Warlock Achievment Feedback and Bugs (Post-11/11/06) [Archive]

Aerendor_Shadowbri

11-10-2006, 02:20 PM

<DIV> <IMG src="http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/5832/warlockaasgn8.jpg"> Feedback evolution, November 11th (Nov. 11th changes are in green) -Hastenings: * Enhance: Soul Blister (5 ranks, 1 AApt per rank) Improves reuse speed by 0,2 seconds per rank (Wizards get power cost reduction by 3% + reuse speed by 0,1 sec per rank) Big need of a change to match the Wizard AA, just copy/paste the wizards effects. * Enhance: Scourge of Shadows (5 ranks, 1 AApt per rank) Requires Enhance: Soul Blister 3 Improves reuse speed by 0,5 seconds per rank (Wizards get power cost reduction by 3% + spell duration reduction of 1sec per rank) Big need of a change to match the Wizard AA, just copy/paste the wizards effects. * Enhance: War Pyre (5 ranks, 1 AApt per rank) Requires Enhance: Scourge of Shadows 3 or Boon of the Damned 3 Improves reuse speed by 0,4 seconds per rank (Wizards get power cost reduction by 3% + reuse speed by 0,1 sec per rank) Big need of a change to match the Wizard AA, just copy/paste the wizards effects. * Enhance: Thwart (5 ranks, 1 AApt per rank) Requires Enhance: Scourge of Shadows 3 or Enhance: War Pyre 3 Improves reuse speed by 1 second per rank (Wizards get power cost reduction by 3% + reuse speed by 1 sec per rank) Big need of a change to match the Wizard AA, just copy/paste the wizards effects. * Enhance: Void Distorsion (5 ranks, 1 AApt per rank) Requires Enhance: War Pyre 3 or Enhance: Thwart 3 Improves reuse speed by 0,5 seconds per rank (Wizards get power cost reduction by 3% improves casting speed 0,1 sec per rank) Big need of a change to match the Wizard AA, just copy/paste the wizards effects. Should Require Enhance: War Pyre 3 OR Enhance: Thwart 3. * Enhance: Dark Infestation (5 ranks, 1 AApt per rank) Requires Enhance: Void Distorsion 3 or Enhance: Abhorrent Gift 3 Increases duration of the Broodings by 1 sec per rank Increase trigger chance by 3% per rank Fine * Focused Casting (1 rank, 1 AApt) Requires 20 points in Hastening [Target Self, Instant Casting, Instant Recovery, 3mins Recast, Duration 15 seconds] While under this effect, your casting and recovery speeds are doubled and you are unable to be interrupted. While entranced in this manner, you are unable to move. Fine. -Propogation: * Enhance: Malignant Grasp (5 ranks, 1 AApt per rank) Increases trigger chance by 1% per rank Pretty much useless. * Enhance: Boon of the Damned (5 ranks, 1 AApt per rank) Requires Enhance: Malignant Grasp 3 or Enhance: Soul Blister 3 Increases trigger chance by 1% per rank Useful, especially with the modifications made to Boon of the Damned (10% proc Mana Boon, last 16sec , regen. 23 mana instantly and every 4 sec to BOTH the tank and the warlock, 4% transfer hate if target is a fighter) (note: Stats are given for the Master I version) This AA would be really, really desirable if Devs could increase the % of Hate transfer to the fighter * Enhance: Nihilistics (5 ranks, 1 AApt per rank) Requires Enhance: Boon of the Damned 3 Increase trigger chance by 2% per rank Can be a useful AA… I always cast this spell on the Main Tank, and the Off-tanks. * Enhance: Abhorrent Gift (5 ranks, 1 AApt per rank) Requires Enhance: Boon of the Damned 3 or Enhance: Nihilistics 3 Increase duration by 2 seconds per rank NEW AA, Nice addition ! Should be reflecting level and thus be called Enhance: Corrupt Gift * Enhance: Netherous Realm (5 ranks, 1 AApt per rank) Requires Enhance: Abhorrent Gift 3 or Enhance: Nullmail 3 Increase duration by 2 seconds per rank NEW AA, Nice addition ! * Propagation (1 rank, 1 AApt) Requires 20 points in Propogation [Target: Group, Casting 3,0 seconds, Recovery 0,5 seconds, Recast: 10 seconds, Duration: Until Cancelled] Group Buff. Increases trigger percent by 3% on all spells cast by the group Not much desirable. -Protection: *Enhance: Magi Shielding (10 ranks, 1 AApt per rank) Adds a replenishing ward effect that increases with level (53/106/160/213/267/320/373/427/480/534hp ward depending on level) Fine. *Enhance: Concussive (5 ranks, 1 AApt per rank) Requires Enhance: Magi Shielding 3 Improves hate reduction by 7% per rank Fine *Enhance: Nullmail (5 ranks, 1 AApt per rank) Requires Enhance: Concussive 3 or Enhance: Curse of Isolation 3 Increases triggered duration by 1 second per rank A Boost in Mitigation and Dodge would make the AA more desirable. * Enhance: Vulian Nullification (5 rank, 1 AApt) Requires Enhance: Magi's Shielding 3 or Tumultuous Maelstrom 3 Improves reuse speed by 1 seconds per rank. Fine. (The spell has moved from final AA to belong in a tree ... much more logical) *Vacuous (1 ranks, 1 AApt) Requires 15 points in Protection A group enchantment that causes all hate increase and decrease abilities that