Game Mechanics New Major Id's!

Hi!

As we progress in the game, we're stuck to the same 4 spells, now this could get dull after a while, and that's why some items come with Major Id's, which are basically an "item ability" that usually changes your playstyle for a build with said item.

An example would be the Cherry Bombs Major ID, found on the dagger Blossom Haze and the Leggings Conspirator's Trickpockets, which makes your smoke bombs explode immediately on impact dealing damage. This often completely shifts the playstyle of spell assassin, opting to add gear with -4th spell cost to spam smoke bombs more.

Another example would be my personal favorite item, Scarlet Veil, which makes exploding have a chance to trigger on every melee hit, making every melee attack have AOE damage.

Major Ids really make the game have many more variations in playstyle, and that's why I'm introducing some ideas for some new Major Id's:

1. Meteor again takes 3 seconds to fall but deals much more damage and has a larger radius

This would make you think more carefully about how to land your meteors (given that they add an option to stop meteor auto-tracking)


2. Ice snake spreads out in a circle from you but has a reduced range

I personally like this one just because it's cool and could be useful for melee bosses and crowd control.


3. Instead of shooting out in 3 streams, arrows spread in a cone shape.

This would make archers control the tradeoff of distance vs damage, and also might be useful for crowd control.


4. 6 arrows in arrow shield (might need balancing)

Maybe this could be on a bow with reduced damage as to not abuse time rift or something, mostly made in mind for tanking. The opposite of this might even be done, with the arrow shield having to 1 charge.


5. Multihit hits fewer (like 3) times but deals more damage per hit

Sort of like nighthawk, this could make assassins deal more DPS if controlled correctly.


6. Smoke bombs only launch one bomb but last twice their duration and deals more damage

This one is pretty self-explanatory, and could potentially be combined with cherry bombs.


7. Smoke bombs get launched all around you but have a very close range (2-3 blocks)

This could be used in boss fights to protect yourself from melee hits.


8. War scream pulls enemies toward you (might be used alongside taunt)

This could be an interesting concept, as Warrior is a close-ranged class, and a major ID modifying war scream into pull (or maybe push by holding shift) could be really fun to use.


9. Multiple powder specials could be put on one weapon (up to 2 or 3)

This could create unique playstyles but might need balancing by putting slower charging times/less powder effect.


10. Poison ticks twice as fast

This might be used alongside the Plague Major ID to give more focus to poison builds. It could be put on Gaia to give it the buff that it needs right now.


Well, feel free to reply with any thoughts or other Major Id suggestions down below!

 

1 is cool
2 seems useless? unless the ice snake pushes mobs out
3 is useless
4 is overpowered
5 is overpowered
6 is either useless or overpowered
7 is either a literal downgrade or overpowered
8 seems like a waste? but I could be wrong
9 is busted beyond comprehension (charging chain lightning, curse, and courage at the same time for 360% damage boost and instant mana regeneration!)
10 is overpowered

 

Why does the second one sound like it can crash your pc.