Radiation Melee and Armor

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Radiation Melee

Brutes, Scrappers, and Tanks

Tier 1 Power: Particle Barrage (Energy Barrage animation)
Melee, Minor Damage (Energy, Smashing), Foe +Tag


Tier 2 Power: Contaminated Strike (Bone Smasher animation)
Melee, Moderate Damage (Energy, Smashing), Foe +Tag


Tier 3 Power: Polarized Wave (Jacob's Ladder animation)
Melee (Cone), High Damage (Energy), Foe -Def +Tag


Tier 4 Power: Confront/Taunt
Ranged (Targeted AoE for Brutes and Tanks), Foe Taunt -Range


Tier 5 Power: Ionized Burst [Repulsing Torrent animation (Kinetic Melee)]
Ranged, High Damage (Energy), Foe -Def +Tag


Tier 6 Power: Critical Mass
PBAoE Self +Damage +To Hit +Special, Foe -Tag
4% To Hit --> 24% To Hit
20% Damage --> 120% Damage
20 sec. Duration
180 sec. Recharge
Description:
Critical Mass absorbs all the energy that has been emitted from your other attacks in order to increase your own strength. This power will absorb up to 6 targets of the radiation. By doing this the 6 targets will be released of the -defense that was put on them from your attacks. If there are no enemies that were hit by this power then the power will fail.


Tier 7 Power: Infectious Blow (Chain Induction animation)
Melee, Moderate Damage (Energy), Foe -Resist +Tag +Special Minor DoT (Toxic)
Description:
You strike one enemy with Infectious Blow causing damage and minor resist debuff (-2.5% Resist debuff). Now, this acts like Chain Induction in the sense that enemies that are around the target that you hit will be infected but in a PBAoE slow spread through the mob (and i mean slow! roughly every 5 sec it will jump to every enemy within 4 feet of the infected target). Each enemy that is infected will take minor toxic damage and -2.5% resist debuff.
Up to 16 Enemies


Tier 8 Power: Radioactive Burst
PBAoE, Foe Knockback Hold -Tag +Tag
Mag 2 Hold: 9.5 seconds (The throw up animation after they get back up)
Mag 5.19 Knockback
Description:
Simple. Hand Clap but replace stun with hold.
Now those of you going "HOLD! OP" Its a hold that only holds minions and below. Hand Clap does a stun and both stop the enemies from attacking you or anyone else. Also some may say "Brutes have to build fury" and all i can say is skip it like you skip Hand clap.
EDIT:
When the use of this power is activated, the enemies that are tagged/marked will be held upon being hit by Radioactive Burst. The tag on these enemies will not be removed and will only be reaffirmed. Other enemies that are not tagged before the activation will then be tagged if hit.
Credit: Tenzhi


Tier 9 Power: Meltdown (Animation? Something new. Surprise me!)
PBAoE, Superior Damage (Energy) +Special, Foe -Def +Tag
Description:
When the user uses this power it will use up all the energy that was absorbed by Critical Mass. The use of the power will end Critical Mass' buffs and turns it off. You can only use this power when Critical Mass is running due to the amount of power it requires to use Meltdown. To put Meltdown's damage into perspective, absorbing one enemy for Critical Mass, Meltdown will do damage equivalent to Shield Charge. At 6 targets absorbed it will do damage equivalent to Lightning Rod.



Stalkers (Didn't work on the changes that much. I'll update it later)

Tier 1 Power: Particle Barrage (Energy Barrage animation)
Melee, Minor Damage (Energy, Smashing), Foe +Tag


Tier 2 Power: Contaminated Strike (Bone Smasher animation)
Melee, Moderate Damage (Energy, Smashing), Foe +Tag


Tier 3 Power: Polarized Wave (Jacob's Ladder animation)
Melee (Cone), High Damage (Energy), Foe -Def +Tag


Tier 4 Power: Assassin's Disintegrate (or something else)
Melee, Special Damage (Energy, Smashing)


Tier 5 Power: Critical Mass (Normal Build Up)
Self +Damage +To Hit
20% To Hit
80% Damage


