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We have been making adjustments to companion powers to address the drastic imbalances across them.
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I noticed the post indicated that the HDPS comps would be balanced, what about all the completely useless LOW DPS striking comps? Granted there a few that have a eDPS 25k+, what about the dozens that are under 10k? Displacer Beast being the absolute worse of the bunch at 2k eDPS.
Our guild has everything from endgame, to complete new players, when you released the fey lockbox with the displacer I saw so many people that were silly enough to waste resources upgrading them.
My point is balance can be balance not just nerfing, would be great to see some fixing. If your going to balance add some balance, otherwise leave them be, with some good and some bad.
I noticed the post indicated that the HDPS comps would be balanced, what about all the completely useless LOW DPS striking comps? Granted there a few that have a eDPS 25k+, what about the dozens that are under 10k? Displacer Beast being the absolute worse of the bunch at 2k eDPS.
Our guild has everything from endgame, to complete new players, when you released the fey lockbox with the displacer I saw so many people that were silly enough to waste resources upgrading them.
My point is balance can be balance not just nerfing, would be great to see some fixing. If your going to balance add some balance, otherwise leave them be, with some good and some bad.
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Instead of putting everything in the Zen market, how about pulling that Emporium vendor out of the Manycoin Bank and reworking her for the Adventure Guild.
She could offer monthly rotational companions at different rarities up to epic for astral diamonds only no tradebars.
How boring would the game be if the answer to "which dps companion should I get?" was "it doesnt matter, get any"
I know that isn't the case and the real game plan is to just cycle which companions are "broken" to keep the $$ rolling in. I know I wouldn't be surprised one bit if one of the companions in the zen store soon becomes the new bis.
But Cryptic talk about transparency in their post. How about they be genuinely transparent for once.
Ps. Also, why are the changes made to companions different, which means that they can't be described transparently in the patch notes?
Outside of that there really should be minimal difference of total output in the dps range (imo)
Xael De Armadeon: DC
Xane De Armadeon: CW
Zen De Armadeon: OP
Zohar De Armadeon: TR
Chrion De Armadeon: SW
Gosti Big Belly: GWF
Barney McRustbucket: GF
Lt. Thackeray: HR
Lucius De Armadeon: BD
Member of Casual Dailies - XBox
Design and Improve these companions to do what they are intended to do: HEAL, DAMAGE, and TANK. Not sit and stare at the enemies as we run around popping potions, artifacts, mount powers just to save us during long cooldowns.
Take a page from Dragon's Dogma, the Pawn System in that game is serious. Those companions fight with you, make recommendations, pick you up if you go down, warn you, give you items and potions. LOL.
a) accept what is written there - and assume they fixed an unintentional AoE effect of an power, while they have no idea their touch to a power that barely mattered somehow significantly tanked everything - including ST performance of the companion in a trivial dummy test... (not exactly unlikely)
b) accept the game cash mechanics - too many people have the mentioned companions (Air Archon, Xuna, Abyssal Chicken, Black Ice Prospector, and Cold Iron Warrior) on the mythic quality and it is necessary to motivate those to further invest in their chars... (true)
Either way, it is really a continuous process. You should not expect the game you play today to be played the same way tomorrow. Which means: if you like and enjoy anything here at all, or are proud on your progress... oh, boy, you are in trouble.
edit: where is the post I replied to gone? This forum is all sorts of screwy. Anyway, someone said they were using ioun stone saying how worth it it was and I was replying to that.
And then generally ignore everything we offer them.
I don't see their work process along these lines changing. Like ever.
All we have are Strikers and they keep getting nerfed.
Healers won’t be fixed because they want you to rely on healer potions or stones, so solo content with any kind of companion other than a striker is pointless at this time. Because of the combat system.
Lastly, if this quest for balance makes them all the same. What’s the point? What is there to strive for? If they are interchangeable why go after or buy or level any of them since they won’t be doing much, except for Soriadel, who will continue to get in everybody’s way and block the screen. 😄
People like to feel special and have cool stuff, turning a Corvette into a Corolla certainly isn’t the answer.
Lastly, there are so many more issues that need fixed far and above Companion doing damage.
You’re polishing a lamp while the boat continues to spring more leaks.