Grey Pilgrim

Zam, I played through most of the first before realizing I played it when you were testing it a long while back. Heh. I'll give your second a go when I get the chance.

The Dhahabu Kingdom is pretty interesting and has an African mythology vibe, which I like. Different from the Banished Pantheon, too.

Well, does a Peacebringer's ST damage make up for it? I'm not entirely sure. Looking at those numbers, I rather wonder if a better thing to argue for is better ST DPS for both Peacebringers and Warshades, as it is rather anemic. I know the whole game is not balanced around defeating pylons, but those numbers are what... not even half of what is needed to drop a pylon? Seems kind of iffy for an AT that is mostly offense oriented.

And I'm not sure that Peacebringers are that one form oriented (just wanting to be convinced). It seems like the human form AOE damage seems iffy, since it seems like you couldn't keep it up in game: Solar Flare would knock things back, Photon Seekers does as well, etc., whereas Nova can just keep applying it to every mob and more than once. I also thought Inner Light giving some more benefit to forms would have a bigger impact on their DPS as well.

I also wanted to respond to this:

"Originally Posted by Smiling_Joe
No, no. That's not the only thing I want. It's just the single easiest way to address the disparity between the two.

And we have all presented our ideas, but were they really read by the devs? By the looks of the changes, they just skimmed through the first page or two of posts at some point this month, because all the discussion we had in the forums prior to that has apparently been disregarded."

It sounds like Arbiter Hawk has been playing Kheldians a lot to get to where the changes are. He's also stated many times that he will keep his eye on them to see what more changes (if any) are needed, besides the promises of future adjustments to animations.

Added to that is the information that Second Measure gave to Chad Gulzow-man (who asked about Kheldians at SDCC for me). He said that they were looking at them, but not to expect anything until I22. I have no idea if the current changes were able to be moved up and he wasn't aware of that at the time, or if they have more planned.

Still, with all of that together, it's good to remember that there is a lot going on in game right now (and not just with Kheldians), but that the devs do have their eye on us. So make good cases for what you want to see changed, and don't get too annoyed if you don't see it right away. We're in a very different spot now than we have been since I11.

I must admit I despaired a little when Arbiter Hawk said he was not currently planning on changing Solar Flare or Pulsar last week, but I do know that he is paying attention and working on things. Being positive overall about this will be a good thing.

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And I can't emphasize enough that it sounds like art and FX are swamped right now, and that seems to be putting a crimp in how much can be done for Kheldians right now. So take that into account when wondering why some changes are or are not happening.

Dang. And I had a story turned down for publishing today (again).

Someone needs to share some happy before we all drown in our sorrows.

Arbiter Hawk has said they haven't made all the changes to animations that they want, and that he's going to be keeping an eye on Kheldians for the near future. So give feedback when and as you can.

Here are suggestions I have made that still need to be made to Peacebringers/Kheldians (Warshades needing fewer).

1. Make Solar Flare KD. Been stated enough elsewhere. It's just not on par with other PbAOE melee powers.
2. Make Pulsar a guaranteed Mag 3, and possibly shorten the animation as well. I'm not sure why people aren't mentioning this more here, but it is a common complaint in the rest of the forums. Pulsar is far weaker then the Warshade AOE mez power, and it should not be. The two should be roughly balanced.
3. Shorten the shapeshifting animation time. This really prohibits Kheldians from being fun with one of their major mechanics.
4. Improve the Kheldian inherent so it provides a boost while solo. I'm currently working on a proposal for this, but I believe it should happen. Other ATs that gained less use from their inherent while solo have recently been improved (Tankers and Defenders spring to mind), and Kheldians should be included in this.

Arbiter Hawk made an over all post later, saying that the desire for changes to Solar Flare and Pulsar are noted, but he did not want to bring them in at this point because the other changes to them are so significant, and he does not want Peacebringers to become overpowerd.

I and others are more than on the record to say this is not the case. If I ever compare Peacebringers to Warshades or other melee ATs in the future, it's easy to note that the current powers changed are in line with similar Warshade powers, but that Solar Flare and Pulsar are behind what other similar powers can do.

Until Solar Flare and Pulsar are improved, they are sub-par and weakened, meaning that Peacebringers are also lagging behind their Warshade brethren and the melee ATs they are meant to emulate in human form. Pulsar is not worth using in its current form as a crowd control power (unable to reliably mez a lieutenant in a lengthy three second power), and Solar Flare is iffy mitigation that does not allow a Peacebringer to follow up with any of their other attacks.

And... thanks for the compliment, PC Guy.

Zenyth, Light Form has half of the crash it used to have. Half your endurance or health is easily fixed by a Peacebringer's other powers. The power is now awesome and I use it whenever it is up on Test.

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Peacebringers are in far more need of help than Warshades, and the main things Warshades need are being worked on. +def to all from their stealth power, better form shifting to dwarf, and (eventually/hopefully) a faster shifting between forms.

If they made the beta forums viewable for you all, you can see what the... stuff is. There is a thread in the discussion forums for them, so if you can see them, go there and discuss them.

Chad Gulzow-Man asked Second Measure about Kheldians at SDCC for me, and he told Chad that they were looking at them, but not to expect anything until I22. I'm gathering that more may be coming from that and other things, but I was surprised to learn there was... stuff... in I21 beta for Kheldians to check out.

You have a few directions you can try to go. If you go tri-form, definitely focus on one form at a time, or your slots will be spread too thin for you to do well. With mine, I focused on Nova, then Dwarf, and then Human (though I dropped slots in the heals and build up when I could).

However, you can do okay with a dual form or even all human approach. It's kind of how much you like each form: Dwarf is the tank form, Nova Blaster, Human the Scrapper (though you'll want to pack break frees for now, and even after you pick up Dwarf form).

You should... ummm... totally check out the VIP Beta. There are some things you should check out there. Don't get up your expectations until you get there, but do check them out. It will be worth your while.

Arbiter Hawk said it was okay to say this and not an NDA issue with the VIP Beta, so I'm hoping that was enough. I'm assuming any chatter about... stuff... should be in the beta forums, however. Just wanted to let Kheldian types know they should check... stuff... out.

Zam, how are they playable if the profanity bug is affecting them? Mine isn't playable because of it. Did you change the problem words or something?

I'll try to fit these in if I can.

Excellent changes, well done! Hopefully you'll get enough happy here to make up for the rage in the other thread.