A fix for SMN MP problems

Add a mp steal effect to fester ta-da! :o

60%-70% mp stolen per damage done wouldn't be an obscene amount and would not buff scholars.

This is the most stupid thing I've read in any of the 20 "fix summoner" threads currently on the first page of the forum.

Let's make Energy drain useless for SMN yay!

Just make Fester a trait for Energy Drain. SMN now Festers and Energy Drains 100% of the time against single targets. Broken? probably not.

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Originally Posted by ManaKing

Just make Fester a trait for Energy Drain. SMN now Festers and Energy Drains 100% of the time against single targets. Broken? probably not.

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And thus SMN has one less action than the other 9 jobs.

How about instead of giving us more useless spell speed. Pet crits give us 5 or so seconds of refresh instead?

I also think Fester should have a crit effect like adlo. Maybe 25% chance to restore a aetherflow stack on crit.

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Originally Posted by Delta041

How about instead of giving us more useless spell speed. Pet crits give us 5 or so seconds of refresh instead?

I also think Fester should have a crit effect like adlo. Maybe 25% chance to restore a aetherflow stack on crit.

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The first idea is decent, though it would need to be 6 since MP ticks are on a 3 second clock. The second one though, wouldn't that just make the MP issues even worse by causing you to use Aetherflow less often?

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Originally Posted by point09micron

The second one though, wouldn't that just make the MP issues even worse by causing you to use Aetherflow less often?

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I was thinking more along the line of using the free aetherflow stack for energy drain. Maybe have a fester crit make the next energy drain not use up an aetherflow stack would be more direct.

Yes, stating it that way makes it more clear, and also a good idea. It would be like the synergy between Sacred Soil and Succor.

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Originally Posted by Aurelinaus

Add a mp steal effect to fester ta-da! :o

60%-70% mp stolen per damage done wouldn't be an obscene amount and would not buff scholars.

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I'm not sure that this is a great idea, since it pretty much removes the need for a SMN to ever cast energy drain. I would prefer something like:

Using fester grants a 50% chance to make the next energy drain cost no aetherflow.

This does a few things:
1) Grants the SMN some additional MP to help solve their MP starvation issues
2) Grants the SMN a very minor single target dps buff (which they need anyways)
3) Does not destroy energy drain
4) Keeps the buffs out of SCH hands. SCH does not need a buff at this time.