Lavender Refrain changes | The Stars Above | Page 1

hardy vigil Jan 1, 2024, 9:41 AM

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The current changes to Lavender Refrain have made the perk a bad choice for any build to pick as mana as of now with this mod can be used by any class for some use. With this perk that is no longer the case, and you can't even be a mana tank anymore due to this change. I know the perk was overtuned and needed a nerf but this was a bad change as it removed a whole play style of using mana as a tank.

This perk worked alongside Mystic Incision and it's nerf to enable a duality playstyle with mana, use mana for damage at the risk of losing to much health and losing the trait from Mystic or keep the mana for tanking. It was genius and fit the whole idea of being umbral.

The changes I think it should of had was lower mana item potency to 0% to remove the broken aspect of unlimited mana healing and increase the mana regen delay a little bit as well.

warped ridge Jan 1, 2024, 5:31 PM

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The reason why it lowers max mana is due in part to how difficult it it is to balance between other mod effects that buff Mana gain. In the end I do balance mostly around TSA but with an ability that could make you technically invincible I tried to take other factors into account. May be changed to a cool down, but I also felt it wouldn't really be in spirit of the ability

muted plume Jan 3, 2024, 8:43 AM

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warped ridge The reason why it lowers max mana is due in part to how difficult it it is to ba...

I feel like a good fix would be to make it so mystic incision takes away the max mana debuff. So they work in conjuction with each other, maybe you could add something else too?

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At least that way people can't abuse mana potion and regen. Maybe if its way too good you could make it so it adds vulnerability when in ebb

warped ridge Jan 3, 2024, 8:59 AM

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Every array passive should be treated in a vaccum to promote build diversity. I'll be trying a few solutions to it soon

sterile sparrow Jan 5, 2024, 4:14 PM

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Maybe instead of Lavender Refrain being tied to leaving combat, it could be tied to not taking damage for the amount of time it takes to leave combat? That way you can get it back, but you have to play well without it to do so.

warped ridge Jan 5, 2024, 8:12 PM

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I've tried this idea, and I might stick with it. Still rewarding good play, but also more forgiving

hardy vigil Jan 7, 2024, 8:30 PM

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Yeah I like that idea as well.

hardy vigil Jan 31, 2024, 2:18 AM

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When do you think these changes will be ready?

warped ridge Feb 1, 2024, 12:15 PM

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hardy vigil When do you think these changes will be ready?

Should be soon.

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