Report 104

Report #104
Skillset: Acrobatics Skill: Balancing
 Org: Paladins Status: Completed Dec 2008
Furies' Decision:
We will change Balancing to give no drain. Instead, it will block the next
knockdown. Will require some balance to put back up to prevent much use in the
actual fight.
Problem: Balancing currently blocks the stun associated with AL/BC knockdown. I
believe this is a remnant of the code to prevent KD from stunning people who are
already prone. Things like headslam which stun/can prone still deliver the stun,
but don't prone if balancing stops it.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #1: Have KD deliver the stun, but not sprawl, even if
 balancing fires. Still retain not stunning someone
 who is already sprawled.
Player Comments:
---[Nejii on 12/22 @ 02:34 writes]:
Doesn't seem to be a lot of point to retaining the sprawl given that stun
"prones" anyway and bards have springup...seems like just "stop balancing
working on knockdown".
---[Desitrus on 12/22 @ 14:27 writes]:
Except that it would be impossible to be slitlocked off of it? Assuming that the
springup change goes through, if you're not sprawled by KD, then you can rub
cleanse afterwards, rather than say getting hit with calcise/senso on a
sweep/sweep set.
---[Shuyin on 12/23 @ 08:54 writes]:
Sure, sounds good
---[Ceren on 12/25 @ 04:41 writes]:
I believe that without this benefit, balancing won't be worth the significant
mana/wp cost. Either give it some other benefit after this, or lower the cost
---[Xenthos on 12/25 @ 21:43 writes]:
Well, not having to stand back up again afterwards is still going to be useful
(especially if there's a broken leg or something, which if the Springup change
goes through would prevent you from hopping up again without curing it first).
Maybe the cost could be reduced a bit, though.