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Here's a descriptive bio for the updated
Tai Jutsu power:
Tai Jutsu is one of the 18 fundamental skills of the Togakure-ryu school of ninjutsu, focusing on special techniques for assisting in close quarters engagements, such as grapple-breaking and escape maneuvers. While active, you gain resistance to Stun, Hold, Sleep and Immobilize, while also reducing the ToHit chance of surrounding foes by keeping them assailed. Your running speed and jumping height are also increased.
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3 hours ago, biostem said:
Maybe give the power an effect like Blasters' "Reach for the Limit", where it simply has a proc to grant a temporary damage boost, or perhaps up the base defense a little bit or have it grant additional KB protection...
3 hours ago, Rudra said:Or just don't worry about it and let it be a niche application bonus damage. Or if the niche application is too distasteful, then just change it to a minor +Perception.
If people feel a Stealth power is neccessary, we could potentially implement the Blaster power "Shinobi" from Ninja Training which functions a little differently to
Shinobi-Iri as it does not have that build-up period for the +DMG to come into play. I may move it further back in the powerset so it sits at the same point as other stealth powers.
We could then maybe reworkTai Jutsu so instead of a +DMG buff, instead merge it with Kuji-In Rin and essentially makes the power function like Integration and Entropic Aura, working as a Mez Resist toggle with a Debuff/Taunt aura.
Additionally, I'll change
Seishinteki Kyoyo to "Kuji-In Toh" from the same Blaster powerset as it breaks up the Mez Protection a little and offers similar survivability to powersets like Energy Aura, Electric Armor and Bio Armor.
I'm also gonna move some powers around so it more closely resembles the other versions of Ninjitsu
Here's what the powerset could look like with these alterations; Ninja Reflexes
Toggle: Self +DEF(Melee), +Res(DEF Debuff)
Danger Sense
Toggle: Self +DEF(Ranged, AoE), +Res(DEF Debuff), +Perception Caltrops
Ranged (Location AoE), Minor DoT(Lethal), Foe -SPD, Taunt
Tai Jutsu (New)
Toggle: Self +SPD, +Res(Stun, Hold, Sleep, Immob), Foe -ToHit, Taunt Kuji-In Sha
Self Heal, +Res(Toxic) Shinobi
Toggle: Self +DEF(All), +Stealth, +Special Bo Ryaku
Auto: Self +Res(Knockback, Knockup, All DMG) Kuji-In Toh
Self +Regeneration, +Recovery, +Resistance(Psionic, Fear, Confuse) Kuji-In Retsu
Self +DEF, +Res(DEF Debuff), +Rec, +SPD, +Special
All in all, I think Version 2 definitely looks better. Not only does it manage to squeeze a Stealth power back into the set, but it also manages to keep the Taunt aura in some form with minimal compromise. The structure also looks a lot more traditional when compared against the other archetypes, and other powersets!
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2 minutes ago, biostem said:
Agreed. Brute & Tanker Dark Armor gets the stealth power, and Brute Energy Aura keeps its stealth power, so I don't think it has to go away.
I don't think it needs to lose access to stealth, just the part of the power that encourages you to hold off attacking.
Shinobi-Iri
"...[While stealthed, you have a very high chance of landing a critical attack, however you can only attempt this after spending 8 seconds without attacking or being hit]..."This sorta defeats the point of playing Brute, where your Fury bar is fuelled by constantly being in battle. Tankers' Gauntlet isn't affected as much, but I fear their lasting Taunt effects would cause the "not being hit" part to be difficult to maintain.
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So there's not many armor sets left that Tankers and Brutes don't have access to. There's Regeneration and Energy Aura, but I feel there's been a lot of push to get those two out already, so I'd like to turn my attention to Ninjitsu.
