Board Ideas.old [context]
Sender SirLance
Date Sun Sep 11 19:17:43 2016
To all
Subject A2 Ideas and Such
Went over possible crossover problems with A2, and jotted down thoughts. Mentioning some other relevant add-ons. Went through every sub. Didn't mention ones I think have viable crossovers or their lack of crossovers just aren't as stark to me. yatta Question: Maybe we can get some extra bonuses for an A2 char that ISN'T crossing over a sub. Some classes just fit well with their subs, and there isn't anything wrong with that. Incentive for them would be sweet. Alright, on to my blabber. Demo needs Ignite, and possibly create bomb or at least add a few store bought bombs to the mud. No one can crossover to this sub right now. Also, reverse the lvl reqs for evasion and high explosives. Evasion is nice, but this sub is about bombing. Let them bomb before they're halfway done with the leveling process. Mobster is heavily overshadowed by a Skald or just a bard in general. They could use a 3rd skill. Maybe something like Steal, and advanced steal allows you to try and swipe equipped gear? And/or a much easier time swiping gold, keys, inventory items without being noticed. Could easily throw in a 4th ability depending on advanced steal's perk(s). Shadowdancer needs backstab now unless we expect people to lock in halforc for their race. Maybe hide too. This sub needs plenty more to be viable/special just to its inherit classes let alone crossovers really. Deadly Dance + Circle makes a rogue's desire to backstab drop even further. Mystics could perhaps pick up a low to moderate healing and nuking spell. Say like burning hands and cure serious. Just a little something to open it up to others and make it playable before reaching a race like Genie. Idea: Bard skills need to go on some races now, like Naga, Highelf, Nymph, Mermaid, Wisp, and GENIE. You ain't NEVER had a friend, NEVER had a friend! You aaaain't. Additional advanced skills needed now: Blade Dance, Inquisition, Ambush, Beast Mastery, Anatomy, Inspiring Song, Estimate, and CALL SIDEKICK! Perhaps warforged or juggernauts should get the heavy armor skill at a moderate percentage. This way half the sub's potential might be utilized for some other classes besides warrior types. Crusader should maybe get Smite? Could go Archon but...stacking layers of bland. Perhaps Slayer could focus more on a specific element and/or pierce, shifting 25% of the damage to a damtype he's wielding. So say you have a pierce vuln on your target and nothing else, you do 100dmg, 1.8x * 50 and 1.0 * 50. This would be 1.8x *75 and 1.0 * 25. Or just an additional bonus damage when using pierce always? Or just Slayers deal 1.8x to every vuln but pierce, but they also deal an additional 10% damage at all times with pierce. Vuln-less mobs, let alone immune/resist weapon pierce mobs, and the availability of exotics really starves this sub. ...Maybe they can ignore pierce resistances or immunities! Or ignore pierce resist, and pierce immunity is knocked down to pierce resist for the Slayer. My ideas here got better over time heh. Shadowblade intentions with dimensional blade? Reduction I assume? Fully negating any synergy of the two would be just as silly as demolitionist crossover at the moment. Shaolin might need some crossover love, or not. Wouldn't be sure which direction to go in to keep it fair for ninjas/monks. Terminator's only crossover hope right now is a Martian. Would anyone do this? This sub is likely just stuck. Any other class attempting to be terminator A2 would just be wildly outshined by a gunny terminator. Even with skills like semi/burst/fullauto added in somewhere. Sniper crossovers...can pick up ambush. Or advanced ambush! Likely need a 3rd and 4th skill/spell here aimed at crossover compatibility. Other subs/races can already add a better situation than just ambush. Really a boring sub for A1 anyways. Dreadlords. Please just buff Dreadlords. Not even an A1 necro would touch this sub with a 10 foot pole. Aura of menace is boring/not that good. Army of Darkness is weak. Boost numbers and add some unique summoner friendly capability, like summons saving on quit. Beast master looks more appealing for a necro through the animal pet and tiny boost to chain spell alone. On that note, lets give beast masters chain spell at level 30. Let them actually feel in control of their niche during the leveling phase. It's not like you'll have sanc on most classes until much later. Trickster rendered moot by Defiler? Mental Inquisition vs. Full Inquisition, and bonus maledict power levels. Flanking is pretty dumb for most caster types. It's really only noticeable if you do good hitter tier damage, and is still only at 80%. -550 AC at lvl 100 alright... Trickster has a niche against physical opponents I suppose. Stay in shadowwalk, and be more of a tanky nuisance. Could use a buff. Flanking is a truly forgettable sub skill. Skald I could see someone crossing over to. Just need to be a terrible musician via no instrument skill? Idk, maybe it could be a little more crossover friendly. Songhealer. Maybe give them a basic song like lullaby?