Report 91

Report #91
Skillset: Shadowbeat Skill: Widowsmercy
 Org: Harbingers Status: Completed Nov 2008
Furies' Decision:
We will increase damage when venomdrops is up by 25%.
Problem: Widowsmercy is a high song, but offers the bard little control or
tangible bonus to their offensive setup. The bleeding damage only reflects onto
the attacker when the bard takes damage from a direct hit, making this a poor
passive attack except for specific situations against certain professions.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #1: Increase damage from widowsmercy when venomdrops (the
 verse which weakens venom resistance) is active.
 Maybe 1.5x-2x as damaging?
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #2: The power of the black widow thickens enemies' blood,
 making it more sluggish to respond. As a result,
 focusing of the body is slowed.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #3: In addition to the reflected damage, the bard is more
 resistant to bleeding and will passively clot away a
 portion of bleeding damage
Player Comments:
---[Shuyin on 11/25 @ 04:28 writes]:
Solution 1 is a-ok
---[Xiel on 11/25 @ 04:30 writes]:
I quite like one as well. Much more palatable than the previous suggestions of
passive entanglement.
---[Ceren on 11/26 @ 23:22 writes]:
Going with Solution 3, but taking out the reflected damage part altogether, is
the best solution in my opinion. So long as Widowsmercy depends on the unwieldy
return-damage-based-on-how-much-bleeding-you-didn't-cure mechanic, I don't think
it'll ever be truly useful, and Harbingers are somewhat lacking in good buff
songs anyway.
---[Sadhyra on 11/29 @ 12:55 writes]:
Well, aren't buffs a low stanza thing? Remember, this is a high stanza song. One
of ours already only works in Wyrden Wood locale, so I don't want the skill to
be any weaker in any sense than it already is