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arontimes
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One thing that bugs me about Neverwinter's AoE powers is that most of them have low target limits. Most powers can only target five hostiles, while a rare few have no target limit. With the countless adds filling all current dungeons, having a target limit makes it much harder to control them effectively.
Now, what if the target limit was removed and AoE powers could hit and control any number of adds?
1. Adds would be easier to control and outright kill. A control wizard can keep the adds controlled to relieve pressure from the healer and the DPS. A wisdom-based CW who has the right loadout can keep the adds locked down, even if he might not be able to kill them. A charisma-based CW can kill the adds faster.
2. Control Wizards would greatly outdamage Trickster Rogues on the damage leaderboard. A possible solution would be to have one leaderboard for single-target damage and another for total damage.
3. Tabbed Entangling Force would give massive amounts of action points. Perhaps limit the amount of bonus AP to the current limit, so anything beyond five targets doesn't cause massive AP gain?
4. Both types of fighters would be much better at holding aggro. Enforced Threat would mark a lot more adds, while Not So Fast would slow more adds and have them grant combat advantage if feated.
5. Clerics would be affected the least. They can now blow away much larger number of adds with Sunburst and immobilize more targets with Chains of Blazing Light.
What do you think?
Now, what if the target limit was removed and AoE powers could hit and control any number of adds?
1. Adds would be easier to control and outright kill. A control wizard can keep the adds controlled to relieve pressure from the healer and the DPS. A wisdom-based CW who has the right loadout can keep the adds locked down, even if he might not be able to kill them. A charisma-based CW can kill the adds faster.
2. Control Wizards would greatly outdamage Trickster Rogues on the damage leaderboard. A possible solution would be to have one leaderboard for single-target damage and another for total damage.
3. Tabbed Entangling Force would give massive amounts of action points. Perhaps limit the amount of bonus AP to the current limit, so anything beyond five targets doesn't cause massive AP gain?
4. Both types of fighters would be much better at holding aggro. Enforced Threat would mark a lot more adds, while Not So Fast would slow more adds and have them grant combat advantage if feated.
5. Clerics would be affected the least. They can now blow away much larger number of adds with Sunburst and immobilize more targets with Chains of Blazing Light.
What do you think?
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So not needed. It's pretty ok as it is now.
Since CWs really don't need that.
Daunting light and divine glow are target capped, too. Divine searing light, on the other hand....oh my.
But yeah, DL able to hit more than 5 dudes would be aces.
2. CW's outdamages EVERYTHING already
3. >Implying 45%+ isn't to much already...
4. Fair point on these, will probably make them a bit more desirable.
5. Sunburst is WaI imo, and Chains already had unlimited targets as far as I know.
We are definitely dominating, and we are always about to win.