0010573: Blast spells are too strong

ID	Project	Category		Date Submitted	Last Update

0010573	Valley 2	Suggestion - Balancing Issues		Feb 3, 2013 2:06 pm	Feb 12, 2013 12:33 pm

Reporter	madcow	Assigned To	tigersfan
Status	assigned	Resolution	open
Product Version	0.724

Summary	0010573: Blast spells are too strong
Description	The blast spells (bacteria blast and lava blast are the ones I played with in this most recent patch) are far too strong, especially now with the concentration system in. While most of the spells require some tactical use and positioning, the blast spells require none as they hit a wide arc, are very rapid firing, and can hit with multiple shots against the same enemy (which makes up for the low individual shot damage). Once you start stacking concentration bonuses as well their caliber starts to create a nice shield for you. This creates a situation where you really only need to use that one spell and hold it down to "win". I would recommend slowing down the firing speed enough so that you have to be tactical about when you use it. In essence, making it work like a shotgun - where it has powerful arced blasts, but isn't particularly fast firing.
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Internal Weight	Fix Before Major Release

Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
Feb 3, 2013 2:06 pm	madcow	New Issue
Feb 4, 2013 10:35 am	tigersfan	Internal Weight	=> Fix Before Major Release
Feb 4, 2013 10:35 am	tigersfan	Assigned To	=> tigersfan
Feb 4, 2013 10:35 am	tigersfan	Status	new => assigned
Feb 12, 2013 12:07 pm	tigersfan	Note Added: 0030695
Feb 12, 2013 12:07 pm	tigersfan	Status	assigned => feedback
Feb 12, 2013 12:33 pm	madcow	Note Added: 0030699
Feb 12, 2013 12:33 pm	madcow	Status	feedback => assigned

tigersfan Feb 12, 2013 12:07 pm reporter ~0030695	We recently reduced the damage for all the spells above Tier 1. Are these still too high?

madcow Feb 12, 2013 12:33 pm reporter ~0030699	I won't be able to test this, as my computer went kaput. Somebody else will have to! I'm guessing that compared to others of its tier it's still on the strong side, but that's just conjecture.