Meditation

MistaBwanden - Sanctuary
MistaBwanden - Sanctuary Posts: 2,803 Arc User
edited July 2010 in Suggestion Box
I was thinking, Tideborns are the only class that don't sit down and meditate. The Tideborn meditation is actually much more unique, so why can't we do this with other classes?

For example, a cleric could wrap itself up in its wings as if it were trying to protect itself, and meditate that way.

Other classes, I can't think of many examples (Been trying to think of some) but it'd still be nice to see some different meditations for each class.

Thoughts?
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  • MoonUsagi - Heavens Tear
    MoonUsagi - Heavens Tear Posts: 4,377 Arc User
    edited June 2010
    Agree before, no comment now.
    These already suggested many times, but nvm.
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  • Julanya - Dreamweaver
    Julanya - Dreamweaver Posts: 7 Arc User
    edited June 2010
    Clerics with wings wrapped like you said, sounds good. Barbs transform into their animal form and curl up and hibernate maybe? Venos sit as they do now but their first pet in their pet bag walks around them in a circle, guarding/protecting their master? Assassins should fade into the shadows, not actually stealthed, but to appear "hidden" to meditate? Wizards could be close to now but with a better visualisation, like casting a protective spell on themselves perhaps, or similar to the Tideborn, where they "float" while meditating? Archers... same as now, just sit and meditate? Blademasters with their weapon(s) held in front of them while they kneel and regain their morale? Psychics twitch and flail about (with psychic visions running through their minds) while they sit at their crystal ball?

    Much coding would be required for the changed vis, especially since every race and class would be different. Now there's two visualisations for meditating, my thoughts/ideas would make for eight visualisations.

    Great topic for using one's imagination, but sadly, I don't ever see any time and money investment to customise visualisations being initiated. Neat concept though for a future PWE game.
  • LifeHunting - Heavens Tear
    LifeHunting - Heavens Tear Posts: 2,023 Arc User
    edited June 2010
    I do like this idea.


    My thoughts (per class):


    Blademaster: Kneeling down onto one knee, both swords out to their side (arms extended to full reach). Two small orbs, one red, one blue, floating in circling pattern's around the BM's arms, then move onto the body and flow along the body like water. This repeats until the BM stands back up, or moves.

    Wizard: They sit down on the ground, in a indian sitting position, and begin to float up into the air some. They have a orb form around them that is light blue in color, but it's visual effect is that of waves crashing together and forming into one.

    Barbarian (Human Form): They start out kneeling down on a single knee, the orb begins to form, at that moment they fall over like they died, and the orb forms to the shape of their body. The orb is still standing upright, while the barb's body is on the ground like they have died. This is to give the impression the barb is still there.

    Barbarian (True Form): They lay down on their side, and look like their sleeping. As that is happening a tiger shaped orb forms from their head to their tail, and then moves upright to give the same impression as in Human form.

    Venomancer (Human Form): Like with the current T.Born meditation the veno will do a sort of hover in the air. But as the orb forms around her, blurred out images of different (tamable) monsters in PWI flash around her orb, giving a visual display to all around.

    Venomancer (Fox Form): Fine as is.

    Cleric: As Julanya said.

    Archer: Fine as is.

    Assassin: Could be more "stealth" like.

    Psychic: ......can't comment here.
  • Myalt - Raging Tide
    Myalt - Raging Tide Posts: 89 Arc User
    edited June 2010
    Why don't people want anything fancy for Archers? D: lol, I love my Archer~ ;_; How about sitting next to their weapon and sharping arrows for bows / xbows or shining projectiles (or whatever they are) for slingshots (depends what they use)? xD And they have wings too, the wings should just lay on the floor... b:pleased Hehe, it would be so cute. ^^ Too bad I never have to meditate on my Archer... I would do it when I go AFK. :P
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  • Amencat - Sanctuary
    Amencat - Sanctuary Posts: 484 Arc User
    edited June 2010
    true, true and again true, just do it! b:victory
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  • MagicHamsta - Lost City
    MagicHamsta - Lost City Posts: 10,466 Arc User
    edited June 2010
    LifeHunting - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    Psychic: ......can't comment here.

