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Use KB and KD alot and a very simple cure for that range problem is Taunt. I smack the npc and send him for a ride buy my teammates time and then taunt them back to me. If your having a kb/kd issue call a Tank who taunts problem solve.

Okay so before this thread was hijacked into the big debate who watched the live broadcast and is there a link to view it after the fact?

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Rather disappointing, that video. I mean, all we saw was the theater lobby map really! Where's my 1:23 of my life? I demand a refund!

Full video here:

http://www.twitch.tv/mmorpgcom/b/318202180

Y'know this IO is optional that you don't have to slot it. As for the "BUT PEOPLE MIGHT GET KICKED FROM THE TEAM FOR NOT USING THIS IO!" crying, would you even want to team with someone like that anyways? If they're gonna gripe about that I'm sure they're all sorts of well jerk, is the word I'll use, any other word would probably get mod smacked. Long story short, nothing will change, we're getting an option, not having an option taken away.

"With great moustache comes great responsibility" - Zee Captain

For me, it's not a matter of "is KB good" or "is KB bad". It's different in different situations, and depending on playstyle preferences, it may be overwhelmingly good, overwhelmingly bad, or somewhere in between.

I personally love single target ranged attacks with any kind of KB. The KB is usually more beneficial than it is detrimental, in my experience, especially when solo.

I also love single target melee attacks with 100% chance to KB (I guess that's just Power Thrust, right?), particularly on non-melee characters (I probably wouldn't use it much on a melee character, but it would still be both fun and useful on occasion with one).

I love ranged cones and AoEs with 100% chance to KB at small magnitudes when solo, or on a small team with limited AoE powers. I think that's pretty much just Shockwave. It's awesome solo and on small teams (like 2-3).

I like ranged cones and AoEs with less than 100% chance to KB when solo, or on a small team with limited AoE powers. The lower than 100% chance causes more scatter than usual, but if I don't need to worry about keeping enemies in range of Radiation Infection or something similar in order to survive, it's no big deal, and generally beneficial.

I feel guilty using ranged and AoEs cones with 100% chance to KB at small magnitudes when solo, or on a small team with limited AoE powers. Again, that's pretty much just Shockwave, but I've had it knock people away from where a teammate was about to place a patch, or slide foes close enough to the next spawn to be unable to engage them in melee without adds, that I've just dropped it from my Claws Scrapper and picked up Spin instead. I love Shockwave, so this was disappointing, and I plan to pick it up again when this IO comes out.

I tolerate single target melee attacks with less than 100% KB, as long as it's only on one attack in my chain. I've got a character that has Crane Kick, and if I didn't absolutely love the animation, I'd drop it for a different attack. But I deal with it KBing stuff I don't want to KB and (this is important as well) it not KBing stuff I do want to KB.

I strongly dislike ranged cones and AoEs on large teams, or teams that need AoE buff/debuffs/damage/control/taunts to survive or make progress at a decent speed. The KB is more disruptive than beneficial due to the scatter in most of these cases, and I don't enjoy the moments when I fire off Energy Torrent or Explosive Blast only to see my teammate drop Freezing Rain where half the group just was, or I knock the guy with Darkest Night on him out of range of a Boss or two that then whack me or someone else much harder than they otherwise would have (if they'd have even hit in the first place). I really hate wanting to use Wormhole as much as my Fire Controller teammate can use Flashfire, and having to hold it for when we're near a corner.

I hate PBAoE KB unless I'm solo or on a small team where nobody has any meaningful AoE powers. It's one of the most disruptive things in the game. Jumping in to a spawn and using Hand Clap right off the start on every spawn (like I used to do when the game first came out) when you're on a team with Fulcrum Shift or other fantastic AoE powers that everyone benefits from is about the worst thing a teammate can do. It's also a stupid thing to do if you have Foot Stomp, and you just negated your ability to hit everyone with it. Obviously, this can be mitigated somewhat, by standing on the edge of the group and trying to use it like a cone. It's usually not very successful, and that's not really the fun in using a power like Hand Clap. For the record, I'm very disappointed in this situation, because I think Hand Clap is a fantastically epic power that belongs in any superhero game. I just think this game is designed in a way that makes large amounts of scatter a detriment in most teaming situations.

I mostly dislike uncontrolled pets with AoE KB unless I'm solo or on a small team where nobody has any meaningful AoE powers. There's no way you're going to "control" this KB with skill. You're not even in control of it. That being said, Phantom Army makes up for its KB because of the aggro control and damage it also provides. The Thug with Hand Clap KB (it's KD now, right?) was often infuriating.

So, over the 8 years I've been playing this game, I've found myself caring more about the teaming situations, and because of that, I would like a way to convert AoE KB into KD. I have an Energy/Energy Blaster that I love, but she does not have Energy Torrent or Explosive Blast, because I found them to be disruptive enough on teams that I would have to hold them back for certain circumstances. Eventually I realized that I'd enjoy myself more if I simply dropped them for two other powers. Now I'll be able to pick one up again.

I think the pro- and anti-KB people are both right. The pro-KB people just likely prefer different situations than I do, and the anti-KB people probably prefer situations similar to the ones I do.

So, yeah, I think it's mostly just playstyle preferences, so I'm happy we're getting this IO, and I hope we'll get a couple more types so I can slot one in Wormhole and Hand Clap.

Just watched the video - Looks fun Hoping the Colosseum and movie theater get used more than just in summer event.

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That IO seems amazing, screw the rest of the set. It could give +25% recharge 10% HP 50% acc and I'd still be more excited about the prospect of getting rid of KB in powers like Tornado, Solar Flare, Explosive blast, Shockwave, KM's KB cone that I'm drawing a blank on atm, and other such powers. Its sad that the proc itself is unique, I'd happily slot it in every single power that I wanted to get rid of KB on.