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ManaHey! When I was reading up on the spell rules to work on my starters, in the "Spell Range & Speed" section, I read something that I thought was really interesting. Next to the max range of the spells, there is mentioned the ability to extend that range through drawbacks. I was curious about this ability to strengthen spells via negative afflictions to the user, yet realized pretty soon that the only benefit from doing such a thing is an increase in range by 5 meters. While this sort of improvement is by no means insignificant, I feel like overall, this minor boost at the cost of pretty drastic repercussions doesn't seem particularly viable. So, what I'm suggesting is maybe we could do something to make spells with negative repercussions on the user more appealing!
Now, I wouldn't want these sorts of spells to become the new norm and completely outclass regular spells, but I feel like there could be some slight improvements that cold be made. For example:
~Maybe these sorts of spells could have minor increases all across the board, like 1.5x damage (granted it might be better to tone this down for higher ranked spells) and a slight increase in speed and max size along with range. Possibly they could cost slightly more MP than regular if the negatives aren't enough?
~Maybe there could be some element in choice in what could be boosted, and those single improvements could be big enough to sway people to use these sorts of attacks in dire situations, while the drawbacks would be restrictive enough not to encourage overuse of them.
~Maybe some other sort of improvement that might be more obvious/helpful
I feel of course, if this sort of suggestion were taken into account, and implemented, there would have to be a bit more regulation on what creates a valid drawback, as as of right now it is a little vague. However, such an improvement could really add a new aspect to combat on the site that would lead to some interesting situations. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this, and please tell me what you think! Any improvements/comments on this idea are greatly appreciated, as I want to see what others think of this as well.
Now, I wouldn't want these sorts of spells to become the new norm and completely outclass regular spells, but I feel like there could be some slight improvements that cold be made. For example:
~Maybe these sorts of spells could have minor increases all across the board, like 1.5x damage (granted it might be better to tone this down for higher ranked spells) and a slight increase in speed and max size along with range. Possibly they could cost slightly more MP than regular if the negatives aren't enough?
~Maybe there could be some element in choice in what could be boosted, and those single improvements could be big enough to sway people to use these sorts of attacks in dire situations, while the drawbacks would be restrictive enough not to encourage overuse of them.
~Maybe some other sort of improvement that might be more obvious/helpful
I feel of course, if this sort of suggestion were taken into account, and implemented, there would have to be a bit more regulation on what creates a valid drawback, as as of right now it is a little vague. However, such an improvement could really add a new aspect to combat on the site that would lead to some interesting situations. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this, and please tell me what you think! Any improvements/comments on this idea are greatly appreciated, as I want to see what others think of this as well.
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