Gameplay+

Wynncraft's gameplay is simple and easy to learn. As time goes by, players will unlock all sorts of new spells, find better gear, and some will even earn a reputation in the Nether. But what about players with a different style of gameplay? What if a pre-Spell Update player prefers the old Teleport over the new one, or a newbie Archer doesn't like how Escape brings you backwards? With this issue in mind, I bring this suggestion to the table; spell variants.

Spell variants would be unlocked by reaching level 41 on a class. An icon in your /use menu would represent this. Here, you could change what kind of spell you'd like to use, based on your own preference. A tier I variant would be available at first, but the second variant has to be unlocked by maxing out the upgrades for that certain spell.

Spoiler: Mage Spells

Spoiler: Heal

Tier 0 - Heal
Same as usual.

Tier I - Lifeguard
Casts an AoE spell that grants Resistance II and prevents players while within the circle effect from going below 1 HP. Does not heal.

Tier II - Sacrifice
Sustain damage to gain increased Mana Regen and Strength II for 10 seconds. Does not cost mana, but instead deals significant damage to the user.

Tier III - Mindspin
Enemies of lower level become confused, pursuing other enemies and attacking them instead of the player, indicated by purple swirls that radiate from confused enemies. Confused enemies can be killed by the user or other enemies. Lasts for 10 seconds before they return to normal.

Spoiler: Teleport

Tier 0 - Teleport
Same as usual.

Tier I - Waterfall
Slowly floats the player forward, gradually gaining speed and dealing little damage in its wake. Use multiple times in conjunction to sustain momentum. Can be directed to change direction on the go by facing a different direction. Sacrifices damage for faster traveling.

Tier II - Imprison
Does nothing on first activation, but upon three consecutive activations, the locations marked will create a barrier within that area, preventing enemies from escaping for ten seconds. Resets every three. Sacrifices mobility for a tactical advantage over enemies.

Tier III - Mark of Recall
Summons a magic circle where the user stands. Upon casting the spell once a magic circle has been spawned, the user can instantly warp back to the designated location once before it fades away. Sacrifices initial mobility for long distance travel/an escape option.

Spoiler: Meteor

Tier 0 - Meteor
Same as usual.

Tier I - Dragon Rage
Fires a widespread barrage of ten Fire Charges in any direction, covering a large range. Sacrifices damage and effectivity for range.

Tier II - Firebolt
Fires an infernal blast that combusts on contact, causing an instantaneous explosion. Reminiscent of the pre-Spell Update Meteor. Sacrifices damage and range for faster casting.

Tier III - Solar Flare
Shows an animation of yellow-firework particles descending upon the ground, before zapping an enemy with lightning, dealing much more damage if the targeted enemy is surrounded by other enemies within three blocks. Sacrifices effectivity for damage and range.

Spoiler: Ice Snake

Tier 0 - Ice Snake
Same as usual.

Tier I - Ice Shield
Creates a barrier of ice around the player that negates five hits before shattering, knocking enemies back upon activation.

Tier II - Arctic Wind
Fires a slow-moving cold wind blast, pushing enemies back a short distance before freezing them and dealing damage.

Tier III - Chrono Storm
Summons a magic circle on the ground that immediately freezes enemies within the circle for a long duration, until an enemy is damaged or breaks free. Does no damage by itself.

Spoiler: Warrior Spells

Spoiler: Bash

Tier 0 - Bash
Same as usual.

Tier I - Great Divide
Creates a stream of sustained explosions that unleashes shrapnel in its wake

Tier II - Seismic Slam
Creates an AoE attack that deals rapid damage over time and prevents jumping for a short duration. Can be used while midair to come careening down, but deals less damage when done so.

Tier III -

Spoiler: Charge

Charge - Normal Variant
Same as usual.

Tier I - Charge - Tempest Variant
Rushes forward with high vertical distance, finishing with a second hop that blows enemies away. Does not deal any damage.