Ever since Stalkers received Shield Defense, I wanted there to be a 'trade' of sorts where the remaining melee archetypes received Ninitsu in return, but given the gimmicky nature of the set it's hard to come up with something that works around the needs of Tankers and Brutes, especially when so many powers seem to conflict with their playstyle. So, what do we do to make it viable for these archetypes? Ideally it should make use of as many existing powers as it can, but with Ninjitsu being so varied, the challenge is finding what powers fit the best overall.So, here's a draft I made for what Ninjitsu for Tankers/Brutes could look like;
Version 1:
Ninja Reflexes
Toggle: Self +DEF(Melee), +Res(DEF Debuff)
Danger Sense
Toggle: Self +DEF(Ranged, AoE), +Res(DEF Debuff), +Perception Bo Ryaku
Auto: Self +Res(Knockback, Knockup, All DMG)
Kuji-In Rin
Self +Res(Disorient, Hold, Sleep, Immob, Confuse, Fear, Psionics), +SPD Tai Jutsu (New)
Toggle: Self +DMG, Foe -ToHit, Taunt Kuji-In Sha
Self Heal, +Res(Toxic) Seishinteki Kyoyo
Self +End Caltrops
Ranged (Location AoE), Minor DoT(Lethal), Foe -SPD, Taunt Kuji-In Retsu
Self +DEF, +Res(DEF Debuff), +Rec, +SPD, +Special Version 2: (See Changelog Here)
Spoiler Ninja Reflexes
Toggle: Self +DEF(Melee), +Res(DEF Debuff)
Danger Sense
Toggle: Self +DEF(Ranged, AoE), +Res(DEF Debuff), +Perception Caltrops
Ranged (Location AoE), Minor DoT(Lethal), Foe -SPD, Taunt
Tai Jutsu (New)
Toggle: Self +SPD, +Res(Stun, Hold, Sleep, Immob), Foe -ToHit, Taunt Kuji-In Sha
Self Heal, +Res(Toxic) Shinobi
Toggle: Self +DEF(All), +Stealth, +Special Bo Ryaku
Auto: Self +Res(Knockback, Knockup, All DMG) Kuji-In Toh
Self +Regeneration, +Recovery, +Resistance(Psionic, Fear, Confuse) Kuji-In Retsu
Self +DEF, +Res(DEF Debuff), +Rec, +SPD, +Special
Design Notes:
Static Powers;
Ninja Reflexes, Danger Sense, Kuji-In Rin, Kuji-In Sha, Kuji-In Retsu
These powers are always present in Ninjitsu regardless of archetype, so it made sense to keep them. The only exception being
Blinding Powder, which I'll go into more detail later. Since these powers felt like a staple part of the powerset, I wanted to retain them as they help build the foundation to work from. This gives the set the same access to positional defense, mez protection and healing as other archetypes, without compromising on the Tanker/Brute structure.
Floating Powers: Caltrops, Seishinteki Kyoyo, Bo Ryaku
These powers only appear in some versions of the Ninjitsu powerset, and are incorporated where they are needed most. First off,
Caltrops, which is a Stalker exclusive power. Since it has similar function to Burn, I thought it might fit here (although accessed much later on) and serve a similar purpose. Both Seishinteki Kyoyo and Bo Ryaku appear only in the Scrapper/Sentinel version of the powerset, but provide buffs that I think would help improve the survivability on Tankers and Brutes, with their positions would change to better suit the needs of these archetypes.
Omitted Powers:
Shinobi-Iri, Smoke Flash, Blinding Powder
These powers are ones I don't think would be suitable for Tankers and Brutes, as they conflict in one way or another with the playstyle.
Shinobi-Iri is a stealth power, and while that isn't strictly uncommon for Tankers/Brutes ( Energy Cloak, Cloak of Darkness), its reliance on not engaging the enemy for a +DMG buff runs counter to how these archetypes play. Similarly, Smoke Flash causes enemies to lose aggro on you, something that definitely would be a handicap, and would likely need to be dropped. Lastly, Blinding Powder. While the power doesn't have many inherent problems, the Sleep and Confuse effect may present issue retaining aggro, and would be worth losing to make space for a power that maintains it instead.
New Powers:
Tai Jutsu
This new power exists as a means to maintain aggro much like
Against All Odds , Beta Decay and Rise to the Challenge. It is a Taunt AoE first and foremost, but also incorporates the +DMG effect of Shinobi-Iri and the -ToHit debuff from Blinding Powder. The more enemies affected, the greater the +DMG bonus will be. Visually this power would have similar VFX to Evasion, much like how other Ninjitsu powers share the appearance of Super Reflexes powers. The idea of 'Tai Jutsu' refers to the same school of techniques as some other Ninjitsu powers, and focuses on close quarters combat proficiencies, which compliments the Tanker/Brute theme, and also the mechanics of a +DMG/-ToHit aura.
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14 hours ago, gameboy1234 said:
I'd make each of the Freedom Phalanx available to players based on Origin. All players would get access to all power pools though because anything else is just going to start fights.
Manticore -- Natural origin heroes
Citadel -- Technology
Numina -- Magic
Penelope Yin -- Mutant
Synapse -- Science
Each one could extend the "origin of power" exposition that you get from Perry Winkle, while you're also fighting a ton of dudes. Or something like that. After you finish the TF you can then go to any of the FF members and get the patron power you want.
