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Hey! It's Meric, I haven't made another suggestion in a while, and since the majority of my suggestions were rated with a "meh" I thought I would try to change that by changing it to a "eh" or a "bad"

So here we go!
The suggestion is Weapon Powers!

Weapon powers [which will now be refereed to as Enchants] are powered up versions of you normal weapons, that encourage you to play to a certain style, or play a certain role in the game

Still confused? An example of this would be the weapon warp
It gives a large walk speed buff, but has a large health regen debuff. This encourages the player to use warp as a travel weapon, and to not use it in dangerous or pvp / pve locations.

Wait.. I hear you asking [no I don't] If these "Enchants" already exist in game, how are you re-adding them? Well, they are going to be re-added in a slightly different way.

Example:

As we can see here, we have a knock-off version of Warp, but this time it's slightly different
instead of giving you insane walk speed and negative health regen, it halves the cost of the teleport spell, but doubles the cost of meteor afterward it for a short duration

lets say that normally a teleport spell would cost 8 mana
[not the right amount I know]


While using warp weaver, it instead costs 4 mana to cast.
however straight afterward the cost of meteor goes up



Now our knock-off version of warp, can be used for some pvp, but is exteremly good at traveling
[Of course this example is broken and bad, as this would allow mage flying, and has terrible stats, but you get the idea]

But if you don't get the idea, Heres some more examples:

The weapon deals double damage to undead mobs [Zombie, Skeleton, ETC] but deals 15% less damage to all other types of mobs

The weapon deals 25% additional damage to all mobs, but will randomly drain mana

The possibilities are endless!

Part II

Now onto part II, how to obtain these weapon upgrades

Since this concept is still in it's infancy there is no decided way... YET, but I do have some concept ideas!

Certain weapons such as Mythic will have default set powers for them, that way they do not break the lore
[such as Warp will never get a enchant that negatively effects travel]

Other weapon classes can be added this way:
Through Enchanters!



The enchanter will be located in large cities, or end-game cities, obviously they have the power to add enchantments to your weapon

Enchanter GUI:



What are enchant orbs?
Orbs that allow you to add enchants!
They can be acquired through: N/A [Will be done later]

This was just the concept!
tell me your reviews / ideas about it!

Bonus! @Mythia had some wonderful ideas for enchants! <3

Champion's Way
Grants bonus damage to humanoids, (any entity that has a human-like structure) but inflicts less damage to other mob types. I.E. More damage towards zombies, less damage towards spiders

Affinity Adept: (Element)
Grants bonus (Fire/Water/Thunder/Earth/Wind) damage and defense, but inflicts user with less (Water/Thunder/Earth/Wind/Fire) damage and defense.

Physic
Grants bonus Strength and Defense, but inflicts user with less Intelligence and Dexterity.

Blooming Flower
Reduces mana cost of the first obtained spell, but doubles mana cost of the fourth obtained spell.

Focused Stance
Standing still after 2 seconds restores more mana, but regenerates less health.

Steady Stance
Standing still after 2 seconds regenerates more health, but restores less mana.

Class Exclusive Enchants:

> Archer

Bombardment
Reduces mana cost for Arrow Bomb spell, but doubles mana cost for Arrow Shield spell.

Arc Duelist
Grants bonus damage if the enemy wields a ranged weapon, but inflicts user by receiving more damage from melee attacks.

Tempest Arrows
Increases normal damage the longer the arrow is airborne, but also decreases normal damage for shorter durations.

> Assassin

Blind Spot
Decreases mana depletion when invisible, but costs more mana to cast Vanish.

Vel Duelist
Grants bonus damage if the enemy's movement or attack speed is equal to or faster than the user, but inflicts user by receiving more damage from enemies with slower movement or attack speed.

Life and Death
Grants immense bonus damage against melee-ranged enemies, but also inflicts user by receiving immense damage from melee-ranged enemies.

> Mage

Selflessness
Grants bonus health to allies in range of Heal, but decreases amount of health user heals.

Res Duelist
Grants bonus damage if the enemy has more elemental attack than neutral attack, but inflicts user by receiving more damage from enemies that have more neutral attack than elemental attack.

Fire and Ice
Reduces mana cost for Meteore and Ice Snake spell, but doubles mana cost for Heal and Teleport spell.

> Warrior

Adrenaline Rush
Grants bonus Strength and Agility for a short period after casting War Scream or Charge spell, but decreases Strength and Agility for a short period after casting Bash or Uppercut spell.

