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New companion "Energon" has disappointing powers

ctf4voidctf4void Member Posts: 187 Arc User
in General Discussion (PC)
The new controller companion "Energon" that was introduced today and can be obtained in the dread legion skirmish is severely lacking useful powers. Its only power is "Gathering Energy", so it does not deal any damage, heal, control or generate threat.

The benefit from Gathering Energy is that you get 3% AP per stack that the companion has built during the combat once you get out of combat (the companion needs some time to transfer them to you). Unfortunately the stacks reset to 0 if the companion dies during the combat, which happens regularly since it is a close-combat-companion. In boss fights the companion's power is completely irrelevant because you are all the time in combat.

I'd like to see the Energon get two more powers, so it has 3 powers, the same as most other companions.

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  • urabaskurabask Member Posts: 2,923 Arc User
    It's only going to be used on tanks anyways because of the active bonus.
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  • meiramimeirami Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 423 Arc User
    edited January 2017
    ctf4void said:

    Unfortunately the stacks reset to 0 if the companion dies during the combat, which happens regularly since it is a close-combat-companion.

    That's actually pretty funny.

    Maybe the devs could give it some kind of a stealth feature like the Priestess of Sehanine Moonbow has.

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  • silence1xsilence1x Member Posts: 1,503 Arc User
    Energon . . . hmmm. Isn't that a Transformers thing?
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  • checkmatein3checkmatein3 Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 525 Arc User
    edited January 2017
    Running DR skirmish is like going to a tank convention. The 5% max HP bonus for an epic companion is far above any hp bonus, except the Harper Bard's Song of Rest (which is something the Bard casts, not active bonus). I haven't pursued a hit point build like some GFs and OPs, but I can push 250k hp no problem. Its a good active companion, but its powers are meh. BTW, I didn't get one to drop in DR, and since I don't want to run DR a lot, I bought one on the AH for 120k. Sickeningly low price for the companion.... Thank you!
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  • plaviaplavia Member Posts: 540 Arc User
    it cant proc anything as it do not attack
    protecror camaraderie
    bonding
    etc.

    bit strange to bring companion like this
  • urabaskurabask Member Posts: 2,923 Arc User
    zajojajo said:

    urabask said:

    It's only going to be used on tanks anyways because of the active bonus.

    i'm pretty sure you don't know any good tank in this game :D
    I'm pretty sure you have no idea what you're talking about.
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  • litaaerslitaaers Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 871 Arc User
    grrouper said:

    It also has disappointing auction house posters. LMAO was only 9 at auction house yesterday and they manage to already undercut each other from 900K to below 150k. :/

    Undercutting, or SCAMMING!!!1!!

    You decide... :wink:

  • iandarkswordiandarksword Member Posts: 978 Arc User
    At least it has a bonus. The winter wolf companion is missing an active bonus altogether.
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  • tuesdayrolld20tuesdayrolld20 Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 47 Arc User
    litaaers said:

    grrouper said:

    It also has disappointing auction house posters. LMAO was only 9 at auction house yesterday and they manage to already undercut each other from 900K to below 150k. :/

    Undercutting, or SCAMMING!!!1!!

    You decide... :wink:

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