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Is Unarmed Good?

merlinmonroemerlinmonroe Posts: 40 Arc User
in Champions Online Discussion
I played several years ago and got the impression that Unarmed was one of the weaker melee sets. I recently returned and am wondering if Unarmed is good now.
I wonder if Single or Dual Blade might be better.

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    avianosavianos Posts: 6,028 Arc User
    edited April 2018
    Unarmed got recently revamped (2-3 months ago) and performs really stellar on DPS aspect

    Single blade is a stellar DPS powerframe that relies on Set Up and Bleed rupture mechanics

    Dual Blade is also great (maybe TOO great) but it requires little no set up and just spamming 1 Skill (Dragon's Wrath)

    You came back just in time because MA Blade powerframes are about to get revisited within the next weeks​​
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    spinnytopspinnytop Posts: 16,450 Arc User
    edited April 2018
    It's awesome. My Unarmed toon has become my new favorite toon. It has tons of utility mashed in with its higher dps. Reminds me of the TK update. The elbow drop is definitely one of my favorite things, just doin big sick elbow drops into Qwyjibo's ankles!

    Actually it feels like a cross between Heavy Weapons and TK.
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    darqaura2darqaura2 Posts: 932 Arc User
    spinnytop said:

    It's awesome. My Unarmed toon has become my new favorite toon. It has tons of utility mashed in with its higher dps. Reminds me of the TK update. The elbow drop is definitely one of my favorite things, just doin big sick elbow drops into Qwyjibo's ankles!

    Actually it feels like a cross between Heavy Weapons and TK.

    Okay, you now have me wanting to play an unarmed toon. :)
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    merlinmonroemerlinmonroe Posts: 40 Arc User
    Thanks for responding. I was trying to decide between Unarmed and Single Blade. In the past, Unarmed was low damage, but it appears that it is better now.
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    catstarstocatstarsto Posts: 1,129 Arc User
    edited April 2018
    I would wait, single blade is coming soon for its update if i heard correctly, when something new has been introduced the last ones updated will often feel downgraded for the next set of fish to sound better (pink is the new purple syndrome: see WallE)


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    spinnytopspinnytop Posts: 16,450 Arc User
    catstarsto said:

    I would wait, single blade is coming soon for its update if i heard correctly, when something new has been introduced the last ones updated will often feel downgraded for the next set of fish to sound better (pink is the new purple syndrome: see WallE)

    That sure didn't hold true for electric or fire :T
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    vonqballvonqball Posts: 924 Arc User
    I dunno... nothing about unarmed screams "omg op!" to me. Doubt it will get nerfed in any significant way.
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    soulforgersoulforger Posts: 1,649 Arc User
    avianos said:

    Unarmed got recently revamped (2-3 months ago) and performs really stellar on DPS aspect



    Single blade is a stellar DPS powerframe that relies on Set Up and Bleed rupture mechanics



    Dual Blade is also great (maybe TOO great) but it requires little no set up and just spamming 1 Skill (Dragon's Wrath)



    You came back just in time because MA Blade powerframes are about to get revisited within the next weeks​​

    For single blade, that would most likely mean tweaking, while for dual blade, it most likely means nerfing (of Dragon's Wrath).
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