Power Trait Tokens - Enhancing the Invention System
By
Justice_Reaper,
Posted on: 2010-10-25 06:21 in Suggestions and Ideas
Sounds like what we've seen of the Interface Incarnate powers.
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/unsigned.
It's a nice idea, but putting it with Alignment Merits, which not all characters can get, makes it...
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@Rush_Bolt: Ack, are they that similar? I didn't research into Incarnate powers at all yet...
@Sharker_Quint: How come? /unsigned isn't really a reason so much as a statement. 
@Justice_Reaper: Maybe 50 non-aligned merits could be used to purchase them?
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I actually kinda like this idea. Could probably use some tweaking, but in general it isn't bad.
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Power Traits are kind of like the earlier feat/trait/perk powers I had mentioned a long while back, but frankly, since that idea sucked I reworked it and I think I have a new-ish(?) suggestion that could enhance inventions: Power Traits. Known to heroes and rogues as Responsibility Traits and known to villains and vigilantes as Corruption Traits, with the catchall term of Power Traits, PTs are my idea on adding more the gameplay without breaking the game.
Responsibility/Corruption Traits are earned from Alignment Merits. 1 A-Mer = 1 Trait Token. Each Trait Token can be thought of as single-slot enhancements that don't actually TAKE a regular slot, but instead, you can only slot one R/T Trait per power. That power will be perpetually modified unless you remove or alter its inherent PT via respec. It cannot be removed otherwise, at all, so be careful how you slot your Traits. Having more than one of the same type of Trait acquired and slotted can earn you Trait Set Bonuses, but be careful not to slot them in powers that may not benefit from the token.
Traits have a 'unique'/proc factored into them, one positive bonus unaffected by Enhancement Diversification (I.E. goes over the ED softcap), and two negative bonuses. Let's say you find a damage token. Here's what a made-up token might have on itself, stats-wise. We'll say this is.. I dunno, Blaze with 1ACC/3DMG/1ENDRDX generic IOs at 50. That brings your most important stats at 40% ACC, ~100% DMG, ~40% ENDRDX, yes? Now, you manage to craft a Corruption Trait Token based around damage. Bear with me, we'll call it Marauder -- now what does that have? Well, let's say it's +25% Damage, 15% additional endurance cost, and -10% RNG. The unique it
Blaze now has:
25% Damage + 100% = 125% (unaffected by ED softcap due to Trait Token)
negative 15% ENDRDX - 40% ENDRDX = 25% EndRdx on power
-10% RNG (Already unaltered in the power, so now any buffs will be 10% less effective. Will not go below 0%)
UNIQUE TRAIT: "Marauder" -- The armies of Rularuu ravage so many dimensions. You've come to think and act like one of their marauding Brutes, and now every damaging power you activate and hit with has a 10% chance to do a -7.5% Damage Resistance and Defense Debuff penalty to your target. Marauder's penalty will apply in an area of effect, but every target struck reduces the proc chance by -0.5%.
Example Trait -- Corruption Trait Token for 'Marauder' Set
+25% DMG, 15% additional END cost, -10% Range, Marauder (
Set bonus for--
1: +1.5% Damage
2: +2.5% DMG (does not accumulate with prior set)
3: +3% DMG, +1.5% ACC
4: +4.5% DMG, +3.5% ACC
5: 5% DMG, 5% ACC
6: 5% DMG, 5% ACC, IMPROVED 5% chance for Marauder proc to activate
etc.
Now hopefully that isn't a bunch of mumbo jumbo. Does it seem fair? Do the advantage penalties seem equalizing? Critique and lemme know what'cha think!
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