Your most hated power

bjoernr · August 2012

Aura of primal majesty

thegreendragoon1 · August 2012

At the moment, it's a toss up between IDF and Force Snap.

mersenneprime · August 2012

thegreendragoon1 wrote: »

At the moment, it's a toss up between IDF and Force Snap.

Force geyser? Cause that's the one with the snap animation.

Now that IDF has been turned into a form, I think it should be improved so that it's a viable choice between that and one of the other forms.

I can't say there's a power I particularly hate. But there are a bunch that I steer away from in my builds because I find them to be (effectively) useless. :eek: And a few others I try to stay away from because they're FotM.

beldin · August 2012

All kind of holds that mobs spam constantly on me, and where pressing Z does mostly nothing :rolleyes:

mersenneprime · August 2012

beldin wrote: »

All kind of holds that mobs spam constantly on me, and where pressing Z does mostly nothing :rolleyes:

I didn't think of that. :redface:

I hate the ones that regain strength while you're madly tapping Z and sometimes the mob is damaging you while this is happening.

tharkan · August 2012

Any attack that mobs use to leech your life and add to their own.

Dear god is that attack annoying.

lotar295 · August 2012

Lifedrain and devour essence (when used against me that is :biggrin:)

flyingfinn · August 2012

Power under the Z button....

keikomyst · August 2012

I have multiple powers I hate.

In PvP:
Ascension - This is the 'I win' button against melee players, and is a severe annoyance, especially if the user focuses on cooldown reduction. Fly for twelve seconds, no ifs, ands or buts? Sounds fair to me!
Force Geyser - This WAS the 'I win' button for melee users, but now it's just the 'I win' button for ... just about everyone, really. Even if you SS Str, you'll probably be popped in the air by this power. It can be beaten, however, with a quick Nailed application and 100 ft range.
Ebon Ruin - Massive spike, heal debuff if you survive it so you can't recover from said massive spike. Only power in the game that can do this. Paired with stealth, Imbue and Ascension, it's no wonder this is the ONE cherrypicked ST spike in the PvP metagame.

In PvE:
Epidemic - So, while I'm actually putting in a little effort having to target my enemies to shoot them with stuff, an Epidemic user can just swoop around, hold down Epidemic and kill everything with an infinite supply of energy and look absolutely obnoxious while doing it? Its Munitions cousin, Lead Tempest, looks about 100x cooler but it self roots and actually has a chance to miss! Buff Lead Tempest.

Force ANYTHING - Did you just knock the Nemesis behind those crates? Did you just knock those enemies out of my 50 ft SMG range? Did you just knock those mobs into a group of other mobs? Did you just knock those Red Banner guys off of the bridge when they could have dropped free Epic Samurai pieces? Screw you.
Hurricane + Sparkstorm - See Epidemic, but now you're knocking foes around too!
Devour Essence - EASYMODE TANKING. Push Epidemic, push Devour Essence, receive tank that is tankier than an actual, dedicated tank who uses a different powerset.

My hatred for Epidemic and Hurricane + Sparkstorm only grows during Blood Moon.

In General:
Aura of Primal Majesty: THE AURA IS SO. FREAKING. UGLY. AND. OBNOXIOUS. Keep it away! It doesn't help that, even after its adjustment, it remains widely popular for those who don't actually intend to do any support.

blumoon8 · August 2012

Grenade spam from mobs, although worse on melee.

Also.. not sure how the improvements are now but I used to HATE Arcane Vitality, imo it was near useless. I need to test it to see if it has improved but I'm slightly skeptical and wondering if I should waste my time...

roughbearmattach · August 2012

Sniper shot--I hate getting one-shot killed at 120' range in PvP.

xcaligax · August 2012

Dragon's Wrath- Just make it look cooler damnit. Nobody uses two swords in a damn scissor motion hit somebody. CMON, WHO DOES THAT? LIKE SERIOUSLY?

akirasanbeer · August 2012

tharkan wrote: »

any Attack That Mobs Use To Leech Your Life And Add To Their Own.

Dear God Is That Attack Annoying.

