Is this possible? (Energy Builder VFX)

theravenforce · August 2020

I've seen this question asked over the years in CO but I can't remember the answers given but I recall the idea having good levels of support so here it is again:

Can we have energy builders auto rank up with us as we level? (Level 1-6, Level 20 & Level 40)

The VFX that Energy Builders have are usually very nice but are rarely ever seen or utilized in game. I'd never seen Kinetic Darts Rank 3 on a player until today and I was surprised when I tried it.

IF the increase in damage & energy building is deemed problematic, can we just have zero point advantages to make them fire with Rank 3 VFX's?

I think it would be nice for them to auto rank up and not consume advantage points since it is just a starter power, but I mostly would love to see actual Rank 3 VFX without having to waste advantage points on them...

avianos · August 2020

I always wanted the Energy Builders' visual to auto scale with the level TBH! Who the hell would even waste adv points for EBs those days anyway?

theravenforce wrote: »

IF the increase in damage & energy building is deemed problematic, can we just have zero point advantages to make them fire with Rank 3 VFX's?

OH NO YOU DIDN'T!
Zero Advs are a Huge TABOO due to the spaghetti code!
Huge NO NO

panthrax77 · August 2020

Would love to see this, or even just default all EBs to vfx r3 and get rid of the ranks entirely.

theravenforce · August 2020

avianos wrote: »

theravenforce wrote: »

IF the increase in damage & energy building is deemed problematic, can we just have zero point advantages to make them fire with Rank 3 VFX's?

OH NO YOU DIDN'T!
Zero Advs are a Huge TABOO due to the spaghetti code!
Huge NO NO

But it "just" involves cloning the power right?

dialamx · August 2020

panthrax77 wrote: »

Would love to see this, or even just default all EBs to vfx r3 and get rid of the ranks entirely.

I vote for this. No reason to have changing VFX ranks when no one is wasting points on them. And since no one wants the Rank 1 effects, just make all the VFX rank 3.

randomchance4242 · September 2020

I'd love to see this as well. There are some amazing R3 visuals that rarely see the light of day.

ealford1985 · September 2020

Now I want to rank up EB and see

superalfgorn · September 2020

Very nice idea...

Alternatively why not make it meaningful to rank up EB? Right now it's a wasted design space.

IDK, give them some advantages at Rank 3:

Let them apply at 100% the main buff/debuff of the set, scale up the energy they provide, make them count as blasts/combo, make them provide small self heals, or something along these lines.

Or make them rank up as 1 point adv. Easy and affordable!

Is this possible? (Energy Builder VFX)

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