New Proficiency Idea - Topic

I'm not sure if I quite understand how this would be used? So a group member would refrain from attacking and/or healing while playing this instrument...to give a modded bonus to the entire party?

with your example, +2 dex wouldn't even be noticeable...I'd rather that group member be attacking or healing than providing the party with +2 dex.
and if they were to be so rare, how would you go about raising your prof to use higher tier intruments?

it's a pretty neat idea, but I just don't see this being balanced. and IMO, this doesn't fit in with the game style.

edit - However, I could see in future updates perhaps having glyphs or something that effect the entire party just as an additional bonus...w/o compromising a party member. The question is balance though. I guess I just don't like the idea of a party member sacrificing his actions to provide relatively weak or unnoticable "stats" to the group.

This post was edited by Brainwashed on Oct 23 2009 01:39pm

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Dec 15 2009 06:36pm

Quote (njaguar @ 7 Oct 2009 15:19)

That's funny, I have a prototype spec'd out for this exact thing. A big throw-back to the Bard's Tale days.

Whether or not I'll add it or not, I don't know, however. (Balance, etc)

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Jan 21 2010 05:31pm

Thought I'd bump this again after a month and a week.

Quote (AF_Warren666 @ 7 Oct 2009 03:39)

I think this addition would be extra exciting if it fits the game dynamics. I'll describe it as thoroughly as possible. Sorry, kids - no pictures.

-A musical instrument would go in your accessory slot.This will affect healers the most, and is why I don't think Bard should be a new feeder.
-They can only be used in the catacombs, and only drop there.
-Click on a monster, yourself, or party members to play it.
-When played, yourentire party gains the mods of the instrument. Kinda like a "party glyph."
-The musical magic lasts for about a second -- unless continually played (like holding the down arrow.)
-Your proficiency level and enhanced effectadd to that second.
-I suggest three different types of instruments (Pipes, Strings, Percussion,) with tiers just like everything else. When playing instruments outside of your skill level, however, there would be a great chance of missing a note. I might even go as far as to say you must have, for instance, 55 levels into Pipes Proficiency to play a level 55 Mystical Clarion Call.

So a skilled musician with a fine instrument could strike a note at the beginning of battle and the party would be bolstered for virtually the entire fight.

Overpowered? What if something like this dropped? Even without your little accessory heal?

Mystical Clarion Call
Pipe Instrument
Required Level: 55
+9% Power Shot
+41 Intelligence
+5% Life Steal (This would not work currently. I would be in favor of making musical life stealwork in the catacombs if it is possible to code.)

This would be more like what people would find, being almost as rare as a totem.

Magical Cracked Lute
Strings Instrument
Required Level: 1
+2 Dexterity

Fill in the gaps

Not sure if the standard item Materials would need to follow this.

Tier Strings Percussion Pipes
I cracked lute tattered drum rusted flute
II
III penny whistle
IV elm flute
V iron lyre oak reed
VI
VII
VIII mithril horn
IX diamond horn
X
XI tempered diamond harp
XII
XIII
XIV stratavarius fine honed bongos? clarion call

Class Strings Percussion Pipes
Fi - X X
Ro X - X
Ma X - X
Gu - X X
Sa X - X
Pa X X -
Mo - X X
Ni X - -
Wa - - -
HH - X -
Al X X X

I think that's about it... Lemme hear opinions and feedback and how this is never going to happen lol.

This post was edited by AF_Warren666 on Jan 21 2010 05:38pm

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Apr 17 2010 04:28pm

It's been almost 3 months, who hasn't seen this one?