Curse

System_Crush · Jun 05, 2007, 08:32 AM // 08:32

No my Feral uses fist weapons like wind and fire wheels or (the punsh blade thing, I never remember the name)

The most chakram like weapon they might use is the full-moon blade, though I'm not sure about using that one because that is both a melee and ranged weapon, which would not go well with their other weapons.

Nice picture I should photoshop the metal armor to look chitin'y, then it would be really fitting for their look.
Though I probably wont have any time for the next 3 weeks.

nebojats · Jun 05, 2007, 04:28 PM // 16:28

Looking good there, buddy! The pet really makes this class... Go go SC little brother. Thanks for the nod of the hat, this CC is really interesting and I couldn't help but chime in with some ideas. I'm glad they helped out.

I'm just reading through the CC again. The attributes are great now... simple descriptions, but covering enough ground. I also really, really like the ranged weapons (especially the spray... now that is an effective way to condition spam)! The Chimera seems to incorporated nicely.

Just a few suggestions for an easier reading experience:

1) You may want to update the original introduction since it's now out-of-date.

2) The skill descriptions are pretty long and bothersome to read. I'm not sure, maybe include augmentation base damage in the general description, but not the description of each skill (i.e. every dagger-type augmentation deals the same base damage, no?). Maybe 'touch your chimera...' isn't needed in front of every augmentation skill since it applies to all augmentations and is a given.

3) I don't get Devouring Mound.

4) Tighten up the whole Weapon and New Skills section if you can... it's a real pain to read.

Other than that, I really like the class! I think it's cohesive and a cool identity. Two problems I spot. First problem: is this class's function still about condition spamming? Because it doesn't really seem to be focused on that aspect anymore. Perfection is token self-support, Mutation is mostly ranged attack-related skills (and some seemingly random add-ons), Mutilation is Melee enhancement, and Abomination is pet-buffing. Now the Fleshcrafter just seems like a versatile and effective ranged/melee attacker with a really powerful pet at his side.

Second problem: I don't mean to be annoying, but I'm gonna tell you what I think: it seems to me that the melee weapon augmentations don't really fit with this CC anymore. Firstly, if this CC is supposed to be a condition spammer, hitting one enemy at a time up close is not the best way to go about doing that. The three ranged weapons you put up are a lot more effective in that respect. Secondly, and maybe more importantly, isn't the CC supposed to be fairly weak? It seems like he should be if there is this nearly invincible golem supporting him (and I think the golem is a great idea). But think about it: why would a weak spellcaster have whole attribute devoted to skills which force him to get right in the fray of things?

Would it make more sense to have a self-help attribute, a golem attribute, an augmentation attribute, and then a condition spamming attribute? Augmentations would be ranged (spray, handlauncher, and chakram) with a few non-offensive melee augmentations maybe (the bone shield, bloated body, and limber, for instance). This redefines the CC as ranged/mid-ranged, but it's still pretty versatile with the three variations of pins. And it just makes more sense to me. A weak, ranged condition spammer sends in his hulking chimera as a distraction while he sits and back and spams conditions on the opposing team.

Maybe it's a bad idea... I'm just writing it as it comes. You could probably come up with a better way to fix this problem. But do you see the dilemma? The fleshcrafter seems like someone who wouldn't head into the fray. And if he has enough health to do that, I don't see what his major weakness is.

System_Crush · Jun 09, 2007, 05:26 PM // 17:26

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