Not a bad idea, given Blueside leans more into the origins than Redside (especially in superpower governance), but I wonder how they would differ in theme from the existing Origin Power Pools?
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11 minutes ago, RadiantPhoenix said:
If there's new Epic pools being added, one of them should have whip attacks.
I could maybe see them being added if Infernal was one of the Patrons
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While I'm no expert when it comes to Incarnate lore, I feel like it could be assumed that the missile could be created and operated by Incarnate tier genius? Not all incarnate power is direct and apparent after all, I like to think something like this could reflect that.
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I pondered this a while ago, and came up with this as a concept of what could be done with current in-game features.
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5 hours ago, Krimson said:
They sure sound neat but how are they Incarnates?
Presumably the same way Longbow and Warworks robots are 🤷♂️
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10 hours ago, Techwright said:
Not criticizing just curious: Would that not negate any reason to go work through Warburg and secure a nuke?
I wouldn't say so. They may look similar, but they would be different enough to make sure neither are redundant.
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Pretty much as it says in the title.
Can we get a version of the Warburg Nuke as a permanent addition to our repertoire in the form of an Incarnate Judgement power? It could perhaps be refered to as 'Ballistic Judgement', and perhaps could deal a hybrid of Smashing and Fire damage like most explosives in game, with its secondary effects being split between a Resistance/Defense Debuff, and a powerful Repel effect.
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As someone who really likes to delve into conceptualizing new powersets and ancillaries, I have a question for Black Scorpion and Synapse; What powersets were you guys working on that you wish you had a chance to introduce to the playerbase? We know there were plans for 'Wind Control' and a suite of origin power pools, but were there any projects that were in the pipeline that were never fully realized before the game's closure?
I also have a semi-related question for Back Alley Brawler and Tunnel Rat; the biggest hurdle for new powersets is the VFX and Animation, which is somewhat of a limiting factor here in Homecoming. Are there any powerset (or incarnate power) concepts you wanted to explore that were unfortunately shelved due to the technical limitations of the time?
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Nearing the closure of the game, we saw a large shift towards more traditional MMO models; the inclusion of subscription reward tiers, a more prominent cash store, and a focus on endgame content. What prompted the change in direction to follow after competitors like World of Warcraft and Star Wars: The Old Republic, and was there any apprehension about making such large scale changes to the game after so long?
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I quite like what @Jiro Ito did with the Weather Mastery sets, and wanted to try my hand at filling in the gaps in the Storm/Wind based powerset theme and expanding it to Melee, Armor and Assault (We already have Storm Blast, Wind Control is in a weird limbo, and Storm Manipulation is something I've explored before).
Wind MeleeThe idea for Wind Melee is to have a good mix of Smashing and Lethal damage, and using a lot of the 'fwooshy' animations to emulate the nature of wind. To do that, I picked out a few powers from Kinetic Melee to work as a template, and took inspiration from other Melee sets that incorporated summoned weapons to also utilize the fwooshy swordplay of Dual Blades into it.
- Wind Strike: Basic Smashing melee power, using Kinetic Melee's 'Quick Strike' animation with whirling FX on the hand
- Vortex Blow: Moderate Smashing melee power, using the 'Body Blow' animation from Kinetic melee with stronger whirling hand FX
- Air Blades: Heavier Lethal melee power. Uses the 'Ablating Strike' Dual Blades power with two 'Fire and Ice Elemental' swords as the FX
- Build Up: Standard Build Up power
/ - Taunt/Placate: Standard aggro management power
- Assassin's Zephyr: Special Stalker attack with massive Smashing damage. Same animation as Kinetic Melee's 'Assassin's Strike', but with a projectile similar to 'Gust' from Storm Blast
- Blade Cyclone: PBAoE Lethal/Smashing attack. Uses the 'Typhoon's Edge' animation with Elemental swords, with a Tornado FX around the player (Not available to Stalkers)
- Wind Blades: A heavier version of Air Blades, using the 'Vengeful Slice' Dual Blades animation with Elemental swords
- Vacuum Strike: A powerful Smashing melee attack cusing Kinetic Melee's 'Concentrated Strike' animation, with strong wind FX around the character - Shearing Winds: Ranged cone Lethal DoT power using Elemental Swords, uses the unique 'Air Cutter' FX belonging to Syndicate (One Thousand Cuts, but with longer range)
Storm Assault:
Storm Assault was fairly simple when you have a Blast and Melee powerset ready to go. For this, I opted not to use the blade powers from Wind Melee and instead opted to keep it to smashing damage instead, as there was already a lot of Smashing, Cold and Energy in the mix, and a fourth damage type may make it seem a bit of a mess.
