Shrinking Suggestion.

theravenforce

The subject of being able to use an in combat version of Super Shrinker has been spoken about recently as well as many times in the past. Whilst it is still a great idea (at least in my opinion as well as a few others), if it isn't possible for some reason (We don't have a problem targeting Hummingbird in GRAB and she uses an in combat super shrinker), then I'd like to suggest one of the following:

Another Advantage on Miniaturization Drive.

Micro Defence - When you activate Miniaturization Drive, you apply a slightly modified version to yourself! Whilst your enemies shrink resulting in lowered damage and size, you also SHRINK in size granting you increased resistance to all damage and movement speed. This advantage cannot be used with Reciprocating Gizmo Advantage.


^ A few problems with this would be that how would this stop people from selecting Reciprocating Gizmo? Even if it was a three point advantage, there'd still be two points to select RG. So...I'd suggest this but as another new On Next Hit Power.

New On Next Hit Power. This would act more as a self buff than an offensive ONH.

Diminutive Defence - Diminutive Defence charges your next attack with an altered miniaturization field this time centred on you. After attacking you will begin to shrink rapidly, granting you 18% increased resistance to all damage and increasing your movement speed and jump height by 33% for 18 seconds.

Rank 2 - 22% increased Resistance to all damage and 35% increase to movement speed and jump height for 18 seconds.

Rank 3 - 25% increased Resistance to all damage and 40% increase to movement speed and jump height for 18 seconds.

Two Point Advantage - If I'm going down, so are you! - Causes Diminutive Defence to shrink the targets of your attack as well as you. This advantage also increases the damage you deal against shrunk targets by 15%.

I don't see us being able to alter our size in combat as being a terrible issue, since it doesn't actually affect PvE since aside from using a threat wipe or stealth, mobs don't have an issue targeting players. And as for PvP...players can already make themselves incredibly large using Reciprocating Gizmo and Enrage's Giant Growth, I'd imagine being smaller or being able to shrink to say Hummingbird or less sizes wouldn't be a serious problem. There are more pressing issues in PvP.

Thoughts? Improvements?

Note: I did think about increased dodge/avoid instead of resistance to all damage but resist all seemed more stable and less prone to getting out of hand when stacked in comparison to resistance.

theravenforce

Something which might be easier to do, could be to just transform the current super shrinker (and possibly super mag) to be usable in combat situations.

Or create and release in combat versions.

raighn

theravenforce wrote: »

Something which might be easier to do, could be to just transform the current super shrinker (and possibly super mag) to be usable in combat situations.

Or create and release in combat versions.

I vote modify the existing devices... hell turn them into aura's if you have to...

theravenforce

raighn wrote: »

I vote modify the existing devices... hell turn them into aura's if you have to...

I would be interested to see if that would actually work...

thebuckeye

I wholly support the idea of creating combat capable versions of the Shrinker and Magnifier devices. Especially for those who want to make their Giant Monster/Mecha without having to use the Reciprocating Rage effect. Or the

Shrinking Gas Pellets exploit.

roughbearmattach

The exploit works with Strafing Run, too, no?

thebuckeye

roughbearmattach wrote: »

The exploit works with Strafing Run, too, no?

sure, but when I used it for amusement purposes, before deleting the mad scientist the "smoking beakers" that were knocked from his hands made more sense in an RP setting than the random screaming jet shooting everything

raighn

gradii wrote: »

Why not make a toggle form which shrinks you while active? while at reduced size, you gain stacks of dodge bonus or defense until 8 stacks when taking damage, max 1 stack per second.

This form would shrink you in stages as you take damage, but would have a 0 point advantage which locks the visuals at the smallest stage.

Maybe have it scale on the higher of DEX or REC stats.

as an additional option sure, but as the only combat option, no.

theravenforce

I still want this to be a thing...

raighn

As do I... my little Serien grows tired of tripling in size every time she enters combat...​​

vonqball

I think some Dodge and avoidance would make more thematic sense than a % damage reduction.... although I can see some practical advantages to the latter.

avianos

vonqball wrote: »

I think some Dodge and avoidance would make more thematic sense than a % damage reduction.... although I can see some practical advantages to the latter.

Oh god, it's like the Minimize move from Pokemon, once they use it 3-5 Times they gain so much Evasion that they become Untouchable!


I like that! it makes more sense​​