Report 504

Report #504
Skillset: Aeromancy Skill: RainbowClouds
 Org: Aeromancers Status: Completed Dec 2010
Furies' Decision:
RainbowClouds will no longer trigger on some special movement types.
Problem: RainbowClouds is a demesne effect that afflicts Confusion on enemies
moving out of rooms in which the effect is active. Additionally, it has a chance
of cancelling that movement. The issue is that the effect triggers on pretty
much any type of movement out of the room.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #1: RainbowClouds should not trigger at all on cubix and
 dying in the arena (since this causes a teleport to
 outside the arena). These seem like bugs and so
 should be fixed. Additionally, RainbowClouds should
 not trigger on tumbling.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #2: Same as solution 1. In ADDITION, RainbowClouds should
 not trigger on forced movement (such as Gust).
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #3:
Player Comments:
---[Senna on 12/7 @ 17:47 writes]:
Solution 2 makes more sense to me, I don't know whether or not it would be a
balance issue though.
---[Sahmiam on 12/7 @ 19:24 writes]:
I'm not positive that solution 1 goes far enough. I support solution 2, then,
but in addition to solution 2, should 'bixes and teleports be affected?
Teleports, including ascending, take time in which someone can drop a monolith
sigil to prevent the movement. I'm unsure about 'bixes, but as that is one of
the few ways to escape distort, I'm not sure a demense effect should have a
chance of stopping a two-minute wait period.
---[Prav on 12/8 @ 00:47 writes]:
Support either solution, so long as RainbowClouds does not trigger on tumbling
-or- forced movement. No effect should have the chance to prevent both methods
of movement, as it makes escape - and occasionally winning or losing - a
function of an RNG roll, rather than skill or attention.
---[Synl on 12/8 @ 00:51 writes]:
Regarding the solutions, 'cubix' here is meant as any type of artifact movement
(so orgbix, bubblix, pyramids, etc.).
---[Raeri on 12/8 @ 03:35 writes]:
Solution 2. Include tumble-like motions such as furrikin roll and acrobatic
somersault. (i.e. trigger only on voluntary mundane movement attempts?)
---[Synl on 12/8 @ 19:41 writes]:
Agreed. SOLUTION 2 changed to: Instead change RainbowClouds to work only on
mundane movement (cardinal directions, up, in, etc.).
---[Xenthos on 12/11 @ 02:00 writes]:
I'm good with that suggestion proposed by Synl in the above comment. Normal
movements only.
---[Sahmiam on 12/11 @ 19:13 writes]:
I agree with the new solution 2.
---[Fillin on 12/26 @ 16:03 writes]:
Just need to give it the same tried and true list as skills like carcer and
whirlpool. Means it can cancel walking, leaping, bixes, but not tumble,
teleporting, or forced movement.