Tier 6 Power: Placate
Ranged, Foe Placate, Self Stealth/Hide


Tier 7 Power: Ionized Burst [Repulsing Torrent animation (Kinetic Melee)]
Ranged, High Damage (Energy), Foe -Def +Tag


Tier 8 Power: Infectious Blow (Chain Induction animation)
Melee, Moderate Damage (Energy), Foe -Resist +Tag +Special Minor DoT (Toxic)
Description:
You strike one enemy with Infectious Blow causing damage and minor resist debuff (-2.5% Resist debuff). Now, this acts like Chain Induction in the sense that enemies that are around the target that you hit will be infected but in a PBAoE slow spread through the mob (and i mean slow! roughly every 5 sec it will jump to every enemy within 4 feet of the infected target). Each enemy that is infected will take minor toxic damage and -2.5% resist debuff. Up to 16 Enemies


Tier 9 Power: Meltdown (Animation? Something new. Surprise me!)
PBAoE, Superior Damage (Energy), Foe -Def +Tag
Description:
Shield Charges damage if enemies are not tagged. Lightning Rods damage if tagged.


Note: Tag/Marker feature was described in the 2 powers that put it to use. Critical Mass and Meltdown under the Brute, Scrapper, Tanker side.

signed

I don't see where you explained the "Tag" mechanic.

By tag i guess you mean for the "Meltdown" power at the end of the sets? Each enemy has a "tag" or "marker" so that when Meltdown hits, they are "untagged". At least that's what I am thinking.
But I am right along with you on this one. Why hasn't this idea come about before? It seems like it is a very well, thought out theme, even the reactor bit at the end (though some may see it unfair).
As for the attacks, I would suggest maybe a -Def or -Res for the attacks (and possibly for the PBAOES "Gamma Pulse" and "Molecular Regen").

I'm new at these boards but I've been playing on and off for the last three or four years. Kudos

I left the Tag feature in the Stalker Melee set in case someone thinks of a way to include it in it. The way the Set works doesn't help the stalkers at all. Tag things before you hit build up and then AS. Doesn't work to well or at all.

Open for ideas.

Note: I could use my old idea on the Critical Mass but it still is kinda cheesy which is the reason why i changed it.

Nice work, well thought out, and well balanced. I like the new/different ideas.

I'd change the Radioactive Burst and make it only do a Hold on Tagged enemies (and not add a Tag itself), but increase the mag and/or duration of the hold.

It should be noted that on every AT that has access to both, Lightning Rod and Shield Charge do the exact same damage, just energy for one and smashing for the other. So having Shield Charge damage if not tagged and Lightning Rod damage if they are tagged means literally nothing.

Version 2

Tier 1 Power: Neutron Armor
Toggle: Self +Res(Smashing(30%), Lethal(30%), Energy(10%), Toxic(30%), Regen Debuff Resist(40%) +Res(Disorient(13), Hold(13))


Tier 2 Power: Gamma Pulse
Toggle: PBAoE, Minor Damage (Toxic), Foe -Def


Tier 3 Power: Proton Armor
Toggle: Self +Res(Energy(30%), Negative(30%), Toxic(30%), Recovery Debuff Resist(40%)) +Res(Fear(13), Sleep(13), Immobilize(13))


Tier 4 Power: Radiation Haze
Toggle: Self Stealth +Def(All) +Perception +Res(Hold)


Tier 5 Power: Molecular Regeneration
PBAoE, Minor Damage (Energy), Self +HP(20%) +Regen(5%)
10 Targets Max


Tier 6 Power: Electron Armor
Auto: Self +Res(Energy(10%), Toxic(30%), Slow(20%))


Tier 7 Power: Chemical Boost
Auto: Self +Recharge +Speed +Res(Slow(20%)) +Recovery(25%)


Tier 8 Power: Cloak of Irradiation
Toggle: PBAoE, Foe Hold, Self -HP
Mag 2 Hold, Duration 7.2 Sec
Duration: 2 Seconds
Explanation of power:
Oppressive Gloom but with a Hold effect and not a Stun.


