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Inventors are OP, or why we don't need PvP back.
prankenstein
Posts: 194 Arc User
Well, good friends and colleagues, it's happened once again. That's right. Just like last year, I've found something to be ridiculously OP in this beloved game of ours.
If you missed last year's fiery takedown of the infamous Inferno AT, check it out here.
That's right. But this year, I'm not going to cover something as limited as the fire Archetype, or something as clearly disputed and obviously OP as the classic Eyebeam/AoAC combo. I'm going to address an clearly AT this year, a heavily disputed and highly played Archetype capable of dealing tons of damage.
Even the new at PvP will know that I'm referencing the ridiculous Inventor ATs, because of lack of skill required for ultimate success. To help me demonstrate the ridiculousness of both of these archetypes was fellow PvPer Imp, a player who currently runs a controversial Inventor AT, for the sole reason of playing it so that it will be fixed faster.
We will begin with the Inventor AT, to help us understand why it's so broken, we have this excerpt from Imp: *THE EVIDENCE*
There are so many things wrong with this AT, from high damage, to its high survivability, as well as its support and global taunting skill make it a nearly impossible force to stop. I had Imp here talking about the nearly classic double minidrive bug which many others have brought up previously as well, so I need not go into further detail about that particular exploit. But even more amazingly, with just the Legions and Secondary purples that Imp had, he was able to make his team passive heal him for upwards of 350 hp, every 3 seconds. With 14,000 HP, it would take you only 2 minutes to get back to full health! Insane! If this wasn't enough, the Inventor AT also has access to the dreaded bionic shielding. Those of you who have never fought against this absurd power, I envy you. This power is basically like having a Regeneration passive that only works less than a third of the time and costs 70 energy! Imp was able to heal for a massive 7,000 health, if he was attacked 5 times in a row without being killed, which makes this power like a recently nerfed Active Defense, Unbreakable! This means that with a single power you have the strengths of Unbreakable and Regeneration simultaneously! It's a wonder why more people haven't sued PWE for mental health reasons!
However, that was just the AT's survivability. What's really insane is the damage output. Between the attack toys, orbital cannon, mini drive, sonic onhit and the two experimental blaster powers that do exactly the same thing, you get nearly 1,200 DPS! This unbelievable amount of power comes if the AT has around 200 energy, the target is standing still, does nothing for about 10 seconds, and literally has no damage resistance. These tests mimic the tame and slow-paced PvP that we currently experience in the meta, where people will allow you to stand there for around 8 seconds, charging up your orbital cannon, and waiting for the inevitable hellstorm of ~500 damage it finally deals.
If that weren't enough, the AT is also ridiculously good at annoying everyone else in existence, because you're a pain to deal with, and don't die, unless the enemy can outburst ~1,200 in unmitigated heals every 3 seconds, which is a ridiculous concept to even fathom. This AT can use the sonic onhitdebuff to stun the target for an inane amount of 1.5 seconds! Which is roughly how long it took me to come up with the judgement that the Inventor is OP. Combined with this, the Inventor can have around 8 pets onscreen at the same time, which makes it unkillable once again because nobody know how to type /bind qqq target "Complete Idiot"
Basically, this AT is a murderous, cancerous, evil creation from the minds of the insane designed to torture anyone who comes near it.
Overall, pick or ban.
If you missed last year's fiery takedown of the infamous Inferno AT, check it out here.
That's right. But this year, I'm not going to cover something as limited as the fire Archetype, or something as clearly disputed and obviously OP as the classic Eyebeam/AoAC combo. I'm going to address an clearly AT this year, a heavily disputed and highly played Archetype capable of dealing tons of damage.
Even the new at PvP will know that I'm referencing the ridiculous Inventor ATs, because of lack of skill required for ultimate success. To help me demonstrate the ridiculousness of both of these archetypes was fellow PvPer Imp, a player who currently runs a controversial Inventor AT, for the sole reason of playing it so that it will be fixed faster.
We will begin with the Inventor AT, to help us understand why it's so broken, we have this excerpt from Imp: *THE EVIDENCE*
There are so many things wrong with this AT, from high damage, to its high survivability, as well as its support and global taunting skill make it a nearly impossible force to stop. I had Imp here talking about the nearly classic double minidrive bug which many others have brought up previously as well, so I need not go into further detail about that particular exploit. But even more amazingly, with just the Legions and Secondary purples that Imp had, he was able to make his team passive heal him for upwards of 350 hp, every 3 seconds. With 14,000 HP, it would take you only 2 minutes to get back to full health! Insane! If this wasn't enough, the Inventor AT also has access to the dreaded bionic shielding. Those of you who have never fought against this absurd power, I envy you. This power is basically like having a Regeneration passive that only works less than a third of the time and costs 70 energy! Imp was able to heal for a massive 7,000 health, if he was attacked 5 times in a row without being killed, which makes this power like a recently nerfed Active Defense, Unbreakable! This means that with a single power you have the strengths of Unbreakable and Regeneration simultaneously! It's a wonder why more people haven't sued PWE for mental health reasons!
However, that was just the AT's survivability. What's really insane is the damage output. Between the attack toys, orbital cannon, mini drive, sonic onhit and the two experimental blaster powers that do exactly the same thing, you get nearly 1,200 DPS! This unbelievable amount of power comes if the AT has around 200 energy, the target is standing still, does nothing for about 10 seconds, and literally has no damage resistance. These tests mimic the tame and slow-paced PvP that we currently experience in the meta, where people will allow you to stand there for around 8 seconds, charging up your orbital cannon, and waiting for the inevitable hellstorm of ~500 damage it finally deals.
If that weren't enough, the AT is also ridiculously good at annoying everyone else in existence, because you're a pain to deal with, and don't die, unless the enemy can outburst ~1,200 in unmitigated heals every 3 seconds, which is a ridiculous concept to even fathom. This AT can use the sonic onhitdebuff to stun the target for an inane amount of 1.5 seconds! Which is roughly how long it took me to come up with the judgement that the Inventor is OP. Combined with this, the Inventor can have around 8 pets onscreen at the same time, which makes it unkillable once again because nobody know how to type /bind qqq target "Complete Idiot"
Basically, this AT is a murderous, cancerous, evil creation from the minds of the insane designed to torture anyone who comes near it.
Overall, pick or ban.
~~~The Tidal Tilde Wave of Seperation~~~
I'd rather get STO's level of lockbox suck if worthwhile updates come with it. -Buxom
I'd rather get STO's level of lockbox suck if worthwhile updates come with it. -Buxom
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I take this quote from a review that I agree with.
"customisation is so linear; everyone is after the optimal dps:survivability ratio with 0 reliance on other players = autonomous gameplay... Players don't need each other anymore... which in my opinion is a bad thing."
You're so silly, Rtma.
@Remok
Also Too Long, Didn't Read!
I am glad this day finally ended
(°∇° ) #megalodon2015
I was actually talking about my 15k health inventor build that has like 0 damage without devices and turning things into teddies to leave them to be eaten by dino's. As for being able survive it's tankier than either of my FF's for sure. ;D
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