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Raise ToF to 11 seconds cooldown, the same as Shadow Maul. Increase the damage due to the increased cooldown. The Radius is a little low also. 6ft-8ft would be better. The fear should be main target only but the to hit debuff should affect all. I still think Soul drain and Dark consumption should be condensed into one power freeing up a power slot for something cool. Or turn Dark consumption into an auto +recovery power that increases with mobs around. At least that would be one AoE less.

Heres my Feedback after testing...... (no need to reply to this post or argue it, it is just my Feedback for the developers and my opinion and i am not interested in arguing it as it is non productive) I find the DPA of EM attacks a little too good compared to other sets. WM for example has lower DPA but Clobber made a big difference. EM has Energy Transfer which is Clobber on steroids. Power crash is better than Shadow Maul for example. The extra 5 targets especially and a mag 3 stun. Bone Smashers secondary debuff effect is too much also. Give it a low stun chance and the - regen and remove the Energy focus from it (only powercrash and ET) Total focus is similar to Knockout Blow but Energy Transfer is like a beefed up Knockout blow on a 1 second activation and half the Cooldown. Maybe blank ET from use until Energy Focus is achieved This set can just clear mobs fast with the extra AoE and total Focus on bosses, when cleared switch to high single target dps to finish any Bosses/AV's off. This is not a low AoE high single target set, it does both! The only thing this set is missing is RAGE!!! lol My opinion is that all the other sets will pale in comparison to this set if it goes ahead as it is. It needs lowering in some areas, otherwise it is a nice set. EM and Dark armour will make a very stunning combo 😵

If ToF stays with its Cooldown and damage then surely Claws scrappers should be worried that Spin will be pulled up in a comparison. Though looking at it again ToF/Claws comparison isn't too bad. I would just raise ToF cooldown to 10 seconds at least.

I do not see any reason why EM should be the single target king. Just because it was once doesn't mean it should be again, afterall it did get nerfed. That title should go to Fire Melee. Not to say it shouldn't have good single target damage though.

How does EM compare to the other sets now. I am not sure where for example a DM stalker was on a pylon time. It should be close really as one it -to hit and the other stuns, if not i see that as problematic in the future.

It's nice that Stalkers get an AoE in DM but for brutes/Tankers and Scrappers that is 4 AoE's in one power set. Why not work Soul drain and Dark consumption into one power and create a new AoE for all AT's. Remove ToF from Stalkers and give them the new AoE instead. Then turn ToF for scrappers/brutes and Tankers into another single target attack. Stalkers would get 5 single target attacks and 2 AoE's. Brutes/Scrappers and Tankers will get 5 single target attacks and 2 AoE's plus one long cooldown AoE that buffs +damage, +to hit and +recovery or remove the dark consumption altogether and lower the costs of DA toggles and heal. Just an idea.

Awesome!!!

Personally i would dump ToF and keep Siphon life for stalkers also. But it isn't the best Dpa attack, though it isn't bad as you say.

I would replace Siphon life or Touch of fear on Stalkers and replace it with the AoE. Do they really need Siphon life as another not very good single target attack with a small heal or even remove Shadow maul.

Yes but still my opinion on it. Just a small thing though. I still think the -to hit should still apply also, it is the main aspect of the set really. I feel all the thought as been put into Energy melee and little given to DM.

It's just that Touch does not sound like an AoE really, more a single target touch.

Touch of fear should get a name change if it is to be an AoE. Aspect of Fear and make it a PBaoE or Visage of Death/horror/terror. Something more fitting anyway. So The AoE rotation could be...... Soul Drain- Touch of Fear- Dark Obliteration- Shadow Maul- Dark consumption- and depending on secondary a charge attack or Ground Zero and maybe a PBaoE Toggle? That is a lot of possible AoE attacks to rotate. Personally i would combine Soul drain and Dark consumption into one power and make a completely new AoE power. It doesn't look like it will matter though as it looks like Energy melee will be the Dps king lol.

It is still in Beta.

Ok. I just thought other sets have a cone damage attack and HC could become that cone....or not lol.

That would be 2 AoE attacks, I think that would be too much in some people's view. I think a cone would suit Handclap better anyway, hitting mobs infront of the directed Handclap shockwave. A bit like Hulk vs Abomination in the 2008 movie.

Isn't that time with hybrid assault on though? What time does it do with it off? Didn't the fire sentinel break the 2 minute mark with no hybrid? Still good though.

Personally I would just turn Handclap into a cone attack that does damage and stuns rather than knockdown. 10-20ft range 120 degree arc. Giving SS set a cone attack it lacks that other sets have. Leave Hurl as a single target attack but improve the DPA considerably. Hurl is a nice animation and it would be good to see it used more and not just dismissed as a badattack and dps loss. Remove the crash from single rage and apply it to double rage only. Adjust numbers of rage where needed. Lower to a 50-60% buff if necessary. Improve jabs numbers a little. I think those small fixes would be enough without changing the set drastically.

A 20% DDR unique IO would be nice.

Luck T1 Prosperous Auto +5% Influence gain T2 True Shot Auto +5% chance to hit T3 Uncanny Defence Auto +2% chance to defence T4 Advantageous Auto +2% chance to land a critical hit T5 Blessed For 20 seconds the user gains +5% defence, +5% mitigation, +5% to hit, +2% chance to critical hit and heals 3% health every 5 seconds. 3 minute cooldown. Rainbow effect animation.

At first i read Diaper Mummy lol. I though it was a badly applied diaper on his head haha

I do have 90% resists to both s/l and negative. I didn't notice getting stunned, but one minute i was full health and the second i was eating dirt lol. I checked my log and it said Hack critical for 4800 total(give ot take a few). I didn't think to check whether i has been CC'd though as it was instant, but i guess i must've been with that amount. Another good reason why a Defence set with DDR may work better for this. I have no problem killing the multitude of mobs quickly though with my AoE :). Small consolation 😛 Ty for explaining how it works to us...much appreciated 🙂

I must be a part time power gamer i think.....or a really dedicated casual 😛

Is there a tactic to last Romulus? I killed his nictus but just after i killed the last one Romulus hit me with a Critical Hack for 4800 points of damage even with 90% resists. He one shotted me.

Did you find you were slow debuffed much with that build? as the slow resistance isn't very high. How was the Dps on that build versus the bosses as you have no mitigation debuffs? does it have a pylon time? Did you use any external buffs like P2W etc? I know Shield is definitely tough but it will need a heal now and then either from Rebirth or a set that provides heals like yours. I tested this out of curiosity once with 60% defence and slightly higher mitigations than yours and it also had more control with AoE knockdowns.

I see myself as an experienced casual. The IO system is there so why would you not learn it, as it is part of the game? its not exactly rocket. Making INF is not exactly hard once past 50. It's the same as any game, you get the best armour etc. Some have all the best in a few days (powergamers) and some take a lot longer, but this game is not exactly new to a lot of players and in my casual play time if have earned and learned. It is that simple. And i just noticed i said "Exactly", too much 😛