Report 248

Report #248
Skillset: Lowmagic Skill: Winter
 Org: Spiritsingers Status: Rejected Aug 2009
Furies' Decision:
Not currently able due to code limitations.
Problem: Currently Winter does not work on any plane other than prime due to the
skills restrictions of being effected by the weather of which all planes other
than prime are protected from weather conditions entirely.
Solution #1: Make winter castable in all weather protected areas lasting a
 total time of 60 seconds.
Solution #2: Make winter castable in all weather protected areas with a random
 timer, though a base minimum of 30 seconds.
Player Comments:
---[Llandros on 8/21 @ 15:06 writes]:
This report is pretty meh, except when you consider that the spiritsinger song
naturerhythm gets a bonus to passive damage when in a blizzard condition. I just
dont see spiritsingers needing a damage boost.
---[Ceren on 8/23 @ 11:01 writes]:
How much of a damage boost are we talking? At face value, 3p for 60 seconds of
extra dmg doesn't sound so bad to me. Really if nothing else this change has
merit for the fact that nobody fights on/cares about prime, with the infrequent
exception of open pk village revolts, and so any skill that's usable only prime
is... going to be used rarely to say the least.
---[Asmodea on 8/24 @ 00:18 writes]:
Casting Winter outside of the seasonal winter will cause NatureRhythm to do a
total of 325 cold damage per tic of the song. If it is already in the winter
season and you cast Winter, it shall add 325 cold damage on top of the 325 it is
already doing, for a total of 650 cold damage per tic but only during Roarkian,
Estar and Urlachmar.
---[Ceren on 8/24 @ 17:23 writes]:
When you're in a blizzard but it's not winter, does naturerhythm do the winter
damage plus the regular seasonal effect of the song?
---[Asmodea on 8/25 @ 04:38 writes]:
Yes, it deals the 325 damage to your enemies and heals the Spiritsinger
depending on what season it is.
---[Ceren on 8/26 @ 14:25 writes]:
Welp, spiritsingers certainly aren't hurting, but I think Winter needs changed
on its own merits regardless.