Are you seriously basing your argument on the fact you can't kill a blade dancer using arc blade unless you use your Titan super? That is laughably pathetic. You basically told everyone who viewed your forum post "I suck at stopping arc blade. It's so OP" while the rest of us here are "This guy has no idea how bad Arc Blade really is". As a Blade Dancer I'll admit my super is pretty good but it lacks in a lot of different areas, so let me explain to you why Arc Blade isn't as OP as people claim it to be. Arc Blade begins with a second activation animation. Unlike Nova Bomb and Fist of Havoc, we are incredibly vulnerable upon activation and if you use the "Arc Blade gives a damage reduction buff" what good will a buff do for you when you can't move upon using it. Also unlike Nova Bomb and Fist of Havoc we have to work for the kill rather than aiming where we want to wreck our enemies. A normal Arc Blade will only last for 15 seconds given the user didn't attack with it. If the user continuously attacked with Arc Blade at the most they can get in 15 strikes with a pause for every 3 strikes lasting for 10 seconds, not counting the boost you get from the Mask of the Third Man helmet. Now that I've explained the basic mechanics. Let's move on to upgrades. Showstopper: One of the most commonly used upgrade. It allows you to damage all nearby enemies in a similar way a pulse grenade would, except that it happens immediately when activated and a much smaller radius. It's normally combo'd after a normal strike to make sure the enemy is really dead or clear off the ones nearby. however, the draw back is you can't move while showstopper is in action leaving you pretty vulnerable. This ability uses up about 3 strikes worth of super energy. Razor's Edge: Pretty much throwing your arc blade to kill people. It also uses up 3 strikes worth of super energy. The range it can be thrown is just a bit bigger than the radius of Fist of Havoc dive, however unlike Fist of Havoc the blast will only travel in one direction. The blast can also be avoided by jumping as it will only kill what it can hit. Vanishing: Another one of the most common upgrades. It replaces Razor's Edge and Showstopper. It turns you invisible for 10 seconds, however, the invisibility is interrupted when attacking or performing blink, double jump will keep you invisible though. Invisibility is only effective when standing still, you still however emit a blue aura signifying you're in Arc Blade, and also the invisibility becomes less prominent when running. To put it into perspective, a running Blade Dancer using Vanish while in Arc Blade is like a glass man with electricity emitting out of them, not very sneaky. The upside is you don't appear on radar. Passive Upgrades: Encore: When you a kill a target while Encore is active you regain super energy back. You receive about half a seconds worth of Arc Blade per each skill, enough for 2 extra strikes. Encore can be refilled with Showstopper and Razor's edge. Hungering Blade: This one should be the most used passive skill but for each Blade Dancer I've fought I rarely see one use this. Per each kill you regain health. This seems vague so let me clarify. whenever you kill your recover timer is set to zero meaning your health will recover as soon as you kill someone. Your health bar is then divided into 3 segments each segment recharging health, meaning you'r gaining health at 3 times normal rate. However, the downside is the healing process can be interrupted upon taking damage. this means hungering blade is rendered useless when fighting large groups and receiving damage periodically as it constantly interrupts the healing time. So out of all this what should you have gotten out of it. Unlike Nova Bomb and Fist of Havoc where you're pretty much guaranteed a kill so long as the enemy is in range, in fact I laugh at people who miss Nova Bombs and Fist of Havoc because of their lack of ability to gauge distances, Arc Blade users have to actually realize when to use our specials. For one it's never safe to activate your special in full view of people because of the animation. Secondly the killing doesn't happen until you actually hit someone. Because of these two reasons our special is actually more for situational instances instead of pulling it whenever we want to kill someone. Overall a lot of people think Arc Blade is OP because it's a one hit kill and can be used to attack up to 15 times, more or less given what you do with your Arc Blade. Unlike Nova Bomb and Fist of Havoc we actually have to plan out our attack, while Nova Bomb and Fist of Havoc are essentially "panic buttons" for when you run into a huge group of enemies or someone who got the drop on you. In all honesty if you allow yourself to be killed by Arc Blade it was either the person caught you off-guard or you simply didn't see it coming. However, if you take the time to listen for when an Arc Blade actives his/her special, yes we make a loud noise when we activate our special, you can easily take a few steps back and figure out how you want to deal with it.