Poll—Worst primary

[Zauhesi]

NO ENHANCEMENTS! Same rules as before: “Worst” in however you interpret this to mean. Multiple selects are allowed if needed.

[Underfyre]

Energy. Bad damage, knockback. Throw the whole set in the trash.

[Shock Star]

As someone with experience playing a sentinel with an energy primary, I can wholeheartedly agree that it's the worst. The damage isn't impressive and the knockback is enough to piss off a tanker trying to hold aggro. Without enhancements, it's basically little more then a nuisance for the enemy and may even cause enemies to get stuck in the walls of a cave. And most veterans know that ranged enemies stuck in cave walls get to attack with impunity for a given amount of time.

 

Hell, even WITH enhancements, it's still the worst because you have to sacrifice the sixth slot of every primary power with Sudden Acceleration: Knockback to Knockdown.

Edited November 8, 2020 by Shock Star

[BlackenBlue71]

Have to agree with Energy, but Dark doesn't seem to be much better. I've got a Dark/Regen Sentinel, and his damage output doesn't seem to be all that great. The status effects work fine, but the damage....not so much.

 

 

[Underfyre]

23 hours ago, BlackenBlue71 said:

Have to agree with Energy, but Dark doesn't seem to be much better. I've got a Dark/Regen Sentinel, and his damage output doesn't seem to be all that great. The status effects work fine, but the damage....not so much.

 

 

Dark is an exceptionally middling set, but it's far from the worst.