Report 414

Report #414
Skillset: Paradigmatics Skill: Reimagination
 Org: Templars Status: Completed Jul 2010
Furies' Decision:
8 minute timer and self-targetting allowed.
Problem: Reimagination in Paradigmatics is a 3 power skill that increases any of
your statistics, or lowers your targets, by four weighted, but it can't be
spread out. It requires the use of the poison anatine so you can target yourself
before you can use the skills benefits for your own good and even then it only
lasts 2 minutes.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #1: Increase the positive buff timer to one hour and
 allow for self-targeting
Player Comments:
---[Lehki on 7/4 @ 05:52 writes]:
Sounds good. Definitely add the self-targeting aspect.
---[Kalin on 7/5 @ 01:22 writes]:
Agree. The buff is not much different from other stat buff skills and you can
only have 1 on you at a time, so it's not like it can be abused by having
mutliple people buff every stat
---[Rika on 7/5 @ 02:10 writes]:
I can understand the self-targetting, but I am not sure the positive timer needs
to be increased, at least not up to an hour. Four buff weights could potentially
be 3 actual increases in the stat. No other skill gives such a huge buff at one
go, let alone one that lets you choose which stat to buff. I feel reimagination
is meant to be used in preparation of a fight, as a boost for a short period of
time, rather than as a stat buff for an extended period of time.
---[Aliod on 7/5 @ 13:35 writes]:
Two minutes is a rather short time for any buffing skill, that would be like
Geburah only lasting for 2 minutes. As far as four buff weights go, lich does
this sort of thing and costs 10 power and it lasts from death, revives the user,
increases both strength and intel by +2 weighted, has increased regeneration and
grants a small DMP spread and a variety of other combat skills. So why would it
be too much to ask for this skill to last an hour, like every other buff skill?
---[Rika on 7/5 @ 21:40 writes]:
Geburah is a 3 power +1 strength buff that lasts 1 hour. Lich is a transcendent
skill, much like DrawDown and NightKiss. There also have been issues in the past
complaining about lich being too overpowered. Now, reimagination is a 3 power
skill that gives a +4 buff on a stat of your choice to anyone. From what I can
tell, reimagination is meant to be a skill that should be used when initiating a
fight, much like many Aeonics skills such as futureglimpse and pastglimpse. To
increase it to one hour just makes Reimagination just like your other standard
stat buff skills, except this will become far superior, given that it is a +4 to
any stat you wish.
---[Kalin on 7/6 @ 02:35 writes]:
On the other hand astrologers can buff multiple stats for an hour or more at
times for 0 to a few power. buffing one stat for an hour, even if you get the
choice isn't tbat far a stretch from any other buffing skill especially since
you can only have one active at any time.
---[Rika on 7/6 @ 05:57 writes]:
Astrology is entirely dependent on the alignment of the planets at the time. To
compare this to astrology buffs, which are mostly just +1 or +2 weights, is like
comparing an affliction skill to a syzygy stellium. Reimagination is worth 4
buff weights, more than any other skill out there. To be able to use 3 power to
get +4 on any stat of your choosing for one hour is, in my mind, too much, for
what is intended to be a burst stat buff/malus.
---[Aliod on 7/6 @ 07:29 writes]:
It will not grant the +4 bonus as it is a weighted +4 the most you would get is
a +2 to +3
---[Geb on 7/13 @ 03:48 writes]:
She mentioned that Aliod. Rika is correct that +4 weighted buff on any stat
desired for 1 hour is too much. An increase to 10 minutes would sound fine, but
one hour is asking far too much extra for a skill that will already give you
supreme control over the focus of your stats for 3 power.
---[Fillin on 7/31 @ 18:26 writes]:
5p for half an hour would be fine I think. Either that or make it 3p for an
hour, but lower the weight to +2. It's a pretty big buff as is.