[Archived] New Hero Ideas I! (READ THE OP)

[Zekchromium]

once you added the picture, you could take away the description.

[Bioraptr]

and the squad ability needs a lower buff cap. it's a bit of a balance issue that a squad ability can grant 200% damage (100% normal,100% through the ability), and that 200% is a secondary effect, making Arborus' squad ability worthless.

Good point. I had originally intended not to include the stacking buff (at first, the squad ability granted health after power was full), but then I questioned it being too defensive for a ravager. Which would you prefer? Should I just tone it down?

And yeah, I'll remove the description. Thanks for the feedback

[Zekchromium]

definitely. make the maximum under 50% so that arborus' squad ability isn't overthrown. after all, it doesn't grant energy immunity...

GIVE ME YOUR FACE!

And that's a ton of defense for a ravager, since maldri is the only ravager with a defensive passive ability.

[Bioraptr]

Oh, and do you think I should keep it stacking to 20 (frequency of energy attacks absorbed determines stacks) or change that as well?

[Zekchromium]

it will provide a challenge(not a hindrance) to players, a challenge to get 20 stacks for Lance's squad ability, so yes, 20 stacks! and i must agree, recoil damage should be in Darkspore. it's a brilliantly brilliant idea.

[Bioraptr]

Awesome, that's what I was thinking! I guess unlike Arborus' enrage, the player needs to get hit in order to receive buffs. More risk = more reward, fitting of Lance's playstyle. And, speaking of that, one more thing: I think the immunity duration should be lowered. Do you agree?

[Zekchromium]

there are a lot of energy attacks used by darkspore, so no. but there should be a limit on damage absorbed per attack, with resist rating raising that limit.

[Zekchromium]

oh, while we're on the topic of hero ideas, i have one for one of blitz's siblings(he has a few), a sentinel with a ranged basic ability, but does melee when enemies are in a 5m radius.(close enough for the melee ability to hit.) after all, if the Cannonator can do it, shouldn't we?

[Bioraptr]

Excellent point -- That makes every bit of sense. I'll incorporate that as well. Hmmm... that makes me want to give a bonus against absorbed critical strikes. They could give two or three stacks of damage buffs. It would give a kind of "jump start" against powerful enemies when the duration of Superconductor still stands.

[Bioraptr]

oh, while we're on the topic of hero ideas, i have one for one of blitz's siblings(he has a few), a sentinel with a ranged basic ability, but does melee when enemies are in a 5m radius.(close enough for the melee ability to hit.) after all, if the Cannonator can do it, shouldn't we?

Oh, good idea! A primarily ranged sentinel (along the lines of Krel and Arakna) Would be great to have. The ranged attacks could even taunt enemies for a uniquely Sentinel flair.

[Zekchromium]

good idea. critical strikes could be hard to resist, justifying the reward of 2-3 stacks!

[Zekchromium]

When Crogenitor Ptyron first assessed the fallen world of Cryos for possible revival, he dismissed it as a lost cause. Gripped by a ravaging ice age, Cryos seemed as if it could never live again.

But when Ptyron saw a creature possessed of seemingly cosmic will-power, he became convinced that Cryos deserved a second chance. Ptyron had found a nest of twelve reptiliods so resilient that they repelled attacks by a predator ten times their size. Subjecting the entire brood to genetic modification, Ptyron turned the tiny beings into a squadron of devastating, fiercely loyal, highly intelligent bipedal warriors.

And strongest among them was Blitz.

With his devastating blade-claws, a plasmatic shield, and the ability to ride lighting itself, Blitz led his brood-mares on a vast trek across Cryos's tragic, frigid wastelands. Losing nearly all his siblings, Blitz established an enclave in Cryos's equatorial region that became the center of Cryosi civilization. Not a conqueror, but a defender of justice, Blitz accepted any into his protectorate who could feed his growing community and raise a city around them. But if anyone attacked him or those under his protection, Blitz unleashed the full strength of his electrical wrath, earning the title that has survived a thousand years: the Storm-Striker.

in here it states blitz lost NEARLY all his siblings, but not all...

[Bioraptr]

Awesome! You're right, critical strikes should create an opportunity like that with the mechanics that are going for Superconductor considered. But the question for me still remains -- should Lance's squad ability regenerate power as well, and then grant the stacks of buffs when power is full?

[Zekchromium]

well, yes! i don't fully get what you're asking yourself, but yes!

[Bioraptr]

Man, I love Blitz (who doesn't?)! Having a hero that is a sibling and a complement of him would be fantastic!

[Bioraptr]

Alright. Off to edit!

[Zekchromium]

no one doesn't love blitz. or, at least, no one hasn't used him, because use of him is mandatory.

[Zekchromium]

by the way, Suzu is male. you might want to read the backstories of Seraph XS on darkspore.com.

[Bioraptr]

Really? Huh, who is female in this game, lol. Suzu impressed upon me as female by his compassionate actions (yes, I know, guys are evil, right?) Anywho, thanks!

[Zekchromium]

Suzu feels like one of those kind old men to me... even before i played the game.

i also made some slight tweaks to Sharps' abilities... mainly Numbing Flurry, which is named so for the ice packs used to numb patients before they're injected.

i've been warned...

okay, i need a definitive limit on how many times i can post without it being inappropriate! my brain thinks in numbers and letters, not minding a limit unless one is defined, an example would be a definite speed limit, not just a limit of 'fast'. you hear that, moderators!?