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Originally Posted by EnigmaBlack

Not sure if the devs realize not all players can go toe to toe with EBs, and for various reasons not all players can team. Not being able to drag TD out of LoS just threw a monkey wrench in the tactics of an entire slew of squishes. I don't even want to begin to think what type of tactics to use now on my traps defender. Oh well, at least I was able to get some of my squishes through the arc.

Originally Posted by Arbegla

The 17 cap is for a single entity, but masterminds have so many different entities that if you can control the agro, you can out tank the best tank in the world, by sheer value of available agro magnets.

Originally Posted by lmt1979

like Spines and Electric melee but those darn bosses really hold me back.

Originally Posted by lmt1979

Really? More single target damage, there are 3 attacks I just still have a bad kinetic melee taste in my mouth.
I'm looking for soft control/mitigation in -recharge and knock up but ehh this'll never be made, we'll be lucky to EVER see new powersets in this game until the servers shut down if you ask me.

Originally Posted by lmt1979

I'm not concerned with that old (-recharge is bad for fury argument there are other powersets that are counterproductive to that end so let's leave that out of this)



REVISED 12-10-10 7pm EST

Psi Melee

1. Mind Tap -minor single target damage (smash/psi) -recharge
2. Mind Probe-moderate single target damage (smash/psi) chance for stun -recharge
3. Brain Wreck -high single target damage (Psi) mag 2 or 3 stun
4. Psi Absorption- "Soul Drain" type power to buff Only your Psi Damage
5. Psionic Microburst-Cone power that would be applied like Jacob's Ladder but would Knock UP with moderate smashing damage (Psi dmg) a microburst is a small confined tornado
6. Taunt
7.Blinding Thoughts- a PbAoE Debuff of either -to hit or -perception
8. Psy Tornado-High Damage short ranged targeted AoE power similar to Psi tornado with knockup (Psi/Smash)
9.Psychic Wail-PbAoE mini nuke in the vein of the VEATS that get it, no crash just high to superior damage long (cooldown) (PSI DMG)

Psi Armor-an emphasis on protection from non physical mez effects such as Fear/Confuse

1. Mind Over Body - Smash/Lethal/Psi ResistanceTOGGLE
2. Psi Shards - PbAoE psionic damage TOGGLE
3. Elemental Fortitude- Fire/Cold and lesser Energy/Neg Energy resistance TOGGLE
4. Indomitable Will- click mez protection Stun/Sleep/Confuse/Fear/Placate CLICK
5. Drain Psyche - the same from the other sets
6. Clairvoyance- Auto +Perception +Psi Resistance (like 5% base depending on AT) CLICK {again probably a mule for an IO here)
7. Precognition - +Recharge + Run Speed AUTO
8. Visualization - Click -to hit -Perception TO ENEMY (PBAoE debuff) CLICK
9. Out of Body Experience- CLICK 30% Defense to all +50% recharge, when activated and when crashing there will be a period of intangibility occuring of approx 3-5 secs as you're leaving and re-entering the body.

The way the mez protection is built you'd have to go elsewhere for KB and Immobilize protection among others..

Any thoughts on this are much appreciated, not that this'll ever happen but it COULD be pieced together like the did with electric control and electric assualt.

Originally Posted by Nalrok_AthZim

Pardon?

Originally Posted by SpittingTrashcan

I would just like to note that the number of paths from 1 to 50 vastly outnumber the number of paths from 50 to Incarnate. Especially if you count AE, the explicit purposes of which included creating many new paths from 1 to 50. AE, mission arc merits, Ouroboros, scanners/newspapers, tips and HVAMs, the Faultline and Hollows revamps, RWZ and Cimerora and Praetoria - all of these point to a general goal of diversifying the paths toward rewards, whether they be XP or otherwise.

The contrast between this general thrust toward multiple paths of advancement and the single path to opening Incarnate is worth noting, I think.

Originally Posted by galadiman

Sarcasmagasm

Originally Posted by ChaosExMachina

My stalker healer needs purples and PVP IOs to casually farm the AE more before the level cap raise and can't afford them because accuracy was nerfed, I can't buy a mount, and these jerk marketeers raise the prices! Forget not being able to PVP, I can't even kill skuls or learn2play! Obviously loyalists are the good guys because they would support price caps so that the prices would not be gone to the americans! What's a tram?

Originally Posted by SonicRemedy

Well you see I have been working on my Elec/Ice dom and I have a build currently that gets him up to permadom status and 35% S/L and in the build it includes Power Boost. Now however, after working a bit more I have a second build which uses some purples but also allows him to achieve 45% S/L as well as Perma-Hasten, Perma-Dom Status with some comfort room for permadom. Now, the main question I have, with this new level of protection and the inclusion of Aid Self in my build I am curious if I should do one of three things with my last power slot:

1. Use Power Boost with a recharge IO
2. Use Horafrost with a recharge IO
3. Use Hibernate with a recharge IO
4. A travel power (either SS or SJ)

Don't get me wrong, I love using my Power Boost. Its just when I remember to use it, I even have it Key-Binded atm but, like most powers similar to it, I always forget to use it. Should I consider replacing it or do I just need to give it time?

