Update [Feb 11 07] - Spellcasting, Bladeweave bug + more

[Red Squirrel]

* Spell casting got changed. Considering theres more powerful dexxer artifacts now, and more layers (talismans, earings, shoes etc) the mage nerf was too much, so FC is now as follows:

0.3 sec cap, so no more 0.1 sec MA spam, but 0.3 is still very short, just not as bad.

FCR is as follows: (This is assuming you have FCR 6)
at 40 stamina or more, the delay is 0
at 0 stamina the delay is 7
It's scaled appropriately so at 20 stam its 3.5 etc...

By delay, its basically a "tick". At FCR 0 the delay is 6 for example.

So simply put, to get the most of your FCR, you need at least 40 stamina and when your stamina is very low the FCR time will be slightly longer then FCR0. Dexxers loose swing speed as their stam goes down, so its only fair that mages loose their cast recovery. It was previously cast time but it was too much, the time is now the same, just a bit more delay between spells.

This extra delay does not stack with FCR, so you'll only really notice a difference if you even have FCR.

I recomend 40 dex on mages, perhaps more, to get the most out of your FCR.


*Bladeweave is now fixed and works as follows:

Requires 25 mana, but will only consume the mana required by the random special. So if you get one that requires 15, it only takes 15. Now for the specials that require above 25, they will only occur when you use bladeweave and you have 35 or more mana. (35 is the highest consuming special shot)

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[fuzzy]

this is why im glad i dont play mages

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[Red Squirrel]

Demise E. would probably not survive here actually. Much harder to spam spells here. Dexxers are capped at 1.5 secs between shots, mages, less then a sec, so they have it made.

Though I want to play my mage more so I can be sure I did the right nerfs and what not. Don't want to nerf it too bad.

But either way mages can probably do the most DPS in pvm. Slayer book + slayer talisman can do insane damage.


I need to fix necro though, it seems FC1 in necro is like FC2 and FC2 is even higher, but I need to mess around with this. This is why red can tank DF without protection scrolls lol.

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