Break Frees not always working

Hy-Beams · 10-22-2011 09:30 PM

Twice today on two different characters I was trapped in a Stone Control hold power and when I used a Break Free I did not get released.

Ironblade · 10-22-2011 10:31 PM

Can you give more detail? Was this in the Signature Story Arc part 1? I had the guy in the first mission hold one of my tanks right through his mez protection so he either has high magnitude or can stack holds fast.

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OV_ohms · 10-23-2011 06:13 AM

Number Nine in the new Halloween trial also seems to have a very high mag hold.

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Hy-Beams · 10-23-2011 09:09 AM

One instance was indeed Number Nine in the new Trial. I am going to be honest but I don't remember exactly where the second instance happened but I am sure it was the Stone Control hold power.

I was under the impression Break Frees released you from any hold, is there a magnitude of power they don't effect?

Ironblade · 10-23-2011 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Hy-Beams

I was under the impression Break Frees released you from any hold, is there a magnitude of power they don't effect?

Absolutely. Holds have a magnitude. Break Frees (and all mez protection powers) give you protection at a particular magnitude.

In the Statesman TF, Ghost Widow has a mag 100 hold. You need a STACK of Break Frees, Clear Minds, whatever even on a stone tank in Granite.

You can call up the power information in-game. Drag a Break Free to the chat line and drop it. That will put the exact name in the chat line. Hit <Enter> and the text will show up in whatever channel in bold. Click on that and you can bring up the full details of the power, recipe, inspiration, enhancement, etc.

This works for any power. You can also type the power name directly by putting it in square brackets. Try [Dry Heave] or [Projectile Vomit].

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Mandu · 10-23-2011 11:29 AM

One of the really interesting things in game that not many people know is that when you use your rest power the reason you can't move is because it stacks a huge hold on you. Eat a stack of breakfrees and you can move around while still resting.

Or at least you could a year or so ago when I tested it.

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_Klaw_ · 10-23-2011 11:40 AM

From wiki Break Frees resist up to 10 mag immob so that would work on pretty much all standard mission bosses and EB's. You would need to eat 10 for Numina. The new trial AVs are probably a little over 10 mag just to make them difficult.

Katie V · 10-23-2011 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by _Klaw_

From wiki Break Frees resist up to 10 mag immob so that would work on pretty much all standard mission bosses and EB's. You would need to eat 10 for Numina. The new trial AVs are probably a little over 10 mag just to make them difficult.

The confuse in the Underground Trial is nominally mag 30, but it seems to pulse or self-stack in a way that requires up to five breakfrees to neutralize. (Of course, it's also possible that I'm getting hit by some idiot who doesn't realize he's been confused.)