Tier II - Charge - Vorpal Variant
Rushes forward in a straight direction without increase in elevation, rapidly tearing through enemies. Deals damage at startup, and is faster than normal.

Spoiler: Uppercut

Tier 0 - Uppercut
Same as usual.

Tier I - Dragon's Fist
Deals a vertical strike that knocks enemies back, as well as sending the user into the air to gain slight vertical distance.

Tier II - Tornado
Creates a damaging cyclone within a two-block radius around the user for five seconds, dealing rapid damage before knocking enemies back with a single explosion.

Tier III - Slip Counter
If activated a second before taking damage, it will negate all damage and deal a powerful attack within two blocks of the front of the user.

Spoiler: War Scream

War Scream - Normal Variant
Same as usual.

Tier I - Gods' Blessing
Grants an Absorption II and removes all negative status ailments, as well as extended times on current positive buffs.

Tier II - Aggression
Deals more damage and lures enemies towards the user, causing them to lose all aggression towards other players.

Tier III - Suppression
Forces nearby enemies to stop attacking and run for a short duration. Against other players, it instead acts as a five second counter, inflicting Slowness II on the player who attacked first.

Spoiler: Archer Spells

Spoiler: Arrow Storm

Arrow Storm - Normal Variant
Same as usual.

Tier I - Arrow Storm - Barrage Variant
Fires a lower amount of arrows, but each round contains five streams of arrows.

Tier II - Arrow Storm - Cyclone Variant
Fires a lower amount of arrows, within three streams of arrows directly in front of the user, trapping enemies bombarded by arrows, either on the ground or in the air. The last arrows deal knockback.

Spoiler: Escape

Escape (Normal)
Same as usual.

Tier I - Escape - Lunge Variant
Jumps forward, but without a floating effect.

Tier II - Escape - Double Variant - Pre-Spell Update Escape w/ Changes
Jumps with rather less vertical distance, but jumps can be chained together as long as there is still enough hunger for the spell.

Spoiler: Bomb Arrow

Bomb Arrow - Normal Variant
Same as usual.

Tier I - Bomb Arrow - Mortar Variant
Fires a slow-moving bomb arrow that fires at an arc, but deals higher damage and longer cripple time.

Tier II - Bomb Arrow - Rending Variant
Fires a fast-travelling arrow that pierces through enemies instead of blowing them up, slowing enemies down instead of crippling them.

Spoiler: Arrow Shield

Arrow Shield - Normal Variant
Same as usual.

Tier I - Arrow Shield - Pulse Variant
Deploys a shield of arrows that sends all waves of arrows up quickly, but the arrows progressively reach out further.
First Wave - Two Blocks Out
Second Wave - Three Blocks Out
Third Wave - Four Blocks Out
Fourth Wave - Five Blocks Out

Tier II - Arrow Shield - Stone Variant - Pre-Spell Update Stone Shield w/ Changes
Deploys a shield made of stone that does not deal contact damage; however, using it just as the user is about take a hit will deflect and counter the damage onto the enemy, dealing 75% of the user's own damage.

Spoiler: Assassin Spells

Spoiler: Spin Attack

Spin Attack - Normal Variant
Same as usual.

Tier I - Spin Attack - Crescent Variant
Creates a short-range forward-moving slash instead of an AoE attack, which pierces through enemies.

Tier II - Spin Attack - Vortex Variant
Absorbs enemies into the first attack, before blowing them away with a second hit. If the first hit is somehow interrupted, it will leave the user vulnerable to attack.

Spoiler: Vanish

Vanish - Normal Variant
Same as usual.

Tier I - Vanish - Shadow Variant
Conceals the user, infecting nearby users with temporary Blindness and minimal damage. However, the spell duration is cut in half, and being vanished emanates more smoke.

Tier II - Vanish - Illusion Variant
Does not conceal, but getting struck will immediately send the user ahead three blocks, allowing for a quick escape.

Spoiler: Multihits

Multihits - Normal Variant
Same as usual.

