Has PvP changed? (Need input/advice)
By
Necrotech_Master,
Posted on: 2011-03-22 19:01 in Everything about PvP
it changed. not for the better. there is a big lack of diversity and i13 blah blah killed pvp. its worse now than before. if you really wanna know, have a look up at the open letter to the devs sticky'd at the top of the section.
if you wanna roll something that is good in both pve and pvp in terms of melee. probably an SS tank is your best bet. probably invuln or fire for a primary.
Positron's i13 letter: We are trying to make PvP more accessible to new players, while giving experienced PvP'ers the advantage that comes with formulating tactics around the new systems we're putting in place. PvP from now on will be on our priority list. If something isn't working out, we'll be in there tweaking it and making it work, for the entire future of the product, not just Issue 13.
im not super big into pvp, but i know some of the more effective stuff right now are blasters
i13 did kind of make pvp less fun (and i dont particularly like pvp, but pre i13 pvp was semi enjoyable, now i wont even participate in it)
i13 added in heal decay (everytime you are healed the heal does less), travel suppression (which slows travel down EVERY time you use a power thats not a toggle, and it does -100% regen), and diminishing returns
if you do arena stuff then you can turn this stuff off which is the closest you can get to pre i13 pvp (zone pvp is basically dead atm except on freedom and various other small groups scattered among the servers)
Ah, well sorry to hear that it's actually gotten worse. Well thanks for the input then guys, suppose I'll try out Inv/SS tank then.
Hello, I'm a returning player from i7-i13, and I was interested in shelving (for now) my old scrapper/mm and rerolling to experience new content and for a new challenge. Anyways, I was just curious, back when I played PvP was (Or at least I was always told) very biased against lethal/smash powersets such as SS, Stone, Broadsword, etc. and against res powersets for stalkers and scrappers, and that kingpins were energy stalkers and ice blasters. Is this still the case, was I misinformed, or have things changed?
If anyone would like to offer additional input, the powersets I am considering for both PvE/PvP are Scrappers or Brutes (Possibly Stalkers) are SS/Elec. Elec/Elec, Eng/Eng, and Eng/Elec. Any recommendations, however, would also be appreciated.