Snake post_id=37574 time=1567525744 user_id=310 Wrote:Ghost and Tarnada are slowly making me give up on building on this game, given how optimal those two together are. But either way... The main issues I've seen with Ghost myself will be presented below, with a suggested solution for them.

- Wraithguard should be inflicted with a permanent duration Interference, when summoned on the field.
(It can be healed, thus, it can have an extended utility for an infinite amount of time. Even if you take your time to bap them, if they survive with 1 HP, your Ghost can try to chuck a potion on it, or graft it, or malmelo it, or whatever else. A permanent -30% damage to your enemy? That's /not/ fun to fight against.)

- Blood Spike and Scarlet Twister both have an insane range due to Rising Game. The range bonus should either be halved for both, or just removed completely.
(Ghosts right now fight on the middle of combat, and when they're low on HP. Instead of actually being like Ghosts and savoring the thrill of death for being in the middle of danger. They just are more optimal to run away and then become a Railgan of blood, sniping people from afar for 300~ damage every time, for nothing but a small HP% cost that they can remedy with Rebound/Heals/Potions and keep a steady damage while kiting cowardly.)

- Blood Spike and Scarlet Twister should both inflict or empower Cursed Wounds on the caster for 4 rounds, equal to half of the HP percentage used. (5% for Scarlet Twister, 4% for Blood Spike)
(Again, as said, when a Ghost is paired with ANY healing, it means they'll be able to completely ignore their drawbacks for using skills that should be chained in on key moments, rather than spammed until the enemy stops moving. This should probably help them slow down a little or atleast be a bit vulnerable for using them too much. And no buts anymore on Blood Spike. The HP cost should go up to 8%.)

- Ether Invitation should regain its old condition. "Only be usable when under 25% HP."
(Why was this ever removed... People now tend to build uber-tank ghosts with 1100 HP and just delete people with massive EI hits that inflict Cursed Wounds on top of that. I believe this skill being like this, is the main reason nobody wants to use Vampires or Spirits anymore, given Holy enchant will have a 200% chance to instantly destroy a target vulnerable to it, and leave them unable to even heal back.)

• Blood Spike: Damage reduction, reduce maximum possible range.
  Blood Spike has become one of Ghost's main skills, due to its great damage and its range being able to cover a large portion of the map under the correct conditions. As such, and since Duelists usually have high Scaled Weapon Attack due to two-hand bonuses, reducing its damage from 100% Elemental ATK to 70% Elemental ATK would make it on par with other similar skills. As for its range, imposing a proper limitation would amend various issues with the skill; a maximum range of 7 is the proposal.
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• Scarlet Twister: Damage reduction, reduce its maximum possible area.
  Scarlet Twister is one of Ghost's main skills as well, albeit less common. Some of its most notable features are its great damage, the area it can cover, and its strong pull. Reducing its damage from 115% Elemental ATK to a value no greater than 90%, and making the maximum area it can cover be 6 tiles would greatly help with the issues this skill has.
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• Gravestone: Made destroyable by non-basic attacks.
  One of the main issues with Gravestone is that anyone seeking to clear it has to move in and attack it, essentially dedicating one of their turns for this. A Duelist can gain a large advantage in the momentum race, and as such, it is sometimes impossible to make a Wraithguard vulnerable unless you have some form of push and/or pull. Making Gravestone be destroyable by any attack would amend this issue and by extension improve the chances of others against Ghost.
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• Ether Invitation: Reverted to its previous version, before the Ghost revamp. If not; limitations.
  Ether Invitation, before it was changed in the Ghost revamp, used to be an auto-hit for the concept of not being able to raise damage through a Critical, but otherwise functioned as a Basic Attack. The skill could be reverted to function like this, which would greatly assist with how strong the skill can become under the correct conditions. However, if this idea is rejected, then the skill should be made so that it can't be used unless the target has Claret Call on them. Additionally, and although up for discussion, imposing a cap on any of its variables could suffice.
  

Lewdcifer post_id=37577 time=1567528684 user_id=834 Wrote:Blood Spike: Damage reduction, reduce maximum possible range.
Blood Spike has become one of Ghost's main skills, due to its great damage and its range being able to cover a large portion of the map under the correct conditions. As such, and since Duelists usually have high Scaled Weapon Attack due to two-hand bonuses, reducing its damage from 100% Elemental ATK to 70% Elemental ATK would make it on par with other similar skills. As for its range, imposing a proper limitation would amend various issues with the skill; a maximum range of 7 is the proposal.

Lewdcifer post_id=37577 time=1567528684 user_id=834 Wrote:Scarlet Twister: Damage reduction, reduce its maximum possible area.
Scarlet Twister is one of Ghost's main skills as well, albeit less common. Some of its most notable features are its great damage, the area it can cover, and its strong pull. Reducing its damage from 115% Elemental ATK to a value no greater than 90%, and making the maximum area it can cover be 6 tiles would greatly help with the issues this skill has.

Snake post_id=37574 time=1567525744 user_id=310 Wrote:- Wraithguard should be inflicted with a permanent duration Interference, when summoned on the field.
(It can be healed, thus, it can have an extended utility for an infinite amount of time. Even if you take your time to bap them, if they survive with 1 HP, your Ghost can try to chuck a potion on it, or graft it, or malmelo it, or whatever else. A permanent -30% damage to your enemy? That's /not/ fun to fight against.)

Snake post_id=37574 time=1567525744 user_id=310 Wrote:- Ether Invitation should regain its old condition. "Only be usable when under 25% HP."
(Why was this ever removed... People now tend to build uber-tank ghosts with 1100 HP and just delete people with massive EI hits that inflict Cursed Wounds on top of that. I believe this skill being like this, is the main reason nobody wants to use Vampires or Spirits anymore, given Holy enchant will have a 200% chance to instantly destroy a target vulnerable to it, and leave them unable to even heal back.)

Lewdcifer post_id=37577 time=1567528684 user_id=834 Wrote:Gravestone: Made destroyable by non-basic attacks.
One of the main issues with Gravestone is that anyone seeking to clear it has to move in and attack it, essentially dedicating one of their turns for this. A Duelist can gain a large advantage in the momentum race, and as such, it is sometimes impossible to make a Wraithguard vulnerable unless you have some form of push and/or pull. Making Gravestone be destroyable by any attack would amend this issue and by extension improve the chances of others against Ghost.

• The damage and range on autohits, especially the magic damage AoE spells, are much too high for their cost. This issue is accentuated by the fact that it forces people to build both Defense and Resistance to mitigate extreme spikes of damage from a Ghost. (Much like Eclair, but without the cooldown.)
  
• The fire-and-forget survivability offered by using Wraithguard before players have engaged one another is too efficient of a defensive tool. With proper positioning, even directly targeting it can be a momentum deficient trade. Failing to kill it after making this attempt can result in Gravestone immune-ing the 10 health spirit, exacerbating the issue. Excess damage absorption all but assures you're adding over 300 temporary health to your character by using this skill.
  
• Ether Invitation scaling the missing health damage with %increases like Criticals, Hunted, 1 vs 1, etc, makes the ability too powerful given that it no longer has any restrictions or damage limitations. Last chance no longer halts the use of this skill since Claret Call is not required, the cooldown is tiny, and the damage is enormous.