Report 758

Report #758
Skillset: Brewmeister Skill: New
 Org: Cacophony Status: Rejected Jan 2012
Furies' Decision:
We do not believe brewmeister stats should be active on an inactive skill or
that dwarves should skillflex more freely. We do not see any imbalance.
Problem: Dwarfs only benefit from the Brewmeister specialization for bards when
they have Brewmeister as their active trade skill. This restricts trade skill
options for Dwarf bards. Even using skillflex to quickly switch between trades
could result in a bard being stuck in a 10 charisma race during a revolt, aether
flare, domoth fight or raid due to the time restraints on how often you can use
it.
Solution #1: Add a high level ability in Brewmeister that allows a dwarf to
 keep the Brewmeister Dwarf stat changes even if Brewmeister isn't
 their active trade skill.
Solution #2: Change the industrious Dwarf race to be able to skillflex at will
 or more frequently.
Player Comments:
---[Enyalida on 1/9 @ 23:44 writes]:
As long as it is a particularly high skill, I'm fine with sol.1.
---[Shuyin on 1/11 @ 20:24 writes]:
Solution 1 is fie
---[Akui on 1/12 @ 17:39 writes]:
Solution 1, if any, though I'd require it transed. Solution 2 actually seems
more elegant to me, but seems prone to unforseen consequences if applied to
other skillsets.
---[Wobou on 1/24 @ 15:48 writes]:
Solution 1 seems fine.
---[Janalon on 1/30 @ 20:55 writes]:
What a unique problem. Org race stat changes are directly based on guild skills.
Dwarf brewmeister is the only instance where stat change is based on a flex'ible
skillset. I don't think Dwarf brewmeiester bards should be penalized against
stat penalties for 'flexing. But at the same time, I'd hate to see someone
exploit brewmeister to min/max. Therefore I fully support solution 1. Solution 2
seems too liable to be exploited.