Hitting 41 is a power level for Psi-clone. I’d had Conserve Power (from the Power Mastery EPP) chosen for it … but …
Someone had mentioned that I really lacked a good AoE power. I looked back over what was available in Illusion Mastery, and it boils down to essentially two powers (assuming you don’t consider PA or Phantasm to be an AoE …):
- Flash: Does an AoE blind. Pros: Blinded opponents, and Controllers get the extra damage for subsequent attacks. Cons: TH penalty. PBAoE, so you have to run into the melee to use it. With I5, duration and max targets both suck.
- Spectal Terror: Placed AoE Fear, plus occasional Terror attacks. Essentially a stationary pet casting Fears. Pros: Pretty good TH. Fast recharge. Cool effect. Cons: Terror causes folks to run away. Fear does allow some attacks back. Area of effect is limited.
After some quick reading on the boards, decided to go with ST. Spent the evening playing with Psi-clone and Amorpha, and it’s pretty good. It isn’t a hard “hold,” but it definitely distracts the bad guys, and can be cast from a decent distance. Should be fun.
Spectral Terror is a fun power, and can help you either teamed or solo. It makes for an excellent choke point in a doorway, and a great way to keept things off of you or the blasters.
However…
it may still be bugged on live. The last I knew ST would cast a fear and the targets would cower. Sadly, they would then attack from the cower animation and then return to the cower. I’ll have to bring out Mal and see if this is still the case.
It is also an excellent roleplaying prop.
Yeah, I’ve seen some of that. It definitely slows them down, but (as I understand it) they’re not supposed to attack unless attacked first.
It also pulls aggro.
Still …
Yeah, I’m enjoying it. And it recharges *fast* — I’m able to pull it up practically every melee as part of our alpha strike.