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<blockquote data-quote="Derulbaskul" data-source="post: 5202141" data-attributes="member: 1581">1) What proportion of monsters inflict statuses? (ie 4 out of 7)Most of my non-minions inflict status effects. I even have some minions that can daze with combat advantage (they're part of a press gang).The most common effects by role:Brutes: prone and pushes are common; ongoing damage in some cases.Controllers: I think every controller I have will inflict a status effect. That's the nature of the beast, I suppose.Soldiers: marking is very common for my soldiers.2) How often are they able to do those debilitating attacks? (ie 2/enc each)Most of my elites and solos have at-wills that inflict status effects.Lurkers typically require combat advantage to inflict a status effect.3) How severe are those conditions? (nuisances like marked or showstoppers like stun/petrify)I avoid stun but use slow and daze fairly regularly. Petrified hasn't come up yet, but having to fail three saves (or four with some of my custom creatures) means that I am quite happy to use it even in the low heroic tier.Stun just sucks the fun out of the game.4) Finally, what tier of play are you at? We're still in the heroic tier.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Derulbaskul, post: 5202141, member: 1581"] [B]1) What proportion of monsters inflict statuses? (ie 4 out of 7)[/B] Most of my non-minions inflict status effects. I even have some minions that can daze with combat advantage (they're part of a press gang). The most common effects by role: Brutes: prone and pushes are common; ongoing damage in some cases. Controllers: I think every controller I have will inflict a status effect. That's the nature of the beast, I suppose. Soldiers: marking is very common for my soldiers. [B]2) How often are they able to do those debilitating attacks? (ie 2/enc each)[/B] Most of my elites and solos have at-wills that inflict status effects. Lurkers typically require combat advantage to inflict a status effect. [B]3) How severe are those conditions? (nuisances like marked or showstoppers like stun/petrify)[/B] I avoid [I]stun[/I] but use [I]slow[/I] and [I]daze[/I] fairly regularly. [I]Petrified[/I] hasn't come up yet, but having to fail three saves (or four with some of my custom creatures) means that I am quite happy to use it even in the low heroic tier. [I]Stun[/I] just sucks the fun out of the game. [B]4) Finally, what tier of play are you at? [/B] We're still in the heroic tier. [/QUOTE]

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