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Should be a nice, decent set for either Ranged or Melee play, so I think will pair well with a lot of sets. /Ice is probably a good comparison point for it, actually, like Snow said.|
Originally Posted by Snowzone
I'd say it's average or above average. The to hit debuffs add a nice bonus to survivability. So not as good as Fire (obviously) but better than Electric. I'd rate it around Ice.
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Once the changes were announced (Moonbeam to level 35, switch out Death Shroud for the new PBAoE attack) I shelved my Ice/Thorns to be remade into an Ice/Dark Dom. And I can't wait.
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I've been too busy to test again, and when I wasn't there was a bug that locked the dark powersets again. But looking at it as-is, it looks like /fiery's step cousin:
- Dark blast (ST, Ranged)
- Smite (ST, melee)
- Gloom (ST, Ranged)
- Night Fall (Cone AoE: narrow, bonus range)
- Gather Shadows (Power boost/built up hybrid, just like 'power buildup')
- Engulfing Darkness (PbAoE)
- Life Drain (ST, Ranged+Heal)
- Moon Beam (ST, Ranged-Snipe)
- Midnight Grasp (ST, melee+immobilize)
It gets less damage in 'Gather Shadows' than fiery gets in 'embrace of fire,' but gather shadows boosts all control,and the secondardy effects of every single /dark power. (-tohit, heal, immobilize) /Dark also has one more attack than /fiery, and is the only dominator secondary to have a true heal. Also, /dark is a second option if you are going the 'ranged dominator' route. While /fiery has its three ranged attacks and one cone, blaze is medium ranged. Dark has three normal ranged attacks, all with full range, and its cone has long range as well. The downside with /dark at range is that its tier 9 is melee...so while /fiery has to skip using combustion & incinerate, dark at range can't use Smite, Engulfing Darkness, or Midnight Grasp. /Dark does get a lot more reach, though.
I'd say it's average or above average. The to hit debuffs add a nice bonus to survivability. So not as good as Fire (obviously) but better than Electric. I'd rate it around Ice.