Defense is usually 2x Resistance, right?

I agree with you al by the way but I tend to dislike the -speed power of the Equalizers far more for some reason. I don't really find the -tohit very damaging for some reason, perhaps because I'm running in spider webs and by the time I get to the next critter or Ghost, the debuff has worn off.

As for the -def...the only defensive villain of mine that come across the Ghosts is my /SR Brute and he never had much of an issue with the -def portion. My /INV Brute might have more an issue, but I'll find out soon enough.

The -DEF is very brutal. Especially with characters with no or little defense.

-40% against like a Corruptor is basically handing that spawn a "I only miss 10% of the time or worse" they win button.

From what I can see (unless they planned for a 4% -DEF/-ACC stacking debuff) it looks like they were planning on a -20% -DEF and -ACC debuff.

Which is pretty bad, but not that bad. And I don't think they made those stack within the spawn (ala only one will use it at a time.)

I'd think -15% is actually more fair and balanced, especially at level 20.

Still here, even after all this time!

Also, until recently, you could TP the mitos from the LGTF.

Ah, so it's all your fault. The free experience was just a red herring, the devs actually hate kickball.

That said, I still had them at full powers when I played around with it (what's the point in trying to break the limits if you just remove them beforehand).

The issue I have with the power is that in-game, it's described as having something like a 10 second recharge and a 60 second duration (now admittedly, the numbers may have changed or I'm remembering them wrong, but I seem to recall it having numbers like these). And it's an AoE on top of that.

Taking those three factors into consideration, it has always been of my opinion that it's probably another "misplaced decimal" error. -4.0% ToHit/Defense that can be stacked to roughly -20.0% if the mob AI runs the power as much as possible seems to be more likely to be the intended effect rather than the current status.

I just never bothered to bug it or mention it because I'm lazy. That, and at least something in the game can sometimes throw my more insane builds for a loop. I do like the random monkey wrench that gets tossed, although I'd rather it be on some more...unique mobs (if you swing a dead cat and club a catgirl, it's likely to fall on one of the many quasi-military mob factions, and if you're a villain, it will also fall on at least two groups of Longbow). I love fighting Rularuu because they're entirely unique and can throw out some absolutely vile powers (the Honored Brutes don't seem to hit with/use it much but don't they have something like a -50% damage/resistance/tohit debuff...and that damn Wisp cage power...) that can throw conditions into random situations. Unfortunately, because people are stupidly afraid/avoidant of the Shard, it's hard to take advantage of their limited, underdeveloped, and underappreciated content.

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And just a segue into the people always whining for mez protection on squishies...
I mentioned in one of those recent threads that the alternative for the game's mobs to possibly be a threat would require them to be given much more heinous de/buffing. I'd imagine this would be a good example of said alternative...and I note that people still complain about it. Not that the inclusion of people complaining is a unique condition.

There really isn't much content. Just the intro, some repeat missions and then the four "OMGTHATSSOLONG" TFs.

Still here, even after all this time!

Dr. Q is the only one that is unpleasant. I actually enjoy the rest of them (although the hunts could stand to be gotten rid of).