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Not really.|
Originally Posted by Socorro
2) Soul Mastery: is there anything resembling Fire/Energy there? I suspect the powers are dark themed (which won't work), but maybe with Customization coming, they could be colored to resemble it, perhaps?
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Dark Obliteration and Gloom are thick and shadowy (and Gloom has a skull head). Although with some coloring and a bit of imagination you could pretend Dark Obliteration is Napalm (neither really looks like a beam of energy or blast of fire).
You might want to go into the character creator, and try a Darkblast corr or defender. You can play around with the powers and their colors in the creator, and get a feel for what you'll be getting with the brute, at least with Gloom.
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Originally Posted by Deus_Otiosus
Not really.
Dark Obliteration and Gloom are thick and shadowy (and Gloom has a skull head). Although with some coloring and a bit of imagination you could pretend Dark Obliteration is Napalm (neither really looks like a beam of energy or blast of fire). You might want to go into the character creator, and try a Darkblast corr or defender. You can play around with the powers and their colors in the creator, and get a feel for what you'll be getting with the brute, at least with Gloom. |
Do you have any input on my first question: the Aesthetics of 'Static Discharge'? I'd sure like to know what that looks like.
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Brute Mu Mastery: Static Discharge vs Ball Lightning. I'm planning a respec. Can someone give some input as to which of these powers is better (IYO), incl. Aesthetics?
Try out mace mastery. True, you carry a mace but they shoot the type of energy you are looking for. Not sure if the blast from a big stick and not from your hands is too much off theme or not.
"All problems can be solved by throwing enough scrappers at it."
@Riez on Virtue, Protector, Champion, and Exalted server.
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Originally Posted by Rieze
Try out mace mastery. True, you carry a mace but they shoot the type of energy you are looking for. Not sure if the blast from a big stick and not from your hands is too much off theme or not.
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I wish there was a way to 'try out' powers before getting them. I'd like to give 'Static Discharge' a Spin, but don't love the idea of burning a respec to do it... :\
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Copy your character over to the test server and respec there. You can copy as many times as you want, so try out a build before you apply it to your live build.
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Originally Posted by Socorro
Yeah, that's pretty much out cuz' o' the 'Big Stick' factor
I wish there was a way to 'try out' powers before getting them. I'd like to give 'Static Discharge' a Spin, but don't love the idea of burning a respec to do it... :\ |
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I've never actually tried the test server... maybe now's a good time haha. Thanks
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Originally Posted by Gruumch
Copy your character over to the test server and respec there. You can copy as many times as you want, so try out a build before you apply it to your live build.
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If you're mostly interested in what it looks like, just make an /elec dom and take a look at it in the power customization window. It's the same thing. Mu also use it, and it originated in the blaster elec APP (in blue, of course).
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Originally Posted by Socorro
I've never actually tried the test server... maybe now's a good time haha. Thanks
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ahhh...Okay. That's a big help. Thanks |
Originally Posted by Wonderslug
If you're mostly interested in what it looks like, just make an /elec dom and take a look at it in the power customization window. It's the same thing. Mu also use it, and it originated in the blaster elec APP (in blue, of course).
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Only have one high level Villain, a Brute, so don't really have much exposure to the PPPs...
Essentially, I love the 'prototype' super: flying, super strong, super tough, tireless... So I rolled an SS/WP Brute and drove it to 50. I decided to forego any PPPs initially, because 1) the Powers really didn't appeal to me thematically and 2) I've seen myself as a Rogue from the beginning, not really kowtowwing to anyone just to get Powers; ergo, no Patron.
However, my perfect flying brick prototype usually has some energy like ranged attack thrown in there with smashing stuff, so I gave in and did Scirroco's arc, respecced, and picked up Lightning Bolt and Ball Lightning. (I feel so tainted...)
Anyway, I'm an immerser, and the appearance and theme of powers matter to me. What I'd really prefer is a couple of Energy/Force type ranged attacks, but none of the Brute PPPs really seem to offer anything like that. Mu Mastery seemed the closest, and while I'm 'okay' with Lightning Bolt, I'm not really happy with Ball Lightning (flipping an energy ball in a nice leisurely arc...Nah, I wanna blast stuff in a cooler way), so thinking about respeccing.
Questions: 1) What does Static Discharge look like? What's the animation? Does the 'cone' of lighting bolts travel directly to the targets instead of in some arc? Does anybody have a link to videos of said power(s)?
2) Soul Mastery: is there anything resembling Fire/Energy there? I suspect the powers are dark themed (which won't work), but maybe with Customization coming, they could be colored to resemble it, perhaps?
Heck, hopefully Brute's will get something a an Energy/Fire/Force PPP someday...