- Gust: Taken from Storm Blast, works as the first ranged power of the set
- Vortex Blow: See above, works as the initial melee power
- Jet Stream: Another Storm Blast power, though with smaller range
- Hailstones: A more powerful Storm blast power, building the ranged element of the set
- Build Up: Standard Build Up power
- Thunder Clap: A power from Storm Summoning, repurposed as an AoE attack
- Direct Strike: Another Storm Blast power, working as a long range sniper attack
- Vacuum Strike: See above, works as a more powerful damage power for the set
- Cloudburst: Taken from Storm Blast, working as the T9 high damage power
Storm Aura:
Armor powersets are a little easier to work with. Animations are simple and FX is a bit less tricky, so making a Storm Aura wouldn't bee too hard, especially with so much FX existing already. For this, I wanted to go for a damage based defense set, similar to Ice or Stone, with the usual trappings like personal healing, AoE effects, and some good utility.
- Wind Shield: Uses a windy FX on the player body. Grants defense against Smashing, Lethal, Fire and Toxic damage, and resistance to ToHit and Perception debuffs
- Stormcloud: Uses the 'Cloud and Lightning' path aura FX, dealing energy DoT in a PBAoE field (Not available to Stalkers or Sentinels) - O2 Saturation: Uses the 'O2 Boost' FX on the player, healing them and giving a boost to recovery for a short time
- Temperature Protection: Same power from Fiery Aura, providing an autopower with resistance to Fire, Cold, Slow and Knockback
- Climate Change: Uses the 'Benumb' FX from Cold Domination on the player body. Grants protection against Immobilize, Hold, Stun, Sleep, and Repel for a short duration
- Mist Cloak: Uses the same FX as 'Steamy Mist', but on the player only. Provides stealth and grants small defense to Melee, Ranged and AoE (Stalkers get Hide at T1 instead) - Air Pressure: Autopower for Stalkers and Sentinels. Grants defense to Melee, Ranged and AoE
- Storm Shield: Uses the 'Thunderhead' aura FX on the player body. Grants defense against Cold, Energy and Negative damage, and resistance to teleport and -endurance debuffs
- Vortex: Creates a small 'Tornado' FX on the player. Draws enemies closer and reduces their ToHit and Defense. Stalkers and Sentinels get a version that repels instead - Microclimate: Uses a mixture of Storm Blast's 'Gust' and 'Intensify' FX on player. Grants a large boost to Positional Defense and Damage Resistance for a short time
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Both Strength Manipulation and Blade Manipulation have been added to the list! Always happy to see more contributions from you guys 😊
On the topic of Manipulation and Assault powersets, I'll take a stab at using some of the stuff from Spirit Blast and Spirit Control to try and make some too, and further expand the theme!
Spirit Manipulation - Spirit Binding: A single target immobilize power dealing light Negative DoT, using a single 'Soul Tentacles' FX on target
- Torment: Standard melee attack with Soul Mastery FX on hands, target briefly has the Illusion Control 'Spectral Wounds' FX
- Gravesite: PBAoE toggle that deals Negative DoT. Uses the 'Ghosts' aura on player with 'Cloak of Fear' FX
- Sepulchre: A single target hold power that deals Negative DoT, uses 'Soul Storm' FX, including the levitation animation
- Build Up: Standard Build Up power
- Ghostly Form: A power that grants invisibility to the user, as well as regeneration and recovery. Uses the 'Shadow Meld' FX
- Spirit Nexus: PBAoE Damage power, uses a large 'Soul Storm' FX on player with a growing 'Spectral Wall' FX from Illusion Control
- Exorcise: Heavy Melee power, with Soul Mastery FX on hands, while target has the 'Soul Storm' FX momentarily. Deals bonus damage to Undead
- Mass Sepulchre: An AoE version of Sepulchre
Spirit Assault
- Spirit Blast: Minor damage blast power using Soul Mastery's 'Dark Blast' FX
- Torment: Standard melee attack with Soul Mastery FX on hands, target briefly has the Illusion Control 'Spectral Wounds' FX
- Ghostly Bolt: Blast power with more damage that uses Soul Mastery's 'Gloom' FX
- Spectral Barrage: Cone attack power that uses Soul Mastery's 'Night Fall' FX
- Build Up: Standard Build Up power
- Spirit Nexus: PBAoE Damage power, uses a large 'Soul Storm' FX on player with a growing 'Spectral Wall' FX from Illusion Control
- Grave Lance: Long range sniper power using Soul Mastery's 'Moonbeam' FX
- Exorcise: Heavy Melee power, with Soul Mastery FX on hands, while target has the 'Soul Storm' FX momentarily. Deals bonus damage to Undead
- Spectral Ray: A powerful ranged power that uses the same FX as Soul Mastery's 'Dark Obliteration', though without the AoE.