Tier I - Multihits - Outrage Variant
Launches a flurry of less-damaging punches, regardless of whether an enemy is caught in the attack or not. The punches deal no knockback, but the last hit is a power punch. Can be directed to punch in different directions.

Tier II - Multihits - Incision Variant
Launches a single strike that inflicts bleed, which rapidly damages enemies over time. Though it does not instantly kill enemies, it will bleed them for a very long period of time, capable of dealing more damage than a regular Multihits usage.

Spoiler: Smoke Bomb

Smoke Bomb - Normal Variant
Same as usual.

Tier I - Smoke Bomb - Trick Variant
The bomb is planted on the ground, then explodes after five seconds, or upon contact. Deals extra damage.

Tier II - Smoke Bomb - Blinding Variant
The bomb’s smoke does not deal damage, but gives blindness and slowness to enemies, while granting the user a quick speed bonus.

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Another idea for the gameplay is charged attacks. Normally, people don't use the standard attacks that often. I mean, why would you shoot fairy dust at zombies, when you can just obliterate the entire forest with a single meteor strike? To hopefully make attack combos a core part of strategy, I have devised this idea.​

Charged attacks work as such; you hold the left click button (right-click on archer) down as a bar charges on the item's name, like this:

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Charged attacks at maximum deal 175% damage, but take up more attack cooldown time (the delay between standard attacks). Items would have a stat called Charge Speed, and depending on the weapon, some would have faster charging speeds than others.

These are the effects that charged attack can have, as well as some bonuses for elemental properties:

Wand - Summons a small blast that deals damage and slows nearby enemies.
Spear - Creates a vicious slash that cancels the enemy's current spell and deals knockback.
Bow - Fires a charged arrow that travels much faster and can pierce through one enemy.
Dagger - Unleashes three strikes, the last hit dealing knockback to the enemy.

Spoiler: Elemental Charged Attacks (Removed)

Charged attacks that are performed on weapons with elemental effects gain an after effect.
+ Growth - Earth, leaves a short-lived green ring (five seconds) that drains health from enemies standing in it.
+ Cinder - Fire, leaves short-lived flames (five seconds) on the ground that rapidly burns enemies standing on them.
+ Torrent - Water, leaves a short-lived puddle (five seconds) on the ground that drains mana from enemies standing in it.
+ Breeze - Air, leaves a short-lived cloud (five seconds) on the ground that boosts speed for those who walk on it.
+ Shock - Thunder, leaves short-lived sparks (five seconds) on the ground that slows down enemies who walk on them.

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And now onto the next idea; skill bonuses. Skill bonuses essentially make skill build planning a lot more interesting than just going 70-70-8 or 70-50-28. At certain point intervals, passive bonuses are awarded to the player, making them much more suited towards different play styles.

Spoiler: Strength Bonuses

Proximity - 15 STR
Attack power increases (+5%, +10%, +20%) when closer to an enemy (5 blocks, 3 blocks, 2 blocks).

Diehard - 30 STR
At varying health levels (50%, 25% 10%), damage bonuses vary (+20%, +40%, +60%).

Sword Aegis - 45 STR
Every five points invested in the strength stat gains an extra point for the defense stat.

Finale - 60 STR
A damaging hit inflicted upon an enemy has a 10% chance to repeat with a second hit that deals 50% damage.

Bloodlust - 70 STR
Gain +10% in damage and attack speed for every enemy killed, and stacks up to five kills. Killing an enemy will either increase damage/attack speed or renew the damage streak.

Spoiler: Dexterity Bonuses

Flash - 15 DEX
A critical hit inflicted upon an enemy will stun/blind.

Combo - 30 DEX
Half of the current strength stat multiplier will apply to critical hits.

Perfect Hit - 45 DEX
Chance of landing a critical hit is multiplied by x1.25 when using vanilla criticals.

Spark - 60 DEX
A sudden burst of sparks will indicate a critical hit, dealing 50% splash damage to enemies within the blast radius.

