magic changes overview @ ATS

[saur2000]

Just spent a few hours on the advanced test server. Changes of interest regarding magic...

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Another thing I noticed is that the small magic starter pack now contains acid rather than heal, which seems like a good idea IMHO.

[shrike]

is it still a +65 brick? Sadly it's somewhat useless as that since +65 credits eats up as much hp/sap as it could pull back.

Still a +65 brick. Could be usefull when used with bomb, though.

[tetra]

Still a +65 brick. Could be usefull when used with bomb, though.

unless something changed since I remember it in beta it wouldnt be all that useful, it only pulls back hp from one of the targets used in AOE attacks. =\

[cjhsb]

A bit odd that they've lowered the damage on the dots, as they're already slower damage than direct damage chain casting.

I can answer that riddle:

DOT with good staff = 240 damage
DOT w/o staff = 220 damage
DOT cost if set up right = less than regen rate

I'm guessing their view is that a perminant dot tick of 66% of the equal level DD with no effective sap cost or staff need is overpowered.

Personally I disagree as DOTs are so niche specialised anyhow already in this game, but anyhow...

[pcheez]

Huh? even more damage to direct damage spells?!
heh, why not increase the damage on the fire,poison,elec, and shockwave attacks while they are at it?.
I mean, im a purist mage, and we are quite damn powerful as it is, the lowered sp cost alone would have guaranteed and clarified the fact that we are overpowered.

But, well, im not really complaining

[goshawk]

I dont think we need such a lot of SP reductions , magic SP are only badly short at low levels.
If you can take all the options why bother with a skill system ?

As for respecing, this magic skill system can't handle a full respec.




Kestrel

[bobturke]

Hmmm, just when I was enjoying the nice balance between melee/magic/mobs!!!! Given how long it took to get to this balance you'd have to be desperate/foolish to change it now.

More magic SP!?!? Unless there are new spells i'll be outta things to buy by level 100!

Don't think much of the magic mittens of casting, a better looking staff would have been better.

Me thinks they should have stuck with the vendor, tryker harvesting and other smaller fixes.

[pcheez]

Whats with all the magic in red ?

[shrike]

Little update:

http://img91.exs.cx/img91/7131/gloves2.jpg

Zorai gloves/"old" matis med qual/"new" matis med qual/med qual "shiney" effect

They probably reduced it to the current version so they can have something better for high qual med gloves.

It seems, btw, that they copied the account data from the german main server to the ATS.

[pandorae]

Double damage eh?

Good! 2100 dmg from a kincher wasn't nearly enough! [/sarcasm]