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@megaericzero I think pretty much any Melee set would be viable as a Blaster Secondary! I know @Normal Thomas had a go at porting Super Strength to Blasters some time ago, which you can find here;
I like the Power Toss and Rage ideas, it definitely helps move it into the direction of a Manipulation set instead of a Melee one. I would maybe give 'Challenge' a +endurance or +recovery effect to help push it more in that direction.
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31 minutes ago, lolcritrockets said:
I've seen folks requesting a "throwing weapons" power set, and I had an idea:
Could we instead get a new "weapon" for the Archery and Tactical Arrow power sets? Where the new "weapon" is shurikens or throwing knives or playing cards, etc.
Change the arrow models/sprites being used for the current sets, so that your shurikens stick out of your target. And reuse some of the throwing animations we already have.There's been a few discussions on the subject of changing weapon sets like Archery or Assault Rifle into other weapons or devices, such as a Bow into a Crossbow, or a Rifle into two SMGs, or even turning any of these weapons into grenades or other throwing weapons.
From what I understand, Weapon powersets are pretty hard-coded to only ever be those weapons, and it's nigh impossible to change it. Plus, the amount of effort it takes to change these things (animations, FX, etc.) is almost as much work as starting from scratch, so most times they just make it a whole different powerset instead. -
So I was originally going to make a separate thread for this, but I remember hearing from one of the older developers that making alternate FX for powers (like we see with dark's Soil Noir customisation) is actually about the same amount of work as making a new powerset entirely. I was pondering how it might be possible to add a 'Soul Mastery' FX style for Dark Blast and Dark Control, as a lot of the powers appear to have a Soul Mastery variation, but I think it may be possible to instead turn it into something new.
So to that end, I want to use the Soul Mastery FX to create new powersets, starting with 'Spirit Blast' and 'Spirit Control'. To make these powersets stand out from Dark powers, they instead deal hybrid damage in the form of Negative/Psionic, and have a minor -Mez Resist effectinstead of -ToHit. Instead of the purple/gold coloration, these powers will instead be dark teal/mint green in color.
Spirit Blast
- Spirit Blast: Minor damage blast power using Soul Mastery's 'Dark Blast' FX
- Ghostly Bolt: Blast power with more damage that uses Soul Mastery's 'Gloom' FX
- Spectral Barrage: Cone attack power that uses Soul Mastery's 'Night Fall' FX
- Medium: Standard Aim power, but also increases the -Mez Resist effect on powers. Briefly cover's the user's body in the 'Shadow Meld' FX
- Grave Lance: Long range sniper power using Soul Mastery's 'Moonbeam' FX
- Spirit Binds: A cone immobilize power that deals Negative DoT, using the same FX as 'Soul Tentacles'
- Ghostly Ray: A powerful ranged power that uses the same FX as Soul Mastery's 'Dark Obliteration', though without the AoE.
- Spectral Burst: A heavy AoE power that uses the same FX as Soul Mastery's 'Dark Obliteration'
- Grave Call: A massive PBAoE DoT attack that uses a smaller version of the 'Void' Judgement FX, with affected targets swarmed with the 'Soul Storm' FX
Spirit Control
- Spirit Binding: A single target immobilize power dealing light Negative DoT, using a single 'Soul Tentacles' FX on target
- Sepulchre: A single target hold power that deals Negative DoT, uses 'Soul Storm' FX, including the levitation animation
- Spirit Binds: A cone immobilize power that deals Negative DoT, using the same FX as 'Soul Tentacles'
- Possess: Same power from Dark Control, but using the 'Soul Storm' FX on the target's head
- Spectral Form: A power that grants invisibility to the user. Uses the 'Shadow Meld' FX. If outside of combat, also grants intangibility
- Spirit World: An AoE intangible power that works much like 'Dimension Shift', creates a giant ring with similar FX to Illusion Control's 'Spectral Wall'
- Coalescence: Pet power that uses defeated foes to summon wispy Soul entities per target that fly towards enemies and explode with Negative damage
- Mass Sepulchre: An AoE version of Sepulchre
- Revenants: Similar power to 'Haunt', but summons three entities and gives them 'Spirit Blast' as an extra power
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Decided to have a stab at this myself so I'll crosspost it here;
(few other MM powersets in there too!)
