Shredzz Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 http://i.imgur.com/0Snzx.jpg My main is pt so i made a lvl 10 pt on pts to check the changes and our version of pulse generator has been changed. This is a hidden buff as its not on patch notes yet. Most likely because being mirrors will be same for both sides, The change will make pulse fire add stacks to better pulse cannons, make it uninteruptable with stacks and at 5stacks apply a slow most likely. thought i should let you guys know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComeAndSee Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Can you let me know what Power Screens bonus is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assaultrooper Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 AP here I come! God save me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BardaTheHobo Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 wow, thats kind of a big thing for them just to leave out. That was always annoying to me on my tactics vanguard (run it 90% of the time), where I would get 5 stack then bam, intterupted :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assaultrooper Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 wow, thats kind of a big thing for them just to leave out. That was always annoying to me on my tactics vanguard (run it 90% of the time), where I would get 5 stack then bam, intterupted :/ Hope they dont do something stupid like change it >.> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComeAndSee Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 (edited) Immune to interrupts and CC over duration is pretty damn cool. o_o Probably crits for 2.2k a tick! Edited March 19, 2012 by ComeAndSee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shredzz Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share Posted March 19, 2012 (edited) just interupts not cc, and it will tick higher than 2.2k in gear and cds. my max was 3k per tick currently Edited March 19, 2012 by Shredzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saprezzan Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Now now, that's something. That's a huge buff as Pulse cannon will finally be a viable attack in PvP. Now please change Serrated Blades and Combat Tactics and we're set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoshrBacon Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 (edited) I have been bouncing back and forth between Tactics and Iron-Fist (SS/Tac Hybrid) over the past month and one of the key things that has always caught my eye were the pretty numbers that popped up when you pulled the AOE-Stun --> Pulse Cannon combo w/ 5 stacks lined up. Only problem was people ran out of AOE once the stun wore off (usually 1 tick) and people who interrupted me mid cast. (I would still have to use Hold-The-Line in conjunction with Pulse Cannon to avoid Sage/Sorcerer knock-back:(). If these changes would go through, that would turn the tides in Tac specs favor in my ongoing dispute against SS/Tac hybrid vs. full tac specs for pvp. Now if they can just fix the damn lag issue that I get way where I use Pulse cannon on someone who is definitely in the visual cone and yet t never hits!! Raggok (Oozo) captured this on one of his videos a while back, I get this wayyyyyy to often and its sucks after saving up the 5 stacks. I am guess that perhaps the changes were made to offset the fact that they are neutering mortar volley to the point where they should call it "cotton ball and harsh language launcher." They should make it automatically cause your character to shout out "please move out of the extremely small and noticeable AOE symbol by slightly leaning left or right just a touch." Edited March 19, 2012 by KoshrBacon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotm Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 (edited) Pulse cannon will give us quite a strong snare to peel with, and sticky > FP > Stock > Gut > HIB > IP spam > pulse cannon should give it a nice burst fall off burst fall off burst rotation. Thats a nice rotation for someone with the option of doing it with tank cell and battle focus up. Maybe 15 seconds in total to go through the whole rotation of instants, build a 5 stack and channel pulse cannon. That should kill most things. Running HEC with it seems like a slow damage rotation for the same kill speed, but the Ion variant will be out of ammo without blowing reserve powercell on pulse cannon. Edited March 19, 2012 by Rotm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandmasterub Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I'll never understand the serrated blades/CT hate. I agree guts damage leaves something to be desired but the complaints are ridiculous. Maybe if serrated blades had some armor pen on it for the kinetic portion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulmourne Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Immune to interrupts and CC over duration is pretty damn cool. o_o Probably crits for 2.2k a tick! Couple of weeks back ive managed to crit for 2.5k a tick with the talented pulse cannon. Better gear now - and soon a much better & desired talent upgrade - guess ill try again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saprezzan Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I'll never understand the serrated blades/CT hate. I agree guts damage leaves something to be desired but the complaints are ridiculous. Maybe if serrated blades had some armor pen on it for the kinetic portion? I'd say it's because a neglible increase in DoT's damage (which isn't great in the first place) for 3 points is a huge waste, especially so high up in the tree. As for Combat Tactics - it has little synergy with the tree, a chance (!) to get a crit from an ability with a 15 second cooldown (which doesn't even hit that hard without going deep into Assault) certainly isn't groundbreaking - which is only compounded by the fact that you have waste 3 points on serrated blades to even get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tootzi_ Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 (edited) Couple of weeks back ive managed to crit for 2.5k a tick with the talented pulse cannon. Better gear now - and soon a much better & desired talent upgrade - guess ill try again Our guns should meet and make 2 x 2.5k tick babies... hahaha Running full tactics lately, having a blast. Edited March 21, 2012 by Tootzi_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComeAndSee Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 How come nobody tells me what the Power Screen buff does? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TehMerc Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 How come nobody tells me what the Power Screen buff does? Well that guy hasn't posted back yet iirc. Not to mention "1.2 hidden tactics buff" discussion and what not. I'll let ya know when I screw a round with the ptr though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malvantyr Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Serrated blades should increase all of gut by 15%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogmar Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 That's pretty solid, AoE slows are amazing in PvP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karandor Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I actually just re-specced tactics today for fun (normally run IF and have played assault a fair bit) and have been pleasantly surprised by it's crazy sustained DPS and infinite ammo. Pulse cannon is insane AE if people stack up.... if it gets buffed, wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TehMerc Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 (edited) Pulse Cannon is pretty sweet with the new addition to Pulse Generator. Has a tick that goes off instantly when you hit the ability, and does 4 ticks throughout the duration instead of 3. I promise to check the shield talent stuff after I get some dinner Edit: So you lose 2% absorb on ceramic but gain what I assume is 2% per stack, stacking 4 times from Power Screen (talent starts at 1% per stack per 15 seconds, so either the time doubles for the amount does). Net gain of 6% absorb. Edited March 22, 2012 by TehMerc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saprezzan Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Serrated blades should increase all of gut by 15%. Better, but still not groundbreakingfor 3 points. I really hope they will increase hamstring's snare to at least 9 seconds. Why should we spam a DoT attack to keep someone snared? Ideally it should be exactly as long as the DoT portion, but it'd be probably a bit too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComeAndSee Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 (edited) Edit: So you lose 2% absorb on ceramic but gain what I assume is 2% per stack, stacking 4 times from Power Screen (talent starts at 1% per stack per 15 seconds, so either the time doubles for the amount does). Net gain of 6% absorb. Did they nerf Counterattack? It went from 5 points to 3 points so I assumed there was a drop in value. Ceramic plate nerf isn't much. // 2% stacking 4 times is pretty good for PvE. Not sure about PvP. Edited March 22, 2012 by ComeAndSee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TehMerc Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Did they nerf Counterattack? It went from 5 points to 3 points so I assumed there was a drop in value. Ceramic plate nerf isn't much. // 2% stacking 4 times is pretty good for PvE. Not sure about PvP. Yeah, I do believe you lost 4% shield chance. Looked like it was 2% per point still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zunayson Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 (edited) What's immolate mirror? EDIT: Is it plasma pulse? Edited March 24, 2012 by Zunayson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TehMerc Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 What's immolate mirror? EDIT: Is it plasma pulse? Think you mean fire pulse, and yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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