Decided to go with the alts last night, so we dug out Sister Chinook and Toxic Sister and put them through their Level 10 paces.
Must … get … travel … powers … sooooooon …
Actually, it was hard going at first. Deaths. Many (or more than usual, even discounting the recent grey-bop-fest) deaths. Scrapper deaths are not uncommon. Controller deaths, not so much so.
SC seems a lot squishier than PC, even though both are controllers (with Empathy) with single-target focuses. Or maybe TS isn’t quite as shock-and-awe-inspiring as Amorpha (yet). Or maybe it was just the plethora of toxic vomit.
That began to turn-around mid-evening, as SC dinged to 10, and I contemplated my new power. I’d been planning on getting Resurrection (always popular at/in parties), but I did some quick flipping through my file folder on SC and …
… hmmmm … maybe …
Oh. Yeah. Shiver. Very broad cone, decent range, minimal endurance, quick recharge, serious opponent slowing.
Suddenly, folks are running away. Or charging me. Or fleeing TS’s spines. And suddenly the fire rate of the baddies goes way down.
And it stacks. Between the slows of my other ice attacks, and TS’s toxins, those folks were hitting whatever slow cap there was.
Much, much easier time of it. Still died once (squishy, close quarters, too many obstacles blocking my LoS and powers, Shiver in particular), but more than made up for it.
We went from struggling through Kings Row-level sewer mishes to street hunting around Steel Canyon. Felt much better by the end of the evening.
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***Dave Does the Game
Glad I could provide you with a title today.
Shiver is fun, though I like Ice patch so much more. Great power, and great to pop off right next to a tank or scrapper.
Also, I would like to welcome Avo back to the CoH ranks…Yay Avo!
Ice Patch is level 12, and is slated for that spot, too. It will be particuarly handy for an AoE scrapper like spiny TS.
What was important for Shiver for me, though, was its AoE. When up against masses of bad guys with bad ranged weapons (I was reguarly getting hit in the teens and twenties of HP by zombies from a distance), being only able to single-control with other ice powers is a real problem. Shiver was my first AoE control power, and it’s made a huge diff.
Hmmm. PC doesn’t have an AoE (at least until Phantom Armies, effectively). Not sure why that’s been more of an issue for SC.
And, yes, thanks for the tune. Though it’s a natural.
And, yes, good to see Avo back on!
Thanks, folks! It’s good to be back.
Ice Patch can come in handy at that Paragon Dance Party place, too. (Yes, Avocet danced last night. A little. Don’t ask; it’s embarrassing.)
Now, what’s this about a “tune”?
Tune?
Define question better please.
Or do you mean the theme song thread?
I think he means the theme song thread.
“Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves” is a pop tune written by Annie Lennox (The Eurhythmics), and covered by various folks including, and, evidently, the Spice Girls.
The lyrics can be found, among other places, here. The tune can be heard here, with Lennox duoing with Aretha Franklin (from this album).