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And 5 +6.25%, and 5 +5% Recharges, and 5 +10% Recharges, and etc........

Good luck trying to fit all of those on one alt, but it's in theory possible.

I started to reply, and the more I thought about it, the more I realize I'd just be guessing. So, I'll just say, "Good question."

Yes. Claws/Invul still rocks..

As for Invul vs Elec. Elec I'd say is a little more versatile in that it has psi resistance and -end resistance. But, as mentioned before, it has zero def debuff resistance. Because it has zero defense.

Invul has def and resistance. And a lot of both. (well, a lot of s/l, not so much to others, to varying degrees).

Elec will cost a lot more to make a peak performer, but once that happens, Elec probably gets the nod except when being debuffed. Which can, depending on playstyle, happen a lot.

Ah yes, I believe you are correct. Well, at least the double BU nuke should fly. Almost positive BU stacks.

While I agree that there is nothing preventing *any* powerset sombo from having a coherant theme, I totally disagree with the section I bolded. Prioritizing numbers above any other consideration doesn't encourage creativity of concept. In fact, from a purely numeric point of view, it probably encourages one to do exactly what everyone else has discovered works.

If 2 people both happen to be a little on the uncreative side, and one decides to prioritize pure numbers, and the other tries to come up with a cool concept, the first will make a build that varies little from a posted build from a proven power combo, and the 2nd will come up with a natural pairing (for example matching fire with fire anything) and the alt will have a very cliche back story.

If two highly creative people, both interested in concept, but one also focused on min-maxing, the other only focused on story create new alts, the min-maxer with have a proven power combo, or a closely related pair of powers, and a great backstory and concept, and costume. The other player will have who knows what possible power combo, and a great story, concept, etc.

It is in the mid ground is where the concept focused player will produce more imaginative concepts and stories. Of course, in the mid ground, the min-maxer on average will have more creative builds that out-perform the concept first person, in general. And this is entirely because of where they focus their priorities. I'm not making any value judgements on either style of play, but to say that someone whose #1 priority is performance over concept will on average have better concepts that someone whose #1 priorities is concept over performance should be prima facie wrong.

That you have a highly optimized build and a great concept and back-story doesn't prove that highly optimized builds lead to better concepts, it proves you're more creative than most and care about both aspects.

I think Hasten plus another fun power or two, BU, Burnout, BU, Nuke, pop a blue, Hasten again another couple of blue and you have about 1 min 30 of double stacked hasten to play with.

Sadly, you're most likely right. I wish it weren't so, but....

I would hope that you are correct, but I know better than to assume sometimes in this game.

I would also have hoped (and assumed) that the glitch from I5 I think it was that caused teammates in a mish to be shown in an arena, or in a super group base instead, and vice-versa to have been fixed by now, but it hasn't, last I checked.

Given the problem is probably psychological more than real, I was specifically looking for a more psychological fix.

And I share your skepticism on the optimized force multiplier numbers. I am skeptical about a lot of numbers for highly optimal situations. For example, I've always thought Scourge's actual game effects were overstated due to the fact that it's firing is rarely optimal.

And again I agree, outside of the forums, I've never seen any anti-blaster prejudice but I can't claim omniscience, so I figure it has to exist, at least to some tiny degree, I just don't know where. But there are servers I like to play on, and some servers I largely avoid, too, so......

I'll get to work on a Meh Strength/Tepid Armour/Lawyer Brute ASAP and post the results.

That's slightly annoying, and I don't think it's quite WAI, but thanks for verifying and sharing nonetheless.

I like it. You're right. It is a lot like Shield Charge with a touch of Team Teleport. Therefore, regroup should stay the T9, and Lightning Assault makes the T8. Or I'm pretty sure I recall Shield Charge being a T8.

Either way, whichever works. Sounds like a fun power. Some people would probably complain about being teleported, but Null the Gull could always take care of that.

I agree. Want the toys from the RI? Gotta go get/earn them.

Bolded for truth! Too many people forget that. Glad you didn't and glad you're sharing the results with us as they come in.

I totally agree. Except the scrapper and MM and Blaster versions obviously can't be a direct port of each other.

I think your final line is probably a fine idea, too, but I was trying to address the complaint of blasters being superfluous, not solo-able.

If blasters did, in theory, need a change to contribute more to a team, (and I'm not convinced they do) I think upping their cap might be a better answer than upping their mod number. But I won't even pretend to know the numbers as well as you do, Arcana, so I might be wrong.

I'm not sure of the whole damage formula, and frankly I don't even care to take the time to look it up, but would upping the mod numbers make blasters do more total damage when at the cap? If so, then upping the mod numbers not only allows them to solo better, but also contribute more in a team setting. Or so I think.

Could blasters as a set be given an increase to their cap without increasing any other ATs damage cap. That might help some blasters solo, and would certainly make blasters on a team with buffers even more welcome.

"Sure," says the Kin Def, "I can buff the other Defender to the damage cap and the scrapper, but if I can get that blaster over there to join the team, I can even get him to HIS damage cap, and then we can really light stuff up!!"

Just an idea.

Easiest way to fix that flaw is to not allow a respec into a different PPP, the way the used to do it. Maybe make a level 50 or 45-50 contact that will let you forsake your previous choice in order to run a different Patrons arc, and at that point get the respec and be locked into the choice, unless you talk to the aforementioned contact yet again.

I'd love for a system like that to be added heroside for heroic PPPs. But, barring that obvious logic hole, any heroic PPP with an attached arc would be nice.

Hmm. Very interesting. Thanks for taking the time to do a test. I'd be really curious about the final numbers when you're done testing, but even if it doesn't work all the time, it's still may be worthwhile to some folks. If the .75 duration is enough to stop you on occasion, I wonder if we can check the duration of effects on the other powers that suppress intertia and check their durations and deduce anything about their % of success?

A strait Leadership style powerset would be awesome. Might be hard to get 9 powers out of the concept, but I'd it if they did.

I'd love to have 'Envelope' or 'Outflank' perhaps as power names. 'Regroup' as a T9 'Oh shiz' button also sounds like a fun one.

If the mez effect that causes the problem does so because it suppresses all non-enemy-affecting toggles, then I find it unlikely that CJ, SJ, NR, or BR will help at all. IR might, though.