Your soul will be mine!

admflameberg · August 2012

I can't remember the name of it but the Gadget based power weapon that has a nuclear logo on front that pulls targets near you and push them back when they close. So many times I wish it was a BFG 9k instead of that wimpy weapon.

Both Claw energy builder and the original martial art's EB power looks slimmer but with a different animation looks outta place. Both makes a hero looks like he been eating too many sweets and is all hyped up from it all. Claw would be much better if they took out the fist jump hitting animation that happens on using it. And going straight to the stabbing animation.

stmoth · August 2012

Aura of Arcane Clarity.

nepht · August 2012

zone chat needs nerfed needs grond jokes removed .

jorifice1 · August 2012

Death to Knock Back Spam!
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ukatoenasni · August 2012

Cointoss between Smoke Grenade or Frag Grenade.

...Combat Engineers are the main source of my rage in this game. One I could tolerate, but spamming both is a wee bit excessive. :U

clockwise · August 2012

I'm actually raising up a Toxic Blaster right now, and I have to agree that even without superstatting Recovery, Supernatural Power + Epidemic is just wrong. Like the almost not even fun kind of wrong. Almost. I'm sure it'll get old eventually.

ashensnow · August 2012

Epidemic.

Whats the point of a fan of the genre playing a game with comic book visuals if all he can see is cloud of noxious vapors.

Seriously, the number of times Ive gone through a combat without ever seeing more than glimpses of my foe...

bioshrike · August 2012

admflameberg wrote: »

I can't remember the name of it but the Gadget based power weapon that has a nuclear logo on front that pulls targets near you and push them back when they close. So many times I wish it was a BFG 9k instead of that wimpy weapon.

Sounds like you're talking about Tractor Beam: http://champions-online-wiki.com/wiki/Tractor_Beam

Personally, what I hate is the overuse of chest beam by Meleficia's, Inner Circle Members, Viper-X, and a few other enemies.

How many might enemies use iron lariat to pull you to them is also very annoying.

sockmunkey · August 2012

ashensnow wrote: »

Epidemic.

Whats the point of a fan of the genre playing a game with comic book visuals if all he can see is cloud of noxious vapors.

Seriously, the number of times Ive gone through a combat without ever seeing more than glimpses of my foe...

Doubly annoying when said cloud of misery obscures useful but subtle villain "tells" that if missed can often result in quick and or messy death.

yougan · August 2012

the power cryptic has over screwed over players and silver players, if that is solved we would maybe have a better community then all the gold VS silver annoyance.

bdragon4co · August 2012

My most hated power is a tie between Valerian Scarlett's Lazer of Death, Smoke Grenade, Baron Cimitere's Damage Redirecting Block, and Rakshasa's Mind Worms. Heaven forbid those get used at the same time.

cellarrat33 · August 2012

bdragon4co wrote: »

My most hated power is a tie between Valerian Scarlett's Lazer of Death, Smoke Grenade, Baron Cimitere's Damage Redirecting Block, and Rakshasa's Mind Worms. Heaven forbid those get used at the same time.

Don't give them any ideas!!!

:eek:

ashensnow · August 2012

bdragon4co wrote: »

My most hated power is a tie between Valerian Scarlett's Lazer of Death, Smoke Grenade, Baron Cimitere's Damage Redirecting Block, and Rakshasa's Mind Worms. Heaven forbid those get used at the same time.

LOL,

Those are some of my favorite villain powers in the game.

nepht · August 2012

Dont really hate any power but I will say this and I said this even when I was silver.

The unleashed should not have Dragons Wrath and BCR. Free AT's should not be able to out damage and out heal paid AT's.

Now I've said that onto the next problem with powers.

The AT system is so messed up at the moment with free AT's more or less being better than store AT's even more so since the Impulse got screwed over with IDF being UNDER PFF.

Lets not forget the stupid arse spec selections many paid AT's have, thank God for FF

angelofcaine · August 2012

Any power that messes up my characters "look" that i can't control :rolleyes:
Yes, "Darkness" i'm looking at YOU!

