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KarlDark wrote:

I feel like strength might be the wrong choice. I would htink the strength of one's personality and presence would mean more to a soulknife than raw physical prowess. I feel like charisma would have been better. Although it does make sense with regards to opportunity attacks.

The idea is that one of the builds focuses on the "physical" aspect of things, using his psionic power as more of an augmentation/channeling of the physical skill. The "kinetic" stuff is kind of built around the idea of "the energy of motion."

The original draft was going to have a Cha build, but thematically it stopped making sense. I just wasn't able to build a sufficient number of (satisfying) powers around the concept.

Aimed Strike: take off the +dex to damage and it's good. Just like all the other at-wills that have a bonus to hit their damage is reduced for the sake of balance. (especially considering the builds)

Yeah, I had originally left that in there because of the frequent complaints that the similar powers for other classes are "weak." -X damage(something between 3 at low levels, and 10 at the highest levels) for +2 attack seemed, to me, to be a fair enough trade. Granted, it's like a "reverse power attack," but... enh. Yeah, it is out of line with other base-class options.

doneisi wrote:

Nice work. Just looking at the at-wills deft counter is a little too strong. You should take off the dex mod damage from the counter attack or use a secondary stat for both its attack and damage. It's not a big issue, I will look at it later ans see what I can find.

I'll probably take off the Dex Mod on the counter - that might make it a little more distinct from the Rogue power. But yeah, I totally missed that in editing.

AvonRekaes wrote:

It seems like the level 29 Daily Disjunctive Strike is a little weak for a capstone striker attack. Just comparing it to Paladins, they get a 7[w] attack vs. one creature, which then has a chance of blinding every enemy within 10 squares.

I'm not sure stunning is worth 3[w]+blinding, and even if it is, I feel like you should make another power to play to the soulknife's role more. As it is, a defender is out damaging them. They need an amazingly high-damage 29 attack power against a single foe, something like Assassin's Point for rogues which does 7[w] plus twice sneak attack damage if you have Combat Advantage against the target.

Well, when you look at the power, consider that it's not the real "damage" power for that level. Concerted Blades will give you 3 attacks (with automatic CA), for potentially 6[W]+3x(Static Mods) damage, or 9[W]+3x(Static Mods) with twin blades.

The other daily can, on its own, potentially do 6[W] damage to several targets (if it doesn't push them too far away).

Consider that Disjunctive Strike is built to "lock down" a single target. 4[W]+Static Mods (or 5[W]+Static Mods with twin blades) is decent damage, especially since the power targets Will (a weak defense for most creatures). Also consider that, while the Paladin power you point out Blinds (secondary targets - not the primary target - but in a very good burst), it only blinds until the end of your next turn. Disjunctive Strike Stuns until the end of your next turn, plus has an Aftereffect (Daze with Save Ends). It may not be as spectacular as the Rogue's capstone power, but it certainly is better at "locking down" a single target for just a little while.

I dunno. Just some thoughts.