Powers that bug you

The repulsions are too costly in endurance.

Ok, here are a few of my "ugly" powers;

1-baggers (don't take them anymore)
Any power with an Interrupt or a Crash. I prefer a faster-paced gameplay where I always am pushing one button while preparing for the next. Being interrupted or getting hit with a crash is just "annoying" as hell. I would rather have these powers balanced around normal gameplay. Expecially the "Crash" type powers. They are TIER 9 FOR CRYING OUT LOUD. Let me have that "moment of glory" every so often. If it is too much power, tone it down some OR... make it not enhanceable in some way (recharge, damage, resist, defense etc...)


2-baggers (not only do I skip, but I skip the entire powerset because of it)
Those tiny half-damage fast recharge bolt powers for Rad Blast, Psi Assault, Peacebringers and Warshades. Geez, I want to put them on auto to save myself some carpal tunnel agitation, but THEN... I shoot something prematurely. Is it possible to make these powers normal Tier 1 blasts ? PLEASE!! They look cool, sound good, but totally do nothing for damage.

Costume destroying powers like Ice, Stone, Quills, etc..
As others have said, you can spend hours making a costume, just so that you can run around as a block of ice on a team.. YAY ! I would much prefer these powers just grant an aura like chilling embrace, or a rocky crumble. Thermal Radiation does a good job but even that can be too invasive on a costume. There really is no easy solution for this one though.


3-baggers (Entire Powersets that I will never play... again)
Sonic Resonance, Empathy, Trick Arrow, Spines, Devices, Radiation Blast, Ice Armor, Stone Armor, Stone Melee, Stone Assault, Peacebringers and Warshades
**too many reasons to cover, just don't like the sets as a whole***

Teleport. It's animation is to long and is over all suckie. :/

I have one character who uses it, purely because of concept. I'd have given it to my main, but I just couldn't stand having another character with Teleport.

They should turn it into something akin to the original competitions version of teleport.

It would be nice if they turned all the cage powers into a timed toggle, AND made the mobs untargetable as well.

/Necromancy = Puking Pets... who thought this was a good idea?

Every damned power that is "Ally Only" - Especially for Corruptor's, But it's just as bad for Defenders... Look, I understand "Support Classes" but someone was sickeningly "lets encourage teaming-happy" when they designed these!

/Warmth has what? Something like TWO powers you can use solo - that was yet another great idea! */sarcasm*
There are several such Powersets I've never played, And/Or never intend play past IDK - maybe Level 20-something if I choose one of these sets on an old Alt for Concept reasons & don't want to re-roll them as something else = different or new?
Mostly because, I don't want to lose years of Anniversary (+ other irreplaceable) Badges & stuff (=whatever) on old Alts.

[I'm holding out for Powerset Respecs on those... Maybe with a 'reset of XP to zero' type-penalty? Anything that would save the "Old" costume, badges, temp powers, etc.]

Ditto on the sentiments above about 'Repel' & 'Intangible' Powers, I mean there's "Repel-Ball" if you're into all the setup required to do that...
And Intangible was a broken concept to begin - with so they nerfed it into a 'panic button' OR 'PvP power' = due to pvp abuses/or maybe mission stealth-ing?

And the whole nerfing of Stealth & the Anti-Stealth auto-power in missions - that doesn't even effect the Fraking NPC's you're trying to rescue/kidnap/'have follow you', But the Ambushing Mobs = of course it works for them!

Then there's the whole Stealth IO's that make that whole Power Pool all that much more trivial, & "Stealth" the -spd actually makes SuperSpeed usable in layer-cake Caves & whatnot.
Minor Positive Note:This is actually a possible solution to people with unwanted 'Speed Boost' issues.
Oh yeah, lets not leave out Invisibility's "only affect self" ='s a LotG Mule!
In fact the whole Pool is a 'single slot' LotG, (Karma/etc) Mule-Fest!

AND I'll also climb on-board the "Hasten pom-pom Hate-Train" = No FX option please?

DITTO - for all the SG Empowerment Buffs, a -KB Buff shouldn't give me the blasted - Green & Black 'shadow tendrils Aura' from head to toe - (talk about ruining a costume).
Hell, make the FX "PvP only" = (sarcasm) IF it really matters to the virtually endless Hordes of hardcore PvP'ers around here! (/sarcasm)

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Dimension Shift/Black Hole/Sonic Cage/Detention Field - I really like the idea of making them toggles that automatically drop if they're on too long, like the "jump pack". That way, you never have to sit around and wait for the mob to come back to reality.

Time Bomb - Probably one of the worst powers in the game. Massive recharge, massive interruptibility, and the timer on it is so long that most mobs would be dead by the time it fires in a team setting. Clone the Omega Maneuver and put it in it's place! DO ANYTHING!! Remote detonation is also a popular idea, but I think this power receives more complaints then any other.

Triage Beacon/Spirit Tree - given the recharge and immobile status, they need something to make them more attractive. The +Recovery is an excellent idea.

Ignite - I don't know... it just never worked well for me. I like the idea of making it a single-target flamethrower, maybe add a debuff? -Regen, -Res?

Targetting Drone - should give a very small damage buff to all powers and not just have code to give damage to Sniper Rifle in one powerset. I am talking like 10% damage at most. <--- yeah what he said. One of the biggest gripes with devices is that you don't get build up, which not only adds a lot of damage, it adds a lot of damage where you want it. I've also seen a suggestion that it give a % chance of critical hit. Even a 1% chance gives the occasional "oh hell yeah! That just happened!"

Also as mentioned over and over in this thread: All sorts of stuff that ruin my costumes.

How about custom sound effects for our powers? Since we can already change the appearance, it's a logical next-step. I'd much rather have a beam rifle that sounds like "PEW PEW!" then an organ farting.

Oh right!! I forgot about Stealth.... 2 things: Enemies that ignore it completely (I'm talking about ambushes, not snipers or drones and what-not, those are fine). Allies that are affected by it (the guys we have to rescue).

I would like the effect that Synapse gets when he uses superspeed, but the streak aura is kinda like it already.