modify an amount of hate to be more effective. Increases Hate gain or Loss by 15% Fine Removals: * Enhance: Tumultuous Maelstrom (5 ranks, 1 AApt per rank) Increases disease and poison resist reduction by 7% per rank (Wizards get Improved resistibility by 3% per rank and improves Cold and Heat resistance reduction by 10% per rank) Big need of a change to match the Wizard AA, just copy/paste the wizards effects applied to disease and poison. * Enhance: Dispel Magic (1 rank, 5 AApts) Requires Enhance: Nebula 3 or Enhance: Tumultuous Maelstrom 3 Adds dispel of beneficial noxious effect on target 5 points seems a bit high in my opinion, 3 points ok but 5 … Maybe 2 options could be proposed: Rank 1: (3 AApts) Dispels 78 (at level 70) Beneficial Magic and Noxious effects on target Rank 2: (5 AApts) Enhance: Cure Arcane affects Noxious effects too. * Enhance: Curse of Isolation (5 ranks, 1 AApt per rank) Requires Enhance: Vulian Nullification 3 or Enhance: Nullmail 3 Increases the maximum health and power reduction by 8% per rank Needs some improvement, at least 10% per rank. * Enhance: Curse of Void (5 ranks, 1 AApt per rank) Requires Enhance<img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />ispel magic or Enhance: Nil Absolution3 Increases strength and intelligence reduction by 7% per rank Needs Serious Improvement both on the AA and on the spell with the increase in the stat. caps. * Volatility (1 rank, 1 AApt per rank) Requires 15 points in Removals. [Target Enemy, Casting 1.5sec , Recovery, Recast 10sec, 1mins Duration, Range 50m, Resistability 3% easier] Reduces target's spell range and radius, and adds it to the warlock's own benefit. Reduces target's spell range and radius by 20%. Increases warlock's spell range and radius by 20%. Change to the resistability is a must ... 3% easier is not reasonable. Very nice idea, can't wait to see how fine it will work ... According to Lockeye (Game Designer) "Volatility works on epics, and will correctly affect enemies and not allies in the next beta update!" -Explosiveness: * Enhance: Chaostorm (5 ranks, 1 AApt per rank) Reduces resistibility by 3% per rank (Wizards get a Power cost reduction by 3% per rank + increased radius by 20% per rank) Big need of a change to match the Wizard AA * Enhance: Nebula (5 ranks, 1 AApt per rank) Requires Enhance: Chaostorm 3 Reduces resistibility by 3% per rank (Wizards get a Reduce resistibility by 3% per rank +improved damage by 2,70% per rank) Big need of a change to match the Wizard AA, just copy/paste the wizards effects. * Enhance: Nil Absolution (5 ranks, 1 AApt per rank) Requires Enhance: Chaostorm 3 Reduces resistibility by 3% per rank (Wizards get a Reduce resistibility by 3% per rank +improved reuse speed by 1 sec per rank) Big need of a change to match the Wizard AA, just copy/paste the wizards effects. By the way, there is a typo, it should say Enhance: Void Absolution rather than Nil Absolution * Enhance: Apocalypse (5 ranks, 1 AApt per rank) Requires Enhance: Nil Absolution 3 Reduces resistibility by 3% per rank (Wizards get a Reduce resistibility by 3% per rank +improved reuse speed by 1 sec per rank) Big need of a change to match the Wizard AA, just copy/paste the wizards effects. * Enhance: Rift (5 ranks, 1 AApt per rank) Requires Enhance: Nebula 3 or Enhance: Apocalypse 3 Reduces resistibility by 3% per rank (Wizards get a Reduce resistibility by 3% per rank +increase range and radius by 1 per rank) Big need of a change to match the Wizard AA, just copy/paste the wizards effects. * Aftershock (1 rank, 1 AApt) Requires 20 points in Explosiveness [Target Self, Instant Casting, Instant Recovery, Instant Recast, 1minute Duration] After casting any Explosive spell, there is a chance it will produce an aftershock of that spell a few seconds later. Aftershocks can trigger additional aftershocks Great Idea !! Wonderful ... but so far ... bugged ... some more information about the trigger % and such would be welcomed too. To the Devs. Attention: - Nice work overall, great job ! - some damage bonus on our hostile spells (either Single targeted or encounter targeted) would be most welcomed to match the advantage wizards get. - Removals, Explosiveness and Hastenings lines need some improvements in their abilities, the choice and places are right though. - i haven't taken time to check bugs right now but i will <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> Still some work to be done, I hope and wish we can help you in this task. On another matter, please remove Nil crystals or make them useful if you want to keep them for a roleplay reason (Mana or Hp long reuse time battery for example), they are a curse and Wizards, our cousins, don’t have to deal with such a burden.</DIV> Message Edited by Yslaine on 11-12-2006 08:39 AMMessage Edited by Yslaine on 11-12-2006 08:50 AM

