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It was one of my earlier toons on Homecoming where I didn't understand the differences between the two. As far as I was concerned at the time, OMG Crit Abilities are kewel~! My post still stands in terms of what the toon offers, just ignore the Archetype aspect of my post. That toon has been shelved after a dozen alt creations but I do recall having a fun time on it. Proton-Volley. I currently main a Poison/Sonic Defender so...

You could also consider Sonic Resonance. It's very similar to Force Field but with a few more offensive tools. You will have 2 forms of "bubbles" to place on allies in addition to a PBAoE pulsing bubble you can visually see. Disruption Field: Ally-targetted pulsing PBAoE -Res effect. Sonic Repulsion: Instead of Repulsion Bubble, you have one that can be used on an Ally. Although Endurance heavy, you can slot it with Knockdown to turn them into a hamster in a ball. Liquify: Access to the Knockdown that acts like Ice Slick but with major debuffs attached to it. Clarity: Simply put, it's Clear Mind. I made mine a Radiation/Sonic Corrupter. It's enjoyable but I might suggest a different blast set unless you want to be a star-sniper like me.

You could try a Pool(s) with Confuse + Poison secondary using Weaken. I recall one Task Force where a Plant Controller/Dominator was effortlessly landing Confuse on AV's. Which I suspect was due to Weaken application with a multitude of other debuffs.

I'm lost as to what the original request is. Sonic Blast already debuffs resistances and, essentially, buffs it's own damage when strung with consecutive attacks. You can already use traditional damage-slotted Enhancements (Positron's Blast, for example) for most powers or use unique ones slotted into Siren's Call (Sleep), Screech (Stun), and Shockwave (Knockback), and I believe I use Fury of the Gladiator in Dreadful Wail with Obliteration. If you want a gimmicky pool that relies on Proc damage then perhaps Sonic isn't the pool for you. My main gripe with Sonic are the animation casts. I actually only use Shriek, Scream, Howl, Aim, and Dreadful Wail on my Poison/Sonic Defender because they provide a decent attack chain for me. I don't view Sonic Blast as underperforming. It's a debuffer set.

It's not an issue of recharge. It's a debuff called "No Phase", you can see the silver buff on the top-right of your charcater. This does not allow you to toggle Phase-shifting buffs such as Hibernate. For what reason? Because they don't want you to use your ability too often? Who the heck knows.

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And I have it slotted on the Live server, on my Gravity/Time Controller on Dimension Shift. It procs. 🙂

Energy Font can Proc off of Dimension Shift upon intital cast. Even without a target.

Back when Homecoming first launched, I somehow glitched my character creation screen and had access to female costume pieces on a male figure. Unfortunately the game would not allow me to create this character. Please consider lifting the gender-locks on costumes! Thanks! 🙂

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Question about Power Boost though. Does it increase the magnitude of wormhole to transport high level enemies? I suppose the same question applies to Dominators.

I wouldn't drop Crushing Field (AoE, -Fly) just because it's useful for fighting swarms of flying enemies. Especially noticeable in an Admiral Sutter TF. Ground all them sky raiders in 1 AoE, baybee!

I just wish Contacts had their maximum level removed while exemplaring players down ONLY inside door missions. This would allow players to progress through content and not have to commit to an entire Ouroboros arc missing whatever teaming opportunities that come along. Could also make for fun team-content building as your team is also not locked inside a Task Force like Ouroboros.

I would say Mind/Psi Dominator would be the closest fit, maybe Pink Colored Electric kits.

I just want my Sentinel to float like a Praetorian Seer. 😭

I just think it's obnoxious how the cooldowns are short enough to become a regular part of every other attack chain in addition to granting archetypes that have no business having massive killing potential an instant vaporization ability that carries no consequences of enhancement slotting whilst also bypassing target caps. If anything, I believe the cooldowns should be extended significantly or receive a condition. Take "Trance" mechanics used in some games where a character is under immense pressure and emotions where massive potential can be unleashed temporarily - for example a ratio of fallen teammates could be used to unlock a threshold and how much damage to be delivered. Quite honestly, I think the one thing that could be used to curb these mechanics is removing the Aggro Cap. If defensive measures are still an issue then grant diminishing returns on defenses so X amount of targets will eventually bypass defenses to dangerous levels.

Do you Exemplar much? I would tweak where you obtain certain powers, particularly bring Soul Absorption online sooner because it's a much more effective tool for aiding in lower level content. (Just some personal opinion on skill choices...) I'm not particularly a fan of maximized defense but I found between Crowd Control, Pets, Heals, Buffs, and Debuffs so I felt comfortable sacrificing the Leadership (or Fighting) pool to pick up utility with Recall Friend for body-stacking Howling Twilight combinations (also having the option of Flash and a Travel power). I also opted for the Energy Epic line because Power Boost granting mega-heals and other bonuses have left me with stunning results.

Power description does not list +Ice Slick or +Ice Patch though. Are you sure it was Jack Frost that casted it?

Maybe something like this with Concealment Stealth active for transparency? Electric Armors, Force Fields, or Steamy Mist might also be a fun pairing. He's only using Metallic 2 with White/Light Blue Blends and a Bubble Path aura.

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Big fan of genies, djinns, and shaitan concepts! First one is my Gravity/Time Controller, Genie. Second one is my Psychic/Bio Sentinel, Biopsy.

But if everyone has the attention of enemies that exceed AGGRO caps then they're much more likely to die because they aren't returning to posts. In the current state enemies beyond caps merely stand around and do nothing or give up chasing.

Unfortunately that is rarely a case because apparently we value having an AGGRO Cap here when it would clearly add depth and difficulty to the game.

Looks cool. Though the idea of wearing glow sticks on your stealthy character sounds... silly.

I'm a huge fan of efficient hypnosis usage but AoE in City of Heroes is so abundant in this game. Unfortunately you have every other controller out there that's trigger happy about their AoE immobilize to even bother using this ability. I can't even count how many times I threw hypnosis on an ambush crowd and some derp decides taking loads of damage would be a much better alternative than leaving them asleep. This is almost where I prefer dimension shift since it can be idiot proof. I would be in favor of an initial short duration "heavy sleep" that won't awaken monsters if damages and then fading into a normal sleep that will break. So basically turn sleeps into a 2-5 second duration hold that fades into a normal sleep that can be broken. Or a ticking sleep similar to what was described above with grogginess, forgetfulness, or perception debuffs.