Tier 9 Power: Cold Fusion
Self +Res(Disorient, Hold, Immobilize, Knockback, Sleep, Repel, All Damage but Psionics), +Recovery, Max HP, +Special
5% Resist --> 50% Resist
3% Recovery --> 30% Recovery
2% Max HP --> 20% Max HP
190 sec. Duration
Description:
Options:
1. A long animation on the power to resemble the build up phase. After the animation is over you get the instant max buff from the power for 180 secs. Also maybe an increase in power past the power's buff by absorbing enemies that are tagged from radiation based powers from anyone on your league up to 5 targets. So if your teammate attacks 5 targets and then you hit Cold Fusion. Not only will you get the 50% resist but you will get 10% from each target you hit that it tagged. Up to 100% and same with the Recovery(60%) and HP(40%). Now we have a Tier 9 with a tohit check :P.

2. A 10 Second (or lower, need to test it) build up of energy. More powers you use during the 10 second build up the less buff you will get out of the power. The power that you built up will last 180 seconds after the build up phase. At the end of 180 seconds you will loose all control with a debuff of 50% HP, 1000% Recovery, 50% Endurance, and a unresistable hold effect will be placed on you for 5 seconds. When the power wears off you will explode the rest of your energy due to the lose of control (depending on how much you gained will result in the change in Radius of the AoE and mag of Knockback). The explosion will result in a knockback of a Mag 6.2313 minimum (Repulsion Field).

/signed, but only if Blasters get a Radiation Manipulation secondary! Matching power set themes FTW!

I like the looks of it a lot and would love to see it in-game.

I'd prefer if the set was less science-y in terms of names and more open to interpretation, how about naming it Radiant Melee/Armor or Bright Melee/Armor?

fun... /signed

Ive now submitted it to Positron in a PM. Have not got a reply but at least it's in hit inbox :P. Any other ideas to add?

Stun and hold protection in your very fist toggle? That seems... Odd. I'm not aware of any armour set that has status protection this early. Also, you only seem to have status protection resistance, but no protection. Resistance only reduced effect duration, but without protection, you'll still get held.

What's the point of Gamma Pulse? Minor damage is unlikely to be worth much, and the only thing the power seems to have besides that is a defence debuff that I've rarely seen being very useful outside of fringe cases. I suppose you could try to use it on things like Rikti Drones and Paragon Protectors going MoG, but the pulse would have to hit them first, which is easier said than done.

Why is it necessary to have hold protection in two separate powers? Neutron Armour Radiation Haze both offer hold resistance. Doesn't that kind of over-stack hold resistance?

Finally, Cold Fusion is a terrible, terrible idea. Penalising people for attacking is just wrong, as far as I'm concerned. I'd be much more inclined to agree with it if the buff INCREASED for using powers during the build-up time, as opposed to losing buff. Designing powers around penalties when they already have a crash just seems mean-spirited. It's essentially forcing people to run away from the fight for 10 seconds.

Moreover, your crash is HORRIBLE, and considerably worse than any other crash in the game by a significant amount. Sure, it's just half health and half endurance, but that 5-second hold is a death sentence. Even if you tried to run away from a fight to crash away from danger, five seconds is more than plenty of time for your enemies to catch up and kill you. Remember - being held doesn't turn off your toggles, but it suppresses their effects.

All of this hassle, danger and complexity, and for what? Recovery, which is standard for god-mode powers and a max hit points buff that's not much greater than Resist Physical Damage? And that's IF you don't cut into your own debuff? Not good, man. What you're creating is essentially a utility power like Strength of Will - it doesn't do much, but it doesn't cost much either... Except not only does yours cost a LOT, it's also very fiddly to use. This is exactly the sort of powers I've crusading to fix in the game for years now - powers that don't do much, but crash and kill you, or are otherwise very hard to use for not much benefit.

Don't get me wrong, I like the idea of a Radiation Armour set, but I'd like it to be a bit more solid than this.

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Originally Posted by Arcanaville Samuel_Tow is the only poster that makes me want to punch him in the head more often when I'm agreeing with him than when I'm disagreeing with him.