Basically, there's no precedent. Along the same thinking, why wouldn't crits with mezzing attacks stack more mez, or debuffing attacks debuff more, or self-buffing attacks buff more?
I don't think they'd make an exception for Siphon Life. The power is amazingly good right now. I am happy for them to leave it alone!
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That said, I don't think it's needed. It'd be an awesome feature, but hardly needed, and it might put Scrappers from perfectly balanced to OPed.
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Good point. I guess if it's not broke then don't fix it. I just had this thought because I notice that this power tends to crit quite often for me. I know it doesn't have any more of a change to crit, but I guess I just use it a lot more often than it seems and when I do it happens to crit.
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They should look at broad sword first...poor thing has been neglected.
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Although it isn't as bad as it was back when statesman was here, dev attention to a power as good as siphon life is really unwanted even now...
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The devs don't really nerf things unless they think they have to, but I would place the odds against an honest balance pass on Dark Melee improving the set, verses reducing the capability of the set, at about 75 to 1 against. That is not an exaggeration for effect: those are betting odds.
In todays balance terms, Soul Drain is too strong, Touch of Fear is too strong, Shadow Maul is too cheap in recharge and endurance, Siphon Life pays nothing for its heal, Smite's DPA is too high, and the entire set's stackable -tohit offers too much mitigation. If the powerset was made today, the odds of it surviving closed beta in its current state are exactly zero.
None of these are guesses on my part either. They are based on the balance discussions and tweaks that have occurred for other powers, including very recent ones such as Power Siphon and Cobra Strike. Basically, Dark Melee, and for that matter Claws, are sets with design rules that will never be replicated or even approached again, because their very existence breaks rules that are otherwise so strong today that when they are broken in other sets that is usually considered a bug that must be fixed.
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Has it ever been brought up why Siphon Life doesn't offer double life since it can crit and give double damage? I know that some might not like that idea, but to me it seems like it would make sense considering you are hitting the target for extra damage, so why wouldn't you be able to siphon "just a little bit more life" in the process.
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