procs

Lithin · 05-20-2009, 02:07 PM

Producer's Letter - 5.20.09

well back to utility then

Sprock · 05-20-2009, 07:00 PM

You know, if I'm about to loose dps and still be a button mashing buff bot, throw me a freakin bone and give me some fights that keep me from falling asleep. Give enchanters back crowd control , maybe? Honestly, that's why I originally made this character and I have more fun doing that than mashing buttons to get high numbers or sitting around being a buffbot. It's a shame they made crowd control almost pointless in EQ2. It was such a fun thing in EQ1 and drove me to create my Illusionist here. If I wanted to be a dps machine, I'd still be playing my ranger. Sure it's been fun, but SOE really needs to make up their minds! I feel like I have to change my playstyle every other expansion!

Just another rant....

I know it's meant to be an overall change to dmg in general and not directly related to illy's but meh.... lol

Rigo · 05-20-2009, 07:53 PM

lawl have fun ladies

Frodogorn · 05-20-2009, 07:55 PM

This is pretty fucked up. Expect at a minimum all damage you do from procs to be reduced between 1/2 to 2/3 from this. At least for people with high base damage, crit, and bonus crit.

If they fuck with proc chance mods then expect procs to be nearly worthless.

Just as I said to my guild, Lithin, back to being a buffbot! Well, sorta. Enchanters will likely lose to Summoners on the parses now! Even saying that made my balls shoot up inside and shrank my peen.

This is ridiculous!

-Gerrod

nemesizzz · 05-20-2009, 08:09 PM

What sort of dps reduction are you guys expecting?

Frodogorn · 05-20-2009, 08:10 PM

Btw... Obviously crit, bonus crit, and base damage is totally fucking us for damage, but I was thinking about what they mean by...

"values of the procs can no longer be modified, with a few notable exceptions like achievements or item set enhancements"

If this means procs can only be modified by things like blessings, ancestry, bard set or chest potm/cob, trixy wrist, and shit like that, some procs will still be worthwhile.

If it means procs can only be modified directly thru AA's like our tandem boost from ILLY tree or items that give direct proc boosts to specific procs, well, most procs will be worthless unless you are capped on everything towards spells and need a slot filler.

Procs needed a bit of a nerf, but this is extreme.

-Gerrod

Frodogorn · 05-20-2009, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nemesizzz

What sort of dps reduction are you guys expecting?

It's hard to go into specifics until we know EXACTLY what they mean, but for my current gear set (100% crit, 100% base, cap'd int, up to 26% bonus crit), I did some math and expect a reduction of my proc damage by 2/3rds. That is ONLY counting the loss of modified damage to procs, not any possible drop in proc rates.

If there is a drop in ppm modifiers then the hit will be insane.

Given equal gear and skill we will likely be trailing way behind sorcs (less reliant on procs for damage) and even summoners (lots of pet damage) should pass us by substantially.

Back to the days of being buffbots, sorta.

-Gerrod

Lunator · 05-20-2009, 08:34 PM

I saw this comment in the letter - "a whole new and more efficient shadow system".

What is that?

Lithin · 05-20-2009, 09:39 PM

im guessing 10-30% depending on how many procs you got, basedmg, crit yada yada yada...

Cexi · 05-20-2009, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lunator

I saw this comment in the letter - "a whole new and more efficient shadow system".

What is that?

GPU shadows.