Buff Inertial Reduction, slightly.

Upon playing a Corruptor with the Kinetics Secondary, I was pleased to have Inertial Reduction in my powerset. I could have a travel power without having to taking up one of my pool choices, or fit in a pre-requisite power into my build.
I was happy with my choice until fighting an enemy with Immobilize effects. The I was struck by the fact that a Pool (Leaping) was superior in some ways to a Secondary power. Heck, for Defenders it's a Primary!

Kinetics is all about Speed and Power, Damage and Energy being shifted in your (and your team's) favor.

What I propose is that Inertial Reduction grant Resistance (or Protection, whichever the correct term is) to Immobilization effects, equal to Combat Jumping.
I feel that this change would not make this power unbalanced, as I'm not asking for mez resistance for the /kinetics character and thier buffed allies, not even resistance to Slow.
Nor am I asking for Combat Jumping's +Def.

A good idea. I hardly consider IR to be an "in combat" power, more a travel exclusive, but in point of fact I also *never bothered to take any travel power pools* because of that. I could have taken others, in order to accent any defenses, but you're right - it doesn't, and probably should, even just in keeping with other similar style powers.

I forgot to mention that IR doesn't suffer from Suppresion in combat, unlike Super Jump, but Combat Jumping doesn't suffer from Suppression either.
It just seems like a boost that would be keeping with the Kinetics theme of building a team's momentum.

I would also consider adding resistance to slow, but that might be more fitting to Speed Boost, and I don't want to open that can of worms.

Combat Jumping doesn't suffer from suppression, but then neither can you leap tall buildings using it either. It's called Combat Jumping for a reason. Super Leap gives you the ability to bound over the areas like someone just stuck a rocket to your back. Combat Jumping is more like bouncing energetically on a pogo-stick.

To be honest though, IR needs a weakness and it's lack of immob protection is the only one which makes sense. Super Jump requires you to take another power from the pool. One you might not necessarily want.

IR is a superior version of Super Jump, not Combat Jumping (or Super Jump + Combat Jumping), so this is not an apples to apples comparison. That said, some Immob resist would not be out of line thematically or in terms of balance.

Except you can't Speed Boost yourself.

build for soft capped ranged defense and take CJ