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Two powers that USED to be cool

4_Thirty_5

By 4_Thirty_5,
Posted on: 2012-04-30 14:25 in CoH and CoV General Discussions

 

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It has? By who? Was it Agent White? Does he deserve a spanking?

 

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Originally Posted by Blood Red Arachnid View Post
This thread has devolved into harassing a player.
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Originally Posted by Blood Red Arachnid View Post

#1: Someone else uses a group immobilization. This actually happens a lot, since pretty much all other controllers and dominators and corruptors and defenders will spam their AoE Immobilize on every single enemy group despite it not really doing anything.
It gets spammed because it is amazingly effective. Made moreso by a good tank... just because some players don't understand its value doesn't mean it doesn't do much


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Originally Posted by Scarlet Shocker View Post
It gets spammed because it is amazingly effective. Made moreso by a good tank... just because some players don't understand its value doesn't mean it doesn't do much
it used to not do much

then containment made it important for controllers

then proc enhancements made it great for everyone

but unless you read the boards, you probably don't know that they are being spammed for the procs

 

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Yes, you're right. Those two powers use to be cool. ROFL

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Originally Posted by Zyphoid View Post
Most of the serious players that I know do skip them.
What is a statement like that even supposed to mean? "Serious Players"? I can only speak for myself, but I go out of may way to NOT do what 'most serious players' do.

And I still find Ice Slick very useful. Much more situational no-a-days. But still a vital power in the right situation.