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Nope.

I don't think we'll ever get that.

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Should we really be using the outlier as our measuring stick?

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It means when Issue 16 goes Live, each AT (except for the EATs) will get at least one more Power Set that they can choose from at creation.

And that you'll be able to change the colors for the vast majority of Power Sets.

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Traps and TA will go together very nicely though. It'll be interesting to see how things might change.

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I'm worried they will gut the set like they did Psi when it was ported over.

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How?

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100 foot range reduced to 80 feet, Subdue and Psi Scream moved to the secondary, Psi Dart and Mental Blast standardized with other Blaster T1/T2 blasts, and Will Dom's damage scale got hit badly at the same time as its recharge was increased.

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Yes, I know what they did to Psy...

But what can they take out of Rad? You can't gut a set that has nothing to gut.

Neutrino? It's a glowy Snap Shot.
X-Ray? Basic T2.
Irradiate? Does T2 level damage as an AoE, but workable since it's DoT (which have always dealt more damage than straight up).
Electron Haze? This is one that could be tweaked downward DMG wise. Animation time's a killer though.
Proton? Snipe.
Cosmic Burst? The T3 (finally) with the set's only available Mez (aside from the nuke).
Neutron Bomb? Perfectly in line as a TAoE.
Atomic Blast? Nuke.


EDIT: I'll say that I could see them removing Electron Haze:
A) It's a bit high damage for an AoE
B) 3 fast charging AoEs might be pushing it.

But I don't consider that to be effectively gutting the set, particularly if it means something more interesting would be replacing it.

On another note though, Rad/Ment would be a real AoE monster.

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I'm worried they will gut the set like they did Psi when it was ported over.

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How?

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wait, so is this new info we were waiting on for July, or was that i16 we were waiting for?

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Ahem.

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Already said it in another thread, and it's probably just the cynic in me, but I wouldn't expect Rad in its current form to come to Blasters. They'll probably normalize the T1 and T2 blasts and reduce the damage scale of Cosmic Burst. Even then, it'll likely be a solid set in the hands of a Blaster.

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Neutrino and X-Ray would both need DMG buffs, but not too much would have to change RECH-wise.

Neutrino: .6 DS, 1s Cast, 1.5s Rech
X-Ray: 1 DS, 1.67s Cast, 4s Rech

Compare that to Archery:
Snap: .84 DS, 1s Cast, 2s Rech
Aimed: 1.32 DS, 1.67s Cast, 6s Rech


As for Cosmic Burst, I don't think they'd reduce its DMG. It's exactly the same as Power Burst.

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I just can't decide what secondary to use :-D

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Rad/EM and recolor to match Cherenkov radiation.

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*shows of new avatar*

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Maelstrom looks like he's dancing and firing into the air in your avatar.

I approve.

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I'm honestly a bit surprised that we're getting Traps. It's a VERY pleasant surprise, nonetheless.

I agree with Jib though. Trapfenders will likely be pretty rare once the "Oooh, shiny!" novelty passes.

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Ooh ooh! Me, me, me, me, me!

Lots of AoE, great secondary effect and cool animations. The anemic damage it does on Defenders was what always killed it for me.

Getting it on a Blaster with Aim and BU? Yes please!

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Some sweet new lore about Desdemona and Maelstorm. Awesome job devs! Maelstorm looks awesome and Desdemona's pose is sexy. I can't wait to see what they put in for Tyrant.

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Yep.

It's official.

I <3 Maelstrom. So awesome. And I want to steal his guns.

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I've settled for "Praetorian Monsoon"...

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Typhoon?

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Tempest?
Cloudburst?
Deluge?
Cyclone?
Chinook?
Squall?

Thesaurus FTW.

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Gah! Would have loved Parable as a name

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Would have been much better, especially considering there's already a Desdemona in the game.

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"Desdemona" does suit her better than the others. And it's not like it's unprecedented in comics for two characters to use the same name, even at the same time.

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but it is in this game

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Au contraire.

She's Desdemona the Glint. This is just plain ol' normal Desdemona.

So it actually works out a bit like real life.

"Oh hey! Are you Desdemona?"
"Yes, but not that Desdemona."
"Aww."

"Hey, Desdemona! Can you help me summon up some demons?"
"Dammit, people! I'm not that Desdemona! Gah!"

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cryptic sounds like an unbalanced company

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Unbalanced is one way of putting it.

Another way would be, "over-extended."

With the success of City of Heroes (their first MMO [and possibly game at all, don't remember]), Cryptic took on a number of really big projects, the biggest of which was the Marvel Universe Online MMO (MUO) which was going to be made along side Microsoft in the same way CoH was with NCsoft.

A lot of Cryptic's crew was thought (and likely did) get pulled off of CoH and put into working on MUO. This was a favored explanation for why the CoH staff was cut back so much. (Un)Fortunately, Microsoft pulled the plug on MUO after realizing that it would not be the WoW-killer they had expected.

Cryptic was also said to be working on a number of side-projects almost constantly. So between that and the other big ones, it's no surprise that they were stretched pretty thin.

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So where is the "special" tailor?

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In any Icon/Facemaker shop.

Look for "Surgeon" as part of their name.

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Anyone check to see if the jacket got the mod Jay said he'd add if he got enough 'yea's'? Ya know, having a different color in the middle instead of coloring the buttons?

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AFAIK, yes.

Science 2 is now double colored. Color 1 colors the outer portion, Color 2 colors the inner portion. Buttons take on both colors (outer ring color 1, inner section color 2).

Bought and applied!

More costume-y goodness when I get home, hooray!

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Pre-grats!

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Mercenaries does seem to be bland compared to other MM sets. If they'd just replace Serum with something actually USEFUL, I'd be happy.

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Or if not replace, at least either increase duration or cut recharge.

Or if you want super crazy, cut the values a bit and let us use it on teammates too.

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I'm trying to think...

You know, I think you could - and I'm speaking on an interface level - you could make a time bomb a toggle? You click the power and it sets the bomb, toggle goes on, costs very little to run but costs a lot up front... then it has a duration before it toggles off. When it toggles off, pet dies, power explodes.

I wonder if that would work...

(runs off to PM people who know more than himself)

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If this had been a few years ago, I would've said make Time Bomb summon an enemy conning pseudopet that could be targeted, and destroyed, whenever the player chose to do so.

Of course, we can now look to Oil Slick Arrow and see exactly how buggy that sort of power can be.

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Do we have the grandest idea?

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I had an idea about it all, but so far BABs refuses to discuss Pony Melee.

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Soon™

That is all.

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Too slow!

NEWS REPORT:

Issue 16 and Going Rogue are coming Soon™.




This concludes the News Report.