I have an Ice / Mace, I can say that it's not weak as people make it out to be. Much stronger damage than most of the other Tanker secondaries, athough the recharge and end usage is a bit annoying, I'd recommend sticking with it for the rather swish looking, and mighty, AoE attacks on the Mace.
There's something I would like to know.. Can Ice tankers TANK and herd decently? I've been playing CoH for the last year (with a few months break, like most of CoH players) but I've never teamed with an Ice tanker, so I could take my own conclusions about it. My Ice tanker ir currently L19 and so far I'm not that well impressed. Maybe it is too soon to take conclusions, since I don't have SOs or stamina and the key-powers (especially hibernate) are still to come. Just wanted some expert opinion about it. Cheerios 
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There's something I would like to know.. Can Ice tankers TANK and herd decently? I've been playing CoH for the last year (with a few months break, like most of CoH players) but I've never teamed with an Ice tanker, so I could take my own conclusions about it. My Ice tanker ir currently L19 and so far I'm not that well impressed. Maybe it is too soon to take conclusions, since I don't have SOs or stamina and the key-powers (especially hibernate) are still to come. Just wanted some expert opinion about it. Cheerios
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Ice tanks can herd better than any other tank of similar skill level with chilling embrace alone.
Nice to know that 
One more thing.. Why do most ppl put 1rech on Hibernate instead of 2 or 3? Yes, 45seconds is little recharge time but sometimes, while fighting purples and stuff, you probably could use it more often.
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Current projects - [Glaciologist - Ill/Cold Troller] [Cloudshaper - Storm/Dark Def] [Harald Wartooth - Elec/Psi Domi]
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Nice to know that One more thing.. Why do most ppl put 1rech on Hibernate instead of 2 or 3? Yes, 45seconds is little recharge time but sometimes, while fighting purples and stuff, you probably could use it more often.
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I slot Hibernate 1xRecharge,1xHeal.
The problem with Hibernate is that whilst Hibernating you lose aggro. So I try to limit it to around 10 seconds at a time. Also I sometimes use it in the Rage crash as I'm completely ineffective for 10 seconds then anyway.
I rarely find I need it more than the 30-45 seconds it recharges in ( I have Hasten too ), but reducing my time in the ice is useful. The times I have needed it were when I had used it unnecessarily.
In the most challenging tanking I have done in I7 ( +3 carnies as the highest level character in a 6 or 7 man team ) I found it was available enough with 1 recharge.
@Unthing ... Mostly on Union.
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Curiously I took Ice/Energy for concept reasons.
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I guess they mean the I7 bandwagon jumpers...No one in I4 picked ice tanks if they were going for anything 'uber' 
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... I did...
and damn proud too lol.. herding complete outdoor maps of freaks to 1 spot during sis psyche TF ftw 
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Curiously I took Ice/Energy for concept reasons.
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I guess they mean the I7 bandwagon jumpers...No one in I4 picked ice tanks if they were going for anything 'uber' .
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Well... depends what they wanted to be uber at. Ice has always been king of aggro and battlefield control. He's not as tough, but teamed with an attentive Empath, even in I4 could turn tricks that'd make an Inv. Tanker cry.
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I'd say they were always though, with 2 self heals and reasonable defense(which has only decreased from what it once was).