Report 795

Report #795
Skillset: Necroscream Skill: WrathfulCanticle
 Org: Cacophony Status: Completed Mar 2012
Furies' Decision:
Solution 3.
Problem: Every time WrathfulCanticle tics, every 10 seconds, it gives a message
to the bard. This makes having it in your song annoying and spammy. Also,
Cacophony bards give a high volume of relatively unimpressive afflictions. With
no way to track them, they are merely a nuisance to our foes and we are unable
to take what, if any, advantage of them we might be able to.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #1: Change the message that the bard gets to reflect what
 affliction the song gave a person. The message would
 be - The wrathful canticle causes the spirit of
 Ashtorath to * at victim. The * would be Glance, Look
 Scoff, Laugh, Sneer and Glare determined by what it
 gave the victim, afflictions 0 through 5. Or some
 other similar mechanic.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #2: Change it so that the bard gets the current message
 but only when it gives someone an affliction.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #3: Remove the message from the tics of WrathfulCanticle.
Player Comments:
---[Llandros on 3/1 @ 20:40 writes]:
WC has had some changes made to it over the years, so for clarification - it
currently gives an aff based on how many plague affs the person has. 0 random
plague aff, 1 recklessness, 2 confusion, 3 stupidity, 4 sensitivity, 5 vapors.
---[Tacita on 3/7 @ 12:29 writes]:
Solution 3 is okay. I don't support solutions 1 or 2 because comparable
abilities such as SpiderCantiga and StarLight do not give messages currently -
the (in)ability to track afflictions given by passive songs should either be
changed across the board or not at all, IMHO.
---[Draylor on 3/7 @ 15:08 writes]:
It would have to be solution 2 or 3 for me. I'd have actually gone with 1, but
with our latest JustChorale change, we just see the generic message, too.
Overall, no real objection to this at all
---[Llandros on 3/9 @ 19:27 writes]:
@Tacita Necroscream is focused on stacking a specific set of afflictions. Using
it as a basis to buff other specs that have a different focus and just happen to
give passive affs is not balancing. The real goal is to not have this song be
annoying. If 1 isn't hard to code then I think it would be neat, otherwise 2 or
at least 3.
---[Shuyin on 3/10 @ 22:11 writes]:
Solution 2 or 3 is fine
---[Xena on 3/11 @ 17:17 writes]:
Support 3 over 2 but 2 is fine as well.
---[Ushaara on 3/11 @ 21:13 writes]:
I have problems with any of these solutions. Supported.
---[Raeri on 3/12 @ 00:36 writes]:
Solution 2 or 3 preferred, but any of these is fine. I assume Ushaara left out a
'no' in his comment somewhere.
---[Ushaara on 3/12 @ 15:54 writes]:
Oops, so I did. Thanks, Raeri!
---[Xynthin on 3/15 @ 22:14 writes]:
Solution 3 addresses the stated problem nicely.
---[Viynain on 3/22 @ 18:34 writes]:
Solution 2 or 3.
---[Mirami on 3/29 @ 20:26 writes]:
Solutions 1, 2, and 3 supported.