Way to completely nerf psi shockwave. GJ devs
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Psychic Shockwave was a 25' area effect power that did single target damage instead of Area damage. That *was* a bug that we allowed to stand until this point, since we were not happy with Dominator Performance as a whole. Now that we have the wherewithal to make the scale of changes seen here, it was time to fix that particular issue.
The power *still* does not obey the exact formula -- we purposefully gave it a damage bonus over what it calculated out to be in order to somewhat preserve the AoE effectiveness of the set as a whole. We did the same with Psychic Scream. We also put these two powers on the Melee damage scales instead of the Ranged tables as well.
Edit: Just checked and the Melee/Ranged table change is not in the version patching today. That'll be fixed for next patch.
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Way to completely nerf psi shockwave. GJ devs
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Test before Tears, please.
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We also put these two powers on the Melee damage scales instead of the Ranged tables as well.
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Cool, I was gonna ask about that.
Overall, they look interesting, I'll copy over my old Dom and run a few missions comparing Live to Test, once the patch is up of course.
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I do not guess I understand the mechanics behind Doms.
Is the point to hold the room of bad guys and then kill them one at a time? That seems counter something(productive?intuitive?)
Just an observation.
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Combustion: Decreased this powers damage over time component damage scale from 1.2 to .8, increased its recharge from 15 seconds to 17 seconds and increased its endurance cost from 13 to 16.
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This saddens me a bit since it was my main source of AoE damage, but I'll gladly test the changes tonight on my 39 Earth/Fire before I comment.
Last I'd heard, the Dom changes weren't expected to make it in until after I15 actually went live? Glad to see this is happening ahead of schedule! This is where Beta actually begins, as far as I'm concerned. I'll transfer the most current versions of my Mind/Psi and Plant/Thorn over to test as soon as I get home tonight.
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Last I'd heard, the Dom changes weren't expected to make it in until after I15 actually went live? Glad to see this is happening ahead of schedule! This is where Beta actually begins, as far as I'm concerned. I'll transfer the most current versions of my Mind/Psi and Plant/Thorn over to test as soon as I get home tonight.
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They were not supposed to. However, schedule conflicts basically meant it was now or never* so, I chose to go with now.
* "Never" being an indeterminate period extending between now and I17.
The Castle is wise!
And I love what is being done with the Psi Assault set. It won't be 37 levels of pain any longer, and PS will still be a solid power.
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So my earlier posting about deleting my Psi Dom was correct.
Hey at least the market will have some purples again. I have 2 Doms that will be stripped and deleted and purples will be sold. So keep your eye out for a flux in the market...lol
Castle is wise alright, he just saved me a lot of money for my second account. Thanks!
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Last I'd heard, the Dom changes weren't expected to make it in until after I15 actually went live? Glad to see this is happening ahead of schedule! This is where Beta actually begins, as far as I'm concerned. I'll transfer the most current versions of my Mind/Psi and Plant/Thorn over to test as soon as I get home tonight.
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They were not supposed to. However, schedule conflicts basically meant it was now or never* so, I chose to go with now.
* "Never" being an indeterminate period extending between now and I17.
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Hmmmm.....
Reading between the lines here tells me that Issue 16 should be going to Closed Beta very shortly after Issue 15 goes Live. Give two to three weeks for stability fixes, and we'll be Testing the next Issue.
/em fingerscrossed
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If the Going Rogue publicity emails were correct, that'll probably be I16. I'd expect to see that this fall.
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Overall I like what I see, but then again I never attempted to abuse dominators by pushing towards tri-stacking domination. I'm greatly looking forward to playing an AT I'd mostly abandoned until this point.
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Any chance that change finding its way over to blasters pls?
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Last I'd heard, the Dom changes weren't expected to make it in until after I15 actually went live? Glad to see this is happening ahead of schedule! This is where Beta actually begins, as far as I'm concerned. I'll transfer the most current versions of my Mind/Psi and Plant/Thorn over to test as soon as I get home tonight.
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They were not supposed to. However, schedule conflicts basically meant it was now or never* so, I chose to go with now.
* "Never" being an indeterminate period extending between now and I17.
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Thanks Castle.
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Way to completely nerf psi shockwave. GJ devs
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The changes to Psi Assault should be considered together not separately. As a whole it appears that the Psi Dominator finally has a decent ranged ST attack chain and some decent melee.
The nerfs to Psi Shockwave are reasonable on their face, but I'll be testing tonight.
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Ice Sword Circle: Decreased this powers damage scale from 1.55 to 1.19, increased its recharge from 20 seconds to 22 seconds, increased its endurance cost from 18.5 to 20.2 and increased its radius from 10 feet to 15 feet.
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Not exactly thrilled to see it cost even more end...but the radius increase definitely makes me happy. 
Wow, Energy was behind in almost every aspect. Glad to see some normalization there.
Hmm, the knockback powers got a good buff.
Question, how does this affect pvp numbers?
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I never attempted to abuse dominators by pushing towards tri-stacking domination
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I suppose soft-capping an SR, or getting perma-Hasten, or HP-capping a Stalker or Blaster are exploits and abuses as well?
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Wow only a teeny tiny change to icy assault and that looks more like a bit of balance and a buff when the increased radius is taken into account. Icy must have sucked way more than I thought.
Guess I'll go get my Ice/Ice out and try it.
