Absorption
By
DarkSideLeague,
Posted on: 2012-06-01 18:20 in Archetypes and Powers General Discussion
Absorb is a new mechanic used by certain NPCs, and which will be used by upcoming player powers, like Bio Armor. More info here: http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=290511
Rather than making a new type of enhancement for these, they'll apparently just use Healing enhancements.
My question, which I'm not sure any non-devs can answer yet, is whether absorb is protected by defense and resistance or whether it is outside of them? It seems incredibly exploitable for it to be just as secure as normal HP if indeed you can build it up indefinitely and it never decays. On the other hand, if you can't keep things from stripping it away, how useful can it be? Guess we'll find out.
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Looks like def=yes, res=no, at the moment.|
Originally Posted by PleaseRecycle
My question, which I'm not sure any non-devs can answer yet, is whether absorb is protected by defense and resistance or whether it is outside of them?
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| It seems incredibly exploitable for it to be just as secure as normal HP if indeed you can build it up indefinitely and it never decays. |
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| On the other hand, if you can't keep things from stripping it away, how useful can it be? Guess we'll find out. |
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I know the Defender proc that has absorption has a duration and wears off, so it looks like absorption is a "Use it or Lose it" situation.
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Originally Posted by PRAF68_EU
I'm sure it's capped. I think it has a duration and wears off too, but I'm not sure about that.
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Eight year veteran, totally at a loss regarding crafted Heal enhancements with the new added feature of absorption to the properties. I missed a memo somewhere.
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