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To Sarrate: I think it took like, what, I4-ish, for the devs to even get a clue about DPA? So of course you're right, ET was never balanced around DPA in concept, but in reality, it may as well have been. The normalized numbers seem harsh though--I knew it enjoyed a good 50% or better DPE discount, but I'd hate to pay full price for the damage. Maybe just cut down on the incoming damage by 1/2?
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I don't think Castle would go for that, I remember him saying that he wanted ET to have a DPA of ~1.7 scale/sec (no ArcanaTime). That means that their options were to either reduce the damage, increase the cast time, or both. If you add more damage to the power right now, that violates one of the base goals of the animation change. Unless Castle had a change of heart or you provided some very solid evidence to support the change, I don't think he will go for it.
I'm not saying what my opinion is, since my EM experience is pretty limited.
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To Sarrate: I think it took like, what, I4-ish, for the devs to even get a clue about DPA? So of course you're right, ET was never balanced around DPA in concept, but in reality, it may as well have been. The normalized numbers seem harsh though--I knew it enjoyed a good 50% or better DPE discount, but I'd hate to pay full price for the damage. Maybe just cut down on the incoming damage by 1/2?
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I don't think Castle would go for that, I remember him saying that he wanted ET to have a DPA of ~1.7 scale/sec (no ArcanaTime). That means that their options were to either reduce the damage, increase the cast time, or both. If you add more damage to the power right now, that violates one of the base goals of the animation change. Unless Castle had a change of heart or you provided some very solid evidence to support the change, I don't think he will go for it.
I'm not saying what my opinion is, since my EM experience is pretty limited.