PenutReaper Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 (edited) So, after talking about ability synergy with WingedSwine during a game of survival, we began discussing a possible rework for Ember. The frame we feel has the least synergy in her abilities. The basic idea behind our Ember rework is that when Ember is surrounded by enemies on fire, her abilities get stronger. Fireball: Deals fire damage over time, much in the same way as it does now. However, unlike the current fireball, the new fireball would "explode" after a few seconds, dealing fire damage in an area. Overheat: Deals no damage. Damage reduction is not increased by power strength, instead, the more enemies on fire within range, the more damage reduction you get, up to a cap. I would suggest the base damage reduction to be around 50%. Fireblast: Sets all enemies in an area on fire, dealing moderate fire damage over time for a few seconds. World On Fire: Deals fire damage in an area, but does not set enemies on fire. If any enemy in the range of the ability is on fire when the ability is cast, they will "explode" deal additional fire damage in a small area. The range of the "explosions" would be considerably smaller than the ability range. Feel free to leave any feedback/constructive criticism. Edited November 2, 2013 by PenutReaper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palor0 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 I am happy with my Ember overall, I do think Fireball is pretty useless atm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archistopheles Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Based on the new system, "blast" damage type is going to be what happens when fire and cold mix. Scott is pretty insistant on the fact that Armor 2.0 is going to "touch everything" so I have a feeling that Ember's abilities will not be able to cause "explosions." However, this is of course speculation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenutReaper Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 Based on the new system, "blast" damage type is going to be what happens when fire and cold mix. Scott is pretty insistant on the fact that Armor 2.0 is going to "touch everything" so I have a feeling that Ember's abilities will not be able to cause "explosions." However, this is of course speculation. I used the term explosion just to mean an AoE in this thread. My own fault, I should have explained better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulEchelon Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Based on the new system, "blast" damage type is going to be what happens when fire and cold mix. Scott is pretty insistant on the fact that Armor 2.0 is going to "touch everything" so I have a feeling that Ember's abilities will not be able to cause "explosions." However, this is of course speculation. Ice + Fire = Blast? Where did you obtain this info? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archistopheles Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Ice + Fire = Blast? Where did you obtain this info? Design council preview. And not only that, but I also made a thread about it: What Is Armor 2.0 And Why Should I Care? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenutReaper Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 Can we get back on topic please, In the first post I implied the explosions would deal fire damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CY13ERPUNK Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 how to make ember's abilities more than just 4 different abilities that all do the same thing: fireball - largely the same, direct dmg from impact but with a longer dot dmg effect AND a much larger aoe around the original target overheat - im quite fine with the idea of a mild aoe dot dmg combined with a high dmg resistance, maybe have the dmg resistance cap lower or adjust over time, ie heat up, so the dmg resistance gets higher the longer the ability lasts fire blast - decent impact dmg at first, then mild dot dmg for anyone entering the space, ADDITIONALLY any enemies to enter the aoe will have a stacking armor debuff applied to them while they remain in the area world on fire - totally overhaul, ember moves 5/10/15/20% faster while WOF is on, all her abilities last twice as long, do dbl dmg, and cost half as much energy, lasts for 9/13/16/18 secs WOF is now no longer a "press 4 and win/afk" button but a super-boost to her 1-2-3, making her for a short duration a fiery whirlwind of activity, with overheat on and throwing fire blasts down and fireballs all over the place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenutReaper Posted November 3, 2013 Author Share Posted November 3, 2013 Okay, just a thought... What if the explosion part of my suggested 1 ability only activates if you hit an enemy that was already on fire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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