Yesterday, 04:30 AM
Druid summons are currently the only summon type with no significant cost associated with them, and they're also very powerful.
- Roughly as strong as the best youkai, but without costing fp to upkeep. (And much better than most non-ascended youkai)
- Roughly as powerful if not stronger than ruler pieces. Similar to the queen if we omit the rose trap. But without costing any energy to function or geomaterial to create! Ruler's minions cost insane amounts of resources and momentum, while druid can accomplish often more with less.
- Stronger than engineer bots in terms of power, and they cost a fraction of the fp. 50 fp for a summon is a significant cost that makes it balanced.
- Arguably comparable to a shine knight in power, without needing an invocation.
Where is the drawback? The balance? You can even pull one out at battle start! It would be nice if they commanded a certain playstyle rather than being free. Currently, you can play something like a ghost/druid and simply have a random powerful summon out on top of your already powerful character. This just feels wrong!
The idea of fighting alongside your animal friend as a martial character is very cool. However, in the case of bonder for instance, there is a prohibitive FP cost associated with having an ascended youkai out. Druid just needs to have some kind of mechanic or drawback to make it feel in line
- Roughly as strong as the best youkai, but without costing fp to upkeep. (And much better than most non-ascended youkai)
- Roughly as powerful if not stronger than ruler pieces. Similar to the queen if we omit the rose trap. But without costing any energy to function or geomaterial to create! Ruler's minions cost insane amounts of resources and momentum, while druid can accomplish often more with less.
- Stronger than engineer bots in terms of power, and they cost a fraction of the fp. 50 fp for a summon is a significant cost that makes it balanced.
- Arguably comparable to a shine knight in power, without needing an invocation.
Where is the drawback? The balance? You can even pull one out at battle start! It would be nice if they commanded a certain playstyle rather than being free. Currently, you can play something like a ghost/druid and simply have a random powerful summon out on top of your already powerful character. This just feels wrong!
The idea of fighting alongside your animal friend as a martial character is very cool. However, in the case of bonder for instance, there is a prohibitive FP cost associated with having an ascended youkai out. Druid just needs to have some kind of mechanic or drawback to make it feel in line
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