Report 910

Report #910
Skillset: Druidry Skill: RaiseCudgel
 Org: Harbingers Status: Completed Aug 2012
Furies' Decision:
If it is viable to implement solution 2, we will do so.
Problem: At present, the druid ability to raise their cudgel breaks a bard's
perfect fifth. Whilst we feel that there should definitely exist abilities that
separate bard and target to counter P5, raise cudgel is too easy to spam since
it has no power cost and a balance time equal to that of P5.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #1: Change Raise Cudgel so that it doesn't break perfect
 fifth at all.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #2: Change Raise Cudgel so that it only breaks perfect
 fifth if bard and druid are separated (i.e. if one of
 them resists the movement).
Player Comments:
---[Tacita on 8/3 @ 10:43 writes]:
According to my testing, raise cudgel has an equilibrium time of ~3.6s and
perfect fifth ~3.5s (NB: I tested the P5 length with a level 1 EQ malus, so it's
actually a bit less). When you take into account the need to keep deafness down
to use P5 and the power cost of P5, it makes it pretty impossible to stick P5 on
a druid who's raising cudgel.
---[Enyalida on 8/3 @ 18:18 writes]:
What's the difference between this and spamming gust, is it just walls?
---[Tacita on 8/3 @ 20:17 writes]:
Gust actually separates bard and caster if successful - raise cudgel does not
always separate them (i.e. if both bard and druid are raised into trees).
---[Enyalida on 8/3 @ 20:42 writes]:
It breaking when both move sounds like a bug, as timerkills still go off under
that circumstance. With that in mind, solution 2 makes the most sense to me.
---[Celina on 8/7 @ 04:45 writes]:
Fully support solution 2. It's been bugged (by myself) in the past and reviewed
as not a bug.
---[Zynna on 8/7 @ 18:27 writes]:
SUPPORT Solution 2. It makes sense that raise cudgel would not break perfect
fifth if both end up moving together, but breaks it if the bard and druid are
separated.
---[Talan on 8/7 @ 19:04 writes]:
Solution 2
---[Tulemrah on 8/7 @ 19:39 writes]:
Solution 2 supported
---[Vadi on 8/8 @ 01:02 writes]:
Solution 2 supported
---[Ushaara on 8/8 @ 14:55 writes]:
Solution 2.
---[Hiriako on 8/8 @ 23:40 writes]:
Solution 2 supported.
---[Shuyin on 8/9 @ 18:33 writes]:
Solution 2 is fine
---[Llandros on 8/25 @ 16:12 writes]:
Solution 2 is good
---[Xenthos on 8/26 @ 13:45 writes]:
Solution 2 makes a lot of sense.
---[Viynain on 8/29 @ 21:14 writes]:
Solution 2 supported.