Nict
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- Posted: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:02:29 +0000
Red Kutai
Drake LeFroy
Red Kutai
Drake LeFroy
Red Kutai
Drake LeFroy
Hornet's Nests is the mandatory useless skill that some people use because they don't know it's useless. All MMOs have them. You can't integrate everything!
And not accepting that daunting "fact" is the first rule of game design. Perhaps you can't integrate everything, but if you're not trying, you're doing it wrong... 3nodding
If you make Hornet's nest just one or the other sure it will get very powerful, but other than that unless you came up with a new ability ( "Allergen" for example ) there's nowhere uncovered for it to cover.
I fear you've uncovered the very premise of my thread! gonk
But, realistically, yes; that's why I said that Hornet's Nest has no "job". It doesn't have its own niche, its own identity. The reason I'm here asking for suggestions is to determine what kind of role would feel most organic; that is, what single use for Hornet's Nest would feel most natural...
To be honest it should just be a highly extended DoT spell where RR4 gives a greater range of effect.
Well, I've stated my concern with extended DoT; Animated are not designed to live long. An extended DoT, even with a very high total damage, would likely wind up being inefficient as enemies die before its duration is up. Perhaps, though, that's more an issue with the enemies that exist in the game currently, and less with the concept of the effect...