It's part of the new Blaster Inherent. You get access to your first two primary powers, and your first secondary power, even when mezzed.
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Read the bit up in the corner attached to the icon labelled "Defiance".
That will explain the phenomenon you are noticing.
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That was changed when the Devs changed the Blaster inherent power a few issues ago. As was already said, it only applies to the first two primary powers and your first secondary power......and only for Blasters. The game wasn't designed with that in mind, it was simply a change to make Blasters a little less vulnerable to mez effects. |
Originally Posted by Fusion_7
This got me thinking, did the dev's set the game up so you can get at least get two "moderate" powers off so you are not completely defenseless when you are either held or stunned? Because if I couldn't use any powers I'd been screwed from the +3 Gunslinger who could chop away at me while I just sat there frozen solid. Being able to at least zap him a couple of times saved me big time from dying. When reading the description of these powers, I cannot find anything that states it will fire even if you are immobilized or stunned. Does anyone else have anything that might shed some more light on this subject? Thanks. |
As you've probably no doubt found, it is particularly nice on Energy Blasters who retain some amount of damage and mitigation through knockback.
This is the reason I now take my first two attacks on any blaster I make. Sure, I might get mezzed frequently. Doesn't mean I'm still not dangerous. Pew-pew-pew!
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I'll admit that I occasionaly forget that Defiance was changed. I'll be dipping in the red and think here comes that boost....
Oh wait, nevermind.
Not that it was ever useful, the new defiance (can we still call it new?) is far superior!
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I agree the new defiance is superior, but I do miss the old one from time to time. I have an AR/ENG that I made back then that I never play because he was only fun because he was always at the edge of death. For some reason, I just don't enjoy him like I did back then.
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Originally Posted by MaestroMavius
I'll admit that I occasionaly forget that Defiance was changed. I'll be dipping in the red and think here comes that boost....
Oh wait, nevermind. Not that it was ever useful, the new defiance (can we still call it new?) is far superior! |
PvP was fun with old defiance. Hover up to the ceiling of the zone and drop like a rock. Until someone hits you you're hitting like a Mack truck. Only use I ever found for it honestly. The new version is much better, you get a boost for attacking, which is what you're supposed to do in the first place. The old version gave you a bonus for getting your butt kicked, which was useless if you had competent support on the team with you.
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Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison See, it's gems like these that make me check Claws' post history every once in a while to make sure I haven't missed anything good lately. |
So this weekend, I put my level 50 Blaster to work to earn some badges and enhancements from Wentworth's. Was doing the Crimson story arc which I went one on one with the big guy Kronos and happily defeated.
The thing that I noticed while going against The Malta Group and being frozen by the Gunslingers and stunned by the Stun Grenades is I was still able to use two of my primary shooting powers, my Power Bolt and my Power Blast. All my other Powers were dead in the water.
This got me thinking, did the dev's set the game up so you can get at least get two "moderate" powers off so you are not completely defenseless when you are either held or stunned? Because if I couldn't use any powers I'd been screwed from the +3 Gunslinger who could chop away at me while I just sat there frozen solid. Being able to at least zap him a couple of times saved me big time from dying.
When reading the description of these powers, I cannot find anything that states it will fire even if you are immobilized or stunned. Does anyone else have anything that might shed some more light on this subject? Thanks.