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Post by whatriot on Oct 6, 2009 9:14:37 GMT
How about implementing some melee equivalent classes of the BFM, DSM etc? All elemental damage done by this quasi is converted to a single elemental type (and summed prior to DR) + x % as you see fit / by level.
If damage type conversion is too painful/laggy, they could just get damage supplemental powers that only worked on weapons without existing bonus damage types - e.g. unerring weapons. Or there could be a new range of single element weapons only useable by this quasi-class.
Of course you could throw in some extra powers etc, but this is just a concept suggestion...
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Post by MightyKhan on Oct 6, 2009 11:21:18 GMT
i thought there already are melee equivalents
they're called BFM tank and DSM tank
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Post by whatriot on Oct 6, 2009 13:35:52 GMT
Sorry if my initial post was not clear. This would be a melee build, not a caster. But it would be a melee class that delivered a specific type of elemental damage.
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Post by MightyKhan on Oct 6, 2009 13:55:18 GMT
much like staffmasters get to do, only more and with less flexibility?
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Post by whatriot on Oct 6, 2009 14:28:06 GMT
Yes
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Post by Yojimbo on Oct 6, 2009 19:55:42 GMT
I see this and think of old FF Red Mage which was kinda like a fighter or paladin but could cast spells which enhanced its sword with elemental damages. They had another name for them I think Sword Mage or something but I think you get the idea of what Im saying this sounds like.
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Post by adesin on Oct 21, 2009 18:16:50 GMT
Someone else saw the rapier wit feat and thought caster tank?  |
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Post by Yojimbo on Oct 21, 2009 18:26:17 GMT
i thought there already are melee equivalents they're called BFM tank and DSM tank Which I hope we eventually get to see a Green and/or Black as both tend to be acid though Green is where I would say to go and a White for cold basicly by nice to get all the elements in there letting sonic fall into a catagory of being a sort of bonus damage type to a few of the spells in some or all the different colors. |
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Post by Trazik on Oct 21, 2009 20:07:24 GMT
i thought there already are melee equivalents they're called BFM tank and DSM tank Which I hope we eventually get to see a Green and/or Black as both tend to be acid though Green is where I would say to go and a White for cold basicly by nice to get all the elements in there letting sonic fall into a catagory of being a sort of bonus damage type to a few of the spells in some or all the different colors. I would doubt it, for game balance reasons. Asmo has extreme fire immunity (>> 100%) because he was getting hosed really quickly by BFMs. If he does not already, I would expect him to have extreme elec immunity soon, otherwise DSMs would have an unfair and unbalanced advantage. Same for Acid, Cold and Sonic BFM variants. If Asmo were to end up with >> 100% immu to A, C, E, F and S then most non-BFM-variant characters would have a very difficult time damaging him. And therein would seem to lie the difficulty for the devs. |
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Post by Yojimbo on Oct 21, 2009 20:59:10 GMT
I see but I just would enjoy the option of choosing element and dragon color. I think the asmo issue could be fixed by allowing some fire damage once agian but upping the other immunities. he could also be given immunity to certain spells ie Firebrand to make some of the spells from the BFM, DSM, and any potential QCs with the same basic design. I think it could be balanced with out too much work on thier parts and myself personally would love to have the option of going basicly chosing element for the mage.
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Post by gandoron on Oct 21, 2009 21:21:38 GMT
Well there is no "elec" version of the con arti - Breath of the Beast, so this is less of an issue for DSM/asmo balance.
-G
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Post by Trazik on Oct 22, 2009 6:39:19 GMT
But there are Fulminating Lapis. Oh wait, nobody uses these.
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Post by kaezar on Oct 22, 2009 13:48:32 GMT
Yeah. nobody uses them. Give me all of yours, I'll give you a biorejuvator  Take care Kaezar |
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