OneWhoBinds

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Actually, I would rather not have Rikti EATs. This is a case where we have too much known lore... I don't think there's any rhyme or reason to explore more. That, and I don't think Rikti can just... mesh in with the life in Paragon City or on the Isles.

Honestly, do we even need more EATs?

Yeah. While I think the devs COULD work in some extra origin-specific flavoring without unbalancing things, bringing it into actual game-play bonuses is the wrong way to go. The current system, with the origin being simply flavor, is ideal for game play purposes.

Personally, the furthest I would go with increasing the effect of origins, would be to simply have some origin-flavored temp powers for sale at the appropriate vendors. Even then, these would have to be carefully balanced... but this would let characters have access to things that blatantly look or feel like part of a specific origin, without have too much impact on game play.

Then again, even that might be too much. Maybe just allow access to some new origin-specific emotes?

Sure, great idea.

Um... not exactly sure what you are asking for here... if its something like having one arm or leg longer than the other, I don't think that will work, or ever have a shot at happening.

Certainly! I'm surprised the haven't already done this.

I know there are issues regarding the combat stance to having actual claws, but now Claw Weapons should be very possible, and very much in demand. (so would additional options for, oh... most the other weapons in the game...)

Maybe after the Incarnate System is fully in place, the Devs will look in on this.

...I thought there was some major clipping issues with backpacks? If so, that's probably a game engine issue that we may just have to deal with.

While I can see the use for that, I'm not going to hold my breath at getting it.

An overhaul like you are suggesting will not be an optional change. Everyone will need to get it, necessitating that it be released as part of an Issue.

Nah.

Leave the Merit Rewards as standard. The 10% chance of a Shard should be in addition to the 2 merits. That's still quite a good enough chance to make people take another look at the validity of hunting the GMs.

Every time I see someone mention this, I want to beat my head against a wall.

Take a good, long look at the Resistance Values available to Energy Aura. Don't include Tough, or any resistance bonuses. What do you have?

7.5 S/L/Neg Resistance, and 9.4 Energy/Toxic resistance. Those numbers become 11.7 and 14.6 respectively, if you enhance them to the cap.

What do those number mean, in terms of protecting your character?

Absolutely Nothing! Super Reflexes scaling resistance has a greater impact on character survivability than those do. As far as I can tell, anything less than 20% resistance may as well not be there, for all the effect it ultimately has on survivability.

So no, I don't think of Energy Aura as a Defense/Resistance set. It's Heck, Shield Defense provides more resistance than Energy Aura, and it's still considered a 'Defense' set! So, Energy Aura is as well.

As for adding more DDR to the set... sure. Adding it to Energy Drain... NO! For the love of Pete, the Devs have already smashed more into that power than there ever should have been. There are other places in the set that can be tweaked, use one of them! Leave Energy Drain alone!

This.

This is exactly how these kind of Zone Events should be handled.

If possible, I'd like to see a similar treatment for the Ghost Ship and the Paladin Construction events.

While I like the idea of more active, involved GM encounters, this idea is an absolute NO!

There should not be any negative consequences for players who do not want to participate! Having the Markets or the the helicopters go down because a GM is up will make fighting those monsters a chore, not a a neat little zone event.

But yes, zone events are just another of the things in this game that aren't broken, per se, but could really use a major facelift.

Yes, and the effects are all the weaker for it.

Unless I read that wrong, what you proposed was that the characters had to choose a 'Source' when making the character (which I'm not sure could be implemented into the Character Generation), and they are stuck with that until they either Respec or make a new build. Which I saw as asking for three very similar sets, for the price of one.

Not to mention the issues with a "clone" enemy likely using a different 'Source'

I just... don't think that the Devs would put put that much work into such a power set.

Personally, I'd rather have one strong set of added mitigation, rather than a choice of 3 lesser abilities.

...Click mez protection is only a Drawback if you can't make it permanent. Both the current sets that utilize that feature can easily achieve permanent mez protection by the time they reach their early 20s. While those are both Defense sets, since the mez clicks aren't interruptable, there's really no reason it CAN'T be used on a Resistance based set.

Also, IIRC, the click mez protection powers currently used are balanced around using the same ultimate cost as running a toggle would take for the duration of the power. But with the added effects, this one would either have to cost more, or take longer to recharge.

...and I honestly thought that vomit WAS the hold... huh...

O_o;;

Okay... one of us has to have been playing different defensive sets than the other.

In my opinion, Dark Armor, Fiery Aura, and Electrical Armor all REQUIRE their alternate mitigation forms to actually work. Without all the extra sources of damage, Fiery Aura is a paper-thin protection set. Without Oppressive Gloom or Cloak of Fear, Dark Armor will be quickly overwhelmed. If Electrical Armor couldn't flat-line enemy endurance, I don't think it would stand a chance against a lot of Boss class enemies, buch less anything higher.

To really work, a resistance based set need to have (a) a way to recover lost HPs, and (b) a reliable source of alternative mitigation.

Now, personally, I think set that stacked -Damage effects on nearby enemies would be something that was both different, and effective.

I'm not sure about Ice Armor - haven't played it myself - but looking at the potential numbers it would have after being moved to Scrapper/Brutes? I'm pretty sure Chilling Embrace is going to be just as vital to Ice Armor on those ATs. (When it finally gets ported.)

Hence why I say go with just a standard -Dam effect. As for the self rez... meh. It was just something easy to slot into place without really changing the balance of the set.

If you want to avoid being too much like /Fire, then avoid having a damage patch. That was my main thought. (And isn't Mud Pots a damage aura? A very weak one, but still a damage aura? Why compare it to Burn?)

I'll leave that to someone who can crunch number better than I. As I said, I liked the idea of a resistance-based set with its additional mitigation coming in the form of -Damage. If something else would be more effective, or the power would be too effective... I can't really say through speculation.

(i.e. I've got no real opinion on the matter.)

They have been? Eh... guess I missed that. Oh well.

It's a nice idea, anyway.

This doesn't work. I know it used to, but you can no longer mover /Traps pseudo-pets with Recall Friend.