So now that Darkness Control has been confirmed..........
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android33,
Posted on: 2011-11-21 18:26 in Archetypes and Powers General Discussion
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Do the new pets cut themselves and cry about the injustice?|
Originally Posted by zeldo
I thought it was a new Mastermind set with Goth pets. :./
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I am overall excited about Dark Control/Fire Assault or the extra goodness that is dark damage.
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I think you're confusing Goth with Emo.
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Originally Posted by Shadow Wail
Do the new pets cut themselves and cry about the injustice?
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Culex's resistance guide
My guess is that it may look something like this:
Dark Blast
Smite
Gloom
Shadow Maul
Umbral Torrent
Power Boost
Life Drain
Moonbeam
Soul Drain
But that's just me
Jem - Ill/Rad Controller Lv 50+3 Nic - Mind/Psi Dominator Lv 50+3 Lady Liberation - Invuln/SS Tanker Lv 50+1 Invicitx - Demon/Pain Mastermind Lv 50+1 Celeste - Emp/Arch Defender Lv 50+1 Nightsilver - DB/WP Scrapper Lv 34 Dusk Howl - StJ/Regen Brute Lv 32 Kyriani - Time/Energy Defender Lv 41Psifire - FF/Psi Defender Lv 50
Star Lighter - LB/LA Peacebringer Lv 30
Soul Drain's in Soul Mastery as well. So that won't be in Dark Assault either.
For what it's worth, I'd like to see Moonbeam left out as well, but I don't particularly expect it. At least, as it is, it'd be an easy "skip" choice. All the same, what I'd really like to see instead, is Death Shroud.
Give me both Life Drain and Siphon Life! :P
But if we can only choose one leeching power, I prefer Life Drain.
What's left is to normalize all Assassin Strikes and improve Stalker's old sets (Claw, MA and EM)! You don't need to bring back the missing PbAoE attack. You just need to make the existing ones better! For example, make Slice a WIDER and LONGER cone.
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ah forgot about that!
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Originally Posted by Lazarillo
Soul Drain's in Soul Mastery as well. So that won't be in Dark Assault either.
For what it's worth, I'd like to see Moonbeam left out as well, but I don't particularly expect it. At least, as it is, it'd be an easy "skip" choice. All the same, what I'd really like to see instead, is Death Shroud. |
Jem - Ill/Rad Controller Lv 50+3 Nic - Mind/Psi Dominator Lv 50+3 Lady Liberation - Invuln/SS Tanker Lv 50+1 Invicitx - Demon/Pain Mastermind Lv 50+1 Celeste - Emp/Arch Defender Lv 50+1 Nightsilver - DB/WP Scrapper Lv 34 Dusk Howl - StJ/Regen Brute Lv 32 Kyriani - Time/Energy Defender Lv 41Psifire - FF/Psi Defender Lv 50
Star Lighter - LB/LA Peacebringer Lv 30
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They are not the same?
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Originally Posted by Pitho
I think you're confusing Goth with Emo.
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lvl 50 - Elec/WP/Mu Mastery Stalker, lvl 50 - Dark/EA/Soul Mastery Stalker, lvl 50 - EM/Nin/Soul Mastery Stalker
New Toons
lvl 21 - StJ/WP Stalker
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I believe they will not give it both Powerboost and Soul Drain. It will be either one or the other and I would prefer Powerboost.|
Originally Posted by Kyriani
My guess is that it may look something like this:
Dark Blast Smite Gloom Shadow Maul Umbral Torrent Power Boost Life Drain Moonbeam Soul Drain But that's just me |
PS I always thought it would be cool if Doms got Power Buildup. It will kill two birds with one stone.
lvl 50 - Elec/WP/Mu Mastery Stalker, lvl 50 - Dark/EA/Soul Mastery Stalker, lvl 50 - EM/Nin/Soul Mastery Stalker
New Toons
lvl 21 - StJ/WP Stalker
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Most goths are emo, but not all emos are goths.
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Originally Posted by Aumakua
They are not the same?
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I really like the changes to Dark for controllers, I dont play controller, but I might have to now. My first 50 was a dark/dark defender and it will be nice to play another dark toon a different way.
P.S. I am currently lvling a Dark/Dark blaster and I am in love with that set.
lvl 50 - Elec/WP/Mu Mastery Stalker, lvl 50 - Dark/EA/Soul Mastery Stalker, lvl 50 - EM/Nin/Soul Mastery Stalker
New Toons
lvl 21 - StJ/WP Stalker
Yes, both Dark Blast and Darkness Manipulation are seriously solid sets.
The silver-lining of Moonbeam being included in DA is the ability to 5 slot SotM for help with perma-Dom.
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To quote Synapse:|
Originally Posted by Dispari
Dark Control is pretty much an entirely brand new set with almost no ports. Doms are also getting Dark Assault. Not much heard about it yet except that its self-buff power is kind of like Power Build Up.
