Allow Indomitable Will (Psionic Mastery) to be activated while mezzed

[Uun]

Title pretty much says it. The epic power Indomitable Will (available to controllers and dominators) provides mezz protection but can't be activated while you're mezzed. The power is on a 5 minute recharge, so there's a lot of incentive not to waste it if you don't need it. The pool power Rune of Protection (3 minute recharge) and the Incarnate Destiny Clarion powers (2 minute recharge) also provide mezz protection and can be activated while mezzed. 

[arcane]

Indomitable Will is easily made perma unlike Rune of Protection, so you shouldn’t really need to do this, FWIW.

Edited August 6, 2021 by arcane

[Uun]

4 minutes ago, arcane said:

Indomitable Will is easily made perma unlike Rune of Protection, so you shouldn’t really need to do this, FWIW.

Easily? It's a 90 second duration with a 360 second recharge. On top of 95% from enhancements, you need 205% global recharge (including Hasten) to make it perma. 

[Riverdusk]

Yep, brought this up in the bug forum even.  It is the only mez click I know of in the game that can't be activated while mezzed.  In addition to your examples, incarnate melee hybrid can also be clicked while mezzed, all the melee armor mez protect clicks can be as well (practiced brawler, active defense, etc.). 

 

Makes me wonder if when the power was ported over from the willpower armor sets and turned from a toggle into a click, if it wasn't just overlooked.  

[Replacement]

Yeah, it's just the precedent Paragon began moving towards at some point.  Even Electric Affinity's Faraday Cage can be activated while mezzed to follow this design standard.

[Wavicle]

55 minutes ago, Riverdusk said:

Makes me wonder if when the power was ported over from the willpower armor sets and turned from a toggle into a click, if it wasn't just overlooked.  

 

IIRC the power is older than WP.

[Uun]

2 minutes ago, Wavicle said:

 

IIRC the power is older than WP.

Yes, Psionic Mastery was one of the original Epic Power Pools added in I3. 

[arcane]

2 hours ago, Uun said:

Easily? It's a 90 second duration with a 360 second recharge. On top of 95% from enhancements, you need 205% global recharge (including Hasten) to make it perma. 

Point taken. Don’t know what I was thinking. Maybe I’m just capping it with Ageless.

 

Yeah sure to original suggestion. Signed.

[Riverdusk]

12 hours ago, Uun said:

Yes, Psionic Mastery was one of the original Epic Power Pools added in I3. 

 

Good memories, I totally forgot the epic pool came first.  So, probably was just a design philosophy shift, but an old one where Idom Will got left behind.  

 

Even if you do go hard core enough for the recharge to get it perma, the way it is now, you have to remember to click it every time of course, since you are forced to use it proactively.  Myself, I forget often enough that even with it perma or near perma I still need to carry some break frees.  What I ended up realizing I needed to do on my 50 illusion controller who has it within a few seconds of perma.   So basically, in my case anyways, it just reduces the number of break frees I need by a few rather than eliminating the need for them.  Break frees themselves being another example of something you can click while already mezzed.   🙂   

 

[Marbing]

If this happens I will be taking Indom Will on SO MANY more toons than I currently do. It is the biggest reason I don't take it over Rune.