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bman270 -> RE: =OS= Beta Release Thread XLVIII - READ THE FIRST POST (12/21/2012 22:06:09)
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@thejop - You nailed your problem with ice right on the head, you want them to kill things faster then they are truly designed to do and now you can no longer do that. Ice is designed to be a slow grind against your opponent. Sure they have the offense, but you have the defense. Yes, they can sometimes block your attacks, but you can almost always stop theirs... Sure, you maybe do a extremely low amount of damage compared to other elements, but the other elements are not even close to you when it comes to defense...
Also, on the topic of poison ect... I will also quote myself:
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Poison costs 6 so to stack three cost you 18 and does a total of 36 damage over 4 turns. Ice Wall costs 6 so again 3 would cost you 18 and gives you a total of 30 defense meaning poison deals 6 more damage over the span of 4 turns while Ice Wall is an immediate effect (not to mention you can put them up one at a time and not need to stack them as much) a whopping 6 damage over 4 turns does not make poison OP'd against a standard ice character. MoD has a turn delay AND is one point weaker then Ice Wall again making it inferior to Ice Wall as well...
Also, keep in mind that while your shatter takes longer, the "Poison Drake" doesn't have NEARLY the shields you do to defend against it. Also, classes that don't have "poison" or solid DoT's DO have to rely on using a fully offensive style and they DIDN'T stand a chance against Ice as it was before.
@below - But that is the whole point of ice... it can reach the cap so much easier then anything else. Essentially, they are really good at one and not so good at the other. The problem is, they are so good at it that they could bulk up so much defense that MANY characters can do nothing about it. A cap had to be put on, and 20 is fair considering just how much damage the average character can do on a consistent basis. Truthfully (and no offense meant) but I think ice just doesn't fit your style and you are wanting to force it too. Maybe try the earth characters now that crush has been fixed, maybe you will prefer them more?
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