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Do Blasters still own the game?

KulthosKulthos Member Posts: 89
in City of Heroes

I quit a month after CoH came out, as the game was so wildly out of balance. AoE Blasters killed everything in two attacks while Controllers did squat. I liked my Defender, but who needs a defender when the blaster kills everything before they can fight back? Also, all of my non-blasters ran out of endurance before finishing fights, making me feel like my "Superhero" was an out-of-shape athsmatic with a hangover.

So, have they fixed the blaster balance and helped non-blasters with the endurance problems?

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  • lgnkilgnki Member Posts: 66

    I play a blaster (energy/devices), and I find he does incredible damage and solo's amazingly, however scrappers are the current class of choice. So to answer your question, blasters can still hold their own, but scrappers "own" the game.

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  • DabruuzerDabruuzer Member UncommonPosts: 123
    The balance issues have mostly been worked out by now.  Blasters definitely no longer rule the game, and neither do Scrappers.  In fact, it is to the point now, that any quality player will tell you that every class is much better than they were at release.  Blasters get hit more now, making their thin skin stop their original "uberness".  Some Scrapper sets are hailed as "uber", but for everyone that makes that claim, 10 others are there to refute it.  Best thing is to try out some new power set combos, and see what you think for yourself.

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  • Sanctus_MorsSanctus_Mors Member Posts: 597

    One of my Supergroup mates was having problems with a Carnival AV. He's a Dark/Invuln scrapper. I joined on with my fire/energy blaster. Got our butts handed to us again. I then logged off and brought on my Ice/Force Field Controller, it was a cake walk. Amazed that a scrapper and blaster couldn't do jack to this AV but swap out with a controller and it worked wonders.

    Now to solo with my controller...pre Jack Frost...image well, lets say her performance is wanting.

    your arguement is so persuasive, so filled with knowledge and insight. You back up your argument very articulately, with suggestions of improvements and raising examples to glorify your position....oh wait, you didn't

  • XiaokiXiaoki Member EpicPosts: 4,050

    Blasters don't "own" the game anymore. After the changes to enemies and (especially)bosses above level 25, Blasters just can't rely on the alpha AoE strikes like they could.

    Scrappers don't really "own" the game either but a couple builds still own Scrappers. Even with the recent nerfs and counter nerfs to Invulnerability and Regeneration they are still on top.

    Tankers are much more accepted now because of the recent changes to their damage output and taunting. Tankers definitely benefitted the most from the changes introduced in Issue 3.

    Controllers in general still need a lot of work and Cryptic knows it.

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