Praetorian Themed Powersets

From discussions at the Meet and Greet I got a couple ideas, I suggested them to a couple Devs, they told me to suggest it on the forums, here goes:

So here are ideas on a couple of Praetorian Themed\Inspired Powersets that I think could be a lot of fun and add something to the game

Energy Rifle: This would be a blaster\ corrupter set, like the rifles the Resistance use.

Damage Type: Energy (Possibly Dark Energy with some sort of ammo change.)

This could be a lot of fun for a new weapon set without being just another lethal set. It could get all new animations, with more military style animations for shooting the rifle. Also it might be a more single target sort of focus than AR currently is since AR is all sorts of AoE.

Also it could be interesting if the Assualt rifle used a few powers like Piercing Rounds, where there is a narrow cone so it seems like the Rifle could be firing through some people, into the target behind them.

Additionally, it could have some cool glowy assault rifle type gun models, and who doesn't want more glowy stuff?


Energy Gauntlets\ Energy Control: This would be a Control set similar to the Gauntlets the PPD uses.

Damage Type: Energy

This could be a pretty basic control set for energy control. It doesn't have to be tied to the gauntlets, but it might be cool if it was too. Either way could have some new energy or dark energy based particle effects and it could again, work off the idea of "piercing" type of powers that seem to pass through targets.

If it's tied to gauntlets, could be fun to put some new gloves in the game, magic, tech, steam punk, with glowy bits for this to work with.

This idea is a little less fleshed out than the energy Rifle one, but I don't know control sets nearly as well. Ideas here are especially appreciated.

I see no dual energy pistols.

I see no Sword/Gun set, either...

In fact energy rifles and energy gauntlets are doable via assault riffle and energy blast powersets already.

Resistance power rifles deal Lethal damage. Similarily, Resistance power punches deal smashing damage.

A Resistance set would be basically a Soldier of Arcachnos with different graphics for Single Shot, Burst and Heavy Burst, and that does Pummel not with gun butt but with off-hand.

The difference ends there, because then there'd have to be branches for Heavy Hands (wrist-guns and punches), Heavy Barrel (autocannon) and Officer (paired energy pistols)

PPD use a combination of Energy Melee, Super Strength and Energy Blast, combined with their armor.

Both could make decent PEATs but I'm at a loss how they could be 'unique'. A rehash of the VEATs would be good enough for us but not good enough for the Devs.

As far as I'm concerned, there are three Praetoria groups that have potential for becoming playable: PPD/T.E.S.T., The Resistance and Clockwork.

Of the three, PPD lends itself best to becoming a straight-forward PEAT, due to their combination of range, melee and defenses. Plus, power gloves would be downright bitchin'.

Clocks could serve equally well as Resistance and Loyalist characters. While the ability to play a clockwork with all their integral weapon systems (forearm plasma torch, back-mounted particle blaster, chest mounted anti-matter ray) would be absolutely bitchin', it'd impose unforgivable concept and costume limitations. A Clockwork mastermind type is more likely.

The Resistance I, quite honestly, would like to see as a Mastermind primary. Laser pistols (Snap Shot, Aimed Shot, Overcharged Shot), upgrades, some tier seven buff/debuff/something (Ghoul summon?), and the usual three tiers of pets. Fighters for tier one (with rifles, start with Burst, get Single Shot, then Covering Fire (cone)), Heavy Hands or Heavy Barrel for tier two, Elite Heavy Hands or Elite Heavy Barrel for tier three. Could be fun. Could be very fun, in fact.