Windowlicker

11-10-2006, 08:48 PM

<DIV>It would be nice to see some kind of official response to the large differences that seem to exist between the Wizard tree's and the Warlock tree's.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV>

Niun01

11-10-2006, 09:36 PM

The official response is that the lead designer is a Wizard!!<div></div>

Araxes

11-10-2006, 10:08 PM

There is already not one but TWO threads of this exact nature in the official beta boards. Why are you posting it here as well?<div></div>

Aerendor_Shadowbri

11-10-2006, 10:56 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Vicontessa wrote: There is already not one but TWO threads of this exact nature in the official beta boards. Why are you posting it here as well? <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> I posted it first on the beta board for beta feedback, and then on the warlock forum for public information since the NDA is lifted but people not in the beta don't have access to beta boards.

Windowlicker

11-11-2006, 04:07 AM

<DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Yslaine wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Vicontessa wrote: There is already not one but TWO threads of this exact nature in the official beta boards. Why are you posting it here as well? <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> I posted it first on the beta board for beta feedback, and then on the warlock forum for public information since the NDA is lifted but people not in the beta don't have access to beta boards. <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>That's ok, it's the first time some of us have seen it.</DIV>

Keitho

11-11-2006, 11:46 AM

<div><blockquote><hr>Vicontessa wrote:There is already not one but TWO threads of this exact nature in the official beta boards. Why are you posting it here as well?<div></div><hr></blockquote>two is better then one <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></div>

Aerendor_Shadowbri

11-11-2006, 04:08 PM

Updated with the Nov. 10th change and the message from Lockeye (Game Designer) :smileyvery-happy:

Inebriation

11-11-2006, 09:02 PM

May someone enlighten me as to what Aftershock does? Sounded to me like after casting a hostile spell you have a certain chance to double attack your previous spell.<div></div>

Groma

11-11-2006, 09:15 PM

That is the impression i get, that aftershock will make you last spell land a second, and possibly a 3rd/4th time. Percentages are still unknown, and currently the spell is broken. <div></div>

