Threads of Potential

Discussion in 'The Veterans' Lounge' started by smash, May 31, 2018.

  1. smash Augur

    Posted over here, in response to something in Live update bugs, since not a bug.
    https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq...te-bugs-05-16-2018.249310/page-6#post-3670001
    But coming with a tiny suggestion: Let each component spell cost 10 mana, the cost of the complete spell package will cost a bit, but would then get the benefit
  2. Derka Power Ranger

    They should just have it mimic the ranger's summers line. Summer's Tempest is the same thing as Frozen Toxin except the 2 spells cost 100 mana each, fulfilling the minimum criteria for Threads.
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  3. Rickate Augur

    [57476/2735] Beramos' Maelstrom
    Classes: BST/110
    Skill: Evocation
    Mana: 2979
    Target: Single
    Range: 200'
    Resist: Unresistable, No Sanctification
    Reflectable: No
    Focusable: Yes
    Casting: 0.5s, Recast: 12s, Timer: 15, Rest: 1.5s
    Hate: 1000
    1: Decrease Current HP by 1
    2: Cast: Beramos' Maelstrom Chance
    3: Cast: Beramos' Poison Strike
    4: Cast: Beramos' Disease Strike
    5: Cast: Beramos' Ice Strike
    6: Stacking: Twincast Blocker

    [57039/7725] Reckless Servant
    Classes: MAG/110
    Skill: Conjuration
    Mana: 4433
    Target: Single
    Range: 150'
    Resist: Unresistable, No Sanctification
    Reflectable: No
    Trigger Spell DS: No
    Focusable: Yes
    Casting: 1s, Recast: 19s, Timer: 5, Rest: 1.5s
    1: Summon Pet: PCSwmMagS22L110Garg2Red x 1 for 18s
    2: Decrease Current HP by 1
    3: Stacking: Twincast Blocker

    [50833] Threads of Potential
    Target: Self
    Resist: Beneficial, Blockable: Yes
    Focusable: Yes
    Casting: 0s
    Duration: 2.8h+ (1650 ticks), Dispelable: Yes
    1: Increase Spell Damage v2 by 3000 (After Crit)
    2: Limit Effect: Current HP
    3: Limit Effect: Current HP Non Repeating
    4: Limit Type: Detrimental
    5: Limit Min Mana Cost: 100
    6: Limit Type: Exclude Combat Skills
  4. Waring_McMarrin Augur

    Should also take into account that on the level 110 spell since it can proc from 3-6 other spells if you added it to the component spells you would get between 3-6 procs off a single spell which is probably a bit excessive. Sounds like the idea that Rickate suggested might be better.
  5. smash Augur

    To ensure that does not happen, put mana on first part of it, example 3: Cast: Beramos' Poison Strike

    Then it would Work like normal spell
  6. Ngreth Thergn Developer

    Yeah...a tiny damage on the original spell might be good (though I'm not sure that the might trigger a resist check? that might make all of the subsequent spells fail to cast? Not sure here)

    Or the idea that only one of the secondary cast spells cost mana.
    I can bring it up to Aristo.
  7. Rickate Augur

    [57476/2735] Beramos' Maelstrom
    Resist: Unresistable

    It triggers a resist check with or without the tiny damage and yes it would prevent anything else from being cast if it was resisted.
  8. smash Augur

    Thanks for the response. :)
  9. kizant Augur

    Keep in mind that some other abilities like Shocking Vortex Effect may start to come into play when changing these spells around. This one in particular has a limit of 100 mana and that change was added to prevent weapon procs from using counters. If these spells are some proc/spell hybrid idea then maybe they shouldn't benefit from it?

    I did think it a bit odd that some ranger spells and bst spells seem to work similarly while some benefited from shocking vortex and some didn't based on where the mana cost happened to be applied. Might want to make them all consistent.