Psionic Support

So, me and a friend were talking and he brought up a fun little idea: A purely psionic based support set. The concept behind is it an opposite for Poison, as in a primarily single target buff set with some controls.

For a set gimmick, I'd thought about how psychics have to really concentrate to use their abilities for a prolongued amount of time, so how would a constant form of protection mean? Well, how about toggle ally buffs? No PBAoE bubbles, but targetted ally buffs with a kinda pricey end/sec drain but a powerful buff for your chosen target. With this idea in mind, plus existing powers, I propose this:

Distract: Click ST foe -tohit (10-15%), -damage (Psi, 15-30%) 15 second recharge, 20 second duration

Bolster: Toggle ST ally +resistance (All but S/L 20-30%, Psi 30-40%), .2-.5end/sec drain, self -dam (10-30%)

Mind Siphon: Click ST foe -endurance (10-20%), -recovery (50-100%), -damage (all, 15-30%, psi 30-40%) 30 second recharge, 20 second duration

Connect Minds: Toggle ST ally +defense, +tohit, +res(Psi), .2-.5end/sec drain (ST Fortunata Mind Link), self -def (5-15%)

Clear Mind (from Empathy)

Brain Storm: Toggle ST ally +damage (30-50%), +recharge (30-50%), .2-.5end/sec drain, self damage ticks like Oppressive Gloom or -regeneration (200-500%), resistance to healing (25-50%)

Deception: Click ST foe placate, -defense (10-20%), 45 second recharge

Induce Paranoia: Click ST foe confuse (mag 3, 12 seconds), fear (mag 2, 12 seconds), 15-20 second recharge

Force of Will: Toggle ST ally god-mode (+100% res to all, 100% def to all), 30 second cut-off duration, 300 second recharge. 1-2end/sec drain, self crash on toggle drop to 0 endurance and 25% health


All thoughts (pun not intended) and critique accepted, thank you for reading and thanks to Coregazer for the initial idea.

An opposite to poison, only Masterminds can get it anyways! :P. I mean really, it's the ultimate reason for masterminds to have control over their pets! Anyways, comment and post (at will)! (so far as you know). We must raise support for this idea! D:

Why would you want a buffer who can only keep buffs on one member at a time unless you were strictly a duo?

Thanks for the feedback!

The general idea behind the end costs was that, as a psychic, it shows that you're constantly concentrating on keeping the buffs on an ally, or several allies, rather than having to cycle through short-lived buffs for everyone.. On a similar train of thought, each buff should be a little better than click variants, because they can only be kept on a single target at a time.

The god-mode I feel is balanced because;

1) It only lasts a fraction of the time similar god-modes last for (30 seconds as opposed to 180 seconds), which is also shorter than other T9 support powers (Adrenaline and Painbringer are 90 seconds, Dark Servant lasts 240)

2) It drains a large amount of endurance while it is up, forcing you to choose wisely who else you buff or how many toggles you keep going at once, plus hindering what other powers you can use at the time

3) At the end, you have a crash. It's not as severe as the usual god-modes, but on a squishy Defender/Corruptor/Mastermind/Controller, it is still a major impact. With a toggle heavy buff set, it's bad if your endurance crashes, but if it keeps the Tank or Brute or Scrapper alive at a key point in the fight then it's done it's job.

And, of course, all numbers here should be taken with a pinch of salt. I typed it out at 2am and running on caffeine but the general idea has been laid out

It's different...i'll give you that