Just a discussion on what the community thinks are the most nerfed and buffed magics. I’ll start.
MOST NERFED
Wind
After sitting on it all day at school, I decided to question why I thought Shadow was the most nerfed. I went through magic damages across time and some of the buffs and nerfs for shadow, and though it has received a lot of attention, it still has almost the same stats as it did in WoM, the game I’m basing this on.
Wind on the other hand, I realized, was crippled. Wind lost its damage output (0.925x → 0.825x) it lost a little bit of speed (1.4x → 1.35x) it gained some size (1.05x → 1.2x) but at the cost of one of its most valuable tools, its knockback capability. I was annoyed at BraveLittleJimmy’s video on wind magic, because he called it bad or something to that effect, but seeing it now it really does feel that way.
The intensity rework destroyed the wind users who used it for its flinging ability, any semblance of viability further desecrated by its pitiful damage and mediocre and hard to come by synergies. A fun and awesome magic that has been forever forgotten by the B team.
MOST BUFFED
Plasma
This magic used to just suck. Back in WoM, why would anyone choose plasma over fire when plasma had a worse… everything (besides a 0.1x speed advantage and better clash rates)! These were plasma’s stats in WoM, 0.775x damage (35% scorched), 1.1x speed, and 1.0x size. Atrocious. If you managed to hit your tiny attacks, they would do so little damage, and that slight speed advantage doesn’t matter if you weren’t able to hit your shots in the first place.
Today, plasma has been gifted a lot of stats, 0.825x damage (25% scorched), 1.25x speed, and 1.0x size. Its mediocre place as a worse fire is no longer present, as it is faster, stronger and still hard to hit. To counter that, the reward of hitting is much greater than other magics, because plasma has the highest damage synergy on its status without clearing (for now, until full release) at 17.5% damage increase. It truly rose through the ranks.
Just wanted to hear y’all’s opinions.
