I don't remember how long you were away, but they increased the radius of effect of twilight grasp so it heals as big an area as corruptors and defenders now.
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HelinCarnate:OMG it is so terrible. I have the option to take 3 more powers but no additional slots. Boo F'ing hoo.
I don't even remember that having been an issue >_>
I would've thought that that would be one thing that carried over between archetypes since none of the pseudo-pets were redone.
So really, they didn't touch anything with the power sets. I suppose they wouldn't, seeing how they weren't really broken or anything.
Also, by the looks of it, not many people on this board speak the good word of Fruit Salad any more. It's a shame, really.
certain defensive abilities that took quite a while to distribute to each member of the team (force fields, for example) have been changed to AoE (or is it PBAoE, I forget) abilities for rapid distribution.
No changes to the sets I can think of for Defenders, the Dark Miasma change (Twilight Grasp) was only for Masterminds, which had a different version of the power with a much smaller radius.
As far as the Archetype goes though, they added a damage bonus to Vigilance recently to help soloists (in case you weren't here for that).
It starts off pretty small at low levels then ramps up to 30% at level 20 and above. You lose 10% of that bonus per teammate, so your bonus goes away entirely on a team of 4 or more players.
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You'd really think I'd have tested this first hand, given that my namesake character is a bubbler, but I havent. I believe though, that they're Ally Targeted AoEs now, not PBAoEs. Important to note, they still don't buff you.
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Originally Posted by Rodoan
certain defensive abilities that took quite a while to distribute to each member of the team (force fields, for example) have been changed to AoE (or is it PBAoE, I forget) abilities for rapid distribution.
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@Oathbound Too
Defenders are getting fire blast 
There was a freakin' awesome bug a while back with one of the incarnate powers -- it adds a DoT to powers. That can stack up to 5 times per mob. That had a chance to go off with /each/ damage tick, including ... ticks from rains and patches.
My traps / dark dropped a pylon in something like 75 seconds.
Edit: And welcome back 
WOAH!
WOAH, WOAH, WOAH!
A damage bonus in Vigilance? I was NOT here for that. I am tickled pink by that! I love that so much. Now I can maybe feel like I'm not simply left in the dust by my Corruptor.
I've got a Rad/Dark Corr and a Dark/Rad Defender. Both have been at lvl 50 for years, and I basically stopped playing my Defender once my Corr got up there. This might make me feel better about that now.
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Originally Posted by MrQuizzles
WOAH!
WOAH, WOAH, WOAH! A damage bonus in Vigilance? I was NOT here for that. I am tickled pink by that! I love that so much. Now I can maybe feel like I'm not simply left in the dust by my Corruptor. I've got a Rad/Dark Corr and a Dark/Rad Defender. Both have been at lvl 50 for years, and I basically stopped playing my Defender once my Corr got up there. This might make me feel better about that now. |
Figure 1ds is base 55.61damage(or is it 55.62? I can never remember).
Corruptor: 0.75*55.61=41.71damage
Enhanced: 41.71*1.95=81.33damage
Defender: 0.65*55.61=36.15damage
Enhanced: 36.15*1.95=70.49damage
30% Vigilance: 36.15*2.25=81.34damage
@Oathbound
@Oathbound Too
Wow, it's a Mr Quizzles! I see a giant monster mushroom coming for you.... 
Nothing much has changed...Fluffy still isn't perma, and petrifying gaze still sucks.
Vigilance gets a damage bonus which other people have mentioned.
Incarnate powers are yummy.
Welcome back!
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Nothing much has changed...Fluffy still isn't perma, and petrifying gaze still sucks.
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Thanks for the welcome back, folks! I'm glad to be here once again. It has been far too long.
Oh... one more thing.
The dev chat magic 8-ball hints that Controllers will be getting Dark Miasma soon (tm). 
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Hello again Quizzles, I too have returned recently. Besides the general shield buffs being aoe, nothing is really new with Cold for me to update my guide.
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Uh, what? PG is still kindof a turd but the Dark Servant is perma now. 240s recharge 240s duration. So I guess there's a couple seconds downtime for the cast if you have absolutely no global recharge or recharge in the power. Fluffy is very definitely perma and has been for a while.|
Originally Posted by Freem
Wow, it's a Mr Quizzles! I see a giant monster mushroom coming for you....
Nothing much has changed...Fluffy still isn't perma, and petrifying gaze still sucks. Vigilance gets a damage bonus which other people have mentioned. Incarnate powers are yummy. Welcome back! |
Oh and Corruptors are still totally better at everything ever.
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Originally Posted by Silas
Uh, what? PG is still kindof a turd but the Dark Servant is perma now. 240s recharge 240s duration. So I guess there's a couple seconds downtime for the cast if you have absolutely no global recharge or recharge in the power. Fluffy is very definitely perma and has been for a while.
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I think they mean perma as in does it act like Controller pets, cast once and it hangs around for ages (9999 seconds is it?).
What he said. If they touched my babies, I'll kill 'em.
He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you. -F. Nietzsche
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As mentioned, he means it still has to be recast every 240s (at least) to keep it around. Unlike, say, Controller or Mastermind pets.
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Originally Posted by Silas
Uh, what? PG is still kindof a turd but the Dark Servant is perma now. 240s recharge 240s duration. So I guess there's a couple seconds downtime for the cast if you have absolutely no global recharge or recharge in the power. Fluffy is very definitely perma and has been for a while.
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Blue
American Steele: 50 BS/Inv
Nightfall: 50 DDD
Sable Slayer: 50 DM/Rgn
Fortune's Shadow: 50 Dark/Psi
WinterStrike: 47 Ice/Dev
Quantum Well: 43 Inv/EM
Twilit Destiny: 43 MA/DA
Red
Shadowslip: 50 DDC
Final Rest: 50 MA/Rgn
Abyssal Frost: 50 Ice/Dark
Golden Ember: 50 SM/FA
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*Rad/dark defender who likes making empaths bored...something like that.
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Originally Posted by MrQuizzles
It's me.* I'm back.* Thought you should know.*
So tell me: Did they touch Dark Miasma? Did they touch Rad Blast? Did they touch any of my babies while I was away? Besides incarnate powers, about which I have read, what has changed with defenders since issue 16? Are Corruptors still better? *If you remember me, that is. |
H: Blaster 50, Defender 50, Tank 50, Scrapper 50, Controller 50, PB 50, WS 50
V: Brute 50, Corruptor 50, MM 50, Dominator 50, Stalker 50, AW 50, AS 50
Top 4: Controller, Brute, Scrapper, Corruptor
Bottom 4: (Peacebringer) way below everything else, Mastermind, Dominator, Blaster
CoH in WQHD
It's me.* I'm back.* Thought you should know.*
So tell me: Did they touch Dark Miasma? Did they touch Rad Blast? Did they touch any of my babies while I was away?
Besides incarnate powers, about which I have read, what has changed with defenders since issue 16? Are Corruptors still better?
*If you remember me, that is.