Techbot Alpha

There. Is. No. Such. Thing.

Give me your soul, you wretched waste of skin! MOAR BODIES!!

Anything being 'annoying' in a game is a big fat hell no, or should be.

Challenging? Yes, sure. That's the entire point. Heck, even reflexy stuff is ok, because it's challenging you, not an insta-hax that numbers and RNG dictate you can't avoid.

Ghost flashbangs, Glue nades, Malta stuns and Knives Caltrops are all examples of major annoyances.
Ghost flashbangs? Huge defence debuff, and you can't hit anything, even after popping yellows. No, I have been there, I have popped up to and inluding a T3 yellow and about 3 normal ones and STILL not been able to hit the broad side of a barn from the inside.
Glue is a fake Locational, in that it's an AoE but has a duration outside of the AoE. A pointlessly long one, that stops you even jumping over a curb, a design point I find ludicrous.
Knives caltrops are even more annoying, because EVERY KoA can and will spam them, resulting in anyone unable to teleport effectively rooted in place to be cut up at will.
And Malta stuns are just annoyingly long. Sure, use a break free. Well, fighting Malta can often drain your insp pool rather fast. Teamed, as usual, it's less of an issue. But solo you can be very dead very fast.

Being killed by a challenge (Sappers, Titans, Boss's and things like Romans/VG) is fine. They're, you know...a challenge. They can be worked around and overcome.
Flashbangs and glue nades can't. If you get hit by them, you are hit by them and unable to do jack. So says the RNG, and that's a major annoyance.

One of which is very polygonal and in need of an update, and the other is...well...sharky. And swimmy. Yeah, I got nothing on the sharks, they are kinda cool

Well, yeah...had I actually done more than half their health with that tactic, it would have been a legitimate concern.

But I just did it to freak people out that there was a Bane lurking and taunting them
The smart ones realised the limits of my damage output and promptly tracked me down for a curbstomping >_>

Thought so....certainly explains one forumgoer I can think of and their preaching

Also, awesome notes.

*looks at the flourishing redside community on Union and the mounting forces of his Arachnos group*

Greed is good. Conquest is better.
For the Guard!

Playing Devils advocate here a moment, that was BaBs. Just BaBs. In his spare time. Nothing to do with anyone or anything else

Sure, I can see this happening.





After the Second Coming, Apocalypse and Ragnarok.

Hah, Touche fact f'today, too.

Even so, a fully customised Omega power trumps that as well. Because surely it could be either a clicky attack/buff/debuff OR a passive boost?
Given the years of it being suggested, no one can argue there hasn't been time to consider it.

^This

Except that I really hope Omega is something WAY more impressive. I love the Alpha slot, don't get me wrong. But, frankly, Omega should be something along the lines of a fully customised signature power. Heck, we've had a thread about that *stickied* for god knows how many years now.

Which would you prefer? A solid punch in the shoulder, or a baseball bat to the back of the head? Ones still gonna suck even if it's less than the other

Double whammy of win

In a game where 'just stay at range' is practically impossible, this would screw over so many sets. I just...can't vocalise how much this sounds like a really *bad* idea without coming across as overly blunt or rude, so I'll settle for; I would wager heavily on this being a very, very unpopular change for next to little mechanical of 'fun' gain.

I'd rather go with Lemur's suggestion. All Mez atm is either no mez or hard mez. And Hard mez that lasts for 30+ seconds (Hello Malta) is not Fun. It's also not even challenging; you are mezzed, or you aren't. And if you're mezzed like that in a mob, you're pretty much dead solo.

^ This too