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<blockquote data-quote="Stuntman" data-source="post: 4909198" data-attributes="member: 84817">As others have said, it is unlikely any members here will be able to show whether or not the bubble was intended.&nbsp; If you do make house rules to deal with the perceived shortcomings regarding the bubble, it is also possible that the house rules create other side effects that the designers did not intend such as the nerfing of prone.&nbsp; If you think this effect is something that fell through the cracks, trying to patch it up may cause something else to fall through the cracks.&nbsp;In any case, the bubble effect does not universally screw over every creature in every situation.&nbsp; Some creatures and characters can deal with the bubble or make it difficult or undesirable to do.&nbsp; Groups of creatures or parties can minimise the effects with good tactics or power selection.&nbsp; There have already been a number of suggestions on how to deal with this situation.&nbsp;In any case, if you are knocked prone, should there be some disadvantage?&nbsp; If you can just get up and counter attack the attacker back, what's the point of knocking prone?&nbsp; It's just like dealing damage and then taking damage.&nbsp; I might as well use a power that just deals more damage instead of knocking prone.&nbsp;From a tactical point of view, I don't think this bubble effect is really overpowered by any means.&nbsp; There are other tactics that I've seen that limit the options of a target more so than this.&nbsp; If you want to nerf prone, how much farther are going to go?&nbsp; Are you going to nerf the immobolised condition as well?&nbsp; You can pretty much do the same tactic against an immobolised opponent.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stuntman, post: 4909198, member: 84817"] As others have said, it is unlikely any members here will be able to show whether or not the bubble was intended. If you do make house rules to deal with the perceived shortcomings regarding the bubble, it is also possible that the house rules create other side effects that the designers did not intend such as the nerfing of prone. If you think this effect is something that fell through the cracks, trying to patch it up may cause something else to fall through the cracks. In any case, the bubble effect does not universally screw over every creature in every situation. Some creatures and characters can deal with the bubble or make it difficult or undesirable to do. Groups of creatures or parties can minimise the effects with good tactics or power selection. There have already been a number of suggestions on how to deal with this situation. In any case, if you are knocked prone, should there be some disadvantage? If you can just get up and counter attack the attacker back, what's the point of knocking prone? It's just like dealing damage and then taking damage. I might as well use a power that just deals more damage instead of knocking prone. From a tactical point of view, I don't think this bubble effect is really overpowered by any means. There are other tactics that I've seen that limit the options of a target more so than this. If you want to nerf prone, how much farther are going to go? Are you going to nerf the immobolised condition as well? You can pretty much do the same tactic against an immobolised opponent. [/QUOTE]

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