Thread: Patch 2.56 comming April 21

Originally Posted by Wournsfeik_Untawhasyn

I suspect it's going to be T10 and T12 that get hit, maybe one potential nerf that could be done to T11 without outright breaking it as a fight. But I really don't see how they can ease the mechanics of any of the fights without outright destroying any challenge they may pose.

Why would 10 and 12 get hit? If anything, 11 is the most likely to get hit because of the sphere/cube reductions since there's no guarantee with DF that you'd get a mix of caster/physical (even though it's not 100% needed).

Originally Posted by Wournsfeik_Untawhasyn

My guess is some things that caused stacks to accrue may be looking at some time on the chopping block.

Oh, I see. You're right about those; I wouldn't be surprised if those were touched, but I would also disagree if they were changed. As it is, the stack mechanics only punish severe mistakes so removing them would basically eliminate any threat of failure short of enrage.

Originally Posted by Lyrinn

Oh, I see. You're right about those; I wouldn't be surprised if those were touched, but I would also disagree if they were changed. As it is, the stack mechanics only punish severe mistakes so removing them would basically eliminate any threat of failure short of enrage.

Yeah, I wouldn't agree with it much myself. I feel like those are just there to encourage good play, but I suspect that's what people are going to get bent out of shape about most of all on.

Originally Posted by Wournsfeik_Untawhasyn

And yes, I realize this, FCoB is designed on the whole to punish you for poor play in a way that you can recover from (unless you've messed up a lot).

I feel its more on the "You need to know how to play your class well" versus "you need to play the mechanics well". Having weakness on T13 is still a major setback, and BoD is a deadweight with how much damage is going out. I was more on that the mechanics are done in a way that gear/echo would help, like having more hp buffer for the megaflares.