Cool!
Informative video. You learn a bit about likely changes to stone armor as well.
-- Rich
* Thresholds CoH: What to do When
* My Comics Collection
Thanks, very appreciated!
OH EM GEE! That set totally had fissure. She doesn't say it but he does the footstomp animation at the end and if you look close near his foot a little black fissure is stretching out. It'll probably be the fissure from the blue side APP's and not the one from stone armor...cause that would be totally hax. Also it looked like there was a tremor AND another aoe. Maybe a cone or a different effect?
I saw mud pots in their? Why in the world would a dom want a taunt aura? Beats me
Quote:
The one from Stone Melee is Fault, not Fissure, so yes, it's the one from the Controller Epic. That means the set has the only Targetted AoE in a Dominator secondary.
|
Originally Posted by Jorlain
OH EM GEE! That set totally had fissure. She doesn't say it but he does the footstomp animation at the end and if you look close near his foot a little black fissure is stretching out. It'll probably be the fissure from the blue side APP's and not the one from stone armor...cause that would be totally hax. Also it looked like there was a tremor AND another aoe. Maybe a cone or a different effect?
|
Global @Diellan - 5M2M
Mids' Hero/Villain Designer Lead
Virtue Server
Redside: Lorenzo Mondavi
Blueside: Alex Rabinovich
Got a Mids suggestion? Want to report a Mids bug?
Quote:
Fire Control doesn't seem to mind. They'll remove the Taunt component, so it's a PBAoE slow, immob, and damage. Combine that with Tremor, Fissure, and your AoE soft controls, and you can have a blast. Even better will be synergizing it with Hot Foot or Arctic Air. The immob will cancel out the afraid, so Hot Feet will be just stacked damage aura and slow; Arctic Air should be hilarious, since mobs will be stuck with the constant fear and confuse effects without being able to flee.|
Originally Posted by Lucky666
I saw mud pots in their? Why in the world would a dom want a taunt aura? Beats me
|
I, for one, welcome our Mud Pot wielding overlords.
Global @Diellan - 5M2M
Mids' Hero/Villain Designer Lead
Virtue Server
Redside: Lorenzo Mondavi
Blueside: Alex Rabinovich
Got a Mids suggestion? Want to report a Mids bug?
Were there two Seismic Smash animations?
@Global: Difficult One
Playing on European Servers (Union, Defiant)
If a person turns down an idea, he turns down an opportunity to evolve himself
Quote:
I'm pretty sure she didn't mention anything about Seismic Smash.
|
Originally Posted by JanusFrs
Were there two Seismic Smash animations?
|
*Sigh*
I was hoping they'd get rid of "out golfing" (small mallet).
"Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty." -- Plato
Playing Gods (51106) - Heroic Lvl 5-20
What Rough Beast (255143) - Villainous Lvl 40-50
According to the MMORPG article Earth Assault looks like this:
1 Stone Spears
2 Stone Mallet
4 Tremor
10 Hurl Boulder
16 Power Boost
20 Heavy mallet
28 Seismic Smash
35 Mud Pots
38 Fissure
Ever since Comic-con, I've been rolling around the idea of making a fire/earth dom. Hotfeet stacked on Mud Pots on top of cycling three true AoE attacks (w/Patron pool) and hard-hitting melee blows inbetween them would be unbelievably painful on the blue bar, but the carnage would be amusing. I'd think that unless you had a /Kin corr duct-taped to your side all the time, you'd need heavy duty endurance slotting and Power Sink to stay afloat, but once we get some real numbers it'd be interesting to see if I could get by with Dark Consumption instead (for Soul Drain nastiness).
Rule number six of an empathy defender is NEVER underestimate a blaster's ability to die. I don't care if he has CM, Fort, both RAs, bubbles (both FF and Sonic), and is fighting next to a Storm defender with hurricane on. If there is a way to die in that situation, the blaster will find it.
