Have a bullet imbue system, which allows a gun to use a bullet that induces a certain status effect.
Just like Boost deals with UVs; you pick the gun, then pick the whichever status bullet you want (e.g. fire/curse/sleep), then the duration (e.g. 50ce for 5 days, 100ce for 15 days, 150ce for 30 days).
I really feel that guns need a buff, so I hope that this kind of feature would be available soon.
The suggestion is open for criticism.
Cheers.
-Reiyu
What's the point of status alchemers if Nova Driver could freeze, burn, or electrocute while having higher raw damage? If this was ever implemented, you'd be screwing over a lot of people who got status-dealing guns.
Why choose between DPS and status effects when you can just deal EVERYTHING?
"What's the point of status alchemers if Nova Driver could freeze, burn, or electrocute while having higher raw damage? If this was ever implemented, you'd be screwing over a lot of people who got status-dealing guns."
End of discussion.
If you put an imbued bullet onto an alchemer, it could gain another status effect. Say for example you put a shock bullet to a Cryo Driver, now it will have both shock and freeze chances, and if they put a freeze bullet to it, the chances of freezing will go up.
Of course, this is not going to make guns OP, since you're just limited to one status bullet at a time.
its pointless plus on rich guys are gonna get anyway and if it happens why just guns?
like having calibr have a chance of curse or something!!!!
@Skillkid The point of this thread is to buff guns, not swords as well. But all types of weapons seem fine to me.
@OP You will need different ce prices for different status effects as some status effects are better than others (eg curse is better than poison). Anyway this idea will overpower guns, and after the weakening of monsters, NO THANK YOU! Anyway guns and bombs - in my opinion are fine as they are. I have no problem attacking monsters with my blitz and polaris.
Now gunners have to pay more money to keep up? Why not just give guns a general range buff if you think they aren't good enough? I think guns are fine, and they're quite annoying in LD when I'm trying to charge a bomb.
@Ztype it's just my opinion since gunners are kinda rare in LD. nobody wants to use guns since they're uberly inferior to toothpicks. now if you make guns a status dealing weapon, it would make sense for others to appreciate other status defenses. not to mention most people pretty much just get a skolver set with shock max, and a toothpick with asi VH, and you're all set for lockdown. what about the other statuses that don't get that much attention? why put them in the game if you just need a couple of resistances to win?
The reason shock bombs are so popular in LD is because one of their equivalents to immobilizing players (Shivermist) is already covered in Skolver's defences. Thus, Voltaic Tempest is the best choice. Most of the time.
I have seen players use Stun bombs as well though, and that's like having people throwing snowballs at you...it's probably just as annoying as Voltaic.
But yeah I think the rational rebuttals have already been stated in this thread:
1): Gunners shouldn't have to pay extra to level out with the other classes.
2): Cursing Argent Peacemakers/Sentenzas ftw.
~Sev
Gunner armor sucks but the guns themselves are just fine. Callahan could use a small damage boost and the antiguas should be changed to pure damage with the addition of a piercing antigua line, but other than that, guns don't need any tweaking.
GRAND! I'd like my Sentenza and my Polaris to deal curse during lockdown matches.
And if applicable, they should deal stun/shock as well. I'd also like to purchase an ice uv for my blitz, so that I won't even need to shiver duke.
Buff the guns: Yes
Walk all over the game with them: No thank you.