Inebriation

11-12-2006, 02:22 AM

Seeing the recast is instant, you can always have the proc cycling.. definately sounds broken. I would understand something like additional damage matching those timers, but a chance to double attack a spell?<div></div>

Groma

11-14-2006, 12:12 PM

Basically yes, if working the way it seems like they want it to. Guess we will find out in the morning, if they bothered to fix it.<div></div>

Xede

11-14-2006, 07:40 PM

<DIV>Aftershock is a passive ability that is placed on you once you gain the achievemnt. Basically what happens is you cast one of our AE's and like 1-2 seconds later it procs some damage...i tested it and did a range between 350-500. it proc'd 8 times in less than a minute on a lvl 35 heroic guards on Butcherblock Docks.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>EDIT: it does not always proc but seems most of the time it does. As well as proc'ing off of itself as well.</DIV>Message Edited by Patrix513 on 11-14-2006 08:41 AM

Groma

11-14-2006, 08:36 PM

Sounds pretty sweet. Would you guess maybe a 80-100 dps boost? more or less? <div></div>

Aerendor_Shadowbri

12-08-2006, 12:44 PM

I've just posted some feedback about our spells in the InTesting Feedback forum: <A href="http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=testfeed&message.id=68953" target=_blank>Wizard/Warlock Spells Issues</A> Here is the post: <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Yslaine wrote: <DIV>Greetings,</DIV> <DIV>Here are some issues and Bugs affecting Wizards/Warlocks that would need your attention:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>- Sorcerer Spells: * Concussive: The spell is considered Apprentice I and has a resistability +3% easier modification. Please improve this value since the spell can not be upgraded. * Dispel Magic: The spell is considered Apprentice I and has a resistability +3% easier modification. Please improve this value since the spell can not be upgraded. * Soulsieve (Bloodline Chronicle Spell): The spell need to be readjusted, it doesn't scale with level. It should be reevaluted, especially with the large presence of Vampires in Echoes of Faydwer. * Ice Flame (Bloodline Chronicle Spell): The spell doesn't scale with level, making it useless at high levels when other classes still have benefit of it. * Word of Force (Splitpaw Saga Spell): The spell doesn't scale with level, making it useless at high levels when other classes still have benefit of it.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>- Warlock Spells: * Apocalypse/Devastation: This spell is the only hostile encounter spell to still be affected by a target limitation. Please remove this maximum limit in order it affects the whole encounter. * Cowering Bind (Single Root Line): The percentage the Fear effect will break (30%) when the target takes damage is too high, the wizard version has a 5% probability. Please readjust our spell to the wizard value. * Thwart: Damage on this spell is below the wizard equivalent (Incapacitate)! This is a sorcerer spell we have always shared, there is no reason we get a less efficient version for our Tier 7 spell. * Scourge of Shadows: This spell has no Resistability modifier.</DIV> <DIV> Sincerely, Best Regards,</DIV> <DIV>Aerendor Shadowbride, Warlock 70 Storms Server.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE>

Goldenfur

12-19-2006, 08:46 AM

<div></div>Hey, excuse me if this is a newb post. Was just curious, after searching all the different otions and what each AA does. Whats the basic spec that most people do?Maybe someone could type up a list of the first abilities to train in? Thanks~<div></div>

Gnomie

12-19-2006, 12:11 PM

You have a free respec, consider that. also the next one is 1 silver. So basically pick the early abilities that are most useful, then once you get 16 or 21 points for a final ability you want... respec and get it. I chose the Ward on Shield of the magi first. very useful for soloing especially in the new zones where greens can eat you alive. basically with ward of sages you can get 700-900 or so more HP from those regenning wards. Also nice on duels. Quickcasting is the best AA we get as far as dps. Very useful soling, dueling, burning down named. Basicallly spikes our dps way way up and lets us solo tough encounters much better. I tried vacuous out Then respecced and tried out the others except for the propagation proc increase % which sucks. The Volatility is very useful on epics to lower range/radius of thier AoEs and gives you more range/radius too. Just have fun with it and respec once you have enough to buy what you want. Ward all the way at the beginning <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> Giot 70 warlock