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detroitfrost

By detroitfrost,
Posted on: 2009-12-13 09:29 in Archetypes and Powers General Discussion

 

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Originally Posted by Fleeting Whisper View Post
I have never seen this to be the case. Considering it's probably one of (if not the) most often requested alterations to phasing in this game (allowing phased players and critters to do separate battle from non-phased critters/players) and that whenever the subject is brought up nobody mentions that the mechanic already exists, I doubt anyone else has, either. And if nobody but you has noticed the mechanic in almost 6 years, I doubt you're correct.
Just to note, they DID add this effect for PvP in issue 14, but it wasn't ported over to PvE as I recall, so It's doubtful it would work VS any npcs(unless it's in a PvP zone)

http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Issue_14 Second bullet under PvP changes

 

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It works in PvE too. I built a Gravity Control Dominator with Phase Shift for that very purpose. The novelty wore off, though, and the character since got deleted. Either way, "Phased" entities are able to affect each other.

 

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I will gladly demonstrate to anyone that doubts that Dimension Shift is a phase power how it operates in PvE. Send me a PM and I will meet you on the test server.

 

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I'm kind of disappointed it hasn't shown up in PvE content yet, such as a "half the team is phased and half of the mobs are too"-kind of deal. Admittedly, the tech for such a thing would be a little...curious as to it being pulled off successfully. (And could you imagine the BAWing over such a mission mechanic? Wow.)

Would definitely be a shockingly brutal encounter though.

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Originally Posted by LostHalo View Post
I'm kind of disappointed it hasn't shown up in PvE content yet, such as a "half the team is phased and half of the mobs are too"-kind of deal. Admittedly, the tech for such a thing would be a little...curious as to it being pulled off successfully. (And could you imagine the BAWing over such a mission mechanic? Wow.)

Would definitely be a shockingly brutal encounter though.
From what I have observed the enemies that use phase powers aren't using true Phase powers. Master Illusionists, for example, seem to only be applying the untouchable status when they ghost and not the phase status.

 

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Originally Posted by ketch View Post
Master Illusionists, for example, seem to only be applying the untouchable status when they ghost
Correct

http://www.fimfiction.net/story/36641/My-Little-Exalt