    they get sucked into their soulorb.
    b:chuckle

    also why you hating on the hamster ball meditation?
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  • Lyonna_S - Sanctuary
    Lyonna_S - Sanctuary Posts: 57 Arc User
    edited June 2010
    sounds good, elf wrapping wings... but actually i was thinking about...all class can meditate everywhere like water or flying... =__=

    I'm still doing quest so its annoyin if i have to go down or up to land for meditate...dun wanna waste pots too
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  • KissAndKill - Dreamweaver
    KissAndKill - Dreamweaver Posts: 750 Arc User
    edited June 2010
    I don't use meditation anyway, in most cases, just standing around gives me more HP/MP recovery.
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  • LenieClarke - Heavens Tear
    LenieClarke - Heavens Tear Posts: 3,275 Arc User
    edited June 2010
    venos in fox form already curl up and stick their noses under their tailtips. b:cute
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  • truekossy
    truekossy Posts: 7,021 Arc User
    edited June 2010
    KissAndKill - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    I don't use meditation anyway, in most cases, just standing around gives me more HP/MP recovery.

    How, exactly, does that work when meditating doubles your HP/MP recovery rate?
  • Tainte - Lost City
    Tainte - Lost City Posts: 20 Arc User
    edited June 2010
    I can just picture the graphic lag b:shocked

    But more to the point- clerics like said before with their wings around them, but their arms folded crossed across their chest like they're praying? (kinda like the channeling before IH)

    But, if each class gets a different meditation, it's different from just the tideborn meditation- from what I've seen, both classes have the same meditation animation ;s
  • KissAndKill - Dreamweaver
    KissAndKill - Dreamweaver Posts: 750 Arc User
    edited June 2010
    truekossy wrote: »
    How, exactly, does that work when meditating doubles your HP/MP recovery rate?

    Uh, because I tested it with various HP/MP Rec + stats?

    For example, when I had no + to Recovery, the meditation barely made any difference.

    On +5, same thing, still went about as fast as +5.

    Tested on BM, Barb and Venomancer... all seem similar, the only difference is that the Veno gains MP faster than the other two, and Barb gains HP faster, and BM gains HP moderately.

    All three though, don't see a gain using meditation. So I've stopped using it.
    There once a time when I cared about getting to the top quickly as possible to help others. Now, I take it slow, and don't worry about having nothing to do. There's always something to do in an MMORPG, especially if you are high level. PK'ing is for those who desire to inflate their egos. True friendship comes from helping one-another, rather than to start rivalries.

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  • YordaUjain - Dreamweaver
    YordaUjain - Dreamweaver Posts: 242 Arc User
    edited June 2010
    but what about the profit? This will cost too much money!
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  • Reshanta - Sanctuary
    Reshanta - Sanctuary Posts: 350 Arc User
    edited June 2010
    Something much better: Meditate should triple the regeneration effect.
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  • Julanya - Dreamweaver
    Julanya - Dreamweaver Posts: 7 Arc User
    edited June 2010
    Reshanta - Sanctuary wrote: »
    Something much better: Meditate should triple the regeneration effect.

    At least triple. After combat, to have to sit or stand around for more than one full minute is bad, makes me want to not play. I don't play to sit and do nothing while my HP and MP regen so slowly like it does. It takes way too long.

    Oh wait, I know, I need a cleric just to do a solo quest, otherwise I have to wait four minutes to fully regen HP and MP after only three kills. Need clerics to be able to heal MP too then. Normal game regen is way too slow.
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  • MistaBwanden - Sanctuary
    MistaBwanden - Sanctuary Posts: 2,803 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    YordaUjain - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    but what about the profit? This will cost too much money!

    Make it a Boutique item that lasts forever? ;D

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