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Gonna try my hand at an NPC themed Mastermind primary similar to the previous Carnival Mastermind suggestion. For this one, I wanted to look into one of my favorite factions; Vahzilok. One of my characters was a Necromancy/Traps mastermind that tried to emulate the Vahzilok theme, but I feel that the Necromancy henchmen just don't quite cut it.
However, I do want to make the henchmen a little more distinct so that they stand out compared to normal Vahzilok mobs, and also make the theme more accessible.
Biomechanics: - Charged Bolts: Same power from Electrical Blast, serving as the basic attack power of the set.
- Constructs: Summons up to 3 minions. These minions look like Vahzilok Cadavers, but with bolts in their neck and the Exposed Brain hair style.
Basic Powers: Zombie Brawl, Resistance (Toxic, Energy, Smashing, Sleep, Fear) Augment Powers: Zombie Vomit, Projectile Vomit Upgrade Powers: Static Discharge, Charged Zombie Brawl (Replaces Zombie Brawl) - Lightning Bolt: Another power from Electrical Blast, funcioning as the higher damage blast power of the set.
- Augment Minions: First upgrade power for minions. Adds Exposed Brain w/ Wires hair style and Dr. Kane style torso implants (see below).
- Ball Lightning: Another Electrical Blast power, working as the set's AoE attack power.
- Abominations: Summons up to 2 greater minions. These minions look like Vahzilok Abominations, but with bolts in their neck and the Exposed Brain hair style.
Basic Powers: Charged Zombie Brawl, Jacob's Ladder, Projectile Vomit, Resistance (Toxic, Energy, Smashing, Sleep, Fear) Augment Powers: Zombie Vomit, Bile Spray, Havoc Punch Upgrade Powers: Short Circuit, Thunder Strike, Dynamo - Overclock: Unique power that gives a single minion a significant boost to damage, recharge and recovery. The minion takes damage over time and if it is defeated it self-destructs.
- Golem: Summons a single powerful minion. The minion looks like a scaled down version of Dr. Kane's 'Abomination' monster boss, but lacking as many implants at first.
Basic Powers: Havoc Punch, Static Discharge, Shock, Resistance (Toxic, Energy, Smashing, Sleep, Fear) Augment Powers: Thunder Strike, Short Circuit, Tesla Cage Upgrade Powers: Foot Stomp, Ball Lightning, Hurl - Upgrade Minions: Second upgrade power for minions. Adds 'Electricity' aura and Dr. Kane-style metalic hands to all minions (see below).
(From left to right; Construct, Abomination and Golem)
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Since I've already made an Assault powerset, might as well put in the rest of the effort and build a Blast and Melee powerset out of it, 70% of the work has already been done after all! And while I'm at it I might as well try my hand at an Aura/Armor powerset so the Illusion theme is present in every powerset category.
Illusory Blast:Using some of the material from Illusory Assault, I decided to flesh out the idea of a blast powerset. To round out the powers, I borrowed some themes from other sources, such as the ravens seen in Savage Assault/Beast Mastery, reimagining them as doves to play into the Illusionist theme.
- Glance: Weaver version of Spectral Wounds. Lacks as much skull FX and has a quicker attack animation. Deals Psionic/Negative damage
- Spectral Wounds: Taken from Illusion Control. Isn't available to Dominators so works well here. Now does Psionic/Negative damage.
- Conjuration: Similar power to Call Ravens/Unkindness. Summons illusionary doves to deal Psionic/Lethal damage. They are colored white instead of black and have a Fireworks FX.
- Aim: Standard Aim power.
- Prestidigitation: AoE power that uses the 'Murder of Crows' costume change emote, though colored white like Conjuration. Has 'Fireworks' FX too.
- Phantom Pain: Heavier version of Specral Wounds. Uses same FX with the 'Cloak of Fear' FX layered over it, and uses a different attack animation. Deals Psionic/Negative
- Figmentation: Creates a field that deals psionic DoT and slows enemies down. Uses 'Spectral Wall' FX on a larger scale.
- Bolide: Similar power to 'Flash', except it Stuns instead of Holds. Uses similar FX and leaves the 'Fireworks' FX on the eyes.
