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There's an interesting dichotomy here. CO's freeform system makes it pretty trivial to make a "Jack" type character, especially since redundant powers are dead-weight in (almost) any build. However, specializing in a certain "role" and guiding your entire character towards embracing that nets a character that is extremely…
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I am not sure how true this is, but I think Alert availability works like this: Grab/Burst: Maximum number of times this Alert can be completed before it gets rotated out Smash: Maximum number of times this Alert can be failed before it gets rotated out Thus if a Smash is getting farmed hardcore it's likely to stick around…
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Interesting, a nice smattering of power buffs. Linking them to QoL for ATs is a smart idea. I'm really happy with the changes to PFF/Shield/IDF layering -- it's been a long time coming. While you've got a sideways glance cast towards Ice, think you could re-evaluate the cost/benefit ratio of using Shatter? Blowing up Ice…
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Xao: I agree with you about general balancing principles, but I'm willing to bet my Q that the Imbue change has next to nothing to do with design principles. It has everything to do with production schedules. Let's face it, CO has been understaffed for quite some time. As it stands, it looks like Crush is the only systems…
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The notion that Imbue was most useful for healers and tanks has never been true. Ever. You can't just point to the stats imbue scaled off and say "Con! Pre! Tank! Healer!" Any DPSer can minor in Con or Pre for survivability stats, take Imbue, and be a highly survivable DPSer that dishes out higher spike damage than anyone…
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Oh hai Imbue, I see you've met Slash and Burn. Huzzah! Can we get back DoTs and pseudo-pets that can crit now, please?
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-shakes fist- Well, that's better than any of the alternatives I thought of. Thanks.
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So, I was finally able to transfer one of my characters to the PTS (I've been trying since the forum update and constantly receive a failure message). Except, this can't be the real PTS. First, all of the previous characters I had on PTS seem to have been wiped, so now I have only one character, the single one I just…
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Not gonna lie, this looks kinda awesome. Nice work Cryptic!
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Assuming Gifts of the Storm works properly now, you're giving 20% of a heal every 8 seconds to nearby teammates. Since you're layering so many small heals, the chance of that 20% being a BCR tick or something otherwise insubstantial is rather high. My initial impression would be to spam as much AE-healing on your teammates…
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Hey Sage, have you tested that stat spread on a Shatter build? I haven't bothered testing it, but my feeling is that with Concentration and the now standard 3-stat spread with SS INT, a Shatter build might become more viable, though still probably not worth it. But setting up low-cooldown, consistent Ice Barrier Shatters…
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I can't believe they implemented a whole new forum structure without doing an art/design pass on it. This whole new thing looks awful. Half the buttons aren't even aligned with each other. God I hope they plan on revisiting this, because it is not professional quality. It bleeds over to the main site too. I might not have…
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I also agree.
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empyreal10++ I'm a little annoyed. Also I hope there's a UX person on Cryptic's end that plans on cleaning up this forum interface. Gag. Also also: I miss my DevSlayer title, and apparently my signature doesn't automatically show up unless I check some lame checkbox. There are too many steps involved to get my sig pic to…