Report 1080

Report #1080
Skillset: Loralaria Skill: Convergence
 Org: Symphonium Status: Completed Jul 2013
Furies' Decision:
Solution 2.
Problem: Convergence is a skill that is all over the place in terms of
requirements with no pay off. It requires that the target is asleep while the
song user is on balance, that they arent deaf, takes 5 power, ends the bards
song and it moves a single target to a random room in the area. This is one of
three abilities in the game that ends the song of the bard, and such abilities
need to provide enough group utility to make up for the loss of the all
important song. It appears that this skill was meant to help separate groups, an
ability that currently Hallifax does not have a method of performing beyond
whirlwind (scissorflip clone but magical) or convoke (summon clone) in its
unique guild skills.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #1: Remove the sleep requirement and the end affliction
 for convergence, and make it work for all enemies.
 This should be resisted by rooting. This would still
 require enemies to be hearing and end the song
 retaining 5 power cost.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #2: Remove the sleep requirement and instead of ending
 the song, have it move back two stanzas, reduce
 powercost to 2p. Have the song fling the target (only
 1 person) to a random room in the area. Remove the
 afflictions on being flung. This would still be
 affected by rooting.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #3: Instead of having convergence send people away, have
 it bring people together, change the skill so that
 for 5p, and moving back 3 stanzas, convergence will
 bring all hearing allies within the area to your
 location, Normal summon stopping things
 (mono's/distort) will stop it and it takes the same
 delay as summoning.
Player Comments:
---[Enyalida on 3/8 @ 17:36 writes]:
Solution 2 is too powerful. It's shamanism land, without the strict terrain
requirement, and with an added lust feature. No support. Solution 3 causes too
many issues (imo) with things like deathsong and other timer kills. Solution 1
is fine. Shamanism land that ends your song. Still better than land (grumble),
but probably acceptable.
---[Synkarin on 7/4 @ 18:17 writes]:
Switched the original solution 2 with something a bit more feasible. The fact of
the matter is that a 5p, sleep/hearing requirement that ends the song to flung 1
random person to a random spot in the area is just simply not worthwhile, ever
unless it's to break into temples or locked off areas. It simply doesn't have
any use in group combat or 1v1 combat. I hope we can change that with this
report.
---[Shuyin on 7/5 @ 21:16 writes]:
Solution 2 or 3 is fine, leaning on 3 because 'convergence' strikes me as
something that puts people together, not shoving them apart.
---[Wobou on 7/7 @ 02:36 writes]:
Solution 3 makes the most sense to me
---[Vivet on 7/7 @ 04:48 writes]:
Solution 3.
---[Enyalida on 7/8 @ 17:25 writes]:
Solution 3 seems like a good idea thematically, though judging by conclave, it
may not be used very often. Solution 2 is probably alright now.
---[Ushaara on 7/8 @ 19:28 writes]:
Solutions #2 and #3 supported.
---[Llandros on 7/9 @ 15:08 writes]:
Strategically flinging people to a random location in an area peppered with
traps/invasion mobs/shrine powers with the chance to get stuck in a quest area
is no joke. I'd be ok with 3 being instant for anyone in adjacent rooms and then
add a delay increasing in time the further out the ally is.
---[Synkarin on 7/9 @ 19:25 writes]:
I'd definitely support the time to summon being dependent on the distance from
the target
---[Ioni on 7/11 @ 01:49 writes]:
Solutions #2 and #3 supported.
---[Rivius on 7/11 @ 14:42 writes]:
Of all these, I like solution 3 most.
---[Xenthos on 7/18 @ 01:18 writes]:
I agree with Rivius- of them all I prefer solution 3, though not with sped-up-
time. Can be used to bring your group back together again. When you say
"allies," do you mean "true allies" or "allies + lusted people"?
---[Siam on 7/18 @ 09:26 writes]:
Solution 2 and 3, with the time dependent on how far a person is from the bard.
Undeaf allies upon casting should be affected.
---[Siam on 7/18 @ 09:27 writes]:
To clarify, I support solution 2's removal of the sleep requirement only.
---[Synkarin on 7/18 @ 14:26 writes]:
It would be lusted/allied people, and yes the idea is to bring the group back
together.
---[Viynain on 7/22 @ 04:39 writes]:
Solution 3 supported.
---[Steingrim on 7/30 @ 23:41 writes]:
I presume it isn't an instant and has a delay?