Originally Posted by Jade_Dragon

That's good, that means it may be somewhat easier that trying to kludge together my weapon idea.

Honestly, I think if we could customize PART of the form, even if we couldn't customize ALL of it, it would be a big step forward. So I can't change the color of my Nova from bright blue? But can I put a whirling eddy in the middle of him that is gold? I'd go for that...

Originally Posted by Jade_Dragon

Technically speaking what you are saying is that you want "textures" not "models".

I knew what you meant, but just being clear.

And I do think in some cases minor variations on the models may be needed to add some of the things we would like. Shoulder pads, for instance, or capes are additional "accessories" which are added to the base model. It's very likely that such could not be allowed for costume overrides, like Kheldian forms or Granite Armor, and so if you wanted to add such things, like different horns, the model itself might have to vary and not just the skin.

That's a way different thing from the model being totally different, though, which I think is what Memphis_Bill was arguing against. Say, adding a Jellyfish form in addition to Squid and Lobster. (That would really imply a form with whole new powers, which would be asking for far too much)

Although I did suggest in the past adding some sort of accessory using the weapon technology, just basically adding a weapon that the Nova/Dwarf would "draw" when going into the form. So you could, say, add a horn, or a glowing core in the center of the form, or a variant of an arm or tentacle. This might be similar to BaB's suggestion that he change the Granite Armor to be "rock bits" that were attached to your character's body, which would then be rendered invisible so it would look like he turned into rock. The same tech presumably could be applied to make a Kheldian have customizable forms. The forms would just become "attachments" to each body part and limb instead of a costume change.

Then again, I don't know if BaB ever succeeded at this, or it was abandoned because a lot of players seemed opposed to such a drastic, non-reversable change.

(Personally, I have not gotten my Stone Tank to 32 yet, so I can't check this, but does anyone know whether if you have Rooted running in Granite form, the "boots" still appear around your feet? Because if they do, this would be exactly what I am suggesting)

Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison

Whinicle,

I can't disagree with wanting more customization for my kheldians, but I am grown enough to realize that I'm not going to get it any faster by making posts in the manner of a self entitled childish rant.

Originally Posted by Jade_Dragon

Eh, if you mean "model" in the same sense as our Male, Female and Huge, then yeah. I don't think there needs to be multiple models for the Kheldian forms. (While female Novas and Dwarfs would be amusing, I don't think they're NECESSARY )

We have the option to pick variations of various body parts, though. We can choose mechanical arms, wings, horns of various types coming out of our heads, decorations and attachments to our shoulders, wrists and lower legs. And that doesn't even count clothing.

Even if we assume these extra-planetary beings that the Kheldians inhabited in the past had no concept of clothing, I would expect them to have individual features that differentiated them. Just normal random genetic variation would introduce some differences, even if they didn't use visual cues to determine identity, and used smell or hearing or some alien sense instead.

Since it's not likely that we would ever have that fine a control over either shapeshifting forms or the appearance of our pets or henchmen, I would say, yeah, you want different models, only with very slight variations. A Dwarf with larger or arms or different horns, for instance, or a Nova with different numbers and lengths of tentacles.

Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill

Nitpick:

Given the Nova and Dwarf models are specific races the Kheldians have met and merged with in the past, there wouldn't really be "multiple models." Color, sure. Models, not so much.

Originally Posted by BrandX

Finally - Manipulation sets are designed to keep the Blaster OUT of melee combat, not to encourage getting into it. I'd be really surprised if the Devs make a new Manipulation set that has more than 2 melee attacks, and maybe a PBAoE.

Someone made the above statement...sonmeone quotes...then you quoted...then I quoted.

I don't see MM as designed to keep one out of melee.

In fact, if it has a PBAOE it seems to be to encourage going into melee.

Originally Posted by BrandX

Drain Psyche, 2 Melee Attack powers, Psychic Shockwave, and World of Confusion.

With nine powers in the set and five of them can only be used in MELEE, and the idea that Blaster secondaries are meant to keep blasters out of melee range, and then saying Mental Manipulation is what the Devs currently think a Blaster Secondary should do...I see a bit of contradiction here.

So, please explain to me.

Do they not want my /MM Blaster getting into a group and using Drain Psyche?

Do they not want my /MM Blaster getting into melee to make best use of Psychic Shockwave?

Do they not want my /MM Blaster getting into melee to use WoC...ummm...hmmm...well it is a suckie power over all...maybe the question should be...do they want me to take this power at all.

5 out of 9 powers require you to be in melee. So make up your mind when you say such things, because you're contradicting yourself.

Originally Posted by CBeet

not cause redraw with the attacks too

Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha

Energy Manipulation
Fire Manipulation

Sorry, what was your arguement again?

Originally Posted by Teeko

So why not port some of the kicks and punches from the martial arts set and super strength (animation punches) sets proliferated as a secondary for blasters...

Was thinking about this the other day when i was rolling another dual pistols toon. Im not a huge fan of traps and the other sets dont "work" for a natural based toon.

Thoughts?