golstat2003

They would totally have to FIRST revamp the idiocy of the AI of hostage missions. And NPCs that kamikaze themselves against mobs. Fix those FIRST then I can see this suggest as a maybe for the future. Not before.

I would suggest buffing the set up to not be sub-par without any gimmicks then add any necessary gimmick they want AFTER that. They can release UM eventually and just get rid of Rage.

I was not a fan of States, at various times for various reasons. The game succeeded in spite of him.

Tell that to the dev team.

Overall my point is I agree that if Procs are the issue those should be rebalanced and the necessary buffs to certain sets and ATs should be done, if the devs agree that those ATs sets are low damage.

Literally said in OB on discord. Primary balance IS SOs. Doesn't mean they fully ignore IOs, but it is NOT assumed that everyone uses procs. Cause realistically everyone doesn't. Set IOs are a different story, more common.

The devs in CB, OB and other places have already said they intend to re-balance procs. It's not a question of if, but when. The "How" is all we're waiting for.

My point is that procs should have almost nothing to do with balance. We are told balance is made on SOs so no assumption should be made that the player is using procs. Since we assume they don't use IOs, they're optional. And procs as a system are an optional portion of another optional system. Procs can factor, but balance for sets the need to be brought up or down needs to be balance for AT or primary or secondary primarily. I'm not the only one who feels this way.

Procs pretty much hide the fact that there are multiple things that actually need to be BROUGHT/BUFFED up, just as there are things that DO need to be nerfed. In game where the meta is damage, damage and more damage, no one should be surprised when players chase procs for sets they feel are low damage. And water is wet.

I just like them to stop spending time on the silliness that is rage. Just change it into a glorified build up and buff the rest of SS. Which I think has been suggested multiple times over the years.

Rage should just be turned into a glorified buildup. And damage increased across the board for all damage powers in the set. Rage as a gimmick is long past in this modern era.

They have stated before in multiple CBs and OBs that it's not something they want to keep going as it adds complexity to things. I get that but in THIS instance with the T9 controversy, I think it warrants it. Clearly that fight/argument was lost in this CB though.

Personally, I've long not cared about Bio Armor as the eventual nerf could be smelled a mile away lol. Reading this entire thread (good job GM Googly) clearly not all players agree on the definition of "buff" and "nerf" Yes, SHOCKING! News at eleven. The sky is blue also. 😄

Glad they did it early this time and announced it in game too. I was able to get in again! Thanks HC for keeping this classic game of ours alive and updated!

This has been said multiple times, but the devs keep saying they won't do that. At this point I would say they should just do nothing and let those who enjoy the T9s as they are, to keep enjoying them.