Report 1763

Report #1763
Skillset: Psychometabolism Skill: Mindfield
 Org: Serenwilde Status: Completed Jul 2017
Furies' Decision:
Solution 2.
Problem: Mindfield and its artifact (the circlet of crystal thorns) cause
stacking damage and eq loss. This means that a single monk with both abilities
can cause individual scries to take many times the eq that they normally would.
It also causes farscout to scale in eq loss based on the number of players with
the artifact, sometimes resulting in eq times of over 20s. This report seeks to
reduce or remove the stacking eq loss caused by this ability.
[A: 5 R: 4] Solution #1: Remove all stacking eq loss from these abilities,
 both from single targets and multiple targets. This
 would make farscouting equivalent to scrying in terms
 of eq loss. Damage continues to stack as it does
 currently.
[A:13 R: 0] Solution #2: Cap all eq loss across all sources to 6s which is the
 maximum loss able to be caused by a single person
 with the skill and arti.
[A: 5 R: 5] Solution #3: Change the base amount of eq loss of mindfield to 3s
 (down from 4s). A person with the skill and the arti
 would then cause 4.5s of eq loss. Cap all sources of
 eq loss to 4.5s as in solution 2.
Player Comments:
---[Ciaran on 7/2 @ 16:55 writes]:
Sooo much support for this!
---[Xenthos on 7/2 @ 17:04 writes]:
The biggest issue seems to be stacking on multiple people from farscout (and
similar abilities, like Clairsentience). Some numbers: Mindfield is 4s
additional off-eq, and the effect from the Skill & Artifact is 6 seconds (it is
already doing the 1.5x in Solution 2). The problem is that it stacks from
additional sources. Best solution would seem to be to just cap it at a total of
6 seconds, preserving the interaction between skill & artifact while preventing
someone from being stuck for ages.
---[Wobou on 7/2 @ 17:07 writes]:
I changed solutions on Xenthos. What he's referring to is that a person with the
skill and arti cause 1.5x eq loss and the base loss is 4 seconds which is where
6s comes from. I've also added a solution 3 which keeps the 1.5x relation
between the arti and the skill but nerfs the base amount.
---[Wobou on 7/2 @ 17:07 sets as pending]
---[Veyils on 7/2 @ 19:38 writes]:
Capping it at six seconds seems reasonable to avoid the 20+ second off balance
from farscout. Support for solution 2.
---[Veyils on 7/2 @ 19:42 writes]:
When you say "Cap all eq loss across all sources to 6s" are you talking about
non mindfield related effects such as how cosmic defenses can proc off equi
stacks in the double digits if they proc again while your while off balance? A 6
second cap to being off equilibrum across the entire board sounds like a good
idea overall now you bring it up/
---[Ciaran on 7/2 @ 21:05 writes]:
@Veyils also support. One of the worst things in this game is any very long
period when you simply cannot do anything. It really feels very frustrating
---[Danquik on 7/3 @ 18:26 writes]:
Solution 2, ok
---[Wobou on 7/3 @ 20:05 writes]:
This report is intended to be only about mindfield and the artifact. If there's
a convenient way to cap all eq losses this way then great but I'm not sure if
for example the code distinguishes between "costs" e.g. a long eq/bal for a
tradeskill and something actively throwing it. My understanding in general is
that eq loss does not stack and balance losses always do, this abiltiy is
clearly an exception to that general rule.
---[Falaeron on 7/3 @ 21:56 writes]:
Any of these solutions would be good
---[Veyils on 7/5 @ 07:59 writes]:
Equi losses do stack on testing it seems. The defenses of cosmic can add to your
off equi times so for example if you use a 4 second ability and get knocked off
equi your off equi for 8 seconds if the defense ticks again during that period
your off for 12 seconds and so on.
---[Aeldra on 7/6 @ 14:31 writes]:
Sure, sounds good to me
---[Tarken on 7/13 @ 11:18 writes]:
Solution 2 supported, the giant off eq on multiple sense skills is awful to deal
with.
---[Iytha on 7/18 @ 10:22 writes]:
Supported.