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<blockquote data-quote="catsclaw" data-source="post: 4129447" data-attributes="member: 59911">I'm a little confused as to what you're arguing here.&nbsp; Clearly, Shielding Smite is useful at all levels (i.e., you don't &quot;outgrow&quot; it).&nbsp; And Displacement is useful at all levels (i.e., you never &quot;outgrow&quot; it).&nbsp; But they both have different advantages and drawbacks--whether they require a hit to work, whether it's an immediate or standard action to activate, whether they work against multiple attacks, whether they work against all defenses or just AC--which means each is useful in different situations.I think the ability to choose what attack to use Displacement against is pretty powerful stuff, as well as the fact it's guaranteed to force a reroll.&nbsp; After all, you've no guarantee any creatures are even going to attack the person you shielded--not a problem with Displacement.&nbsp; But even so, the crux of your argument seems to basically be complaining that there's a level 1 power which doesn't totally suck at level 16.&nbsp; In my mind, that's a testament to how well the powers are designed, not how badly they're designed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="catsclaw, post: 4129447, member: 59911"] I'm a little confused as to what you're arguing here. Clearly, [i]Shielding Smite[/i] is useful at all levels (i.e., you don't "outgrow" it). And [i]Displacement[/i] is useful at all levels (i.e., you never "outgrow" [i]it[/i]). But they both have different advantages and drawbacks--whether they require a hit to work, whether it's an immediate or standard action to activate, whether they work against multiple attacks, whether they work against all defenses or just AC--which means each is useful in different situations. I think the ability to choose what attack to use [i]Displacement[/i] against is pretty powerful stuff, as well as the fact it's guaranteed to force a reroll. After all, you've no guarantee any creatures are even going to attack the person you shielded--not a problem with [i]Displacement[/i]. But even so, the crux of your argument seems to basically be complaining that there's a level 1 power which doesn't totally suck at level 16. In my mind, that's a testament to how well the powers are designed, not how badly they're designed. [/QUOTE]

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