Report 406

Report #406
Skillset: Hunting Skill: Rustle
 Org: Paladins Status: Completed Jun 2010
Furies' Decision:
Success rate of rustle greatly increased while mounted.
Problem: I like this ability very much for allowing me to dodge cows on the
highway. However, the rustling part of this skill is quite lacking. For an
ability that doesn't provide much in gain (50 gold per cow?) and takes 2 seconds
of balance, it has a very low success rate (feels like under 50%). I have once
had 15 consecutive failed attempts. Furthermore, it requires that a rope be
wielded which can be very annoying for certain classes.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #1: Change the success rate of Rustle to 100%. I really
 don't see a reason why not, but if it is too high,
 can be a bit lower.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #2: Change the success rate of Rustle in such a way that
 it scales to 100% at transcendent. Again, can be
 slightly lower if consensus is that it is too high.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #3: In addition to Solution #1 or Solution #2, allow
 Rustle to be performed with the rope in your
 inventory. This will make it uniform to how Chop or
 MagicTome work without requiring the user to wield
 the axe or tome, respectively.
Player Comments:
---[Raeri on 6/16 @ 03:38 writes]:
Solution 3 definately. Also, I don't think the current Solution 2 would work if
it scaled to lessons, since it'd mean newbies would have a shocking chance at
success and they'd be the ones using it the most. Perhaps start it off at
something middling like... 60%? 75%? and have it rise to 100% at Transcendent.
---[Talan on 6/17 @ 01:01 writes]:
This was already on my list of little things that could be improved, so, yes,
absolutely. Solution 3/solution 1. Might have to find a new use for soothe
though. Maybe make it work like minorthird/nymph, but only on non-sentient
animals.
---[Viynain on 6/21 @ 08:11 writes]:
Go for it.
---[Kalin on 6/22 @ 01:07 writes]:
As someone who spent a lot of time rustling up cows and sheep (read: I never
spent any time in newton, I just rustled till level 40 and do so still on
occasion for gold runs), and getting a horse specifically for this purpose I
don't see a need for this change. I had no issues with rustling while mounted
and almost never had a failure, though they were not impossible to get.
---[Inagin on 6/23 @ 16:43 writes]:
I did not know there was a difference in the success rate of rustling when
mounted on a beast. If there is, I think it should be stated in the AB. However,
I do know that rustling while on foot feels like there is less than a 50% rate
of success. I find that a lot of times, killing the cow/sheep is quicker than
rustling, and I don't feel that that should be the case.
---[Kalin on 6/23 @ 19:29 writes]:
Umm... it does say it in the AB - This is a difficult move, but can be much
more easily accomplished if you are mounted on a steed. - Again though I don't
think this change is needed and there is a dingbat item for 'relatively' cheap
that gives 100% anyways
---[Inagin on 6/24 @ 22:10 writes]:
Whoa... how did I miss that?! Nonetheless, requiring a mount to be a bit more
effective is hardly comparable to the cowbell. The cowbell does not cost any
balance or equilibrium and it makes ALL of the cattle follow you. Maybe change
the on-foot rustling to the current rate of mounted rustling, and make the
mounted rustling 100%? Even if Solutions 1 and 2 don't go through though,
Solution 3 should still be considered.