Vazarin Void Blast + Guardian Blast Feedback

[Immortal]

As of Hotfix/Update 22.0.3-22.13.1 Vazarin Guardian Blast additional cost for each ally hit makes ability cost to much and not function correctly.

Void Blast costs 25 energy, while Max Rank Guardian Blast ability is active in the focus tree it will cost an additional 25 energy for each ally hit within 8m and grants them 160 shields.

• This results in Void Blast using 50 energy per Void Blast when near 1 Warframe.
  • 75 Energy per Void Blast when near 2 warframes.
  • 100 Energy per Void Blast when near 3 warframes.
  • 125 Energy per Void Blast when near 4 warframes.
    • When near 5 warframes and above without zenurik way-bound passives it is impossible to cast Guardian Blast as operator energy cap is 125.
      • 150 Energy per Void Blast when near 5 warframes.
      • 175 Energy per Void Blast when near 6 warframes.
      • 200 Energy per Void Blast when near 7 warframes.
      • 225 Energy per Void Blast when near 8 warframes.

Current Vazarin ability reads: Guardian Blast: Rank 3/3 - Void Blast consumes 25 energy for each ally hit within 8m and grants them 160 shields.

• 2 suggestions to improve the fuctionality of Guardian Blast. Either one would be a good change:
  • First possible imporvement, Reduce Additional Energy Cost for each ally hit:
    • Guardian Blast Rank (0/3) - Void Blast consumes 6 energy for each ally hit within 5m and grants them 50 shields.
    • Guardian Blast Rank (1/3) - Void Blast consumes 6 energy for each ally hit within 6m and grants them 80 shields.
    • Guardian Blast Rank (2/3) - Void Blast consumes 6 energy for each ally hit within 7m and grants them 120 shields.
    • Guardian Blast Rank (3/3) - Void Blast consumes 6 energy for each ally hit within 8m and grants them 160 shields.
  • Second possible improvement, Remove Additional Energy Cost all together:
    • Guardian Blast Rank (0/3) - Void Blast grants 50 shields to each ally hit within 5m.
    • Guardian Blast Rank (1/3) - Void Blast grants 80 shields to each ally hit within 6m.
    • Guardian Blast Rank (2/3) - Void Blast grants 120 shields to each ally hit within 7m.
    • Guardian Blast Rank (3/3) - Void Blast grants 160 shields to each ally hit within 8m.

Thanks for reading and let me know how you guys feel about this ability and if it also feels underpowered or simply just doesn't work in its current state. Also if you have a suggestion to change this ability to make it more viable i would like to know your suggestions.

-Side Notes:

• My suggestions are directed at trying to make Guardian Blast a functioning ability again rather than a direct buff to the ability. But i wouldn't mind seeing a slight buff to the shields gained and radius per cast.
• Glad to see that Guardian Blast now grants 160 shields at max, up from 100.
• After a few months of testing with the change from update 22.6.0. Guardian Blast still doesn't quite function well.

Edited February 16, 2018 by Imortel

[Immortal]

As of Hotfix 22.0.7 still holding out hope that this ability for vazarin will be revised .-.

[Skrewyluie]

22.1.2, hope is fleeting. I bet this upcoming dev stream they will just spit at us with the classic "it's being discussed."

Edited October 31, 2017 by Skrewyluie

[Immortal]

On 10/31/2017 at 3:23 PM, Skrewyluie said:

22.1.2, hope is fleeting. I bet this upcoming dev stream they will just spit at us with the classic "it's being discussed."

In the forum post of Devstream 100 where this question was raised, they did not talk about Vazarin Void Blast+Guardian Blast as they only reflected back on questions from Devstream 1.

Edited November 17, 2017 by Imortel

[(PSN)Tomplexthis]

What could also be focuses on is the Focus Cost of all the powers

2 million focus per each powers/waybounds, 1 million and the eidolon part to grant it to your tenno

8 days per power?, how the heck, who has time for that grind

[Immortal]

On 11/17/2017 at 8:16 AM, (PS4)Tomplexthis said:

What could also be focuses on is the Focus Cost of all the powers

2 million focus per each powers/waybounds, 1 million and the eidolon part to grant it to your tenno

8 days per power?, how the heck, who has time for that grind

There is already many great Focus Cost threads created and DE said that they are aware of feedback on this topic. But Void Blast+Guardian Blast ability feedback is what this thread was created to discuss.

[Rawbeard]

Last I checked Vazarin wasn't supposed to be useful. actually nothing besides Zenurik is even allowed to have nice things!

[Immortal]

On 11/18/2017 at 11:06 AM, Rawbeard said:

Last I checked Vazarin wasn't supposed to be useful. actually nothing besides Zenurik is even allowed to have nice things!

Well that's just going along with the theory that Zenurik is more popular. So there for that is why DE listens to feedback on that focus school more than the others.

Edited November 20, 2017 by Imortel

[Immortal]

A quick update to this forum post to make sure the feedback is up to date.

As of Hotfix 22.6.0

• Guardian Blast now grants 160 shields at max, up from 100.

Thanks for reading once more. ^-^

[Immortal]

After a few months of testing with the change from update 22.6.0. Guardian Blast still doesn't quite function well and i feel like it should be revisited.

Edited February 11, 2018 by Imortel