Quote:
Thanks for sharing that. |
Originally Posted by MinMin
According to the MMORPG article Earth Assault looks like this:
1 Stone Spears 2 Stone Mallet 4 Tremor 10 Hurl Boulder 16 Power Boost 20 Heavy mallet 28 Seismic Smash 35 Mud Pots 38 Fissure |
Quote:
If a Fire/Rad, Fire/Storms, Ice/Rad and Ice/Storms can get by with AA/Hot Feet and Chocking Cloud/Steamy Mist and Hurricane on all at the same time, than Fire/Ice Control Earth Assault Doms can! Esp. since they get Power Sink/Dark Consumption to get as well!
|
Originally Posted by Doctor_Kumquat
Ever since Comic-con, I've been rolling around the idea of making a fire/earth dom. Hotfeet stacked on Mud Pots on top of cycling three true AoE attacks (w/Patron pool) and hard-hitting melee blows inbetween them would be unbelievably painful on the blue bar, but the carnage would be amusing. I'd think that unless you had a /Kin corr duct-taped to your side all the time, you'd need heavy duty endurance slotting and Power Sink to stay afloat, but once we get some real numbers it'd be interesting to see if I could get by with Dark Consumption instead (for Soul Drain nastiness).
|
Fire Control/Earth Assault sounds absolutely socks-rocking. I look forward to trying it out. I'm generally intrigued by the idea of walking into the middle of a mob and having them failing miserably to run away, melting all along the way. Who needs Endurance for attacks in that scenario anyway? Do Tremor or Fissure (or both!?) do knock down? Because that would make things even wilder.
I'll admit that I'm a tad, just a TAD, mind you, disappointed in Stone Spears. I hope they change its animation, or that of Fissure, so we don't get two of the same foot stomping animations (three if you take Earth Control for thematic synergy). A little variety while I'm beating the daylights outta people would be nice.
Quote:
Well, according to the devs they didn't want to use the Propel animation because it's already known to be a problem because of its cast time. Still, it seems to me like the Legacy Chain and Circle Earth Casters have different animation speeds with the different and smaller versions of their rock throwing attack. Stone Spears isn't that bad, though, and maybe we will get the "fling pebble" animation eventually in another Set.
|
Originally Posted by Lazarillo
I'll admit that I'm a tad, just a TAD, mind you, disappointed in Stone Spears. I hope they change its animation, or that of Fissure, so we don't get two of the same foot stomping animations (three if you take Earth Control for thematic synergy). A little variety while I'm beating the daylights outta people would be nice.
|
Quote:
Hmm that seems like the set will be quite difficult to play till level 20 - no decent attack chain till heavy mallet unless you take hurl boulder (which I suspect will be the most skipped power in the set).
|
Originally Posted by MinMin
According to the MMORPG article Earth Assault looks like this:
1 Stone Spears 2 Stone Mallet 4 Tremor 10 Hurl Boulder 16 Power Boost 20 Heavy mallet 28 Seismic Smash 35 Mud Pots 38 Fissure |
Quote:
Small Mallet? Stone Mallet (faster recharge, lower damage) is the overhead swing, while Heavy Mallet (slower recharge, higher damage) is the "golf swing."|
Originally Posted by Freem_NA
*Sigh*
I was hoping they'd get rid of "out golfing" (small mallet). |
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Lazarillo
I'll admit that I'm a tad, just a TAD, mind you, disappointed in Stone Spears. I hope they change its animation, or that of Fissure, so we don't get two of the same foot stomping animations (three if you take Earth Control for thematic synergy). A little variety while I'm beating the daylights outta people would be nice.
|
--
This may be a silly question, but the set seems a little odd in the fact it only has two st ranged attacks. Couldn't that be problematic in tough fights or AV battles where you don't necessarily want to be in melee range? I ask out of ignorance since I've never been able to get a Dom past the 20s, so I don't know. (I suppose you could use Fissure for that, but that'd be an end sink, blowing an AoE (repeatedly) on a single target..)
