Stone Daemon

I'm sure I have a character or two that could use that badge, if there is still room and you're taking RSVP's.

I'd like to chip in and say it depends on how you're slotted. For example, I went crazy with Obliteration sets for the SL defense set bonuses, so Blazing Aura and Burn, while fast recharging, aren't exactly light on endurance to use.

Sure, you have consume. But maybe, like me, you have it slotted so that it's only up once a minute, and that just doesn't really cut it--especially if you run into sappers.

Cardiac will lower a consumption rate of 1.14+ish to about .70, on the rare version. Plus, your SL resistance will go from 70% to 75%, which is quite nice.

If you have absolutely no endurance issues, the resistance alone isn't enough to warrant Cardiac, so I would then pick something else.

If you posted your build, I'm sure we could be a bit more able to pick out what would help you the most.

I was thinking about random stuff the other day and started thinking about the mysterious Omega slot. What could it be, I wondered. Obviously, there's only so much they can do before they start making us overpowered.

We know that Judgement is an upgradeable awesome AoE attack.

We know that there is a pet summon somewhere in there--Lore, I believe?

I'm sure one of them is a Dual Pistols-esque "Add this secondary damage to your attacks" power. (Since one of the powers we get in the alpha unlock is an unresistable damage bonus. (Note: I'm positive we won't get unresistable damage--that would be overpowered.)

So--what is the final one, then? I have a theory that it could be another global enhancement. I think this for a couple reasons. Alpha and Omega are basically two sides of the same coin, right? It wouldn't really surprise me that they are similar. This also isn't the first time they've allowed us to pick multiple times from the same reward--Vet awards, anyone? And then there's the first mission of the Alpha unlock arc, where's you're all maxed out. Obviously, I don't think they'll actually let us get to that point*, but I can see them letting us have a second global enhancement. What better way to finish the incarnate path than to again increase our powers/stats a bit?

*Except in special missions where we receive no xp as a result of being in god mode

Of course, when it comes down to it this is all speculation and, in the case of one character I have that would like having both spiritual and musculature, wishful thinking.

What do you guys think?

Personally, I find it an interesting idea. Sure, it'd be more work to kill them...but as long as the reward is worth it (and new badges always help), people will do it. If nothing else, Lusca obviously needs something changed. Killing that many tentacles for next to nothing just to be able to successfully attack the head (and get your measly 2 merits and badge) is not a good turnout for effort vs Reward.

Of course, this amount of work would probably take a whole issue's worth of goodies. Worth it though, I think. Interactive events like this breathe life into the game.

I am for this idea. It'll let us be more creative with our character backgrounds/titles, and frankly, I hate being stuck with having to pick the Blackwand just because my character concept is mutant origin.

Oh, and yeah, getting a bunch of tech origin SO's while leveling my magic character never fails to annoy.

Not only does it live, but it lives in spite of the new and shiny WTF!

While there are some people out there that would certainly make use of it, a global boost to KB powers would indeed ruin most knockdown powers, and get ignored by the majority of players.

My widow is "Velsharess Orbb," or Queen Spider in Drow.

My crab is Selvetarm.

And yes, I'm a Forgotten Realms nerd.

Not to be rude, but none of these ideas are new, except for Fel Armor.

Spear and Whip probably won't happen, for animation reasons. It'll take a lot of time/money to change all the different animations to make those powersets possible.

I wouldn't mind seeing Fel armor though, it'd be nice to see another toggle super-armor tier 9.

Edit: I'll give you props on going over the powersets, though. Much better than just shooting out names.

Very nice! I need to get around to trying this on my main character, too, someday.

BTW, you missed a name in your target box.

Frankly, unless you have multiple full servers, I don't see the need. How can you not remember what they are, by the names alone?

Did you give generic names to all your characters?

Do you not play them?


I know each of my characters powersets by the name alone--and that's not to say that I name them specifically according to their powersets, but that each one is memorable. Different costumes help as well.

If knowing the name and AT doesn't give you enough info...perhaps you should delete the character? I don't imagine you play it all that much.

Ok, first off: 33? Really? You make my deleted/rerolled 50's feel bad.

Anyhow, since no one else actually answered your question w/ reasons why this couldn't happen, allow me.

This cannot happen because if people could switch out of a part of their powerset--even if it was only the /secondary, people would create less characters. Why make a new one and go through the grind, after all, if you could just try another set on your already 50 toon?

This, in turn, would mean that less characters are created. New characters are the life blood of the game. If less are created, there will be less people to play with at low levels, in turn making for a worse experience for new players/characters. Which in turn makes people not want to make new characters. (insert downward spiral here)

Eventually we have people mostly playing high levels, and other players leaving because the game is unfriendly to low levels.

*Note that this is a hyperbolic example of what could happen, but is nonetheless semi-accurate.

One question: Are the slows/-recharges unresistable? If so, great. If not, the powerset instantly becomes useless when faced with foes like Wolves. (Not that wolves are everywhere, but still.)


Edit: Ok, not the powerset. But a couple powers become useless, and if it's resistable, other sets can do similar things.

Still, it sounds interesting.

In addition to what Memphis Bill said, it sounds like you need to learn how to IO better. You seem to have created these ATs to fill some non-existent niche. Take the Destroyer, for example--same result could be had by softcapping a blaster. It's actually rather easy to do.

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