11-15-2019, 12:13 AM
Since Verglas changes have been mentioned lately, I think it'd be a good opportunity to talk about some shortcomings and how they could perhaps be improved. First I'd like to outline the issues I found:
- Heavy skill point investments makes building for Verglas as a non-Destiny feel restrictive.
- Offensive skills are too FP heavy for a combo reliant class (barring Expanding Ice).
- Using Ice Point and Ice Point buffs takes too long to set up for what they provide.
- Icicle Spear is underpowered due to the above issues and because of it's mandatory set up with Ice Point Guard and lack of good payoff.
- Permafrost is a dated skill and takes SP away from an already SP hungry class.
Here's what I'd like to suggest to resolve these issues:
- Lower the SP costs on some Skills.
- Lower the FP costs on some Skills, mostly Offensive ones.
- Change Ice Point, Ice Point Guard and Ice Point Greaves to 2M skills.
- Buff Icicle Spear.
- Make the Duration of Ice Points increased by the Freeze sub-talent, just like Ice Sheets and classify Ice Point Guard and Ice Point Greaves as Enchant skills, so they are able to have their duration increased by the Prolong sub-talent.
- Change or remove Permafrost.
- Heavy skill point investments makes building for Verglas as a non-Destiny feel restrictive.
- Offensive skills are too FP heavy for a combo reliant class (barring Expanding Ice).
- Using Ice Point and Ice Point buffs takes too long to set up for what they provide.
- Icicle Spear is underpowered due to the above issues and because of it's mandatory set up with Ice Point Guard and lack of good payoff.
- Permafrost is a dated skill and takes SP away from an already SP hungry class.
Here's what I'd like to suggest to resolve these issues:
- Lower the SP costs on some Skills.
- Lower the FP costs on some Skills, mostly Offensive ones.
- Change Ice Point, Ice Point Guard and Ice Point Greaves to 2M skills.
- Buff Icicle Spear.
- Make the Duration of Ice Points increased by the Freeze sub-talent, just like Ice Sheets and classify Ice Point Guard and Ice Point Greaves as Enchant skills, so they are able to have their duration increased by the Prolong sub-talent.
- Change or remove Permafrost.