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Dreamwvr
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I have an idea for a new archetype that I call Tandems. I originally intended Tandems to be an epic or veterans reward, though they could be adjusted as a regular archetype as well.
To start with, my idea for Tandems is that instead of playing a single character you are playing a duo. You design two different characters and have the inante power to click a button and switch from controlling one to controlling the other. Whichever one you are not controlling follows you around like a pet (noncontrollable as all non mastermind pets are).
With Tandems you get a larger than normal selection of powers and perhaps even a few more enhancement slots because you have to split the ones you have between your two characters. As a result you can give one of them all the powers nad slots leaving the other weak or split them in any way you see fit. The Tandems would be more versatile than other archetypes in some ways but not as specialized or as powerful. And one nice bonus is that if the one you are playing dies you automatically switch to the other one and take half the debt.
I think it would be a lot of fun to perhaps give them choices such as being able to make one fire and the other ice based, or being able to make one a weak brute and the other a weak blaster just by the power selections.
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| 08/22/08 17:42 |
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Aurrius
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For some reason I think that'd be a very cool idea :O
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| 08/23/08 00:27 |
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Darkdragon405
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One powerful mm that you never play, just have follow you, and yourself as a corr...i could see how that would be fun
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Currently @AuraBladeX
Triumph:
Duos lvl 16 DM/Regen Scrapper
Light Fang lvl 48 NRG^2 Blaster
Duos Blades lvl 17 DB/Regen Scrapper
Pinnacle:
ChaoticShade AR/Dark Corr
Forced Submission Mind/NRG Dom
Shadow'Fang DM/WP Brute
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| 08/23/08 20:52 |
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Epsilon Unit
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Nice Idea, although rather OP'ed would have to have some kind of balancing factor in there seeing as how it would be so stupideously easy to farm or PvP with say a kin second and a SS/fire brute or a rad corr and stalker, good idea, needs development though
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| 08/24/08 23:03 |
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F35-JSF
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I could see lots of soloing going on and groups becoming a thing of the past if this were included.
On the flip side....
Just imagine the pain a Stalker and a dominator could inflict.
Heroes
Assassin R - Lvl 50 SS/inv./Energy Master Tank
Silver Nano-Slayer - Lvl 37 War Shade
Blue Nano-Slayer - Lvl 35 Kin/Electric Defender
Green Nano-Slayer - Lvl 37 Archery/Energy man.
Villians
Dr. Robotron - Lvl 50 Robotic/FF/Lev Mastery MM
Crab Nano-Slayer - Lvl 50 Crab/Mace Mastery & pets
Red Nano-Slayer - Lvl 41 Elec/Elec Brute
Nexus Nano-Slayer - Lvl 41 Natural Night Widow
Rock Nano-Slayer - Lvl 13 Stone Brute
Static Nano-Slayer - Lvl 50 Elec/Kin/Soul mastery Corruptor
All on Victory.
The Vanguard have declared the Nano-Slayer program a success!
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| 08/25/08 07:28 |
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Dreamwvr
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I don't imagine you actually being able to play two different archetypes and getting their powers. I imagine your primary power being a mixture of ranged and melee offense with perhaps a few hold type powers and your secondary being a mixture of shields, buffs and debuffs. You can specialize your characters to be similar to some of the other archetypes by giving one of them the melee powers and the shields while giving the ranged powers and buffs to the second or so on. These Tandems would have their own inante powers so wouldn't be able to get the special powers of other archetypes like the hide and assassin strike of stalkers or the scourge of corruptors.
Pinnacle
Shadomancer - lvl 41 dark/dark cor
Krimson Krush - Lvl 50 SS/Inv brute
Ice Angel- - Lvl 37 Ice/Nrg blaster
Protector
Blackberry- - lvl 40 plant/thorn dom
Pheobe Nix - Lvl 36 fire/fire brute
Boojum- - Lvl 38 crab soldier
Ebon Widow- - Lvl 32 widow
Neo Slash - Lvl 50 BS/regen scrapper
Guardian
Dark Rumour - lvl 38 DM/SR stalker
Victory
Seattle Reign- - Lvl 37 thug/Storm MM.
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| 08/25/08 09:34 |
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Phase_of_Echoes
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How about this then...
Archetype: Mimic
Low HP/Moderate Defense& Resistance
No resistance to Status Effects
You have the ability to "mimic" one of your teammates powers (Primary and Seconday) for 2 minutes. By this you will use their Powers Sets as your own. Their Power Tray setup is "copied" over yours. You can not move Powers around and can not alter the Enhancements.
Pros: Can easily turn the tide in any battle either through more Debuffs,Buffs, or Damage Output.
Get to check out power combinations and see if you would actually like them.
Cons: Instant access to a someones Power Tray and having to learn where all the Powers and what order.
Your own personal powers will not be accessable in this state.
Primary powers would be Psy Blast (Defender Damage)
Secondary powers would be a new set consisting of Psy Shields ( Example: With the ability to produce a Psy Barrier around yourself you are now more resistant to Lethal/Smashing Damage)
And so on...
This Archetype could be for COH and COV.
***THIS POST HAS BEEN EDITED***
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| 08/25/08 09:58 |
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Dreamwvr
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That would be a fun one to play.
