I can't ever remember seeing an "overpowered" pop up from my Fire/Storm's Thunderclap.
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Nope. It doesn't have that extra X% chance of Y mez power listed that other Controller powers have.
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Originally Posted by Draggynn
Quick Question I was hoping someone here could answer for me: does Controller Thunder Clap have a chance to overpower? It looks like the answer is no, but I don't have a character to test this on to make sure.
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It can't. The rule of thumb is powers in secondaries don't offer Controller special abilities (overpower or containment in cases like Lightning Storm or Repulsion Bomb). Altho Controllers do still get better mezz duration values from these powers.
The best place to answer this kind of question is the wonderful City of Data section of Red Tomax's Guide, maintained by the great CoHTitan folks.
Thunderclap is shown as only a Mag 2 stun, with no chance for an extra mag.
Compare this to Earth's Stalagmites, which is a Mag 3 stun with a 20% chance for an extra 1 Mag "overpower."
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But Thunder Clap does create containment, in that an attack with your primary will do double damage to foes stunned by T-clap.
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Originally Posted by Oedipus_Tex
It can't. The rule of thumb is powers in secondaries don't offer Controller special abilities (overpower or containment in cases like Lightning Storm or Repulsion Bomb). Altho Controllers do still get better mezz duration values from these powers.
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Thanks for the responses all. The in game look up and City of Data both said no, but I just wanted confirmation from in game since mistakes have been made in both on occasions.
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Quick Question I was hoping someone here could answer for me: does Controller Thunder Clap have a chance to overpower? It looks like the answer is no, but I don't have a character to test this on to make sure.
Thanks.
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