When are they going to fix the "Eyes glowing out of the back of your head" bug? :mad:

lordraiken · August 2012

Player power: Iniquity
NPC power: Therakiel's Eye lasers

championshewolf · August 2012

One button wonder powers mostly;

Devour Essence tops that list since that is beyond easy mode, especially with only a couple of extra choices.

Epidemic, or better known as poo gas or fart elementals, is also on that list for producing stupid damage on top of endlessly running.

Palliate with Absolve on it. Since I've been hit a few times by that power as a tank.

crypticbuxom · August 2012

I don't have problems with anything in PVE, except Gravitarded Cascade spam and shotgun/grenade knocks that don't activate knock resist stacks.

PvP however...

Ascension being the flight power that can't be nailed.

Annihilate not being able to move while Dragon Wrath and Haymaker does.

Lead Tempest / Shuriken Storm versus Epidemic. Movement and reliability.

Smoke Grenade. It needs either a perception reduction nerf or a recharge time increase.

Knock timing since I get knocked and try to activate my power but get knocked again or hit by smoke grenade so I'm struggling to target and reactivate my eb the entire fight and end up doing nothing.

MOST pvp fights: Smoke Grenade and maintain attack. Smoke Grenade effect gone so knock and maintain attack. Knock and maintain attack two more times until knock resist is at 3 stacks. Then use Smoke Grenade and maintain attack and the Knock Resist will be gone before they can see you. Rinse repeat if they even made it past the FIRST smoke grenade which is unlikely.

lotar295 · August 2012

To fix a smoke grenade all one must do is not take the advantage,I've done PvP with it,used it and the person could still see and attack me,without the advantage its really just a little non-explosive sphere one throws.

sykov · August 2012

LR + Devour Essence. :L

beldin · August 2012

crypticbuxom wrote: »

Lead Tempest / Shuriken Storm versus Epidemic. Movement and reliability.

After we got Epidemic, Hurricane and even Quicksand a lot of other PBAoEs could also
get some love, like Iron Chain for example to give something to Might.

stmoth · August 2012

beldin wrote: »

After we got Epidemic, Hurricane and even Quicksand a lot of other PBAoEs could also
get some love, like Iron Chain for example to give something to Might.

Might needs a Zangief style whirlwind of fists

rugrothrumbor · August 2012

If it's what mobs have it's that annoying screeching attack those birds do at Monster Island.

rugrothrumbor · August 2012

stmoth wrote: »

Might needs a Zangief style whirlwind of fists

I don't know why they didn't do it yet.

xcaligax · August 2012

stmoth wrote: »

Might needs a Zangief style whirlwind of fists

Please put this into the suggestions haha.

championshewolf · August 2012

rugrothrumbor wrote: »

I don't know why they didn't do it yet.

It's called a spinning clothesline and Hagar perfected it, just Zangrief copied him

theravenforce · August 2012

nepht wrote: »

Dont really hate any power but I will say this and I said this even when I was silver.

The unleashed should not have Dragons Wrath and BCR. Free AT's should not be able to out damage and out heal paid AT's.

Now I've said that onto the next problem with powers.

The AT system is so messed up at the moment with free AT's more or less being better than store AT's even more so since the Impulse got screwed over with IDF being UNDER PFF.

Lets not forget the stupid arse spec selections many paid AT's have, thank God for FF

OH MY GOD THANK YOU! At least someone mentions this! Oh and BTW if you have PFF slotted IDF now no longer works for your team mates either. as they get NO damage absorb. It doesnt even work if you remove PFF totally from passive slot, it still gives you about 72-98 more damage, so it in a way acts as a dmg buff to attacker ?.?

But apart from Nepht mentioning my feeling about Unleashed AT and their BCR and DW and Impulse's FAIL of a form and passive (choice I know).

My most hated Power is probably EGO STORM as it has gone from pretty good and something to look forward to on a Mind AT as a fantastic source of dmg and crowd control, to a crippled, derpy and a frankly nerfed so hard into the ground power it is dead and twitching in the gutter. I mean some players are totally un affected by it, so it doesnt hit sometimes even when they are next to you. And those that are affected by it break out of it in a matter of seconds. The only thing that power incapacitates is the person using it (unless they are FF as they can make that sort of thing work)

Your most hated power

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