- Spectacle: A heavy AoE power that uses the 'Gleam' FX with 'Fireworks' going off everywhere. Deals massive Psionic damage and may Stun.
Illusory Melee:
Building on the melee theme I used in Illusion Manipulation and Illusory Assault wasn't easy, even with some of the powers already conceptualised. The idea was to include a lot of misdirection in the powerset, and figured playing up the 'mirror clone' idea would work well here.
- Flinch: Uses the 'Initial Strike' animation to do two attacks. First deals psionic, the second deals smashing. Uses the fist FX of 'Mental Strike' on the first blow.
- Feint: Uses the 'Barrage' animation to do two attacks, much like Flinch. Deals greater psionic/smashing damage. Uses 'Mental Strike' the fist FX on the first blow.
- Feign Strikes: Cone melee power that uses the animation and FX of 'Flurry'. Deals alternating psionic and smashing damage.
- Assassin's Deception: Unique Stalker attack, uses the Martial Arts Assassin's Blow animation, but with the 'Mental Strike' fist FX.
- Build Up: Standard Build Up power.
- Taunt/Placate: Stabdard Taunt/Placate power. Uses the 'Fireworks' aura as a special effect.
- Legerdemain: A defensive attack that works like Parry/Divine Avalance. uses the 'Body Blow' animation from Kinetic Melee, with 'Glowing Aura' and 'Fairy Dust' FX on the arms. Deals light Psionic damage.
- Misdirect: PBAoE melee power, uses 'Spring Attack' animation. Also summons a mirror copy to do the 'Dragon's Tail' animation while you are in the air. Deals psionic/smashing damage. (Not available to Stalkers)
- Sleight of Hand: An attack that uses the 'Smashing Blow' animation from Kinetic Melee, with Fairy Dust/Glowing Aura FX on the arms. Deals heavy Psionic damage
- Bait and Switch: Special teleport attack. uses the 'Shield Charge' animation, first sending a mirror copy to deal psionic damage, then following up yourself with smashing.
Illusory Armor:
Armor is typically a little easier to work with, all you really need is a few auras and FX, the harder part is making it stand out from the others in terms of playstyle. Illusory Armor is a mix of Dark Armor and Super Reflexes, creating a Defense based set with supportive abilities.
- Spectral Shield: Melee Defense toggle that also increases resistance to Smashing/Lethal slightly. Uses the standard 'Glowing Aura' FX.
- Myopic Blur: Ranged/AoE Defense toggle that also grants resistance to Defense debuffs. Uses the same aura as 'Prestige Power Dash'.
- Illusive: Autopower that increases Resistance to Psionics, Negative and Energy damage, as well as granting protection to Taunt, Confuse, Placate, -ToHit and -Perception effects.
- Houdini: A click power that grants protection against Hold, Immobilize, Slow, Sleep and Stun, and minor resistance to Cold, Fire and Toxic. Uses the same FX as 'Practiced Brawler'.
- Obfuscation: Autopower that increases Defense to all damage types and increases Perception.
- Invisibility: A stealth power that increases defense slightly. Uses the same FX as Superior Invisibility. (Stalkers get Hide at T1 instead)
- Terror: Same functionality as 'Cloak of Fear'. Uses the same aura 'Spectral Terror' has.
- Sleepwalk: AoE toggle that causes foes to fall asleep and suffer a speed debuff. has a heavy 'Fairy Dust' FX, and uses the same FX on the enemy's eyes when asleep.
- Decoy: Summons a single Decoy. It looks identical to the 'Mirror' version of Phantom Army, but it's only abilities are an AoE taunt and intangibility. Also has a fireworks aura and plays taunt/mocking animations for effect.
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@megaericzero I like the look of this! Follows the Assault powerset format quite well, and makes good use of existing powers.
My only notes would be to have 'Pistols' as the initial ranged power, and swap 'Empty Clips' for 'Dual Wield' as you have two cone attacks, although some Assault sets are known to break this room by using a cone power at T9.-
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Looking at what @ironjoe suggested, I wonder if it would be possible to expand the phantoms/illusionist theme? Currently we have Illusion Control (as well as ironjoe's Carnival MM set), but no direct pairing in terms of secondaries.
So with that in mind, I wanna try and expand the 'Illusion' powers theme a little, starting with a support powerset and an assault powerset. I've tried my hand at making an Illusion Manipulation set for Blasters, so I'll be using some material from that to assist with the ideas here.
Illusion Projection:Illusion Projection focuses on a good mix of buffs, debuffs and light mez. It also borrows powers from Dominator's version of Illusion Control so Controllers arent missing out. The main theme of this set is position; whether covering your own or drawing the enemy out of theirs.