War Duelist
Grants bonus damage if the enemy wields a melee weapon, but inflicts user by receiving more damage from ranged attacks.

Civil Code
Grants bonus damage mitigation if the enemy is a monster or creature, but inflicts user by receiving more damage from humanoids.








FAQ:

Q: How will enchant orbs be obtained?
A: this part will be done later because im too lazy

Q: Will every weapon have a custom variant, such as Warp --- > Warpweaver? Won't this cause a shit ton of extra work?
A: no, each item stays the same, just gets added lore and effects

Q:How will this ever be coded?
A: It can't, it's impossible, without a load of lag and jumla magic, it's just not feasible

Q: So why is this a thing then?
A: General suggestions are never added in-game, they are simply used to bring up issues, and inspire the team to create solutions

Changelog -
9/24/17 Thread Created
9/25/17 Updated to second version, neater pictures

Spoiler: Version 1

Hey! It's Meric, I haven't made another suggestion in a while, and since the majority of my suggestions were rated with a "meh" I thought I would try to change that by changing it to a "eh" or a "bad"

So here we go!
The suggestion is Weapon Powers!

Now what are those you ask? heh, why are you asking you idiot that was a rhetorical question

Weapon powers are basically weapons that can change your playstyle by making you play a certain way.
That already exists you say! Such as Warp, it reduces your combat skill by a LOT but makes you way faster!
That's great!
But what if we... change it slightly

View attachment 117901

here we have a different version of Warp
ignoring the facts that it has like no stats because i'm bad, we can see that what it does is halves the cost of the teleport spell, but doubles the cost of meteor after using teleport for X seconds or X amount

well what's the difference between Warpweaver and Warp? Warpweaver is a bit more versatile, and allows for more possiblites for using it

With this system anything is possible
such as:
When casting heal the heal amount is increased by 25%, but damage is reduced by 50% for 5 seconds after using it, and so on

Although this might be a bit challenging to code, and would never be added, I just thought it might be an interesting idea

So what are your thoughts?
I would be glad to hear them


Now onto part II!

how would I get a Weapon Power?

Simply visit the new NPC the enchanter! located in large cities such as Detlas, Troms, Cinfras, etc


Once you have found the enchanter, right click him

Now it brings up a GUI
[subject to change]


here you can add something like an Enchant rune, similar to powders, it gives a certain type of weapon enchant / power

Or you can add a power with emeralds


This would give you a random weapon power

Once you have added your power

your weapon will look slightly different, with the enchant twinge around it


Anyway thats the basic idea I had,
right now it's super unbalanced, and just a general idea, suggestions for improvement would be appreciated!



Changelog -
9/24/17 Thread Created

Planned updates:

Neater Pictures and grammar and explanations.

Additional explanations and examples

 

Wow thats looks fun

 

praise be someone has commented

 

Me:
Hey this is a good idea.
*looks at poll*
Yes: (Explain)

WhY dO I hAvE To ExPlaIN wHy Its GoOD

 

bEcuAsE iT hELpS iMpRoVE mY SKiLs

/r/peoplefuckingdying

 

I vote yes









Don't ask why, it just looks cool

 

BuT I tOHUsghTS yOU iMprOVeD FrOM yoUR MisTaKEs Not YouR GoOD-NesS-NESs
FiTe me M9 Rn RiTe HeRe

 

So basically it lets you do trade offs in your spells?

 

Well... Yes I guess?

That was just an example involving spells


it could literally be anything

You deal double damage to undead opponents but must dab every 10 seconds to stay alive
etc.

 

I think this idea is interesting, but it needs more development. Try creating a list of abilities/stats/trade offs you want to implement and then see what others think.

 

Will do!
[can't right now, but will later]

 

Oh yeah, no rush. Keep up the good work!

 

it is good my suggestion is a timer bar somewhere to show how long it lasts

 

Thanks for all the feed back dudes!

Will be compiling them and making this suggestion neater, as it seems to be a relativly well liked thing

 

bing bing bong bong bump


Edit for the thing will be tomorrow

with neater pictures, grammar, and explanations

 

I don't approve

 

reason and information plz!
I need da help

 

It's weird

I no like

 

thank you for the detailed and indepth explanation on why this concept should not be added to the game
your information has been compiled and stored

Mericbot does not care, as this is generating positive likes

 

I won't explain
I just think it's a good suggestion and expands build options and combat roles