and Chain, Shield Fighting.

And here is my future wish-list - for future new powers!
(note this is not limited to scraps/tanks - it could be for any AT.)
- Elementalist (various powers including ice/cold/elec/fire/dark/etc).
- Water Powers (how I'd love to cast a tidal wave or water spout or whirlpool on a mob!)
- Energy Blade Arms (you dont have hands. You have sharp blades of energy poking out - like Starcraft Protoss Zealots).
- Pestilence (you are able to cast various plagues & infections on foes)
- Beast Mastery (you can summon critters to do your bidding - not perma pets, just short durations).
- Psychonaut! (you can confuse, taunt, reverse-taunt, placate, make foe run into walls/objects/off cliffs, even make a foe attack himself!) (would have to script something to allow xp flow).
- Sunshine! (solar flare, sunshine healing, ray-of-light buff, red dwarf explosion)
- Moonlight (um... moon beam, gravitational flux, full-moon-turn into a wolf! Awooo!).
- Pumicite! (I hate fighting them. Let us make one ourselves!)
- Faery (pixie dust foe bewilder/disorient, glitter-heal, pixie-wand-zap!, sparkling-aura-team-buff, pixie-wrath reduces defense, etc.)

Thats all I can think of.

And devs - you know - a lot of us girls will want FAERY POWERS!!!! Rawr!

Once again, JAY is sexy but STATESMAN is even SEXIER!
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I gotta say although I'm late to see this poll I'm glad it's happening, its about time seeing as how tankers are my primary. The choices are wicked, but I still feel there shudda been some other choices. These may have been posted but i didn't have time to read all 37 pages sorry if this is repeated stuff lol.

A tankers primary defense I wudda like to seem would have to be a technology based armor, where u toggle on a piece of equpiment that does specific defense as well, I suppose it would be like a certain Iron person we know, but we have shield in the categories so I thought what the hell.

For melee, staff attacks, sorta like the ninja turtle we all know :P but wud be a nice addition to ranged melee attacks I think.

Along with vibration in the fense pool the should have melee vibration, I suppose it would be like sonic... but wud be more localized attacks with knockup/back, minor disorient, good taunts, easily could ahve any type of range attack added, and could possibly compliment vibration defense with Build up or something.

Those are just my idea's like I said, but still would be something I think that is realistic and possible to add to this.

I want a staff..

Storm/Staff melee defender. Sweeeeeet. :]
(dream on)

Offensive:
[*]Whip[*]Two Whips[*]Fire Whip[*]Six Shooters[*]Chinese Fan[*]Underverse (as in Chronicles of Riddick)


Defensive:
[*]Aikido (Enemies attack, player throws them down in interesting ways)

I love the idea of recycling weapon sets around...how environmentally friendly...I am a very frustrated Brute...who would love to have the battle axe set from the tanker pools...but here is an idea how about a chainsaw set (yeah I know it would probably cost you your PG-13 rating) of course it would be a hoot to see censored flashed on the screen when a Brute wades into a group of zombies....