Report 1321

Report #1321
Skillset: Skill: Aeon
 Org: Sentinels Status: Completed Mar 2017
Furies' Decision:
I have had enough caffeine to decide that aeon will do something.
Problem: Aeon is an affliction that delays all actions by 1s, and limits the
afflicted to only one action at a time, with a new command interrupting the
timer. Aeon has long been one of or the most powerful afflictions in the game.
Aeon has very high synergy with nearly every other affliction in slowing down
curing and limiting escape options, and can be perpetuated with asthma,
stupidity effects, sleep, etc. It is largely unfun to be aeoned, especially when
it's spammed or maintained for long periods due to the lack of ability to do
anything other than let your curing system hopefully work. Further, it imposes a
higher burden on the creation of curing systems due to the special handling and
prioritizing needed to handle curing with aeon.
[A:17 R: 1] Solution #1: Change aeon to not 'queue up' actions or interrupt
 actions already in progress. All actions will have a
 1s delay but run concurrently.
Player Comments:
---[Shedrin on 3/13 @ 23:28 writes]:
I'll be asking for an Institute special report if/when this is approved. For
other guilds, they have mostly removed or are in the process of removing their
aeon reliant strategies. For general aeon spam in groups, this would be and is
intended to be a heavy nerf. Based on discussion on Envoys and with Ianir, I'm
putting this report in now, apologies for the lack of time before the submission
deadline.
---[Shedrin on 3/13 @ 23:28 writes]:
There is one other factor that I think needs discussing, and that's whether
quicksilver needs changing as well. I'm neutral to that.
---[Demartel on 3/15 @ 19:40 writes]:
Supported. I am even down for removing Aeon completely, with each guild that
feels it is a vital portion of their offense getting a chance to weigh in on a
replacement.
---[Shedrin on 3/15 @ 23:49 writes]:
It was preferred by Ianir to change to this effect. Otherwise I wouldn't mind
that.
---[Shuyin on 3/16 @ 01:40 writes]:
I'm fine with this, any changes to quicksilver/etc should go on to the special
report. This is for aeon only.
---[Wobou on 3/16 @ 12:19 writes]:
Supported. While this report is not about quicksilver I think this change will
make aeon equivalent to a 1s stun which is a heavy enough nerf from where it is
now that I think quicksilver could be nerfed/removed without a balance concern.
---[Kaimanahi on 3/18 @ 00:10 writes]:
If this report passes, I would advocate that aeon no longer be the universal
cure priority on steam. I.e., it would become part of the general affliction
pool and a viable option for aff-stacking strategies, and you can still focus
the cure if desired.
---[Lerad on 3/18 @ 01:50 writes]:
I'd like to put my support for this - I know I can justr vote, but I just want
to reiterate my support for it as well.
---[Xenthos on 3/18 @ 18:00 writes]:
I would prefer not changing the cure priority of aeon with this report-- that
should be a separate report after we see how this works in practice (and if we
decide it is necessary at that point).
---[Eicia on 3/18 @ 20:49 writes]:
Aeon has been the one affliction that causes a real headache for both myself and
many others - for the above reasons alone. I would be interested to see how this
change, if accepted, will help with the overall problem. Supported.