Troo

Not sure when this was fixed. THANK YOU❣️❣️

something stood out as missing in: Anyone able to shed some light on Dark Melee developments?

"Before we continue, a caveat: Some of the changes and plans mentioned below are either very early in development or still purely conceptual. Some of them will likely not make the cut and either change greatly or be scrapped entirely."

brawl for-the-win maybe brawl & kick so there is some variety

..but should assassin strike miss more than other attacks? Randomness is great, but somethings should work. Super jump should not just fail. nor buildup, nor toggles, nor personal force field.. at least not without some additional input to the formula. it's all math even if we don't like math

Soooo... "No matter what they do, people will be disappointed for one reason or another." Well that's not a great outlook.

It would be interesting to see how Regeneration compares to Resistance in regards to damage mitigation.

Old Energy Transfer Black Market price fix Hamidon Origin enhancement convertors Ala Carte Respec (aka unslotter for powers & slots) Player Created Content porting to in-game content Ala Carte Pool Powers Incarnates impact on pre-50 content Quality of life improvements for player created content New player focus (forums & in-game link to) Challenge Mode (unending wave of enemies with increasing difficulty. Bonus: a leader board that resets bi-weekly) Wish list: More mini games (favorite: Battle for Siren's Call) Pinball machines that work We could easily check some off my list right away and move on to the harder stuff. Please confirm: Old Energy Transfer imminent Black Market fix in the works Ala Carte Respec the page 6 gift from the amazing devs. Hamidon Origin enhancement convertors "we're trying! there's a list!" wake up Troo, wake up

I've always considered the Code of Conduct as follows: I've been warned, if I violate the rules even unintentionally I need to live with the consequences. If I violate the rules a second time, I should not expect an opportunity to do it a third time. Other topics: It is awesome that there is a Dev's Choice for player created content. It shines a spotlight on an amazing tool we have access to and it's uses beyond that-which-shall-not-be-named. Becoming a Game Master - just kidding...

Bad Jimmy

A change is coming. If it's already complete in the works, we'll get to test it and provide feedback. That does not make the thoughts shared in this thread less relevant. There may be some foreshadowing sprinkled in this thread, you be the judge.

Trading one aspect of the set for another seems to be a sticking point. Choices are a big part of COX. If we take Maneuvers and Weave there may not be room for Hasten. If we cap defensive we may not be able to get recharge where I want or have extra slots for procs. If we take all of Dark armours toggles.. we are gonna have endurance issues to deal with. Many (myself included) like the simple, single target, hard hitting nature of Energy Melee. This is why we play it. We don't expect it to compete with AoE proc monsters. That's a choice. If there is no trade off, really there's not problem. (other than potential power creep) If you are giving me the old Energy Transfer and goosing Whirlwind and/or Stun that's awesome, let's do it. But that's not what we are hearing. Bringing up the term 'balance' and Energy Melee is a bit disingenuous. It's a strawman argument to support a preferred re-work. There is only upside, it can't really go down without malice. Not all sets have to be even. Some folks actually like playing sets that are perceived to be less than. Not all sets have to be reskinned versions of the same equation. It's okay to have some variety & outliers. Titan Weapons numbers are great, I'm still not playing it. That choice does not effect my 'fun'.

Ha! brrrrrrr. I thought there was a time you'd cut someone before letting them touch the precious. (figuratively of course)

To be clear: I prefer not to nerf things, that's part of the irony of my writing it. Power creep is always a big concern of mine, not because I don't want folks to be more powerful but because it does impact so much more than is obvious. The ripple effect is really difficult to anticipate. The current meta has some issues. Solving them is more whack-a-mole brain surgery as opposed to one definitive silver bullet.

checks hell's temperature..

You have a good point. The less impact definitely the better from my perspective. Minor edit and we're closer in agreement "but I think the impact should be a lot less than we need worry about ." I think you'd still agree that it could be limiting and a concern if the case was: If we don't do the a, b, or c we don't get the X or Y.

@RogerWilco @Mucera @Aeroprism @Apogee I love these stories. Remember, No Matter What: Do not tell anyone else.. j/k

So you want to add a 3rd arm body type?.. that's a super cool idea. 😀

It didn't die. It's right there on the shelf next to @Captain Powerhouse.

Terrible ideas for Energy Melee: Stunned targets provide bonus damage opportunities. So, if we're not hitting a stunned target the damage is lower. Pay attention or we're doing less damage than we could. Radiation has this, it is a bit difficult to track which target... folks mostly ignore it. We let the AoEs do what their gonna do. Can't we just do dependable damage all the time? I concede this may not push the current top damage dealers and am okay with that. Combo Power Up. (charge and release) Powers a, b, & c can result in a charge that can be used to provide ideal performance in powers X & Y. If we don't do the a, b, or c we don't get the X or Y. X & Y are not available in or near their ideal state all of the time. Maybe not even most of the time. If we play the way the designer requires we can optimize the opportunities. If we don't wanna play that way too bad. /em puke This means we're required to take the charge up powers and use them. Want them or not and they need to hit. No unslotted ter 1 throwaways. We HAVE to use it. You didn't want that tier 2.. you might miss out. We may not get to select flavor from pool powers do to the charge builders that could have been skipped now being required. Slotting variety could also become more limited. If this used only three powers in the set and worked every time, exactly the way I play this isn't so bad. But I have to imagine someone out there wants to play differently than I do. Energy Melee should be more interesting /em doublefacepalm

Olympus (War and technology themed, ranged) Plasma Blast (Ranged) Foe -Regeneration Plasma burns are hard to heal. The burns can temporarily halt target's Regeneration rate. Gas Swarm Missiles Ranged, Area of Effect, Lethal, Foe Hold Can launch a pack of Gas Swarm Missiles Incendiary Swarm Missiles Ranged, Area of Effect, Lethal, +Burn Can launch a small pack of Incendiary Swarm Missiles Resistance Toggle, Self Resistances Swarm Missiles Ranged, Area of Effect, Lethal, Foe Knockback Can launch a large pack of Incendiary Swarm Missiles King Spirit (Nature's dark side, melee)

That's a pretty good point.

Ooooo me like.

..because it's Tuesday! Area of Effect (AoE); An area affected by the use of a power. An Area of Effect power affects all characters and/or enemies in a specific geographic area, as opposed to a single character and/or enemy. This includes Targeted AoEs that employ a targeted entity to affect others around them, Location AoEs that focus on a targeted spot, and Point Blank AoEs that use the caster of the power as the center of the Area of Effect Is the current state of AoE the cause of some AT's roles being diminished? Are AoE's too strong? Should AoE recharge be slowed down? Or sped up? Are some areas too large? Cheers