*shrug* One of life's mysteries.
Originally it seemed like Tankers had elemental-themed powersets and Scrappers had other sorts of sets, mostly (though not entirely) physical damage types. A lot of the craving for Psi and Energy Melee Scrappers was from players trying to get something other than smashing or lethal damage into a Scrapper's AT mod. (This was before Fire became available to Scrappers through proliferation.)
Post-proliferation, I think the Devs are no longer opposed to the idea of Scrappers getting Ice; I think they just haven't gotten around to it.
If we are to die, let us die like men. -- Patrick Cleburne
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The rule is that they must be loved. --Jayne Fynes-Clinton, Death of an Abandoned Dog
Fairly recently, one of the Powers devs, I think it was Synapse, said that the current design decision is that every set would eventually be proliferated to all ATs that can use it's set type. Some would just take longer than others.
@Draeth Darkstar
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I24 Proc Chance = (Enhanced Recharge + Activation Time) * (Current PPM * 1.25) / 60*(1 + .75*(.15*Radius - 0.011*Radius*(360-Arc)/30)) Single Target Radius = 0. AoE Non-Cone Arc = 360.
I heard they pulled Ice armor off of brutes because Fury generation got weird. But why do scrappers not get ice/ice? You can do an ice/ice blaster or tank, but no scrapper?