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Dominator Archetype Revamp
<ul>[*]Removed the damage bonus granted from Domination and increased Melee Damage Modifier from .75 to 1.05 and Ranged Damage Modifier from .65 to .95. This will allow the Dominator to deal greatly improved damage regardless if they are in Domination mode or not.[/list]
Electricity Assault
<ul>[*]Charged Brawl: Reduced this powers damage scale from 1.96 to 1.32, reduced its recharge from 10 seconds to 6 seconds and reduced its endurance cost from 10.2 to 6.86. [*]Havoc Punch: Reduced this powers damage scale from 2.6 to 1.96, reduces its recharge from 14 seconds to 10 seconds and reduced its endurance cost from 16.4 to 10.19.[*]Zapp: Increased this powers damage scale from 2.76 to 3.56, increased its recharge from 12 seconds to 20 seconds and increased its endurance cost from 14.4 to 18.51.[*]Thunder Strike: Decreased the damage scale of single target portion of this power from 2.56 to 2.04, reduced its recharge from 20 seconds to 16 seconds and reduced its endurance cost from 18.5 to 15.2. Reduced the area of effect portion of this powers damage scale from .42 to .31.[/list]
Energy Assault
<ul>[*]Power Bolt: Increased this powers damage scale from 1 to 1.32, increased its recharge from 4 seconds to 6 seconds and increased its endurance cost from 5.2 to 6.86. [*]Bone Smasher: Increased this powers damage scale from 1.64 to 1.96, increased its recharge from 8 seconds to 10 seconds and increased its endurance cost from 8.53 to 10.2.[*]Power Push: Increased this powers damage scale from .4 to 1.64. [*]Power Blast: Increased this powers damage scale from 1.32 to 1.96, increased its recharge from 6 seconds to 10 seconds and increased its endurance cost from 6.86 to 10.2.[*]Whirling Hands: Increased this powers damage scale from 1 to 1.1, increased its recharge from 14 seconds to 20 seconds, increased its endurance cost from 14.4 to 18.51, and increased its radius from 10 feet to 15 feet.[*]Total Focus: Increased this powers damage scale from 3.56 to 3.88, increased its recharge from 20 seconds to 22 seconds and increased its endurance cost from 18.5 to 20.18.[*]Sniper Blast: Increased this powers damage scale from 2.76 to 3.56, increased its recharge from 12 seconds to 20 seconds and increased its endurance cost from 14.4 to 18.51.[*]Power Burst: Increased this powers damage scale from 2.12 to 2.6, increased its recharge from 11 seconds to 14 seconds and increased its endurance cost from 10.4 to 13.5.[/list]
Fiery Assault
<ul>[*]Flares: Decreased this powers damage scale from 1.01 to 1, increased its recharge from 2.2 seconds to 4 seconds and increased its endurance cost from 3.69 to 5.2.[*]Incinerate: Increased this powers DoT damage scale from 1.81 to 2.12, increased its recharge from 8 seconds to 10 seconds and increased its endurance cost from 8.53 to 10.2.[*]Fire Blast: Increased this powers direct damage component damage scale from 1 to 1.64, increased its recharge from 4 to 8 seconds and increased its endurance cost from 5.2 to 8.53. [*]Combustion: Decreased this powers damage over time component damage scale from 1.2 to .8, increased its recharge from 15 seconds to 17 seconds and increased its endurance cost from 13 to 16.[*]Blazing Bolt: Increased this powers direct damage component damage scale from 2.12 to 3.56, increased its recharge from 12 seconds to 20 seconds and its endurance cost from 14.4 to 18.5.[*]Blaze: Increased this powers direct damage component damage scale from 2.12 to 2.28, increased its recharge from 10 seconds to 12 seconds and its endurance cost from 10.4 to 11.9.[/list]
Icy Assault
<ul>[*]Ice Sword Circle: Decreased this powers damage scale from 1.55 to 1.19, increased its recharge from 20 seconds to 22 seconds, increased its endurance cost from 18.5 to 20.2 and increased its radius from 10 feet to 15 feet.[/list]
Psionic Assault
<ul>[*]Psionic Dart: Increased this powers damage scale from .6 to 1.32, increased its recharge from 1.5 seconds to 6 seconds and increased its endurance cost from 3.12 to 6.86. [*]Mind Probe: Increased this powers damage scale from 1.64 to 1.96, increased its recharge from 8 to 10.[*]Telekinetic Thrust: Increased this powers damage scale from .8 to 1.64, increased its recharge from 6 to 8 and decreased its endurance cost from 10.2 to 8.53.[*]Mental Blast: Increased this powers damage scale from 1 to 1.64, increased its recharge from 4 to 8 seconds and increased its endurance cost from 5.2 to 8.528.[*]Psychic Scream: Increased this powers damage scale from 1.04 to 1.3, increased its recharge from 12 to 16 seconds and increased its endurance cost from 11.9 to 15.18.[*]Psionic Lance: Increased this powers damage scale from 2.76 to 3.56, increased its recharge from 12 to 20 seconds and increased its endurance cost from 14.4 to 18.51.[*]Psychic Shockwave: Decreased this powers damage scale from 1.96 to 1.21, increased its recharge from 10 seconds to 20 seconds, increased its endurance cost from 10.2 to 18.51 and decreased its radius from 25 feet to 15 feet.[/list]
Thorny Assault
<ul>[*]Thorny Darts: Increased this powers damage scale from .84 to 1.16, increased its recharge from 3 to 5 and increased its endurance cost from 4.37 to 6.032. [*]Skewer: Increased this powers damage scale from 1.64 to 1.96, increased its recharge from 8 to 10 and increased its endurance cost from 8.53 to 10.192. [*]Thorn Burst: Increased this powers damage scale from .9 to .95, increased its recharge from 3 to 5 and increased its endurance cost from 4.37 to 6.032.[/list]
Gravity Control
<ul>[*]Lift: Increased this powers damage scale from .8 to 1.32.[/list]
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