Demon Summoning....first Melee MM or Fire Blast?
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Posted on: 2009-05-15 01:36 in Masterminds
this appears to be an actual box expansion. so i wouldnt expect to even see this available until the late fall
and meh on demon summoning imo. because we need yet more people doing demon costumes...
Well, ranged primarily pets will be definitely "better" but I want to see another mix like Grave Knight.
I am hoping it's not Fire but we already have Oni.
I want Ice and/or Psionic damage type. Succubus type of boss pet with Psionic blasts.
Just something more different will be good.
What's left is to normalize all Assassin Strikes and improve Stalker's old sets (Claw, MA and EM)! You don't need to bring back the missing PbAoE attack. You just need to make the existing ones better! For example, make Slice a WIDER and LONGER cone.
I think the OP was talking about the personal attacks in the primary, not the pet attacks. I'm also assuming it will be Flares, Fire Blast, and either Fireball or Fire Breath. As for the pets themselves, I'm really hoping for fire and ice. I'm not really excited about demons, but I'd love to make an elementalist, so if the demons have elemental attacks they'd be close enough.
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Psionics for a demon summoner would be cool.
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Psionics for a demon summoner would be cool.
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not really
awful lot of robots and other mobs that are extremely resistant to psi
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and meh on demon summoning imo. because we need yet more people doing demon costumes...
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Perhaps. I'm kinda wondering how many Malice Vundabars I'll see.
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How upset might some of you be if Demons turn out to be critters from the CoT line?
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How upset might some of you be if Demons turn out to be critters from the CoT line?
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This most likely will not be happening. All MM pets are given custom skins and skeletons. And since this ability is coming out in an expansion I'm absolutely sure it will be custom all the way through (also because re-using existing characters from the game is a little difficult since some have limited attacks, and also because that's extremely distasteful).
I'm actually hoping for Succubi for the tier 2. A couple of nice controllers would help the set out a lot.
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Very.
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Not in the least, if they'd released it six months ago, since a set consisting of nothing but rearranging material already in the game shouldn't take very long.
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I'm just happy theres gonna be a new MM Primary, and the fact that it (atm) doesn't seem to be a humanoid makes it even better, I'm planning on rolling a Demon/Pain Dom as soon as "I16" expansion comes out, no matter what the demons turn out to be...
Well considering Demon will no doubt have something with fire. They will no doubt get thermal as a secondary.
I state my want yet again.
FLAMING ZOMBIES NAO PLZ!!!!
and no the Oni from Ninjas isn't enough to discount a heavy fire set. It will be a mix of damage types just like the other sets.
As long as it is not Wailers! I hate those demons, just so boring.
If they used those it would give them an excuse to give MM's /sonic though.
Actually, what I would like to see is Fire, Ice, AND Electricity as elemental attacks. The demons could also be both fire and ice based, the CoT demons come in fire (Behemoths) and ice (Hoardlings, Hellfrost) varieties. Not to say I think we should be summoning CoT demons (any more than the Robots are Clockwork or Council bots) but they could be similar in design and powers.
It's also interesting to note that in the Going Rogue demo, Desdemona summons what looks like a red flaming orb, and then it turns into a blue orb. This is meant to represent her changing sides, I'm sure, but her attack affects could be something that looks like fire, but has more of a magical feel to it. Like the fire is more vaporous than "real" fire.
I'm not sure if it's been said yet, but...
Have they even confirmed that it will be a new set? All I've seen is that a signature character has it. That doesn't mean we will.
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I'm not sure if it's been said yet, but...
Have they even confirmed that it will be a new set? All I've seen is that a signature character has it. That doesn't mean we will.
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Positron all but flat-out stated that both Dual Pistols and Demon Summoning are two new sets in the work for players. Heavily implied.
...in regards to the speculation on the topic, I'm putting my money on either Fire Blast or Ice Blast attacks. Looking at the Hordelings and Hellfrosts as examples, and the Behemoths/Ba'tzul/Succubi as Fire examples.
...still hoping we get Hellish Bolts (succubi cone fire blast) as a third attack, just for the thematics of it. But it'll likely be Fire Breath or Fireball. :/
EDIT: Also worth mentioning this set alone, if done right, is worth me dropping my embargo on Masterminds in my character list. I'll have to revise my statement, and state with scientific certainty that I shall have no more then two masterminds, instead of just one.
I believe the trailer for the expansion has the Demon Summoner wielding a fireball.
Fireball's aren't considered a melee weapon..at least I don't think..
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As for the rest of the set, I'm hoping for roughly a 50/50 mix of melee and ranged. Lethal, Fire, Dark and Mind.
*crosses fingers*
It'd be interesting if they gave the MM melee attacks. It would certainly be unique, and I don't think it would be totally out of place. In BG mode, a MM is certainly tough enough to punch things in the face.
I'm hoping for a mix, like Fire Bolt, Fireball and Fire Sword for the MM and something similar for the pets. A whole horde of demons plus the MM rampaging around weilding Flaming Swords would look so cool IMHO.
I'd also like to see a Succubus-like Boss Pet with Dark and/or Mind Powers. The Minions could have strong Melee and weak Ranged and the Lts could reverse that.
Of course if no Succubus then I wants me a BIG Demon for the Boss. I'm spoiled with my Assbot when I see only slightly larger humans for Mercs. If I'm going to have a Boss then I want a BOSS that looks the part.
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It'd be interesting if they gave the MM melee attacks. It would certainly be unique, and I don't think it would be totally out of place. In BG mode, a MM is certainly tough enough to punch things in the face.
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I think that giving melee powers to MMs would be awesome. It would reinforce that MMs are the one true Redside tanker.
Hi, I'm speculating about what the new demon summoning set will bring. Obviously it will have three summonings and two buffs and three attacks. However, will the attacks be melee or ranged? There has never been a melee MM and probably for good reason...
Anyway, it probably won't be melee (99% sure). I do think it will be fire for the attacks, flares, fire blast and fire ball....or breath of fire (I hope not).
I like this because I can continue my theme of Fire and Dark!!! I love this theme as it fits my demonic theme and heck....with Demon Summoning, you can't get much more demonic!.
Anyway, I am thinking I will duo with my wife...Im trying to get her to try a fire/thermal/fire controller so we can have even more pets. 6 Demons, 3 Imps, 1 Dark Fluffy.
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