Report 1634

Special Report #1634
Skillset: Kata Skill: WeaponEnhance-Speed
 Org: Shofangi Status: Completed Dec 2007
Furies' Decision:
Sol 2 if on both weapons (or if on weapon and 2h)
Problem: Currently weapon enhancement speed works correctly on armed actions,
but since the kick speed is unaffected, and you cannot start a new form off any
balance the net result is that speed enhancements aren't worth using because to
gain the speed benefit you must sacrifice your kick. This report seeks to make
speed enhancements have an effect.
Solution #1: Set the base kick balance for all kicks to .1 less than they are
 now. This means that if a monk fully upgrades their weapons with
 speed runes that they will be able to gain benefit from them.
Solution #2: Cause fully speed enhanced weapons to also enhance the speed of
 kicks by .1s.
Solution #3: Leave as is, perhaps put a note on the weapon enhancement help
 file that speed runes are not recommended for monks.
Player Comments:
---[Lerad on 3/19 @ 02:49 writes]:
This came up in a discussion, and I was thinking - why not keep it as is? Make
speed enhancements not viable at all for monks, basically. I don't think monks
are hurting for speed buffs, what with boost and all the other speed abilities.
A flat speed reduction will just make it a compulsory enhancement for all monks,
every monk. Let the warriors continue to have their speed, we're fine with our
current speed, and let our monks be able to choose between the other
enhancements. Damage, enchantment, honing etc etc, instead of making the meta so
that they HAVE to choose speed
---[Wobou on 3/19 @ 06:55 writes]:
Yeah I thought of that possibility too but I neglected to make a solution for
it. I've added your suggestion as solution 3.
---[Falaeron on 3/20 @ 00:32 writes]:
I'm ok with all of these
---[Shedrin on 3/21 @ 01:54 writes]:
The 'trollier' way would be to lower the base arm balance speed for monks by
.1s.
---[Xenthos on 3/30 @ 12:37 writes]:
Solution 2 or solution 3.
---[Shuyin on 3/31 @ 01:21 writes]:
1 or 2 is fine
---[Aeldra on 4/10 @ 11:07 writes]:
Sure
---[Enyalida on 4/18 @ 04:35 writes]:
Sure.