Buff Electric Shackles

[Normal Thomas]

So I have Electric Shackles for my Ice/Kin Corruptor and I do like the power but I noticed it comes up a little short, even up against the hold in my primary. Let's take a look at the (un enhanced) numbers of some holds available to corruptors:

POWER	SET	HOLD DURATION/RECHARGE	SECONDARY EFFECTS
FREEZE RAY	ICE BLAST	9.54 seconds/10 seconds (9.5/10) = .95	moderate cold damage
TESLA CAGE	ELECTRIC BLAST	8 seconds/10 seconds (8/10) = .8	minor energy damage, -end
PETRIFYING GAZE	DARK MIASMAS	9.54 seconds (9.5/16) = .59	none
TIME STOP	TIME MANIPULATION	9.54 seconds (9.5/16) = .59	-regen, -heal
SPIRIT SHARK JAWS	LEVIATHAN MASTERY	11.92 seconds (11.92/32) = .3725	moderate lethal damage, -fly
WEB COCOON	MACE MASTERY	11.92 seconds (11.92/32) = .3725	-fly, -jump, slow
SOUL STORM	SOUL MASTERY	11.92 seconds (11.92/32) = .3725	moderate negative damage
ELECTRIC SHACKLES	MU MASTERY	8 seconds (8/32) = .25	minor energy damage, -end

 

Now to be fair not all holds and not all sets are created equal. Certainly. But even with relatively comparable holds Electric Shackles seems to be a little overbalanced. I think at the very least it could use an extra second or two of hold time.

[Saiyajinzoningen]

I always took a pass on this power cause its so lackluster. 8 second hold with a 32 second recharge and to top it off minor damage? yeah this power needs some love.

[Generator]

I could see it coming up to that same 0.3725 ratio the other APPs are up to (those are this power's comparables, not Tesla Cage or Freeze Ray), but that's it.

[Normal Thomas]

Oh wow this topic finally got some attention! I ended up swapping into Soul Mastery for my Ice/Kin but my point definitely still stands.

7 hours ago, Generator said:

I could see it coming up to that same 0.3725 ratio the other APPs are up to (those are this power's comparables, not Tesla Cage or Freeze Ray), but that's it.

True. I think that'd be a fair buff.

[Shadowsleuth]

A bump up to 0.3725 same as the other APP's & a increase to moderate energy damage (instead of minor), the -end secondary effect on the power is negligible.

[Normal Thomas]

2 minutes ago, Shadowsleuth said:

A bump up to 0.3725 same as the other APP's & a increase to moderate energy damage (instead of minor), the -end secondary effect on the power is negligible.

especially when compared to getting -jump or -fly