Thread: RPR in 7.0

I think the free answers are going to be trait upgrades (eg Melee Mastery), a new oGCD that isn't gauge locked and instead runs on a timer (like Gluttony, only I expect this one to give gauge rather than consume it) and a GCD follow-up to Communio (ala Paladin swords after Request Cat).

The base is already pretty streamlined as is, but there are a lot of spaces they could add in a new oGCD. Having it generate gauge would also help prep you for the Circle window since your GCDs in there are going to have to be Communio-follow up and Bountiful Harvest. I say 'have to' because I doubt they'll let you just build up stacks of the follow up, it'll likely be use it or lose it. This kills the Triple Communio meme but I don't think SE was ever fond of that in the first place.

As for what I'd like to see? The Communio follow up, it can be either GCD or oGCD. I like the hit visually and want to see it expanded on. From there it depends on whether they want RPR to be on the utility scale. I'd be fine with being the lowest damage melee if it meant having some interesting utility. For example, it would be cool to have a larger shield like Crest that you plop down around you, and it absorbs damage dealt to anyone inside up to a cap. That's a pipe dream, though. It would be brokenly overpowered for the way this game is designed concerning mit if it was actually useful. And if they want it to be higher on the dps scale, well we don't really need new abilities for that. That's just number changing.

You actually don't want to increase the length of the Enshroud window with additional actions at all. Right now, there's room for two Enshroud windows under Arcane Circle (if you use two filler SoDs between Enshroud and Arcane Circle to start the Enshroud recast early, which in turn requires you to start your burst with 9 or less seconds on Death's Design) and three under your potion. Adding more steps to this will likely make this more awkward than it already is. The best thing to do is just reduce the recast of Enshroud by 5 seconds to remove the need for filler GCDs, while leaving the Enshroud sequence itself untouched.

Adjustments to Harvest Moon to recharge it more easily, likewise, are not a good idea because GCD space within Arcane Circle is at a premium. You end up just delaying a GCD of similar potency that actually generates Shroud. It's primary function is to deal with forced disconnects from the boss. You'd have to buff Harvest Moon itself by attaching some gauge gain to it, which in turn would probably create a bigger performance gap on the job.

On the subject of buffs, the one unique flavor that RPR brings to the table is that it uses other players actions during Arcane Circle to charge up Plentiful Harvest. I think if you want to add utility effects to the job, it's important to remember that while the RPR provides a benefit to others, the job also uses everyone else's power to benefit themselves. It's much like making a deal with Voidsent - it needs to go both ways.

Overall, I'd like to see RPR really excel in mobility, and that's where I'd like to see the bulk of the focus go for new actions.

Here's what I'd like: Let us use enshroud whenever we have shroud gauge and the number of enshrouded GCD's we get is dependent on how much gauge we used. IE if you have 70 shroud gauge you enter enshroud and you have 7 lemure shroud stacks (blue orbs). You must have at least 30 gauge to use communio so you can't just spam it. This would make enshroud much more flexible and could help with things like alignment and could let reaper have more use in low uptime scenarios. Also you would be able to save up for pot/buff windows with a double or triple enshroud. And enshroud's cooldown should be lowered to around 10 seconds.

Originally Posted by Lyth

You actually don't want to increase the length of the Enshroud window with additional actions at all. Right now, there's room for two Enshroud windows under Arcane Circle (if you use two filler SoDs between Enshroud and Arcane Circle to start the Enshroud recast early, which in turn requires you to start your burst with 9 or less seconds on Death's Design) and three under your potion. Adding more steps to this will likely make this more awkward than it already is. The best thing to do is just reduce the recast of Enshroud by 5 seconds to remove the need for filler GCDs, while leaving the Enshroud sequence itself untouched.

This is why I expect it to be a GCD follow-up, because it's a simple change that'll break everything.

Delete Soulsow, and just have Harvest Moon be a 60 second cooldown.