RE: Black Zenith [Adventure RPG / Chapter Three: Forgotten Whispers]
09-18-2013, 03:58 AM
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SpoilerEek. Masterblade, no offense but don'tcha think you might be overreacting a bit? Chim's right that the plot should be more important than powergaming. It would make the most sense plot-wise for Thunderpaw to hold onto the crystals since, y'know, they aren't just items and Aven'sara at least has good reason to stay with Thunderpaw.
And yes, things that you paid for you really shouldn't be asked to part with. So I shouldn't be asking for Watson's greatsword. My bad, Credit.
Also here's me being a hypocrite and talking about the statistical benefits of sharing your loots anyway
And yes, things that you paid for you really shouldn't be asked to part with. So I shouldn't be asking for Watson's greatsword. My bad, Credit.
Also here's me being a hypocrite and talking about the statistical benefits of sharing your loots anyway
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SpoilerThis is rude of me, so I do apologize in advance. But Masterblade, you're massively overestimating the effectiveness of both Aven'sara and the Ring of Hymm on Thunderpaw. Already talked about how Samsouvra should stay on Thunderpaw so he can dish out his nukes twice as often. That is seriously some wicked damage potential given that your focus on damaging abilities that I don't think anybody else can quite compete with.
Discussing the Ring, you make fair points, but that honestly sounds like you're trying to spread yourself too thin. You could make your Speed and Affinity actions decent, but those are still turns that could be better spent making use of your Str, which will remain better. Plus, Chim just stated that he uses your highest stat for abilities anyway, so Blade of Light and the rest of your moves should go off of Str rather than Aff or Spd. Correct me if I'm wrong about that though. Anyway the ring would be much better used buffing someone's primary attribute. All that, and I don't think the ring is actually giving you it's bonuses right now? The +4s aren't appearing on your statsheet anyway.
Aven'sara... seriously? Yes, Blade of Light has an effect that benefits from Aven'sara, but shoot. First off, when you use it to attack you aren't benefiting from Aven'sara at all. Second, even with Samsouvra and using Blade of Light on an ally every time it's off cooldown you are only benefitting from Aven'sara every 6 turns. Meanwhile on a dedicated caster they can, hypothetically, reap the benefit of that guy every turn and perhaps more importantly invoke any number of different buffs, whereas Thunderpaw can only increase the power of one person- someone who would ideally be wounded because Blade of Light also heals the target, so Thunderpaw's options would be limited to whoever is currently wounded. At the risk of repeating myself, this is why I don't think Nos should have Aven'sara- he can only benefit from it on every other turn under ideal conditions.
Anyway, Masterblade, all that loot is yours by right of ownership anyway. Can't rightly force it away from you without killing you and then we aren't really working for the greater benefit of the team, are we? I'm getting really wordy here, so suffice to say I'm only talking about this because it's for the sake of maximizing the effectiveness of every item so that we do better in fights and whatnot.
Discussing the Ring, you make fair points, but that honestly sounds like you're trying to spread yourself too thin. You could make your Speed and Affinity actions decent, but those are still turns that could be better spent making use of your Str, which will remain better. Plus, Chim just stated that he uses your highest stat for abilities anyway, so Blade of Light and the rest of your moves should go off of Str rather than Aff or Spd. Correct me if I'm wrong about that though. Anyway the ring would be much better used buffing someone's primary attribute. All that, and I don't think the ring is actually giving you it's bonuses right now? The +4s aren't appearing on your statsheet anyway.
Aven'sara... seriously? Yes, Blade of Light has an effect that benefits from Aven'sara, but shoot. First off, when you use it to attack you aren't benefiting from Aven'sara at all. Second, even with Samsouvra and using Blade of Light on an ally every time it's off cooldown you are only benefitting from Aven'sara every 6 turns. Meanwhile on a dedicated caster they can, hypothetically, reap the benefit of that guy every turn and perhaps more importantly invoke any number of different buffs, whereas Thunderpaw can only increase the power of one person- someone who would ideally be wounded because Blade of Light also heals the target, so Thunderpaw's options would be limited to whoever is currently wounded. At the risk of repeating myself, this is why I don't think Nos should have Aven'sara- he can only benefit from it on every other turn under ideal conditions.
Anyway, Masterblade, all that loot is yours by right of ownership anyway. Can't rightly force it away from you without killing you and then we aren't really working for the greater benefit of the team, are we? I'm getting really wordy here, so suffice to say I'm only talking about this because it's for the sake of maximizing the effectiveness of every item so that we do better in fights and whatnot.