Issue 19's Inherant Fitness: The concerns

I will also voice my concern here. I always take Swift on the way to Stamina, but I abhor and avoid Hurdle. I cannot stand the speed burst in the forward motion when you are just trying to get over a 1 foot ledge. When it is paired with Combat Jumping, it is barely tolerable, but not by much. I hope we have the option of "claiming" these powers at level 1 or 2, rather than having them forced on us.

In fact, I'd rather that they didn't make the fitness pool inherent at all. Instead, breathe life into the lower level hazard zones by making 5 or 6 mission task forces, starting at level 5, that as a reward, offer a 5% endurance modification. Do all 6 TFs, get a nice badge and a grand total of 30% modification. Don't like the "grind"? Don't do them and pick up the pool like normal if you want. Make them in Hollows, Perez Park, Boomtown, Faultline, Dark Astoria and Terra Volta. They would just have to make sure that they are fun, as well as productive (reward-wise.)

My $0.02 worth...

Its been a while but isnt Health in the fitness pool? Where do we slot a Numina +Heal now....lol

Here's a real concern:

I usually slot Health and Stamina up to 3 slots each to make them wholly effective. With the change, I'll do the same. But that leaves me with a dearth of enhancement slots for whatever powers I take in their place.

We're basically getting more powers, but with the same number of enhancement slots. The numbers were balanced before, but now they won't be.

Swift + Hurdle inherent is certainly going to make those lvl1 death races abit easier

Take Stealth, the movement debuff is offset by the movement buff in swift.

The endurance cost is offset by the endurance gain in stamina.

Should be room in your build with hurdle/health/stamina becoming inherent.

You come out ahead by stealth and two extra power picks.a

I have to wonder if the people complaining Swift is too fast are the same people who refuse to switch off Sprint. I have no idea how Swift by itself will cripple anyone's control of their character.

For my main Defender, I could have him take more Fighting Pool powers to match up the way I wanted him to have decent close-combat abilities. For my Brute I could expand more on his Presence power pool more.

So many possibilities!

I don't get the "no extra slots" complaint. Just pick three powers and don't slot them and you're still better off than you were previously.

It sounds like saying "Here's the thing: I have sections in my wallet for singles, fives, tens and twenties. You just gave me three free $2 bills and I wish you hadn't done that unless you were going to buy me a new wallet with more compartments."

If you had the money, you could take Stealth, Manoeuvres and Combat Jumping and put in 3 Luck of the Gambler +7.5% Global Recharge enhancements in the basic free slot.

That's 22.5% more recharge.

Or you could take Aid Other and Aid Selfa nd stick in a heal in each, to help restore your own HP or that of a team-mates or NPC's.

There's plenty of things you can do with just the auto-slot a power comes with.

Combat Jumping and Hover uses hardly any endurance per second.

Okay, you all are going to laugh at me, but where was it announced that we'll be getting inherent fitness in issue 19? I must have missed that somewhere

I realize the person you are talking about may not agree 100% with your view on this, but that hardly makes him/her a whiner. I realize it may offend your sensibilities to read an opposing viewpoint, but is it really appropriate* to call them a whiner when they make a perfectly calm post expressing a concern?

Your case becomes even weaker when the OP is educated on exactly what this means and he backs off.

I don't mind respecs so much, except for your powertrays getting all re-arranged, I completely forget where everything is.

As a believer in options, I don't have a problem with the OP's complaint. The ability to opt out of something you don't want, for whatever reason, seems ok to me.