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Originally Posted by Synapse
Dark Assault
This power is a mix of Dark Melee and Dark Blast. You've got a fun mix of powers in there. I think Dominators will enjoy the set. It offers a nice mix of damage, control and survivability. It also features a new power called Gather Shadows. This is effectively a combo of Build Up and Power Boost. You lose your +to hit and have reduced effectiveness of the +damage and +effects, but you get both. It's a trade-off to be sure. I look forward to player feedback on this. |
Arc #40529 : The Furies of the Earth
Nice find.
The word "survivability" implies our theories are correct about getting either Life Drain or Siphon Life.
Gather Shadows sounds cool. Especially on a recharge intensive Dom build.
I doubt they'd make it out of the Dom forums alive if they didn't give at least Life Drain or Siphon Life.
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Originally Posted by PRAF68_EU
Dispari has more than enough credability, and certainly doesn't need to borrow any from you.
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So I'm being unrealistic hoping for Dark regeneration on Doms?
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Originally Posted by VoodooGirl
[*]Watching out for the Spinning Disco Portal of D00M!*
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Probably, that's too good.
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Originally Posted by Mega_Jamie
So I'm being unrealistic hoping for Dark regeneration on Doms?
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Arc #40529 : The Furies of the Earth
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Honestly, I was hoping for it was the utility power (albeit nerfed some), especially given that Ghost Widow, the signature Dominator, who is supposed to be a Dark/Dark makes a lot of use of it, but since we know now that the utility power is Gather Shadows, it seems unlikely. No other Assault set gets two powers like that.|
Originally Posted by Mega_Jamie
So I'm being unrealistic hoping for Dark regeneration on Doms?
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On that note, I also wonder if Ghost Widow will get a slight powers revamp? I kinda hope so. That'd be cool.
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Your right of course, but Fire gets consume and Embrace, but yeah, thats the only exception to the otherwise 1 utility power only flow.|
Originally Posted by Lazarillo
Honestly, I was hoping for it was the utility power (albeit nerfed some), especially given that Ghost Widow, the signature Dominator, who is supposed to be a Dark/Dark makes a lot of use of it, but since we know now that the utility power is Gather Shadows, it seems unlikely. No other Assault set gets two powers like that.
On that note, I also wonder if Ghost Widow will get a slight powers revamp? I kinda hope so. That'd be cool. |
One hopes they will make an exception, especially since any of the Single Target self heals are as much utility as they are damage. And /Psi shows that a powerful self healing utlity power is acceptable in Dominators, atleast when the power is limited by the saturation of enemies.
Saying that, they are already breaking the flavour flow that upset blasters by creating a combination of Darkity/Dark that had no stealth either, unless they add another utility, which again is something i'd like to see, so clearly, my expectations arnt going to be met.
So I would settle for the 2 ST self heal/drains, but I would love Dark Regeneration, but its less of an issue here, I'll play a D/D Dominator more than likely, while with blasters DR was a must have to get me to play it.
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Originally Posted by VoodooGirl
[*]Watching out for the Spinning Disco Portal of D00M!*
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Dark Blast
Smite
Shadow Maul
Gloom
Gather Shadows
Tenebrous Tentacles
Siphon Life/Life Drain
Moonbeam/Death Shroud
Midnight Grasp
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Night Fall or Umbral Torrent seems more likely in an Assault set to me. If a Dom wants a low damage immobilize, most primaries already have one.
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Originally Posted by Mr. DJ
Tenebrous Tentacles
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Arc #40529 : The Furies of the Earth
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Amen to that !!
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Originally Posted by nytflyr
"the tentacles have been replaced with more of an inky shadowy feel." does that mean the same for other darkness powers? i hate the tentacles!
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lalalalala im not listening to you !|
Originally Posted by Mega_Jamie
So I'm being unrealistic hoping for Dark regeneration on Doms?
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doms will have dark regen or lifedrain or some sort of self heal !!!
"please "
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Any guesses on what the final power will be? I'm assuming it'll be a pet right? I'm hoping a Night Dragon or some Cthulu like creature. Anything but Fluffy 2.
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Originally Posted by Oathbound
A breakdown of the Darkness Control set has already been posted (Minus the tier9 power which hasn't been announced)
It's not a port, the only power in the set that already exists in the game is Fearsome Stare. Everything else is new. Doms will also get Dark Assault to go with it (and Controllers will get Dark Affinity, a variation of Dark Miasma). There's also no mention at all of it being tied to Dark Astoria 2.0 in any way. Relevant part of Synapse's post: |
Hoping for a good pet. Already psyched for the set without knowing what the t9 is though.
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Originally Posted by PRAF68_EU
Dispari has more than enough credability, and certainly doesn't need to borrow any from you.
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Is that what Beam Rifle, Staff Melee, Time Manipulation, and Dual Pistols were?
Electric Control, yes, definitely.
It's a matter of taste obviously but I'd have rathered almost anything else, and this is my only way to let them know.