Jibikao

4 sets of uniques do help.

How did you solo GM? Your zombies don't die fast? Do the -tohit debuffs stack that well?

I was looking at some numbers, and I feel Necro actually has the lowest dps potential of all primaries.

Please enlighten me.

If you factor in Risk (melee) VS Reward (dps potential), Necro is at great disadvantage. Ninja dies just as easily but at least I feel they have much higher damage if the pets survive.

You can still go with tier 3 75% proc on -resistance only right?

The thing with Sleep power is that if the target is slept, you are not going to attack him continuously anyway so any of the procs don't really matter that much.

Same here. I know Dimension Shift has a use but it is super situational. I think some people are finding "excuses" to pretend that this power is useful but it is not.

I want a power that I can use REGULARLY. The honest truth is I've only used it 3 times that I can remember on my perma Gravity/Fiery and each time I used it, I needed to explain to people what happened because the mobs can't be attack even though THEY ARE ATTACKING. It is confusing as well.

Here is how I see it:

1. Make Propel a WHOLE LOT better to the point that it is worth it to take it as a control power or as a heavy hitter or both. Right now, it is neither.

Or

2. Change Dimension Shift to something that can be used regularly and not confuse people.


If they can do one of the above, then I would consider Gravity pretty balanced for Dominator. It doesn't need to be the best but it shouldn't have two powers that are sooooo skippable and have questionable uses on Dominator.

If Time has quite a bit of +recharge, I hope they can modify a bit for Mastermind as the pets don't benefit from +recharge.

I tried Lam with a very good team last night. I didn't want to dismiss my pets but they just followed behind and died so I didn't even bother resummoning them until the lab/weapon route ends.

Well, I don't even have the first level shift so even if I am attack, my soldiers won't be doing much damage. I basically just eat purples and try to keep people healed and only use Freezing Rain.

I am not blind though. I know my pets are not contributing much during the 2nd last and the last AV fight. With each super jump from AV, my pets lag behind and die/aggro. By the time they arrive, they are about to run again.

Just because I didn't die, it doesn't mean I did a lot. We had some very experienced players and 53s so it went very smooth.

So during Lam:
1. Elite Turret part is horrible. By the time the pets jump down and arrive, it's almost dead.

2. Weapon/Lab route is horrible. I can try to stay with teammates but my pets certainly aren't doing much damage.

3. The last AV fight is annoying. It depends how much we clear the ambushes/door. With less ambushes around, my pets may deal better damage.

I haven't tried MM in Keyes. Actually, I've only tried Keyes with my 53 Soldier who has Aid Self and Rebirth. We had a MM on the team and he mostly only stayed at the ground level. That's where I was worried about.

I am Ninja/FF but I do have Aid Self and I am going to pick Rebirth. I just won't try Keyes until I am 50+3.

I just felt a Car should do more damage than a Chair. That's all. lol

The random effect will make this power "interesting". Right now, it is only graphically satisfying, although many objects only hit a dead body....

Brute has a lot of sets though... ? You mean Stalker? :P

What does this have anything to do with Dom not getting any set until after issue 21?

Dominator was under-performing. Whether you agree with the buffs or not is totally unrelated to this topic. Some enjoyed the low/high feeling of this AT and some enjoy the overall damage/set improvements. I enjoy the overall improvements because I don't want to feel like if my dominator isn't "perma-dom", it isn't worth keeping. However, the "perma-dom" gives fans a reason to keep playing the same toon until it's perma.

Oh, Defensive Procs.. I likey! Good ideas.

I think another problem is that interface is "inherently" better on certain AT/Power Sets. Mastermind can proc it way faster than other ATs. As for the other 3 paths, all ATs are treated equally. Yes, some ATs have buffs/debuffs for Lore pets but in general, the way to trigger those powers are equal. Interface is not. Fast attacking set can proc fast and sets with pets can proc even faster.

Yes, Interface needs some re-work.

Yup. I've tried two F2P and in both of them, I end up spending more than $14.95 per month. I paid cash to unlock certain things that may take a week.

I have money but I don't have time. :P

I am sure I'll end up spending more money in the end with F2P. I think the catch is those that can't afford or unwilling to pay, will not pay anyway but those that are willing pay will pay MORE than what they did with the current setup.

The good thing I've seen so far is that CoX is a very old game. It already has a lot of content so even if you are at the basic free level, you still have access to a lot of things. They really did learn some of the mistakes other games have made. As a VIP, it looks like I will be getting "equal value" as the old subscription and then more.

I am annoyed by the fact that they haven't announced anything and that by the time the new Dominator set comes out (which is after Issue 21), it might be next year. Assuming Freedom enters beta in Sept, Issue 21 probably won't be ready until late Oct or early Nov and I am sure there will be more "fixing patches" along the way.

