Microcosm

Originally Posted by TwoHeadedBoy

Usually I would say good on you, but I'm pretty sure that there are laws against disagreeing with Microcosm about math. Not just regular laws, scientific laws.

Originally Posted by Rakeeb

I do my own research - build the numbers and then try things out in-game - so I'm typically confident in my conclusions. I'm not particularly worried about other voices/opinions unless they bring up important information, such as Micro pointing out that the game needed a full server tick to finish resolving a power before enabling the execution of the next one.

EDIT: The project was more a labor of love than anything else, says so right in the introduction, so unless anyone else has anything meaningful to add I'll probably move on.

Originally Posted by Rakeeb

I gotta say - frankly, when exemplared (which I typically only doing for teaming) Kheldians are out-and-out overpowered in teams. Either we have too much gun, are virtually impossible to kill, or some nightmarish combination of the two.

They're not "oh that's kinda neat" overpowered, they're ludicrously overdone.

EDIT: On topic, I don't think you'll have to worry about surviving anything, save for Endurance drain mobs that give us all a headache. I think the big fear for this character will be, ironically, too little AOE... although I don't live in a world with Solar Flare doing knockup rather than knockback, so it's really hard to say how much we'll gain by that change. My gut says a *lot*.

Originally Posted by Rakeeb

Individual Attack Data

Quick Reference Guide:
Name: Base Damage / Base Cast Time / Arcana Cast Time / Damage per Arcana Time / Endurance Cost / Recharge

Gleaming Bolt: 26.69 / 1 / 1.118 / 23.872 / 3.12 / 1.5s
This is a light and fast ranged attack. While it does very little damage per cast, its relatively quick cast time means that it can effectively be used as filler, and it serves both as a sort of grease for attack chains and a proc carrier.

Glinting Eye: 44.49 / 1.67 / 1.716 / 25.90 / 5.2 / 4s
A slightly heavier ranged attack, but one with a cast time that does not justify its low damage. Glinting Eye is widely perceived as the worst attack for Peacebringers because of its long execution and low damage for that execution.

Gleaming Blast: 72.96 / 1.67 / 1.716 / 42.51 / 8.53 / 8s
Gleaming Blast, on the other hand, does justify its cast time, albeit barely. Gleaming Blast serves as adequate attack chain filler, but is hardly a star attack on its own. It’s our heaviest single-target ranged attack.

Radiant Strike: 92.65 / 1.07 / 1.118 / 82.289 / 10.19 / 10s
Radiant Strike is far and away our best DPA attack. At 82.289 damage per cast it’s almost on the same level as Dark Melee’s Smite ability (~86 dpc), which is the gem of a very good single-target set. Because of its swift cast time it’s also a good proc delivery system for melee proc IO’s. The only downsides here are its substantial knockback and that at the recharge for Radiant Strike is a considerable 10s, meaning that even in the most recharge-accelerated world you’re unlikely to get it under 3 seconds, whereas in Dark Melee, Smite has a 6s recharge time and comes up significantly more often in a compressed attack chain.

Incandescent Strike: 168.28 / 3.3 / 3.3 / 50.93 / 18.51 / 20s
Not an attack often considered to be useful in a consistent attack chain, Incandescent Strike’s very heavy damage manages to overcome its downsides, such as its long cast time. Notably, its enormous cast time happens to line up precisely with server times, which is a rarity. Not every player is going to be comfortable with forcibly holding still for 3.3 seconds, but those that use it will be rewarded with the PB’s 2nd highest DPA attack.

Proton Scatter: 44.04 / 2.17 / 2.245 / 19.61 / 11.86 / 12s
Bad. Might just define “bad”.

Luminous Detonation: 40.04 / 1.67 / 1.716 / 23.3 / 15.18 / 16s
Not quite as bad as Proton Scatter, but still pretty abysmal.

Solar Flare: 67.12 / 2.1 / 2.112 / 31.78 / 18.51 / 20s
This ability is getting closer to “good”, and a great AoE, but definitely not a single-target rotational ability.

Photon Seekers and Dawn Strike are large AOE abilities with long recharge times. They don’t have much of a role in a sustained attack chain.

Bright Nova Bolt: 40.04 / 1.5 / 1.584 / 25.28 / 3.12 / 1.5s
Bright Nova Bolt is essentially a second Gleaming Bolt. Despite doing more damage and having a better damage scale (1.2 versus 0.8) the Bright Nova Bolt is constrained by its animation time, which is a way-too-long 1.5 seconds base.

Bright Nova Blast: 66.73 / 1.5 / 1.584 / 42.12 / 5.2 / 4s
Bright Nova Blast is a reasonably good attack. It’s the heavier of the two Bright Nova attacks, and can hit relatively hard due to its heightened damage scale even despite a relatively lengthy cast time.

Bright Nova Scatter: 66.06 / 1.5 / 1.584 / 41.70 / 11.86 / 12s
Bright Nova Scatter does damage roughly on par with Bright Nova Blast, which is notable because it’s an AOE. In a Bright Nova attack chain, it’s actually reasonably effective… at least, as effective as Bright Nova chains can be, which is something we’ll go into further below.

White Dwarf Strike: 46.71 / 1.2 / 1.32 / 35.38 / 4.37 / 3s
White Dwarf Strike is a reasonably good fast attack. The animation is a wee bit too long for the results, but it’s the most efficient quick attack available to the Peacebringer.

White Dwarf Smite: 73.41 / 1.5 / 1.584 / 46.34 / 6.86 / 6s
Not bad! Smite as a power is reasonably effective and can hold its own in a rotation, although it’s certainly no Radiant Strike by any means. The 6s recharge time does hurt the Peacebringer’s ability to build an attack chain that works for White Dwarf form, since it cannot constantly be available after White Dwarf Smite. I’ll diagnose Dwarf chains below and go into this in more detail.

White Dwarf Flare: 50.05 / 2.1 / 2.112 / 23.697 / 15.18 / 16s
This ability is not intended for single targets, and the numbers back that up in a big way. Overcosted, too slow, and not a hard hitter.

Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison

Hey now, with instant shapeshift, this is back up for debate. I see your orbiting death, and raise you triple mire nova AoEs.

Originally Posted by Granite Agent

Caltrops and hibernate aren't in the build

Retsu solves the debuff issue but not the 5%+ chance of being hit, which I find really hurts in big groups like herding the Romans on maps or n the Crystal cave with the Kheld bosses. Maybe I need to chug oranges like Auro says.

Originally Posted by Dirges

Reppu are you talking about Ice armor here? If so it doesn't decently protect against ice attacks, it ignores ice attacks. Ice Armor runs around with 90 resists to cold, caped at 75, without even slotting for res.