Blink Poll & Rework

[pastel seal]

Rework Mage's Blink:

Teleport forwards and then backwards, making Blink's current inconsistency and disorientation a better damage option

• This could be optional via shift-cast for those against removing Blink's farther combined teleport disance
  OR
• Shifting whilst casting Teleport sends you backwards instead of forwards by Default, allowing for some double-backward combos or skillful forward-backward
  Forum Post soonTM

Another topic of discussion this train of thought could lead to is some kind of "Recall" for Assassin, likely Shadestepper?

I hate blink

[woven sandal]

People use blink for combat? I use it to fly infinitely

[civic storm]

No but they could do it better with these changes.

[muted gust]

blink is just smash pikachu quick attack

except here it's complete ass

[civic storm]

I feel like riftwalker could do with some movility inprovements.

[primal crane]

combat-wise, blink synergizes with exploding entrance. idk how good/bad its damage is but i think blink delay should be decreased, at least

[civic storm]

Synergy with explosive entrance✅. Delay could be increased bc it would give more room to change direction mid tp.

And give invulnerability when mid tp.

[primal crane]

isn't blink's second tp direction fixed?

[primal crane]

also i don't think making invulnerability that accessible is a good idea

[civic storm]

It can be changed but its hard

[civic storm]

I do agree

[primal crane]

decreasing delay already gives enemies little chance to hit you mid-blink

[civic storm]

But something not get screwed by melee

is nice

[primal crane]

fair

combat blink's big disadvantage is putting you in a really bad spot just for some damage

[civic storm]

Yup

[civic storm]

Wait... Doesnt it give blindness to mobs u tp trough?

[primal crane]

oh true

maybe exploding entrance should trigger eye piercer then

[civic storm]

Being invis while mid tp sounds good

[primal crane]

also a possibility, yeah

[civic storm]

So u will not get screwed by blindness immune mobs (greg) but still get screwed by aoe (greg purple mist)

[primal crane]

honestly i think that depends on riftwalker's strengths and weaknesses as an archetype

[civic storm]

So u need to think where to tp

[primal crane]

yep yep

[near copper]

isnt that pikachu's up b

[muted gust]

yeah

2 short directional blinks

it’s broken in smash cause of the sheer recovery height and maneuverability

[near copper]

you underestimate my ability to fuck up pikachu's recovery

[pastel seal]

its super janky too i think it might disrupt any inputs you make between the first and second blinks

[feral dome]

double damage on timelocked

[dawn kelp]

I think Blink could be cool if it froze you in the air after tping the first time and delayed the second tp a bit more so you can aim it.

[umbral fjord]

have u tried turning 180 degrees

[near copper]

now you can't attack whatever you are running from (like Greg)

[umbral fjord]

(yeah it does make sense)

[vocal horizon]

have you tried this 180 degree ? cuz against boss that have big height, this would be the most efficient way to blink back as your blink back can deal damages to the enemy twice (explosive entrance only at the end of the tp)
but honestly it is too impractical to be used in combat

[umbral fjord]

issue is that u cant tp down

but like yeah it is possible i guess. just not worth doing

[vocal horizon]

jump height

[umbral fjord]

i mostly just like the

shifting while blinking sends you backwards bit

[umbral fjord]

wdym by this

[vocal horizon]

use jump height and tp down

[umbral fjord]

you dont go down any faster with blink using jh it just makes you jump higher initially

ok yeah sure that works

[vocal horizon]

and would be honestly super fun to play

if it was viable

[umbral fjord]

i mean

you are using blink to deal dps. i do not think it should be that viable as compared to the other combos mage has

[vocal horizon]

cuz rn the best and most efficient way to damage with blink is jump with jump height so that when you tp it tps you enoughly far from the ground (dunno why but it works) so that you get tpd again at the almost same position. and die because you were litterally inside the enemy for too long

[umbral fjord]

i could see using blink and meteor at the same time

but you're just. yeah. lol

[vocal horizon]

and I agree with you, it being viable as an option to dps isn't a good idea, but it being viable as an option to upgrade your dps would be cool

and even with a tp back like what blue suggested, this would be a high risk high reward option : you have to space your tps super good for it to work, you're still super close to the enemy, and if you have enough jump height for it to work this means you either have no ehp or no damage boost

(quetza can be problematic tho, it is already meta and could be even better)

[umbral fjord]

yeah i like it as an optional dps supplement if you're really sweaty lmao

seems kinda fun but i dont think it should deal that much

[pastel seal]

this is actually what it is currently but im not sweaty 24/7 and it's too inconsistent

i feel like you;d have to go all in on teleport damage

[civic storm]

^

[umbral fjord]

shrug

oop ping mb

[chilly rose]

I just wanna have long teleport

[civic storm]

Pov shift toggle

[pastel seal]

I think the shift to teleport backwards is the cool idea

Does tp still have that shift to remove bounce? Do we care about that?

May cause issues for devs, idk

You could look down and shift tp upwards whilst doing meteors lmaooo