Ascended - 70 DEX
Critical hits have a 25% chance to deal x3 damage instead of x2 damage.

Spoiler: Intelligence Bonuses

Wisdom - 15 INT
Hunger regenerates 25% faster.

Potency - 30 INT
Identifications besides Health Regen, Life Steal, Mana Regen, and Mana Steal gain a 5% increase

Mana Drain - 45 INT
Killing five monsters within five seconds will reward five hunger/2.5 whole points back.

Focus - 60 INT
Spells deal 25% more damage when inflicted upon a single enemy.

Efficiency - 70 INT
Spell spamming penalty is lessened, as it takes twice as much casting to increase the hunger cost.

Spoiler: Defense Bonuses

Armored - 15 DEF
Every 10 points in your current armor set gains an extra point in the defense stat.

Fervent - 30 DEF
Good potion effects are amplified to the next tier.

Durability - 45 DEF
Every 10 points in the defense stat gains an extra point in the agility stat.

Carapace - 60 DEF
Damage taken after five seconds of neutral activity - no attacking or spell casting - will be reduced to 50%.

Reflex - 70 DEF
Enemy damage has a 15% chance to be reflected upon the offending enemy by 75% of your damage.

Spoiler: Agility Bonuses

Illusion - 15 AGI
Enemies whose hits are dodged have a 25% chance of slipping and damaging themselves by 50%.

Surge - 30 AGI
Upon dodging an attack, you gain strength I for 3 seconds.

Wind Aegis - 45 AGI
Every 10 agility is 1 defense point.

Flight - 60 AGI
Upon dodging an attack, you gain Jump Boost I & Speed II for 2 seconds.

Evasion - 70 AGI
Chance of dodge is increased by +5% when sprinting or jumping

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Here are some smaller ideas:
1) Spell Cancellation
Ever had a spell input command go wrong and find yourself unable to redo it on time? Here's an idea. When casting a spell, if absolutely necessary, press the Shift key to cancel the current spell. It's a simple idea, but it saves a lot of grief.

2) Party XP
At the moment, parties are rather weak, and there is usually no need to have one, unless to interact within a group. Perhaps by allocating 50% of the XP to be shared and 100% to be kept, it would encourage players to party up much more often.

More ideas will be added when I come up with them. Please leave feedback!

 

I didnt care about the outhers, i only care about the mage 1/-10

 

Nice suggestion m8

 

By the way I believe you can already use teleport midair, just not straight up.

For example jumping off a mountain and teleporting repeatedly forwards should work

 

It doesn't work the same as it used to, before the Spell Update. You could basically float on air without end.

 

Ah, ok

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so you used to be able to just fly? There was nothing about the invalid teleport spot or anything?

 

Dexterity will actually become decent with strength. you can make a sick ass glass cannon build for archer that spams arrow barrage or w/e stunning everything.... oh i can only dream

 

Well, there were still limits.

 

Ehmigerd, I luf it ^o^

 

I have max agility and you dodge like crazy so 5 seconds is too much if you want it to be a counter to being attacked.
I believe it should be 1 second, so it becomes a more countering vibe and not a constant buff.

And I love your ideas great work.

 

I think that the skill points idea would be a great addition with Gavel because if you look at this image from the Gavel teaser video:

With the skill point bonuses that you suggested, they could make people more willing to add the strength and defense required to use Diablo, even if they weren't planning on using either of those categories in the first place.

 

Updated for charged attacks!

 

Great idea hax. Now brb gotta actually read the rest of it.

 

Amazing, thanks for making variants for the pre spell update spells, I miss those days

 

Yeah, I miss those days too~

 

Great idea! :3 I especially like the charged attack idea... (mage's basic attack is too wimpy as of now...)

 

I like the fancy words :3

 

I'm glad you do, coming up with those destroyed my sanity.

 

OMG THIS COULD WORK WHERE THE HELL IS SALTED WHEN WE NEED HIM!!!!?!!?!?

 

Bumped! :L