The Crystallized status should stay at +35% when a shatter is triggered by itself. Builds that don’t recieve their 2nd magic on their 1st awakening shouldn’t be penalized just to improve crystal’s interactions with other magics. It would be more viable if it functioned like this instead:
The Crystal status still stacks, however the stacks can now be shattered early from a hit by lightning, earth, metal, explosion
Every stack increases the damage of the shatter by 15%.
1 > 15%
2 > 30%
3 > 45%
4 > 35%
So, while the 4th hit with crystal alone will still do +35% the 4th hit with one of its magic interactions will do +45% instead. I’d prefer this over a flat nerf to Crystal magic as a whole.
Ice doesn’t deserve love. It wasn’t in aa. Remove all magics that weren’t in aa as base magics and than remove all customizability and just make it aa spells. Gurantee no more complaints from ids and glass users.
Buff the underwater size boost to 1.2x than. I want water to be one with the environment. Also I just want a boost higher than the other underwater synergies since size scaling will add together next update.
its very good idea but 3 stacks giving 45% extra damage bonus is absurd no matter what way you slice it. Crystal should stay the same way it is, but the only change is that other magics will shatter the status affect when its ready methinks. and/or nerf it to a 30% power increase.
Scrap everything I said, there’s some server bug where unimbued weapons don’t bleed as long as they’re supposed to. It’s supposed to be 5s on weapons always. Glass conj is ass unless they add the 10% dmg increase
Keep in mind size formula is being changed to be additive instead of multiplicative.
That hammer multiplied an extra 1.2x and the aura of it was destruction which it looks like it is also multiplied size.
That definitely makes more sense. I found it really strange how I simply didn’t find any difference between imbued and unimbued glass weapons, other than the fact that you ACTUALLY just nerf yourself lol
power aura. even with the size formula being changed you can still build into it pretty easily. how about instead of adding more aoe to magic we make it so that people are allowed to get close to the zoner class
This is just a problem with how op self explosion is due to its dmg being the same as blast.
Giving mages reverse dmg drop off would fix most of the close range problems with mages by making their dmg suck close range.
I’d rather Mages do damage and have to aim rather than deal no damage and keep their AoE. skill expression is what keeps many players interested and should certainly be taken into consideration on a PvP balance document
Blasts are the mainstay of a Mage’s kit, and do an excellent job at zoning with proper aim and predictions due to their solid damage, unpredictability, airstall potential and their property as projectiles, forcing awareness and smart mobility to outmaneuver. They don’t need AoE to work, 20% Blasts are amazing as it stands.
Explosions are a self-defense tool, not a zoning tool. You shouldn’t be scared to go anywhere near a Mage out of fear of getting nuked by an 800+ damage Explosion that covers all of Whitesummit. They should be a retaliatory option for situations where you don’t have time to aim a blast, or to cover the tail end of a damage trade. They should not be considered part of the Zoner identity, and the only reason they scare people away from engaging the way they do now is because of their absurd size and unfair damage. When the AoE of Explosions are reigned in, it will return to this role comfortably, and provide a far more fair experience overall.
Mages are unapproachable for many classes as it stands due to the size of Explosions and the current state of Pulsar, when they instead should be the ones fearing the approach of their opponent, keeping them at arm’s length and using wit, finesse, and accuracy to win fights.
Water does not need a size buff, especially not in the ocean. Its size is unfair right now, and it’ll hold up perfectly fine after v1.12.
Why is zoning supposed to be unpredictable. The zoning I’ve seen in other games is meant to keep people out of an area cause they know it’s dangerous. Only magics I see actually zoning are magics with hazards rn. A 20% blast isn’t zoning it’s just an offensive move.
Pulsar is the only move that does the job of zoning. But they gave it way too much dmg and made it way too dependent on speed for travel distance. It’s aoe is also too big, but it should still be decent size.
If you need Munera-sized Explosions and thoughtless Blasts to zone, after v1.12 you have two options. Either you improve, or you devote your build to it. I think that’s fair.
