I no longer like my Trollers!

There is definitely an ebb and flow to which toons I play the most, but since I began in i3, I have enjoyed trollers immensely. As I have looked closely at my list of toons (I alt a lot, so I have plenty), I am realizing that I really just don't like trollers anymore.

I used to see the debuff option as troller or fender, and I never liked that defenders didn't do much damage, so I went troller because their powers really intrigued me. (I still have several defenders, but didn't like them as well).

I am finding that Doms and Corrs have really ruined trollers for me. If I want the lockdown power, I find I enjoy the damage secondary much more than the support. If I want debuff, I'd MUCH prefer corruptor because of the damage and soloability.

Anyone else feeling this way? Give me a reason to love my trollers again. I went from my fire/rad troller being my "main" to literally never playing that toon anymore.

I agree only from a Corruptor > Defender point of view.

Controllers and Dominators are have different playstyles entirely.

The best defense is a good offense never was more true than balancing corruptors over defenders in my opinion.

Basically the devs made the ultimate Offenders with Corruptors as in the end game the dedicated defender is often not needed but the damage of the Corruptor is.

Wait, I think I just argued against myself!

I like my trollers just fine thank you very much. While for some soloability may be a reason to back away from a controller for some of us it isn't. I don't typically solo, and don't particularly like it really. I have some controllers that can solo (Fire/Storm is a buzzsaw on crack) but I rather like a support character. DPS---feh. I like lockin' em down, debuffing the heck out of em and letting the buffed mouthbreathers to go in and clean up for me. Cause afterall a controller is just a mastermind who has teammates for pets.

I must say the controls, debuffs, and damage I get out of my earth/fire/ice dom are pretty nifty. It does make me look at a few of my controllers and wonder why they can't dish out the same.

To me, Controllers are more strategic than any other AT, and that's why I like them. All the other ATs have a powerset specifically designed for damage . . . and then ends up as some kind of set up leading to the same attack chain over and over. Controllers have to do more to adjust to the circumstances, adjust to the team, adjust to the terrain and adjust to the objectives.

Plus, Controllers have a huge variety of strategies. How you play an Earth/Storm is very, very different than how you play an Ill/Rad or a Mind/FF. With the damage ATs, it is pretty much just the same flow of damage, damage, damage.

Controllers are insanely powerful toons, if not the most powerful in the game. And I do mean all facets of the game. If you think damage is lacking then you should really take a closer look at what controllers can do. I'm completely OK with your preference for Corruptors. That's your opinion and I respect that. Don't tell me that they can't deal damage in addtition to support.

Take the Magic: The Gathering 'What Color Are You?' Quiz.

The value of controllers is that they (the good ones, at least) can be built to excel in many fields - damage, personal survivability, debuffs and controls. The synergy between all those strengths makes them powerful, and in situations where one of them doesn't work, they have other strengths to fall back on. They're incredibly versatile, can cope with a huge range of circumstances, and they don't have to put up with a retarded form shifting mechanic to do it. If I wanted to make a 'do anything, go anywhere' character, a controller would be one of my first choices.

That said, these are just the game mechanical reasons. Liking is a pretty subjective thing. You may just decide you don't like the controller playstyle and that's perfectly fine.

I like mine... loving plant\time