Sonic Melee for Scrapper

[Zugzwangz]

How is everyone liking the new powerset for scrapper? I tried it and couldn't get too far before I had to reroll. I didn't feel like I was doing much damage and it felt like a slog getting through content. 

 

For those that do like it:

What do you like most about it? What -- if anything -- would you change? What do you think works well in the set? Do you think it's a good set thematically? 

 

For those that do not like it:

What do you dislike most about it? What -- if anything -- would make the set better? Does anything work well in the set? Do you think the set has potential?

 

Since I didn't like what I experienced with it, I will answer the latter.

I dislike the animations, damage, and the attune mechanic. It would make more sense if attune was a self-stacking buff you accrued while striking the same target. Making Sonic a ST melee tycoon may provide the niche it needs. Not sure if anything works "well", as I didn't get too far into the leveling experience. I suppose that makes my opinion invalid. 

 

I'm curious to hear others' thoughts. 

[SomeGuy]

Liked:

 

The -RES Debuffs for most of the attacks (not DMG...only the Whisper attack does that tyme of -RES).

 

Dislike: 

 

"Meh" damage. Wasn't even mid enough to make up for the -RES on most of the attacks.

The set is to ST oriented. Yes, I know I primarily build for ST, but this is just silly.

Attune is to weak for how awkward it is. 

 

I'm not sure what the goal with this set was. Maybe it was posted somewhere and I missed it. Either way, if there was a goal, I feel like it was missed. @Zugzwangz has a decent idea about attune. I figure just throw it out with the bath water and have each attack do a % of what Attune does now. Or a toggle that applies the buff to each attack. Something. 

Edited yesterday at 08:43 AM by SomeGuy

[bAss_ackwards]

Mine is at 41 right now and it feels on the weaker side. The damage tax  for the utility the different attacks have feels a bit much at the current iteration. Almost every attack also has a long cast time, some of which don't hit until later in the animation. It's never satisfying when someone swoops in with a faster attack and kills what you were just about to.

 

After using Attune for quite a bit I don't use it much anymore unless its a hard target. The opportunity cost doesn't seem worth it. Personally I'd rather Attune do good damage on its own, have normal recharge for a T2, and apply its effect - rather than the power being available to use at all times.

 

Still, having more ways to Scrap is always appreciated. I get to come up with new characters with their themes, with different power combinations. For now, looking forward to kitting this one I'm working on.

 

Animations could have a more dynamic flair to them. You are causing sonic destruction in melee form.

[mistagoat]

Got my Sonic/SR scrap up to about 40 last night. Im running duo with a buddy on a Sonic/Electric Brute. 

We have both mostly stopped using Attune on anything less than a boss. It's just not worh it if its not a hard target. That being said, when we do encounter hard targets, Sonic seems pretty good at melting them. We ripped through Hopkins in record time last night! We're going to try him again tonight at a higher diff to see if it still does well.

Outside of those hard targets, its pretty mediocre at mobing. I like the speed of the clap and the pbaoe and they can do some decent work but they are the lower damage higher recharge type of powers and they don't feel very strong so it feels lacking in aoe.

I like the interaction of Attune and Strident Echo. All those DOTs are pretty nice on a boss+. I like the speed of the whole set, both recharge and activation. It feels fast like claws. I can make an aoe chain from Clap, pbaoe (forgot the name), Clap, Earsplitter, repeat. Clap can essentially be used every other attack.

Attune is undercooked. It seems like its supposed to be the cornerstone of the set but its so clunky it's just not getting much use. I currently have it 6 slotted but if I were to respec i think id give it 1-3 slots max. 

I'll get it to 50 but i dont expect it'll get much playtime after that unless some big tweaks are made.