As far as I'm aware EVERYTHING is suppressed in PvP now, including Siphon Speed and Inertial Reduction.
Your plan will work occasionally provided:
A) You can hit them consistently
and
B) They have no end drain resistance.
Also, go with either Electric or Power for your Epic pool. Electric has Power Sink and Power has Power Build Up, either one of which will be crucial to fully drain an opponent.
As long as you're aware that you will not have the necessary burst damage to quickly end a fight, and that end drain is all-or-nothing you should be ok. Not the best PvP combo that you could pick, but if you build it right it has some potential.
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Hmm yeah you're right, even non-travel speed buffs get suppression now, just tried it out on my fire/kin in Sirens. Well, that kind of rained on my parade, since that was my whole idea for this guy. Just tried to help some other heroes catch this guy who was running with a Siphon Speed, he didn't seem to slow down (he'd been hit before) and I got suppression so I actually lost ground on him, because that makes a lot of sense right? Back to the drawing board.
It's because there's no longer such a thing as -max speed in pvp now. You'll have to work against the other person's movement buffs.
Had this idea for a fun PvP character the other day. It seems like travel suppression is a big deal, so I figured, wouldn't it be fun to make a toon that effectively has an unsuppressable Superjump? In addition to being ultra-speedy, Kinetics also has some great Endurance drain stuff, so I figured it would have good synergy with Electric blast in an effort to completely drain an opponent and leave them helpless. This seems to be a popular strategy on redside with their elec/therm corruptors, so it seems quite viable.
I just want to hear some feedback on what to expect while playing it. It doesn't have to be the greatest 1 on 1 PvP build ever, as long as it's viable and I won't just be getting farmed. Would this be a good combo if well-played? And should I pick up travel powers on it? Will they add to my speed or maneuverability further even during suppression or are they just going to hog up my slots? I have mostly Zone PvP in mind, though I wouldn't mind venturing into the Arena at some point as well.