Report 1644

Special Report #1644
Skillset: Kata Skill: Harmony-Akhang
 Org: Shofangi Status: Approved Dec 2007
Furies' Decision:
Sol3 - 2/10 on cutting and blunt
Problem: Pre overhaul Harmony Akhang increased the weapon stats minorly for kata
weapons resulting in a boost to speed, wounds, and damage. Now that all weapons
are off of the statistic system akhang no longer has a function. This report
seeks to give this skill a purpose again.
Solution #1: Akhang now increases the poison rub rate.
Solution #2: Akhang causes weapon strikes to cause increased bleeding/bruising
 depending on spec. This could either function as a flat amount
 per armed action or as a percentage of weapon damage like the
 razor weapon enhancement.
Solution #3: Akhang increases base weapon damage by 5%
Player Comments:
---[Aeldra on 3/28 @ 07:49 writes]:
Solution 3 would also be a choice in having it in bashing, I think that sounds
ideal. I feel like both #1 and #2 would mess with balance even more, so I'd
rather see solution #3
---[Shuyin on 3/31 @ 01:31 writes]:
1 or 3 preferred
---[Lerad on 4/8 @ 02:50 writes]:
I think solution 3 is the right way forward - I agree with Aeldra's comment,
basically.
---[Malarious on 4/18 @ 03:30 writes]:
1 or 3
---[Xenthos on 4/18 @ 21:30 writes]:
Solution 1, OR have solution 3 provide damage in the Bodyscan system (it can be
a high one, like 1/10 to both blunt and cutting). Shouldn't be outside of the
system.
---[Shedrin on 4/21 @ 13:51 writes]:
Comment from Wobou: I forgot to mention that harmony also has access to krakphet
which is a 1/8 increase to both damage and cutting for the whole form and is
only a single mantra, where as akhang requires three mantras. So if we go for
damage as a solution with akhang it really needs to be better than krakphet,
especially if it only applies to the weapon portion of forms. My way of solving
that was placing it outside of the x/y system, just like the damage weapon
enhancement is, but if we're moving it into the system then it should be
dramatically better than the 1/8 that can be accessed for a much lower cost.
Something like 2-3/9-10