Remove Defense Set Top Power End Crash

[Cidri]

End crash was removed from the top their powers of blast sets - now I feel the same should be done for defense sets.

 

Many defense sets have end powers like Elude in Super-Reflexes, that give you a big defense boost for 1-2 minutes and then crashes your end. When nova powers lost their end crash, this now seems obsolete.

 

The first effect I can see from this is that it makes less optimized builds more capable - a defense set with a full set IO build will have maximum defenses without resorting to these top tier crash powers. This will allow melee builds that still use SOs or regular IOs to increase their defenses in exceptional situations without totally destroying the pace of the game.

 

I am optimistic about how the developers see this. Ice Armor for scrappers already has a top tier power like this, with a duration of 30s and no end crash. I think we'll see more of this, but I also feel the question merits a thread on the forums.

 

This could be extended to all end crash power - Rage in Superstrength and the various EMP powers are examples of end crashes that feel obsolete in the game today. But the main thrust of this discussion is about defense powers.

[Zepp]

It would probably be a good idea to merge this into the T9 Defensive crash thread

[Cidri]

5 hours ago, Zepp said:

It would probably be a good idea to merge this into the T9 Defensive crash thread

Yes, it would. Only saw that thread after posting.