EvilGeko

On the other hand, 6.25% Ranged bonuses are extremely easy to cap out on for a ranged character.

Begone with ye logic. I wants the precious and am too lazy to earn the inf to pay for them.

And where is the Ragnarok sale?

I use human/dwarf and I like it a lot. I use dwarf as an extra heal, and to double flare mostly. I also use it as a break free when mez is too much for light form. I think dwarf complements human form very well without needing much slotting investment.

I would agree with that, but I would say god, as in, the conception of God that authors create. For example, Kevin Smith wrote Alanis Morrisette in the role of God in Dogma. Whatever, your religious background (unless you worship Alanis Morrisette), that's not what God is.

However, in that movie she was still infallible and omnipotent. In fact, the whole movie was about making sure that remained the case.

I hope they pick a different trigger for the FastSnipe. The more I think about it and consider how it affects different ATs, this looks like a big win for Corruptors and Defenders with much less benefit to most Blasters and others with Snipe powers.

ROFL! But I still agree with the OP, all extremities need to be updated.

Naw, my Claws/Will Stalker also wins out when I want to play a Stalker so we might be on the same wavelength.

That was part of my reason. My Kin Scrapper has an explanation for the animation, but it makes no sense for my Stalker. Darn you. Now I'm thinking about just taking the DPS hit.

I don't think that makes sense either.


Fire started well ahead of everyone and its still getting buffed. How does that make sense?

Re-read what you just posted because it doesn't support your contention.

Arcanaville said that "But you generally find KB to be so disadvantageous it will neutralize the advantage of any power for which there exists an alternative." Arcanaville is saying where I have an option between a power with KB and without KB I will take the power without KB every (or at least most) times because I hate KB so much.

That's provably incorrect.

Examples:

My Bane Spider took both the AoE blasts even though they do KB and even though I had the option to take Venom Grenade and Heavy Burst.

My Peacebringer took Radiant Strike and hasn't taken Incandescent Strike, even though the latter does Knockdown (and a hold and more damage). I specifically took Radiant Strike BECAUSE it has knockback.

What Arcanaville and now you did is assume that because I argue strongly against Knockback generally that I am predisposed against Bonfire simply because its a KB power. The fact is that you can't simply use my forum posts to divine my build strategies. That's all I'm saying. I would have had no problem if Arcanaville or you had simply asked me whether I am predisposed not to like Bonfire because it has KB. But instead, you all try to play this silly 'GOTCHA' forum game.

My opinion is that Bonfire with the KB simply is too situational to put in a Fire Control Build. Of course, people did it anyway and got what enjoyment out of the power that they did. But there is always an opportunity cost in this game to taking a power. And in that specific case, I believe one could always make an argument for another power. Specific to Bonfire. I don't think that's true of every set with Knockback powers. I don't believe that because I have a general dislike of Knockback. I believe it because I have considered the question, used Bonfire without the proc, and found it wanting.

EDIT: This is my last post on this tangent. It's off-topic. If you all want to tell me more about how I think, I'll discuss it with you in PM.

That's not true at all. As much as it annoyed me I took Solar Flare on my Peacebringer because it was the least bad option or AoE in my estimation. Any combination of Fire Control character, Dominator or Controller will have a better alternative IMO than Bonfire.

A 'keep away' power in a set with good controls doesn't strike me as particularly useful no matter the mechanic. Going back to Solar Flare, it's a high order PBAoE KB power, but it also does decent damage. Solo it was more annoying than problematic. On teams it required a bit more fiddling. Bonfire was different. I took it originally on my Fire Controller, but easily found other powers that I would have preferred to have after using the power a bit.

It's useful, but its uses are minimal. Please don't presume to tell me what I think about a particular issue. Just accept that my opinion is what it is.

It's not OK to give each set two T3 Blasts but leave three out of the mix. The assertion that a 'single target attack isn't that great' is absurd. The additional damage sets that can leverage this will do is not a small amount and it most certainly does warrant compensation for the sets that are left behind.

Not at all. It's simply that the KB makes the power so situational, that I can always find something else that would be more useful in a build.

Can't say this isn't true, but while it's a noticeable difference it's not a make or break issue.

Nothing with as much AoE as Water will ever fall to the bottom. Although can't lie, I would play this set no matter what. Dagnabbit, I wish I was home now.

Yes.

Well that's my point exactly. Real combat is so different from DPS calculations. Which is why I'm trying to see if anyone has any better methods or are we left with our own anecdotal evidence.

There was a typo in the OP, that should have said 29.5%. Which is pretty close to the chart you have above.