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Does that argument really make sense for two game accounts that are both under the same master account though?

You just make this stuff up as you go along, don't you? You have NO idea what you're talking about. Stop acting as if you're some kind of authority on what the dev's thoughts, policies, desires, statements, etc. are.

In over two years, I've never seen a poster who tries as hard as you to act like they know what they're talking about, and is so consistently wrong with nearly every single thing they say. And, as usual, when you get called out on it in a thread, you'll never show yourself here again, and just wait for some other thread to pop up where you can act like you have a clue what you're talking about...

Considering I've been on several successful MoSTF runs where a Fire/Fire was main tank, I'm pretty confident an Invuln can handle LR just fine...

And so it begins...

Not any team that I've been on.. Including Master runs.

No, they resist the magnitude if they are high enough level above the caster. The effect either works for the full duration, or fails completely if the enemy is too high of a level.

I've got a copy of that saved if anyone wants it...

How would this be a buff and not a nerf? As it stands, I can apply Detention Field, it lasts for 30 seconds, and recharges in roughly the same amount of time. Therefore I can reapply it as soon as it drops against a hard target like an AV, which is really the only target worth using it against.

Your change would result in a toggle that would use about 3 times more endurance, would only last 30 seconds, then result in a 15-30 period of downtime where it couldn't be used again.

No thanks...

Not if the OP bid more than the other players, which the sales history seems to indicate there.

The high bidder should always get the item listed at the lowest price.

That sounds amazingly familiar...

Well, if by 'awesome' you mean having to wait for 30 to 45 minutes to get 24 different people assembled & coordinated so you can even start the trial, then taking another 5 (or 50) minutes to complete the first part of the trial, then starting the final mission and getting the broken storm AV and realizing there is no way for the teams to defeat it, and you have to wait around for the remainder of the 60 minute trial timer to run down before you can restart it, then yeah, it is like totally 'awesome'!

Now imagine repeating that process 3 times in a row, before finally getting the less broken AV, and being able to defeat it, and get your reward of 6 (or 10) merits, and you'll have seen a totally new level of 'awesome'...

Agreed. The devs should add a huge bronze statue outside of all markets dedicated to all of us hardworking market heroes!

As long as the -kb IO is a level 15 or less, you would still have the -kb protection at level 12.

Yes, more than 3 levels and you lose the protection.

No. You don't need the power to be available for the -kb IO to work.

Actually, this is dependent on exactly how the unique IO functions.

Some function like a normal set bonus, in which case you will only lose the bonus if you exemplar more than 3 levels below the level of the enhancement. It doesn't matter whether the power the IO is slotted in is available at that level or not. An example of this would be the Steadfast +def unique.

Others, which function as procs, like the Miracle and Numina uniques, will work regardless of the level of the IO itself, but the power it is slotted in must be available for the IO to function.

This is incorrect. All the -kb IO's function just like a set bonus, and the rules are the same for both. Any set bonus is available when exemplared as long as the player does not exemplar more than 3 levels below the level of the set. The power does NOT need to be available at the exemplar level for the set to work.

That sounds great. I can't see this happening without a corresponding nerf to FF's defense though...

Yes, it is a silly argument. Both Cold & FF are great sets. They bring a lot to a team, and are fun to play. This topic has been beat to death many times before, and we should all allow the horse to rest in peace.

This. Is. Awesome.

Defender FF w/ Maneuvers & slotted with SO's provides the team 44.5% defense to all positions, along with 21.1% Psi defense. It also provides the defender himself with 21.1% defense to everything, along with mez protection for the entire team. Cold under the same conditions provides the team with 36.7% defense, 13.3% psi defense & 13.3% defense to self.

So, let's take an imaginary 1000 points of incoming damage per second from enemy attacks. FF reduces incoming hits by 94.5%, resulting in 55 points of damage per second getting through.

Cold reduces incoming hits by just over 86%, allowing 137 points of damage per second to get past the defense. That's about 2.5 times as much incoming damage. Now, if it's fire, cold or energy damage, that will be somewhat further mitigated by the damage resistance Cold can provide, but the majority of enemy damage is S/L, and Cold provides no resistance to S/L damage.

AV regen is only about 90 hp/sec. A good blaster or scrapper can put out over 200 dps by themselves. If it's not a GM, -regen is largely irrelevant. Especially when any character in the game has access to -regen from the Envenomed Dagger temp power.

Tell that to the MoSTF teams I've taken my bubbler on.

Yep, that FF is 'useless' when it keeps Ghost Widow's mag 100 hold from hitting the tank. It's 'useless' when an extra AV shows up when dealing with the patrons, and FF can completely neutralize that AV with Detention Field. It's 'useless' when FF can lock down one of the towers buffing Recluse and keep the tank from faceplanting while the team is destroying another tower.

Except situations where team survivability is paramount. Like Master TF runs.

Or situations where there are a lot of status effects getting thrown around. Like Rikti mothership raids.

Or against enemies with lots of -end drain effects, like those oh-so-rare Carnies & Malta that show up in the later levels.

There is nothing in the game that can enhance team survivability like an FF defender.