Slow? How so? The gameplay is fast maybe you just played it wrong?
Ragdoll physics really made it seem alive as well, sadly i couldn't see the new graphics but i have seen screens of them, and omg it looks nice.
Stalker is basically a assasin, you would think it is the same as a scrapper but it isn't, they use hide and get assassins strike etc, criticals from hiding etc etc.
Master minds, what is there to say? The ability to command a Horde of undead, a Battalion of robots, A Dynasty of Ninja, or a army of merc,up to 6 pets at a time, 1 upgrade per pet, i had alot of fun with this class.
Brute, now this is the cream of the crop for COV, they get stronger as they are hit or make hits, with 75% fury, which is their bonus to dmg over hits etc, i did 140 dmg at lvl 8!
Dominator, i figured this would be the same as controllers for COH, however i was wrong, the dominators are all about damage, and domination is their inherent skill, which is activated once you do enough damage, or controlling to hit 90% in your domination bar, it makes your skills do 50% more dmg and last 50% longer, it has a long recharge time tho.
Corruptor, I thought blaster as soon as i saw this class, however they are more of a range+healer type, they are really range+buff but most people used them for healing, their inherent is scourge, which gives critical chances depending on how low the mobs hp is.
The games ragdoll really makes it feel alive, my favorite moment was when i hit a mob with my hammer, and he flew backwards nailed the wall and slid down, it was like looking into a comic, they did a awesome job on the game.
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