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Grace Xisthrith -> RE: =AQ= Frostval Season of Gifting Returns (12/6/2024 17:54:00)
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We have two LS based earth miscs: Clover Essence and Lunar Wood Dragon Ornament
Notably, clover essence is a misc that performs identically to the precise toggle of the crown, however it also gives 50 LUK and 10 BTH, for the small cost of ~25 SP (the other 44-45 comes from the earth resistance). For this reason, I think it would be an odd choice to make them earth miscs.
I think there are pros and cons to making them defensive miscs. Going from zero SP cost to 44-45 SP cost is a big jump. Not much else to say about that, obviously if you're against an earth monster, it's worth it, if you're not, it's a significant SP tax compared to before. Paying more SP doesn't necessarily make an item better, for example Void Visor is preferred by many to horo show void visor because Void visor doesn't pay 30 extra SP for mostly undesired effects.
There are elemental effects that are offensive. They could inflict an earth status, they could pay for earth elempower, or any other variety of player buffs, or damaging effects. They could scale LS based off of enemy earth resistance (objectively a terrible idea but imagine how funny it would be).
My opinion is that adding earth resistance to them is a bad idea because they'd redundant because of gear that already exists and does nearly 1:1 what the proposed item would do (of course barring the 2x LS damage mode which clover essence doesn't compete with, but I hardly think that's worth it). If it's really worth spending time to add an elemental effect, I'd propose it be offensive.
Seems like a reach, but if Entropy and Infinite Dark caster are energy armors, a green misc doesn't have to be earth element: change the misc to Ice or Wind or Light because those have less miscs, and certainly less LS specific miscs.
Options for other elemental effects to save on Dev time:
Clone phoenix feather elevuln but earth (LUK vs LUK major roll could be fun and unique as it's a dedicated luck item, not to concerned about it really, although I'd say a DEX roll would be a bit odd, Vstat would make more sense in my opinion if LUK is too different)
Clone reign misc elempower but earth
Clone time warwolf defloss but earth (idk how complicated just taking one effect from that would be)
Clone spirit of autumn burn but earth, choice of burn, poison, siphon poison, or earth res scaled bleed
Give +22% earth damage and +X BTH, or one of the two
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