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<blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 4953349" data-attributes="member: 2011">Part of the issue with this is that the power works the same, for all intents and purposes, if a foe is hit or missed. So, auto-daze and auto-damage. To me, this is just bad design.Additionally, the power affects enemies only. So Defender allies (or the Wizard himself) can lock foes down in it (using other abilities) such that the foes are Dazed and taking damage for the majority of the rest of the encounter. And, there are few ways to stop this. Stunning the Wizard will not stop it since it is not a Sustain, etc.Plus, the PCs can shelter inside the area (or the Wizard can create a barrier with it) and force the NPCs to come in, or get pounded with ranged attacks (assuming the foes do not have ranged attacks of their own which most monsters at least do not), or run away.It's not that it's just a little better than other 5th level Dailies, it's a lot better.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="KarinsDad, post: 4953349, member: 2011"] Part of the issue with this is that the power works the same, for all intents and purposes, if a foe is hit or missed. So, auto-daze and auto-damage. To me, this is just bad design. Additionally, the power affects enemies only. So Defender allies (or the Wizard himself) can lock foes down in it (using other abilities) such that the foes are Dazed and taking damage for the majority of the rest of the encounter. And, there are few ways to stop this. Stunning the Wizard will not stop it since it is not a Sustain, etc. Plus, the PCs can shelter inside the area (or the Wizard can create a barrier with it) and force the NPCs to come in, or get pounded with ranged attacks (assuming the foes do not have ranged attacks of their own which most monsters at least do not), or run away. It's not that it's just a little better than other 5th level Dailies, it's a lot better. [/QUOTE]

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