In the mean time, other ATs may have up to 4-5 new sets to play with. I just think it's unhealthy to release several new sets for all ATs but one. I would assume we'll see people creating new toons but how many are creating new Dominator? I can understand Mastermind not getting a new primarily because that should take longer than Dominator set.

I don't think the dev has an agenda against Dominator players, but I do think there is a priority issue, even though we all know there are more Blaster players than Dominator so naturally Dom's set is put off until later. I can't imagine one dominator proliferated set would take longer than creating 3 new sets (Time, Street, Beam).

Of course there will be new sets in the future. :P If they don't say that, then this game has no future, does it? So saying that there will be new plans for Dominator means really nothing. What they should be saying is "XXXXX" Set is taking longer but will come out in issue 22. And if they can't even say that, then there is no new set in the works in the time being. All the power team is devoted to all but one core AT.

Another thing I've noticed is that Dominator, like Tanker, seems to attract more hard-core players. Those players just prefer playing mostly Dom/Tanker. It could be just a marketing scheme to keep dominator fans wait longer and by the time Freedom Market comes out, they'll all rush to buy the new sets. Crazy conspiracy theory... I know. lol And the new Dominator set better not cost a dime because dom is supposed to get at least one proliferated set.

Oh interesting. It says "account bound". I wonder if this is going to be a "cash item" or it's part of Incarnate rewards?

Sounds a bit like Assassin from D2. Some say it's like Rogue in WoW but I don't know much about that game.

I think the fact that they are willing to change for Blaster means they know the set isn't fitting. Yeah, this is probably not cottage rule but if they changed something from an original set, they could re-name it. In fact, 3 powers are different in Blaster's Dark Blast. That's how much they are willing to change what's in the original set.

Propel makes sense in Controller design but not in Dominator. The attack is so slow and the damage isn't impressive for the time spent. I wish they could have taken it out or made it better.

I once suggest that they classify all the "Objects" in two types. Smaller objects like Chair do normal damage but large objects like a Car do more damage. The more damage part can be a "proc". However, some people told me that what I see on my screen (the object) is different from what other see on the screen?

(They've also changed Energy Aura like 2 times and this time they actually changed the powers and not just add some effects. Cottage Rule is meant to be broken if certain things just don't work right and I give credits to the current power team that is not so stubborn. Blaster could easily get the original Dark Blast and explain it as "control heavy at the sacrifice of burst and single damage, so if your Blaster doesn't have good burst damage with Dark Blast, suck it! )

Seriously, I find it funny that people don't see the unfairness in this. Dominator fans want something new too. Why should they wait so much longer than other ATs? Dom fans may just want an announcement of something so they can get excited about. Who knows when those new sets are ready but at least they can get excited about.

At this point, I do think they leave out Dominator on purpose and for a good reason. When Freedom goes live, they need to test the market and they need something to keep the company going. Street Justice and Beam Rifle can satisfy 7 ATs, while a new Dominator control or assault can only satisfy 1 AT. Do the math.

I am not so much of a Dominator fan now but I do feel each AT should get something, even if it's a recycled set like Illusion or Dark Assault. The reason Dom isn't getting anything is because animations take too long. Well, they certainly have time to create 3 new sets Time, Street and Beam. It's all about priorities.

The AT I hate the most is Tanker but if Tanker isn't getting anything until issue 22, then I will voice my opinion too.

I don't think the dev is scheming but I do feel priorities are a bit off here. And of course, maybe they are not done with all the announcements. I just want to know what it is that is taking so long. It's gotta be Whip Assault. If that's the case, isn't it better to just come up a Dark Assault with existing powers (I'll give them the benefit of the doubt that Illusion isn't ready for whatever reason/conflicts) in this round of 3rd Proliferation and then make Whip Assault/Control a "cash set" like Street Justice?

Here is the thing. I will be mad if Dominator's new sets require cash points by the time it's ready because Dom should have got something already.


And I just don't know what's so "exciting" about the new plans for Dom. It's gotta be either Whip or Dark-related set, which many of us already predicted, requested, fantasized about. The only way I would find it "exciting" is Dominator is getting two sets of Controls/Assaults. Now THAT'S exciting. :P

They kept saying "no discussion on Dominator" in last facebook chat. They won't even mention anything. What's a better way to surprise the fans than announcing Dominator's set in comic con? Unless, of course, there is no solid plan yet...

Yeah. It seems like even Kinetic Melee can be part of Energy Melee.

I think I would prefer a more refreshing set like Psionic Melee but a new set is always fun to have.