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Old 05-04-2011, 05:59 AM   #9
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Default Re: Leech (Steal Attribute) vs. Affliction (Attribute Penalty)

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Originally Posted by Sunrunners_Fire View Post
It'd be better to just apply the Ranged modifier to Leech to get this effect (can defend with active defense, doesn't check resistance), rather than Ranged + Malediction + No Resistance Check + Can Defend With Active Defense modifiers. The second set of modifiers is complexity for the sake of complexity.
Ranged already allows "can defend with Active Defense" and you need SOMETHING in there to cover the upgrade from "Need to grapple and maintain extended contact" to "pew pew leeching lazors" - Ranged doesn't cover that.
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