Ego Needs to be Reinstated for Some Archtypes

windsoffate

It's come to my attention that when I have played CO that some of the archtypes have been reformed I guess in Cryptic's eyes to be more balanced to remove Ego from some of the various classes. One of those was Specialist.

Don't get me wrong I can understand game balancing for PvP but lets be honest, who PvPs anymore in CO except maybe for a friendly duel. As how things are going on STO as well.

With that being said to me Ego needs to be brought back for several archtypes and here's why.

Essentiually it allows the hero to recover quickly and when it comes to melee, or even hybrid of melee, and ranged? That is very important. Now when it comes to say Unleashed, sure yeah Bountiful Chi can help assist with this.

But that's just one exception. Yes for Melee it's about high DPS, charging frey into the foe, and hack down before they knock you down. But when it comes to alerts or even events? I think I would rather have someone in my group not only able to do DPS? But still if for a moment back off to reheal and charge back in.

Cryptic needs to understand that's the concept of DPS characters and the game mechanics are no different for other games as well. Even for D&D for that example, and most game mechanics are influenced from D&D in some way.

So a little food for thought which would you want? A glass DPS that does damage but falls every time? Or a regeneration DPS that can take a licking and keep on ticking?

Just pointing out. >:P

spinnytop

Eh... is there some connection between Ego and healing I'm not aware of?

windsoffate

spinnytop wrote: »

Eh... is there some connection between Ego and healing I'm not aware of?

Well if you don't know, or aren't aware of? Then why care? :P

theravenforce

Are you referring to break free mechanics here?

If so, you may want to state that clearly.

If not, then you may want to re-assess what EGO actually does. I'm not aware of any connection between Ego and healing/recovery powers at present (or in the past for that matter).

If you are, would be good of you to share.

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EGO was removed from Specialist as Munitions was updated to be more friendly with DEX, and with Specialist being Hybrid Melee and Range options, with a DEX fueled form...EGO would be largely "unnecessary" since all super stats in Hybrid role have some contribution.

Whilst EGO does have some innate benefits for more ranged options...players can stat for this.

If you notice, there has been a generalized shift away from Ego scaling forms. (I'd like to think this is because they are saving all that for Force but...I won't hold my breath.)

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To answer your third question...I'd personally prefer a sturdier DPS, however, glass canons can emulate sturdiness through ranking and using their block as well as being mindful of positioning.

You should check out Spinny's vids and builds, that's pretty much what Spinny does...wreak content with high damage and like 2HP.

spinnytop

windsoffate#8311 wrote: »

Well if you don't know, or aren't aware of? Then why care? :P

What an odd response o3o