Report 1286

Report #1286
Skillset: Necroscream Skill: Wrathfulcanticle
 Org: Cacophony Status: Completed Oct 2014
Furies' Decision:
Approved for powersap.
Problem: With the change of recklessness to take the place of vapors this skill
is left without an aff for having 5 plague affs. For reference it gives a random
plague aff for people with none, recklessness with 1 plague aff, confusion with
2, stupidity with 3, sensitivity with 4... and it used to give vapors at 5. -
Please keep in mind that it is quite difficult to get anyone to 5 plague affs
much less keep them there for 10 seconds to make sure the song tics. It is not
something that we can set up and capitalize on for a number of reasons. Also, WC
tics ~3 seconds -before- SickeningPlague, which is our primary method of giving
plague affs.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #1: Powersap [assuming its not cut] Being an antidote
 cure it will hopefully have an internal cure
 (triggers to sip lucidityslush on the aff message
 wont cure it before it can fire). With its aff
 message it will only reasonably proc once. If
 powerspikes are up you are looking at about 350
 damage, my tests shows it varies some. It could also
 possibly delay power cures or power escapes for a few
 seconds.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #2: Slickness - curing a salve based plague aff
 (scabies/pox) would eat your herb balance.
 Disease-ish so thematic and would delay plague aff
 curing of rigor and worms by about ~2 seconds.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #3: Blackout and.. (something) needs an aff that has to
 be cured with this or it would be a nerf. I like
 crotamine, it wont kill anyone even who is even
 marginally paying attention so it is more for flavor
 but it seems like a 'because screw you, thats why'
 tactic that Ashtorath would approve being the
 culmination of his wrath. [Paranoia if crotamine gets
 the axe]
Player Comments:
---[Llandros on 10/12 @ 03:11 writes]:
Thoughts behind this: it is very hard trying to sort this out not knowing what
cures will cure which afflictions or which afflictions will make the cut.
Normally having all the affs on the same cure would be bad but I'm not sure. The
cure for auric afflictions could have an impact on that. Being at 5 plague affs
is a bad situation, but one easily fixed. Something to help keep someone there
would be best. Also, excessive blackouts were listed as making combat less
accessible to new players.
---[Synkarin on 10/27 @ 02:31 writes]:
Overall, I don't think any of these solutions are a big deal, but it's tough to
really say how it'll turn out. It's really early in the overhaul process, so
while they seem harmless now, they may not be so with upcoming transititions and
future changes
---[Maligorn on 10/28 @ 01:12 writes]:
Support Sol. 2 and 3 (blackout+crotamine (or paranoia if crotamine goes the way
of the dodo)). Agree with Synkarin's sentiments as well, however.
---[Llandros on 10/29 @ 14:49 writes]:
Iw^~)um leaning toward solution 2 at this point. We can circle back around to it
if need be as the overhaul big picture comes into focus.
---[Ushaara on 10/31 @ 00:00 writes]:
Agreed with above. Hard to provide constructive comment at this time without
knowing what future changes overhaul will bring.