Report 1549

Report #1549
Skillset: Moon Skill: New
 Org: Moondancers Status: Completed Nov 2016
Furies' Decision:
Solution 1.
Problem: With report 1505 completed, there's two of three tertiares who can't
yet really make use of the new succumb mechanics. This report aims to provide a
basic source of mental afflictions that, while not treading into hexens
territory, makes it possible for all MD to work towards being able to
successfully use the new succumb. Other solutions are welcome.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #1: Create a new skill, dubbed 'bluemoon', that will take
 3 seconds eq and cause 1 mental affliction (or 2,
 close to the full moon) out of : addiction,
 confusion, stupidity, anorexia, epilepsy, clumsiness,
 hallucinations, afflicting smartly. The afflictions
 will not be masked.
Player Comments:
---[Xenthos on 10/21 @ 23:59 writes]:
Can we fix the passive-succumb from Wildewood? Seems a bit broken now with the
previous Succumb report-- looks like everyone overlooked it except the
Wildewoods now using it.
---[Auriella on 10/22 @ 05:01 writes]:
I could be wrong, but I believe the Wildewood version is caused from a 5p active
bomb, and not from their passives. As for this report however, I don't see a
problem with it. It will allow those that take Healing to be able to make use of
succumb.
---[Shedrin on 10/24 @ 13:49 writes]:
Supported. This should be much weaker than Hexes for output, but allow non-
Hexens to utilise the new Succumb mechanics.
---[Raeri on 10/25 @ 10:50 writes]:
Sure. Supported, will this be masked, and will it smart afflict?
---[Synkarin on 10/28 @ 23:30 writes]:
I don't really see any issues with this, but I think it's important to note that
Astrology has access to Meteor and Healing will have access to a new instakill
based on the proposed re-write. I don't know if this is necessary.
---[Aeldra on 10/30 @ 11:03 writes]:
Raeri, I don't think masking would be needed, though I would hope it would be
smart afflicting, given the amount of equilibrium burned. @Synkarin, it may not
be strictly 100% neccessary once the healing overhaul is in and yet I feel every
tertiary should have access to some form of the main kill method, hence this
report. I'll update solution 1 to add the mention of smart afflicting.
---[Shuyin on 11/3 @ 01:21 writes]:
Ok
---[Wobou on 11/3 @ 13:16 writes]:
Supported.
---[Demartel on 11/13 @ 17:25 writes]:
Unsupported. I do not feel with Crone getting an upgrade or Dark, that this is a
necessary change. Healers are slated to get an instakill, and Astrology already
has one. Currently Succumb, which this report is aimed to benefit, is in no real
need of further upgrades and in fact may need toning down in the future.
---[Shedrin on 11/14 @ 20:43 writes]:
I think that having a viable primary kill regardless of tert is pretty
important, and makes terts in general easier to balance. We've seen this issue
before with guilds that required a certain tert to kill and it just makes things
a pain. This goes double when considering Astrology, which can be completely
irrelevant indoors (and MDs have poor tools for getting the Meteor to land).
---[Shedrin on 11/14 @ 20:49 writes]:
Though I agree that Succumb likely needs it's numbers lowered, I think that's
tangential to being able to utilise it at all.
---[Lerad on 11/25 @ 03:35 writes]:
I think this is fine. If Demartel's concerns bear fruit, we can always tweak the
succumb numbers down, or delete bluemoon again. As long as bluemoon is pretty
much weaker than an active hex cast in every way (which it seems to be, being
unmasked, only 1 mental aff per 3s), then it's probably fine as an ability meant
for healer/astro. Maybe remove the 2 affs at fullmoon part.