Quote:
Well, it was said that it was a melee-heavy set. That's likely to be a problem with AV's, unless you plan on darting in and out of range. |
Originally Posted by Sarrate
This may be a silly question, but the set seems a little odd in the fact it only has two st ranged attacks. Couldn't that be problematic in tough fights or AV battles where you don't necessarily want to be in melee range? I ask out of ignorance since I've never been able to get a Dom past the 20s, so I don't know. (I suppose you could use Fissure for that, but that'd be an end sink, blowing an AoE (repeatedly) on a single target..)
|
I wasn't really aware of Fissure's Targetted AoE nature, though, that kind of suprised me. Maybe it's intended to be a compensation for its lack of other ranged attacks. High End cost, maybe, but the truth is I regularly use AoEs on single targets. I slot them for End because of that.
The Primary could also take up some of the slack, possibly even Lift, Propel, or Levitate.
Definately makes me wonder, though. What would an Earth based Sniper attack even look like, or would such a thing even exist?
(Ice has no Sniper, so it's not like they're required)
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Jade_Dragon
Definately makes me wonder, though. What would an Earth based Sniper attack even look like, or would such a thing even exist?
(Ice has no Sniper, so it's not like they're required) |
Maybe an extended version of the Impale animation?
HEEEEEEEEEERE'S the windup....and...BOOM! Rock to the head!
For added comedy, make it throw a brick, because, hey, everyone loves a brick-shot.
Quote:
Well, I don't know for certain that it's a targeted AoE, but the Controller Epic version is, so I'm assuming. On other ATs I try to avoid using AoEs against single targets because they're such end pigs. I suppose things could be different for Doms due to Domination's end fill.|
Originally Posted by Jade_Dragon
Well, it was said that it was a melee-heavy set. That's likely to be a problem with AV's, unless you plan on darting in and out of range.
I wasn't really aware of Fissure's Targetted AoE nature, though, that kind of suprised me. Maybe it's intended to be a compensation for its lack of other ranged attacks. High End cost, maybe, but the truth is I regularly use AoEs on single targets. I slot them for End because of that. The Primary could also take up some of the slack, possibly even Lift, Propel, or Levitate. |
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Lazarillo
Quote:
HEEEEEEEEEERE'S the windup....and...BOOM! Rock to the head! For added comedy, make it throw a brick, because, hey, everyone loves a brick-shot. |
pffft. Power Boost. Can we get aim or buildup or something useful instead?
The Inspiration Maker's Guide [i12] UPDATED with POPMENUS and Movement Binds!
A Flash in the Dark: The Electric/Ninjitsu Stalker [i23]
Kheldian Inspiration Macros UPDATED with POPMENUS and Movement Binds!
Guide to the Katana~Ninja Blade/Electric [i23]
Quote:
I like the idea of Mud Pots, but I don't expect it to work well with Hot Feet or Arctic Air because of the smaller radius. In my experience with Hot Feet and Chilling Embrace, enemies rarely got into range for Chilling Embrace, because either they ran out of the Hot Feet, I held them because they were hurting me, they died, or they were moving too slowly to get into melee range. It will work better with powers that really bunch the enemies up, like Seeds of Confusion, Mass Confusion and Wormhole.
|
Originally Posted by Diellan_
Fire Control doesn't seem to mind. They'll remove the Taunt component, so it's a PBAoE slow, immob, and damage. Combine that with Tremor, Fissure, and your AoE soft controls, and you can have a blast. Even better will be synergizing it with Hot Foot or Arctic Air. The immob will cancel out the afraid, so Hot Feet will be just stacked damage aura and slow; Arctic Air should be hilarious, since mobs will be stuck with the constant fear and confuse effects without being able to flee.
|
I see a plant/earth/soul dom in my future. I have no problem running in to melee range smashing mobs over the head that has their hands full with carrion creepers or too busy fighting each other. Something I had looked forward to being able to for 41 levels on my plant/rad troller will now be able to do at level 1.
So many alts to roll. So many changes to make. It will be a month before I even get to play.
"All problems can be solved by throwing enough scrappers at it."
@Riez on Virtue, Protector, Champion, and Exalted server.
Well, i was searching on Youtube, and just happened to find this, and thought I'd share it with you guys.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3gws7QyXFY&NR=1
Credit goes to Zekiran_Immortal.