What if all the Tanking At's were streamlined?


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Originally Posted by dugfromthearth View Post
I'm confused.

Is there some content that a defender can debuff that a corr cannot?
Or that a controller can control but dominator cannot?

There is "can" and there is "better"

I find that the boards are full of arguments about a small fraction of the player base and what is theoretically possible, and requests to change the game for everyone to cater that small group.

Any argument involving IO sets is invalid unless your solution is changing IO sets
Not sure what you are referring to or the point you are trying to make? And if we are discounting IO's then everything is balanced and Arcanaville has proved it.


 

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Originally Posted by KnightofKhonsu View Post
Heh heh heh...which is even more crazy on Tanker Tuesdays when all the tankers charge in at once thinking they are leading the charge! lol
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Originally Posted by Ultimus View Post
Also think of it from a developer standpoint, is it easier to create an entire new AT with new powersets, etc, or to modify one class to give additional benefit?
From the developer standpoint, creating a new archetype is currently infeasible. However, that doesn't mean redefining multiple classes simultaneously is significantly more likely.


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Originally Posted by Ultimus View Post
Not sure what you are referring to or the point you are trying to make? And if we are discounting IO's then everything is balanced and Arcanaville has proved it.
You stated a point based on which you want to make changes:

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Originally Posted by Ultimus View Post
The problem I think is the Tanker is too specialized, there is no content in the game that a Tanker can tank that a Brute or Kheldian cannot. (The game defines both Brutes and Kheldians as "Tanks)
So I have a question: is this a "can" theoretical issue with outside buffs, or with IO's. Or is this a brute with SO's can tank any content in the game that a tanker can with no outside buffs? What is theoretically possible or even what is done by a few optimized characters should not be the basis for balance or game changes.