- Vertigo: Single target immobilize power. Identical to Dominator's 'Spectral Wall', but does not deal damage.
- Glimmer: AoE power that lowers ToHit and Perception. Uses the same FX as 'Flash' but centered on the target, as well as using the 'Fireworks' eye aura on affected targets.
- Distract: AoE field that reduces enemy Defense and Range while Taunting them towards it (like Omega Manuever) Creates a visual burst similar to the 'Fireworks' aura. - Shroud: AoE toggle that grants Stealth and Defense to self and allies. Uses same stealth FX as 'Group Invisibility', but with a 'Fairy Dust' aura to display radius.
- Distortion: AoE toggle that grants Defense and Absorb-Over-Time. Uses similar FX to 'Glowing Aura' and small refracting 'Gleam' FX on affected targets
- Mirage: A PBAoE power that Placates foes and debuffs their Defense and Mez Resistance briefly. Similar FX to 'Smoke Flash' and 'Fairy Dust'
- Dazzle: Ranged AoE disorient power. Identical to Dominator's 'Gleam', but does not deal damage.
- Decoy: Summons a single Decoy. It looks identical to the 'Mirror' version of Phantom Army, but it's only abilities are an AoE taunt and intangibility. Also has a fireworks aura and plays taunt/mocking animations for effect.
- Dreamscape: AoE field that makes all targets intangible. Causes Sleep to proc over on foes. Similar FX to 'Fade' but no eye aura and a heavy field of 'Fairy Dust' to mark the area.
Illusory Assault:
Illusory Assault focuses on dealing psionic damage, but also mixes in either negative or smashing. Ranged attacks will deal some negative damage to the foes along with their attacks, while melee powers deliver two strikes; one psionic, then one physical.
- Glance: Weaver version of Spectral Wounds. Lacks as much skull FX and has a quicker attack animation. Deals Psionic/Negative damage
- Flinch: Uses the 'Initial Strike' animation to do two attacks. First deals psionic, the second deals smashing. Uses the fist FX of 'Mental Strike' on the first blow.
- Spectral Wounds: Taken from Illusion Control. Isn't available to Dominators so works well here. Now does Psionic/Negative damage.
- Feint: Uses the 'Barrage' animation to do two attacks, much like Flinch. Deals greater psionic/smashing damage. Uses 'Mental Strike' the fist FX on the first blow.
- Build Up: Standard Build Up power.
- Feign Strikes: Cone melee power that uses the animation and FX of 'Flurry'. Deals alternating psionic and smashing damage.
- Figmentation: Creates a field that deals psionic DoT and slows enemies down. Uses 'Spectral Wall' FX on a larger scale.
- Misdirect: PBAoE melee power, uses 'Spring Attack' animation. Also summons a mirror copy to do the 'Dragon's Tail' animation while you are in the air. Deals psionic/smashing damage.
- Phantom Pain: Heavier version of Specral Wounds. Uses same FX with the 'Cloak of Fear' FX layered over it, and uses a different attack animation. Deals Psionic/Negative
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On 1/30/2024 at 1:47 AM, ironjoe said:
Nice to see more Mastermind sets being suggested! I know 'clown summoning' was a popular gag back in the day, but nice to see it realized as more than just an april fools joke 🙂
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Tai Jutsu power:
Integration and 
Entropic Aura, working as a Mez Resist toggle with a Debuff/Taunt aura.
Kuji-In Toh
Blinding Powder, which I'll go into more detail later. Since these powers felt like a staple part of the powerset, I wanted to retain them as they help build the foundation to work from. This gives the set the same access to positional defense, mez protection and healing as other archetypes, without compromising on the Tanker/Brute structure.
Burn, I thought it might fit here (although accessed much later on) and serve a similar purpose. Both 
Smoke Flash, 
Energy Cloak, 
Cloak of Darkness), its reliance on not engaging the enemy for a +DMG buff runs counter to how these archetypes play. Similarly, 
Against All Odds , 
Beta Decay and 
Rise to the Challenge. It is a Taunt AoE first and foremost, but also incorporates the +DMG effect of 
Evasion, much like how other Ninjitsu powers share the appearance of Super Reflexes powers. The idea of 'Tai Jutsu' refers to the same school of techniques as some other Ninjitsu powers, and focuses on close quarters combat proficiencies, which compliments the Tanker/Brute theme, and also the mechanics of a +DMG/-ToHit aura.
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