May, 10th
Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 10:39 am
::: New Spell File :::
Today is a big day in terms of Class Balancing. In my ongoing quest to make Casters more accessible and wanted, we are finally at a stage where we need to look at what Melee makes them as attractive as they are. One big advantage is the steady flow of mana free DPS. A big portion of that DPS is coming from Weapon Procs.
With Panther available permanently, additional Click buff procs, Lure Type procs with huge damage and little resists, it has gotten to a point where we need to do something . I had a look at the Database and queried all Weapons that have a Lure Type Proc and changed it to a Fiery/Freezing Type Proc.
In numbers, thats what we changed:
In addition - the Wizard Epic 2.0 now has the Click effect changed to be a worn effect (innate 10% crit chance increase) and the Click effect now does a 20k Base Damage nuke, recast 1 minute. Also, the Wiz Spell Chaotic Detonation has a -400 resist check.
Berserkers have their Epics changed to have a worn Mod which increased Spell Damage by 125% on the 1.5 and for 150% on the 2.0.
As always, we need your feedback to see how this changes effect gameplay and if the gap between Melee and Casters did indeed get smaller to see where we stand now. Also, if i missed a Click item that imbues yourself with a proc, let me know. Im sure i missed a couple.
Also, keep in mind that i did these changes with 2 things in mind - scale Casters better against Melee and make room for long term progression. No one wants to fight mobs with 10million hp hitting for 20k a hit.
Misc Item Changes :
PoFEAR : Dracoliche Shield had its Aura of Fear removed and replaced with a nice heal
EC: Chaotic Sev - Purest of Thought - Changed to an Aug as it should have been.
Qeynos : Fippy - Staff of Affronted Order - is now 5 sec cast/5 min recast
Today is a big day in terms of Class Balancing. In my ongoing quest to make Casters more accessible and wanted, we are finally at a stage where we need to look at what Melee makes them as attractive as they are. One big advantage is the steady flow of mana free DPS. A big portion of that DPS is coming from Weapon Procs.
With Panther available permanently, additional Click buff procs, Lure Type procs with huge damage and little resists, it has gotten to a point where we need to do something . I had a look at the Database and queried all Weapons that have a Lure Type Proc and changed it to a Fiery/Freezing Type Proc.
In numbers, thats what we changed:
- Lures of Flame or Frost (692DD) it now does Freezing/Fiery Strike V (200 DD)
- Lure of Ice (882DD) it now does Freezing Strike VII (250DD)
- Lure of Ro or Thunder (1090), it now does Freezing Strike IX (300DD)[
- Spirit of Puma, Jaguar, Leopard and Panther now do 100, 125, 150, 175 DD
- Bow Panther was reduced from 550 to 175 to reflect these changes
- The selfonly clicks, Spirit of Fail and Spirit of Chaos have been adjusted to 75 and 125 DD.
- Runed Soriz Ring had its effect change to add a 75DD proc
In addition - the Wizard Epic 2.0 now has the Click effect changed to be a worn effect (innate 10% crit chance increase) and the Click effect now does a 20k Base Damage nuke, recast 1 minute. Also, the Wiz Spell Chaotic Detonation has a -400 resist check.
Berserkers have their Epics changed to have a worn Mod which increased Spell Damage by 125% on the 1.5 and for 150% on the 2.0.
As always, we need your feedback to see how this changes effect gameplay and if the gap between Melee and Casters did indeed get smaller to see where we stand now. Also, if i missed a Click item that imbues yourself with a proc, let me know. Im sure i missed a couple.
Also, keep in mind that i did these changes with 2 things in mind - scale Casters better against Melee and make room for long term progression. No one wants to fight mobs with 10million hp hitting for 20k a hit.
Misc Item Changes :
PoFEAR : Dracoliche Shield had its Aura of Fear removed and replaced with a nice heal
EC: Chaotic Sev - Purest of Thought - Changed to an Aug as it should have been.
Qeynos : Fippy - Staff of Affronted Order - is now 5 sec cast/5 min recast