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Originally Posted by Bruno
And yet Can Be Blocked is still -5% for Area effects. *shrug* Good place for a houserule though.
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Going from "No Defense" to "All Defenses Possible" is arguably -75%, based on the price of Irresistible Attack, but that's clearly not right for Area Effect, which already includes Irresistible Attack at a fraction of the cost (with the caveat of being able to Dodge if you're at the very edge of the radius, but only if you move and end up Prone; it also allows for more exotic Power-based Dodges, which Cosmic doesn't). -20%* to go from "No Defense" to "One Defense" doesn't seem too bad for Area Effect or Cone - this would allow for a Bombardment that could be Dodged, or dragon breath that could be Blocked. After that, -5% per additional defense (so -25% for two defenses, -30% for all three) seems about right.
*Mostly stolen from Anthony's earlier comment, but felt like it was in the right ballpark already.