Feedback - Energy Orbs

Well for theme I think Orb screams Magical Artifact.

Well I'm sort of curious why the idea has gotten attention. I've read and posted lots of ideas for interesting and novel powersets that got less feedback. Why is this one different?

And now I'm wondering, if PMing Arbi Hawk with powerset ideas is actually the way to go these days...I'm still interested in a 'Bone Armor' set and have a concept solidly in mind as well as some mechanics I'm interested in (and that new Absorb mechanic would actually make the ablative armor concept even easier).

Or is it you have tighter relationship with Hawk, Jayboh? Maybe I should get you to PM the idea for me

I want a Confuse Orb that I can name Ball of Confusion.

/Temptations fan

//unfortunately thinks that would step on Mermaid Man's toes

Looks like the other five places you posted this got mod-deleted but comments werent merged, so I will respond again.

1) I strongly dislike the theme. The powers dont bear any thematic similarity other than shapes, and that shape encroaches somewhat on FF and Sonic.

2) Do we really need another do-everything set? This set is overpowered based on even the revised numbers, and in terms of flexibility.

3) why would anyone want to play empathy or sonic or ff ever again?

I find it frustrating that this got dev attention at all, considering the limited scope of some of the older secondaries. Some of the individual ideas are ok, but this Orbs of Uberness set is just a bit much.

Lewis

Purely aesthetic suggestion- perhaps Rage Orb should start small and grow rapidly as it taunts, then when it explodes all the enemies hit with it have a smaller version appear somewhere on their body. Just to make it more obviously DoT

To address a few things:

I like the idea of actually replacing Stun Orb with Poison's Poison Trap whereas it drains end over time rather than do damage - again this is POISON'S Poison Trap. I need ideas for other effects for it though. I still sorta like the idea of making it activate via an enemy, and kinda like the short term stun/puke but I think this needs some work. Combine this with Drain Orb and within a short amount of time the endurance should be gone for many enemies - kinda like the speed of an electric control character - this would work very well with the Energy Orb theme, I think, combined with Recovery Orb.

I definitely want Recovery Orb as a level 12 rival power to the recovery portion only part of speed boost, and want it location-based. Again, only one can be active at a time per caster, but it can be up every spawn with slotting.

I am not releasing names but I have gotten feedback from multiple developers - this is all just for fun, of course, but would love it if this would stick in the back of their minds or at least take some of the key power ideas for something a year and a half down the road perhaps. I realize this is extremely likely to never happen, and there is all the silly legal mumbo jumbo probably to deal with. :P

I also want to reorganize the powers, and maybe even replace Freeze Orb with something else. Move Power Orb to an earlier spot, move Rage Orb to tier 9. I want the leveling to go smoothly for this set, unlike Trick Arrow.

Focus:

Location-based

Endurance management

Rage Orb

idea for a theme/mechanic that would be unique

preparation (wizard/dragonball Z):

the set is overpowered, but each power has a longer than normal activation time. You don't just toss out a healing ball, you channel your essence into it, do a little dance, shout Hoduken, and then toss the ball. Ideally you would use this with a gimmick - release. Each power in the set generates a power (some could be interruptible) but does not fire it. Then you click the special release power that fires it off. So you could prepare a heal orb before combat, then release it quickly in combat. You could only have one orb prepared at a time.

I could get behind this if Shield Orb and Power Orb do not effect the caster.

This somewhat steps on the toes of Thermal even then.

Leo, lol just PM the Devs once in a while they don't bite...well except for Black Pebble >_> :P

Leo I think you missed my comments about texture/effects being different. I also never said anything about colors - naturally they could be selectable.

I like that idea you mentioned about the self-buff, but still think Shield should be PBAOE. We are talking about 20ish% resistance on a low hp character when enhanced, with epic shield options and PBU, etc. I don't think that's out of line.

That power idea you came up with - how would it be implemented? I don't think it should be a power choice, because it only affects yourself which is really against what all other buff/debuff sets do.

More I look at this set, more it doesn't seem OP. At first glance it is, the powers are powerful. But much of it has to do with positioning and thinking, much likes traps. Really, that is what this strikes me as- magic traps. And I like that.