Discussion: The Intrepid Informer: Power Set Proliferation
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Posted on: 2011-07-06 10:45 in News, Events and Announcement Discussion
I am just very sad there is still no illusion for doms... 
....Wait... Broadsword for brutes? 
Nice proliferation and Energy Aura armor gets some much needed love.
Now as long as we are talking Power Proliferation, lets also talk Power Customization.....
Ancillary, Patron, Pool powers, Granite Armor, Khelds.......
"What about Dominators?
You’ve probably noticed that Dominators didn’t get new powers this time around. We have exciting future plans for the archetype that we can’t talk about right now that will most likely occur post Issue 21. So, stay tuned!"
Does this mean we get to use the most deadly force on the planet to dominate our foes? Of course I am talking about the epic cuteness of KITTEHS!!!
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Lets see.. sick combos to come....
WM/EA Scrapper, now with MOAR Strong and Pretty!
Dark/Ice Stalker..... Revenge is a dish best served COLD
Thugs/Sonic MM- your own personal Brute with a Hulu Hoop of Doom...
Rad/Poison Corr- Defense? WHAT Defense?
Anything/Regen Brute- what more needs to be said?
Thermal/Fire Defenders- I love the Thermal set anyways.. but this.. this is just sick!
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The new changes to the Scrapper version of EA sounds quite interesting.
I also want to point out:
EA HAS NEEDED MORE WORK FOR YEARS.
Yet it only gets a revamp due to being ported to a Hero AT.
Hilarious way to keep the "Devs hate villians" thing going
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Originally Posted by Dayglow
Well I am very happy with this list but I see "poison" being a very bad set for port as it is. I hope they revamp it. I have a level 43 Necro/Poison and it works fine but I don't see it really working for a controller or corruptor because of the lack of AOE debuffs. I hope they fix it.
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"Noxious Gas (a pet targeted AoE debuff power) was replaced by Venomous Gas. This new power is a PBAoE toggle that significantly weakens enemies in close proximity to the user."
Also, not everything is bad just because it's focused on single targets vs. AoEs. Poison as it stands now on MMs is pretty great against hard targets (EB/AVs), but less so against crowds. And for crowds, you've at least got your Neurotoxic Spray that slows everyone down.
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Originally Posted by Nethergoat
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These look VERY VERY good.
Blazara Aura LVL 50 Fire/Psi Dom (with 125% recharge)
Flameboxer Aura LVL 50 SS/Fire Brute
Ice 'Em Aura LVL 50 Ice Tank
Darq Widow Fortune LVL 50 Fortunata (200% rech/Night Widow 192.5% rech)--thanks issue 19!
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Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
I'm kind of worried at how absolutely easy this will be to soft-cap, too... though it'll be pretty damn funny to watch SR Tankers get one-shotted by an AV the way my SR Scrapper and Stalker always seem to.
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KIDDING! I know you have the AoE one now. hehe
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I've got to admit that I'm actually really disapointed that Tankers didn't get the new Energy Aura and didn't get broadsword.
Don't get me wrong there are some good things here but I have been wanting those two for tankers for a long while now
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Originally Posted by Zwillinger
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Excellent. Yet more reasons that i21 will be the best issue ever!
EA Changes -> YAY!
Broadsword Brutes -> DOUBLE YAY!
Nothing for Dominators -> No Radiation Assault? (Tiers 1-7 from Rad blast and two melee powers from the Shivan Power sets)
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Originally Posted by Shubbie
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If Stalker:Energy Aura:Disrupt doesn't break Hide, and Stalker:Ice Armor:Chilling Embrace doesn't break Hide, can we please get Stalker:Dark Armor:Cloak of Fear and Oppressive Gloom also changed to match? If not, why not?
I'm also somewhat annoyed that stalkers don't get Ice Melee to go with that Ice Armor; Ice Armor seems kind of pointless without it.
On the other hand, I have to say that I'm somewhere between psyched about the AoE component to Mastermind:Poison:Envenom and Weaken, and terrified about it. My Demons/Poison is already pretty sick; with those changes, it may be a completely overpowered combination. (Demons/Sonic is going to be pretty sick, too.)
I like the Dark/Dark Blaster idea. I can delete my lvl 22 Dark/Dark Corruptor (never warmed up to that AT) and start fresh.
I'm also planning a Plant/Poison Controller, even though I'm not overly impressed with /Poison on my MM.
These are some very nice changes. 
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Meh. I rarely got taken out by AoEs, but the added Defense Debuff Resistance has helped immeasurably.|
Originally Posted by CaptainMoodswing
Well, see it complicates things if you don't take all the toggles, for one thing. :P
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I still say SR is a poorly-designed powerset. Sure, it shines like gold if you dump IOs in it, but it's still a polished turd at heart.
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Originally Posted by Nethergoat
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That change happened a couple issues back. They suppress when hidden, and have for a bit.|
Originally Posted by InfamousBrad
....can we please get Stalker: Dark Armor: Cloak of Fear and Oppressive Gloom also changed to match? ....
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As to the proliferations: Yay!
As to EA changes: Yay!
As to poison getting buffed: yay, I hope!
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I just hope it doesn't mean another change to how Doms and domination works.
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What about Dominators? You’ve probably noticed that Dominators didn’t get new powers this time around. We have exciting future plans for the archetype that we can’t talk about right now that will most likely occur post Issue 21. So, stay tuned! Phil “Synapse” Zeleski Senior Game Designer |
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I'm guessing Regeneration for Brutes will get a taunt added to Integration. I wonder what other changes, if any, will be made during the port. I have a Fire/Regen Scrapper that just hit 50 I will probably re-roll as a Brute, but I'll have to wait for details to make that decision for sure. I guess I'll be shelving that character for a few months.
*sigh*...75 crafts away from Field Crafter on that toon too.
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Originally Posted by InfamousBrad
I'm also somewhat annoyed that stalkers don't get Ice Melee to go with that Ice Armor; Ice Armor seems kind of pointless without it.
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But Synapse did specify that anything that went into this round of proliferation had to be done without the art team's help, meaning no "Assassin's Freeze" or whatever they'd call the power. So I can understand where they're coming from, too.
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Originally Posted by Nethergoat
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This 3rd part of Power Set Proliferation will be available to all who have access to those archetypes without having to purchase anything. However, do keep in mind that there are AT restrictions depending on whether you are a free player or a VIP.|
Originally Posted by Pebblebrook
Speaking of the future...if this comes during/after Freedom launch, would these powersets be attached to free issues where it's free for f2p/premium accounts also, or will these type of things be a store purchase for them?
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Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
I'm assuming that Fire Blast is actually a SECONDARY for Defenders, no?
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i21 confirmed for issue of the year for all possible years. Broadsword brutes? **** YES. Energy Aura for scrappers being not a piece of ****? **** YES.
poison corruptors/controllers? LOL WUT
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poison corruptors/controllers? LOL WUT
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That's my favorite part of this proliferation, you... person face.
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Originally Posted by Nethergoat
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So, Dark Blast for Blaster should look like:
Dark Blast
Gloom
Moonbeam
Aim
Tenebrous Tentacles
Abyssal Gaze
Umbral Torrent
Life Drain
Blackstar
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Well I am very happy with this list but I see "poison" being a very bad set for port as it is. I hope they revamp it. I have a level 43 Necro/Poison and it works fine but I don't see it really working for a controller or corruptor because of the lack of AOE debuffs. I hope they fix it.