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<blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 4357560" data-attributes="member: 2011">Yup. I seriously contemplated taking Icy Terrain. It was a real toss up.I hear that.Icy Terrain is just so weak damage-wise and the control aspect of it lasts for such a short period that it hardly seems worth the effort. At least in our games, melee enemies close real quick and a prone / difficult terrain combo doesn't do much to movement if it just knocks down an opponent who is already standing right next to the Defender. It does give the Defender a bonus to hit if he gets an action before the foe(s), but that assumes that the Defender does get an action before the foe(s) and that the Defender wants to attack that particular foe(s).Against Ranged opponent, Icy Terrain merely damages them. The prone aspect does virtually nothing except give them a boost to AC from our ranged attacks.If Icy Terrain just had a little more umph to it, then I would have taken it.As is, none of the first level Wizard Encounter powers are impressive. None of them do serious control.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="KarinsDad, post: 4357560, member: 2011"] Yup. I seriously contemplated taking Icy Terrain. It was a real toss up. I hear that. Icy Terrain is just so weak damage-wise and the control aspect of it lasts for such a short period that it hardly seems worth the effort. At least in our games, melee enemies close real quick and a prone / difficult terrain combo doesn't do much to movement if it just knocks down an opponent who is already standing right next to the Defender. It does give the Defender a bonus to hit if he gets an action before the foe(s), but that assumes that the Defender does get an action before the foe(s) and that the Defender wants to attack that particular foe(s). Against Ranged opponent, Icy Terrain merely damages them. The prone aspect does virtually nothing except give them a boost to AC from our ranged attacks. If Icy Terrain just had a little more umph to it, then I would have taken it. As is, none of the first level Wizard Encounter powers are impressive. None of them do serious control. [/QUOTE]

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