Pinnacle
Shadomancer - lvl 41 dark/dark cor
Krimson Krush - Lvl 50 SS/Inv brute
Ice Angel- - Lvl 37 Ice/Nrg blaster
Protector
Blackberry- - lvl 40 plant/thorn dom
Pheobe Nix - Lvl 36 fire/fire brute
Boojum- - Lvl 38 crab soldier
Ebon Widow- - Lvl 32 widow
Neo Slash - Lvl 50 BS/regen scrapper
Guardian
Dark Rumour - lvl 38 DM/SR stalker
Victory
Seattle Reign- - Lvl 37 thug/Storm MM.
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| 08/25/08 12:11 |
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F35-JSF
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| QUOTE | How about this then...
Archetype: Mimic
Low HP/Moderate Defense& Resistance
No resistance to Status Effects
You have the ability to "mimic" one of your teammates powers (Primary and Seconday) for 2 minutes. By this you will use their Powers Sets as your own. Their Power Tray setup is "copied" over yours. You can not move Powers around and can not alter the Enhancements.
Pros: Can easily turn the tide in any battle either through more Debuffs,Buffs, or Damage Output.
Get to check out power combinations and see if you would actually like them.
Cons: Instant access to a someones Power Tray and having to learn where all the Powers and what order.
Your own personal powers will not be accessable in this state.
Primary powers would be Psy Blast (Defender Damage)
Secondary powers would be a new set consisting of Psy Shields ( Example: With the ability to produce a Psy Barrier around yourself you are now more resistant to Lethal/Smashing Damage)
And so on...
This Archetype could be for COH and COV. |
That's an awesome idea but give it the recharge/time constraints of the patron summons (4 mins with a 15 min recharge rate) Maybe limit who you're able to mimic by a class types similiar to the VEATs we currently have, (ex. at 24 you choose whether you will be able to fully mimic Melee attackers or Ranged attackers). Patron powers would then be based on which class you choose to mimic.
Heroes
Assassin R - Lvl 50 SS/inv./Energy Master Tank
Silver Nano-Slayer - Lvl 37 War Shade
Blue Nano-Slayer - Lvl 35 Kin/Electric Defender
Green Nano-Slayer - Lvl 37 Archery/Energy man.
Villians
Dr. Robotron - Lvl 50 Robotic/FF/Lev Mastery MM
Crab Nano-Slayer - Lvl 50 Crab/Mace Mastery & pets
Red Nano-Slayer - Lvl 41 Elec/Elec Brute
Nexus Nano-Slayer - Lvl 41 Natural Night Widow
Rock Nano-Slayer - Lvl 13 Stone Brute
Static Nano-Slayer - Lvl 50 Elec/Kin/Soul mastery Corruptor
All on Victory.
The Vanguard have declared the Nano-Slayer program a success!
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| 08/25/08 13:48 |
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Epsilon Unit
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Love the idea, although if u cant move the powers around on the trays, theyld absolutely hate me, all my powers are binded to letter keys and all my macros on temp powers are on my tray so bleh on them :P
@Decendant Death
Broken arm + meds = fuzzeh funneh feelings- Dont be offended if my typing is slightly off or if im a bit wacky, i did break my arm and the meds are messin with me.... My eternal graciousness in the form of stupidity will follow O_O
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| 08/25/08 17:05 |
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Phase_of_Echoes
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| QUOTE | | Love the idea, although if u cant move the powers around on the trays, theyld absolutely hate me, all my powers are binded to letter keys and all my macros on temp powers are on my tray so bleh on them :P |
Well.. as far as powers getting placed all over the place like most people do, they just line them up in the order they were picked from each set.
This way Tray 1 would have all the Primary Powers and Tray 2 would have all the Secondary Powers.
No Vet Powers. No Temp Powers. No Binds.
This way you get just the core of the toon picked to "Mimic". Besides if you have the powers for just 2 minutes I wouldnt want to spend 30 seconds of it moving powers around. Since you can gain buffs through slotting Enhancements now you would be able to benefit from the slotting as well for the duration.
Hmm... maybe it should be 5 minute duration instead of my earlier mention of 2 minutes.
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| 08/25/08 19:35 |
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F35-JSF
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One of the powers for this mimic at should be a soul transfer.
You can restore the life of a fallen comrade while sacrificing your own. When using this power you will be completely drained of health and endurance and will be unable to restore it for a while. The person revived will have the health and endurance you had before the soul transfers use and for a brief time will have increased damage, accuracy, end recovery and attack rate. Should one of you fall in battle during soul transfers effects are still going you both die.
Heroes
Assassin R - Lvl 50 SS/inv./Energy Master Tank
Silver Nano-Slayer - Lvl 37 War Shade
Blue Nano-Slayer - Lvl 35 Kin/Electric Defender
Green Nano-Slayer - Lvl 37 Archery/Energy man.
Villians
Dr. Robotron - Lvl 50 Robotic/FF/Lev Mastery MM
Crab Nano-Slayer - Lvl 50 Crab/Mace Mastery & pets
Red Nano-Slayer - Lvl 41 Elec/Elec Brute
Nexus Nano-Slayer - Lvl 41 Natural Night Widow
Rock Nano-Slayer - Lvl 13 Stone Brute
Static Nano-Slayer - Lvl 50 Elec/Kin/Soul mastery Corruptor
All on Victory.
The Vanguard have declared the Nano-Slayer program a success!
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| 08/26/08 09:07 |
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