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Was it because the rest of Psionic Assault fell short and Psychic Shockwave made up for it? Are they changing it now because they were in error to make it that way in the first place?
Was it a mistake in the numbers somewhere and they have just let it sit all this time?
Is the slight advantage they gave Psionic Assault being used in a way they did not intend it to be used, ala Farming?
"The world may never know"...
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We'll probably never know. I have a feeling it was mix of both. The psi set was weak, and psi shockwave makes up for it. I for one would rather not see PSW nerfed into the blaster version. Also I really didn't care for how Castle presented these changes. He stirred the pot, riled everyone up, then left with an inflammatory exit post. Which just agitated even more people, myself included. The original thread is out of control, and really should just be locked.
My level 50 Dominators:
Madame Mindbender 50 Mind/Energy
Fly Agaric 50 Plant/Thorn
Nate Nitro 50 Fire/Psi
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Also I really didn't care for how Castle presented these changes. He stirred the pot, riled everyone up, then left with an inflammatory exit post. Which just agitated even more people, myself included.
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I remember Castle's posts as reasonably informative, useful, and respectful of the community. That is until he responded to an ^&&-hat who called him "cagey, sneaky and dishonest" without any reasonable justification for using those adjectives.
But that's the way these things usually go. Online forums and communities tend to be disproportionately populated by drama queens who use inflammatory language and insults at the drop of a hat, then act mystified and taken aback when someone actually takes offense. Some people are more thick-skinned than others, but in general, everyone who seeks serious feedback in an online setting is going to storm off in a huff eventually. Even the most committed masochist's tolerance for abuse will reach a limit.
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[u]Domination change[u]: I like how it sounds at the moment. I have some characters getting nerfed by it, but since I will be able to peak much higher from my always present Fulcrum Shift I find the nerf to be irrelevant.
[u]Psychic Shockwave change[u]: ...
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I'm interested in seeing what he does wth Psy (as my 50 is Ice/Psy,) but overall, from what I've heard, it sounds positive for how I play.
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And there's the magic phrase right there. I know its far too early to be crying doom, though from what Castle has been posting the change sounds negative for how I play. No one's playstyle is more important than anyone else's, however Psionic Assault has been set up so that it lends itself to be played in a certain way. I can tell you I have both a Fire/Psi that lives in the midst of combat and a Gravity/Psi that leverages all of /Psi's abilities from range to melee and I can tell you that I love playing them both. I find neither to be 'better' than the other, but one is certainly more effective at farming.
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Think I should clarify that, as I think the intent of that statement got misread. It should be two statements:
1. I'm interested in what he has to do with Psy. Dead stop. ("Wait and see,") and
2. The dom buffs mentioned otherwise sound positive for how I play.
The first sentence of that paragraph I thought would lend more clarity to that. (Not calling foul on your post, mind you, just clarifying what I was saying.)
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Was it a mistake in the numbers somewhere and they have just let it sit all this time?
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I'm strongly suspecting this - it just hasn't come around to get fixed 'til now.