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Re: The Snowball Effect
Shango said:
Gaudiguch is based on Slush based, but so damned chaotic...fitting for a city of Flame based on Chaos as a theme with their access to the Cosmic Plane of Vortex. However, means much of what they need, will be heavily RNG based. Illuminati is one of the strongest classes in the game, but hampered by this fact more than any other, with only real advantage over MDs and SDs being that their mass of ents need to be targeted individually rather than a common moniker like 'fae', so take longer to kill. Limited access to Aeon as well, Tarot being the primary means for it for them, compared to Institute, but more on par to Nihilists of Mag save with more diversified ents and harder to hamper with a Nymph mask or denizen targeting due to multiple targets. Remains the RNG nature of Para that hampers most of what they can do. Now we get to the other side of it, their focus IS on Slush, while half the city needs to rely on ice as ablaze/burns is cured through that. Synergy gets divided into two focuses rather than complimentary, and no aff in Slush or Ice tables bridges the gap, with the exception of DamagedThroat that I hope their new monks can dish out as an Ice cure that also stops Slush sipping....but ONE class in the whole city can offer that. Warriors could, depending on spec (Pureblade and Blademaster, via SlitThroat, both requiring Heavy Wounds to apply so you will NOT get that easily in the fast paced engagements group combat especially revolves around), but timing is a factor. Burns focus could get the kill, if some of their focus was switched to that, TemporaryInsanity somehow switched to an Ice cure (baaad idea) else built off burn sources from Pyromancers, newmonks, etc, could get them closer to be on par with Glomdoring's bleed and mana synergy. Biggest issue is that, intentional I think, haphazard and chaotic design of their classes in general though. @Malarious, @Steingrim, @Dys as the primary experts more familiar with the nuances of Gaudiguch, best for you to help me out here for specifics, accuracy being more important than my outside observations.
Illuminati -used- to be one of the best classes about until a certain envoy suggested nerfs to -intentionally- underpower the class in a what he claimed was a two step program to make Illuminati a less passive build. He removed the majority of passive build but failed to ever include new active building of insanity. Leaving Illuminati in a very bad place in terms of killing power. Add to this there are things like karma blessings affecting this insanity build and a bigger reliance on easily killed ents (including the 5 power temporary one) this class is probably on the bottom of the pile for killing. It does have some neat support skills though. Also compared to my playing Celestine, Nihilist, Moondancer and Researcher. Ent control of Illuminati is a lot more complex then the others I played (eg one small mistake or even delay on a command can instantly reduce your build to 0).
Researchers actually got the skills that were removed from Illuminati for being to passive. And I would certainly place researchers well above Illuminati at this point.
Re: The Snowball Effect
A treacherous and potentially difficult thing, the admin need to make orgs want to go after other orgs that will actually challenge them.
For the game, the ideal alliance layout really is one where both sides are of similar strength. This way your combatants should be able to get regular fight while also being able to help smaller orgs grow their combatant population until it gets to a point they become rivals.
For the game, the ideal alliance layout really is one where both sides are of similar strength. This way your combatants should be able to get regular fight while also being able to help smaller orgs grow their combatant population until it gets to a point they become rivals.
Saran
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Re: The Snowball Effect
I think the outlined issues that have been stated so many times, are actual issues. One of them can be addressed by the admins and the other, well... can't. -If- combat skills were on an even playing field (all factors considered - skills themselves, synergy, afflictions etc) to where it would boil down to actual player skill and population, then it wouldn't be so bad. The discouraging part comes into play when you're just outnumbered 3 to 1, and no amount of player skill is going to see you win that encounter. That's what the admin can't really fix, is player choice of population.
Lycidas
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Re: The Snowball Effect
PvP is broken because we don't want to enter into it due to dominance of one side. You can blame us all you like for not trying, but at some point you have to start wondering why, if players don't want to climb the mountain, the players are getting blamed rather than the mountain.
Re: Tweets VIII: Knocks Me Off My Tweet
I haven't pulled a crystal either. I feel like I had better luck when it was 25% chance vs whatever it is now (we are told it is more in favor of the goop. My guess would probably be anywhere between 60-75% in favor of goop)Lavinya said:Two cornucopias and I have yet to see a single crystal since the change to coins. Has anyone actually pulled a crystal from theirs in the last how many IG years?
Ayisdra
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Re: The Snowball Effect
1v1v1v1v1v1 would be the best, and it is possible. See: Achaea.
The only thing that's """forcing""" alliances are the players. Jk also smobs have been so overtuned that you need a lot of people that no single org has to be able to kill them.
The only thing that's """forcing""" alliances are the players. Jk also smobs have been so overtuned that you need a lot of people that no single org has to be able to kill them.
Re: Quest investigations
My only horse in this race is that quest rankings doesn't need to exist. If they decide to put in a method to investigate, fine. Just ya know, don't expect it to ever be done like it already isn't.
Lycidas
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Re: Quest investigations
That complaint of wanting to do contentious quests was because QUESTS RANKINGS exists as a tool, which frankly doesn't need to exist. Case in point -
Wrath of the Wounded Crust Rankings
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1. Ixion 1
2. Enyalida 0
3. Lycidas 0
4. Sondayga 0
5. Anita 0
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QUEST TAERIN_EARTH RANKINGS 11 for more.
Not only does it show completions, but who's even STARTED the thing and made progress, that's some bogus Minority Report levels of information that your character has no place knowing. I personally stand by it should be witnessed or found out through avenues we already have, and that quest rankings needs to disappear, as it is entirely OOC.
Wrath of the Wounded Crust Rankings
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1. Ixion 1
2. Enyalida 0
3. Lycidas 0
4. Sondayga 0
5. Anita 0
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QUEST TAERIN_EARTH RANKINGS 11 for more.
Not only does it show completions, but who's even STARTED the thing and made progress, that's some bogus Minority Report levels of information that your character has no place knowing. I personally stand by it should be witnessed or found out through avenues we already have, and that quest rankings needs to disappear, as it is entirely OOC.
Lycidas
1
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