Game Mechanics New Archer Weapon (And Possibly Major ID) Idea

I have an idea for a new Archer weapon that is named Gauss Cannon (Legendary or higher rarity, level 85-90+, Min. 60 Dex. and Strength). The name is purely stylistic and the weapon is not meant to be an actual gun.

It would have a Crossbow model and deal very high Earth and Thunder damage with a Super Slow attack speed.

It would have a brand new Major ID named Railgun (again, a stylistic choice in name, and is subject to change). Its effect is as follows: "Your basic attack projectiles travel instantly and fire in a straight line." (This is obviously more geared towards Archer in particular, but the hitscan properties could be extended to Wizard or Shaman attacks as well if implemented on weapons of those classes).

This weapon would be heavily geared towards a Melee playstyle, something somewhat uncommon for Archers in Wynncraft currently.

As such, it would have minor identifications such as +Main Attack Damage (% or Additive), -Spell Damage (also % or Subtractive), and/or +Thunder or Earth Damage%. Potential for additional positive or negative IDs such as Walk Speed, XP or Loot Bonus, or any other various ID exists.

The idea is that this weapon is obtained at/near the level when you are exploring Corkus Island, the province of Electromagic. This weapon fits this theme, as real Gauss Cannons are weapons that fire high speed projectiles using electromagnetism as a propellant (or in this case, Electromagic).

The weapon could simply be a random drop from enemies or loot chests around this level, or could be a drop from a future dungeon, raid, or boss altar.​

 

1. Please add a poll
2. Pretty neat idea! I like the theme of an instant arrow
3. im gonna make an item that uses this tell me what u think
https://wynnbuilder.github.io/custo...k013QE0l0109d0+023AA5U0-0200L1R130105K140105K

 

I think this is really good! It has a good balance of positive and negative traits, and it really leans into that high power melee attacks at the cost of spell damage. Very nice. I did make a few adjustments in order to make the weapon possible (inherent health and elemental defense aren't available for weapons) and I tuned the spell damage so it wouldn't be as strong even in a tierstack build.

https://wynnbuilder.github.io/custo...109d0w023Fe8Q0+023DD770-0200L1R130105K140105K

 

there was actually something similar in wynncon! it was sort range but was fun to mess around with