Spiral Knights - Armors getting special abilities.

Armors getting special abilities.

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Wed, 03/21/2012 - 22:06

Frocus

Not sure if this idea has been suggested or not but I'm just throwing out my version if it has.

Almost everyone, if not everyone, know that the wolver lines are the best gear for swordsmen. Therefore, most people flock to it if they favor swords. So to help balance a little mabye adding special abilities to armor.

I was thinking it should start at maybe 4* and a more powerful version at 5*. To keep these from being crazy there should be a time limit and a cool-down for each ability. abilities can only be activated with the full set.

Examples: (THESE EXAMPLES ARE NOT PERFECT! SO PLEASE FOCUS ON THE MAIN POINT OF THIS THREAD, whether you want abilities to armor or not!)

Sinister Skelly Armor(4*)- summons 2 spiral zombies (deal normal damage) to of random status of that depth to help you. last 10 or 15 second. Can only use once per depth

Dread Skelly Armor(5*)- summons 2-4 spiral zombies (deal normal damage) of random status of that depth to help you. last 15 or 20 seconds . Can only use once per depth

Plates series(4*)- all enemies in the area target you and you become invincible for 3s but cannot move but may turn and attack of the damage. adds a universal damage reduction low. Can on use once per depth.

plate series (5*)- all enemies in the area target you and you become invincible for 5s but cannot move but may turn and attack. adds a universal damage reduction medium. Can only use once per depth.

I do not necessarily mean that these abilities should be added. This are just examples that come off the top of my head. Know that if abilities to armor are added to the game I'm pretty sure OOO knows what to do.

Wed, 03/21/2012 - 22:25

Diamondshreddie

hmmmm

i see where you're going with this!! i personally think it would be soo cool to see a skelly knight summon up a horde of undead helpers . the plate series thing .. i dont really get it :P i think plate needs a CTR bonus if anything, but also MUCH more defence to make it have a "Tank-like" nature. Also maybe an ability to push all nearby enemies away a short distance when damaged sufficiently

Wed, 03/21/2012 - 22:27

Demonicsothe

Skelly: Subtle attempt at

Skelly: Subtle attempt at pets. And the places where you use skelly, tend to be shadow resistant in itself.

Plate: Seems op. No, really. Pair it with a fast sword, hit 2-3 times, switch to heavy to knockback. Arenas are now more of a faceroll.

Wed, 03/21/2012 - 22:33

Frocus

@sothe

i see where your going with it but this is just an idea. just wanted to post an idea of mine. with skelly i couldn't think of anything else that would suit it. also with plate maybe a use once per level cool-down. i was trying to make it more of an emergency ability. ill edit it

Wed, 03/21/2012 - 23:12

Demonicsothe

/shrug Some edits and balance

/shrug

Some edits and balance could be nice. Instead of a pet summon, how bout an animation that causes aoe damage, or a second or two of holo-whatever swinging away.

In no oridnary scenario would I imagine your plate ability to be useful. And it would be extremely powerful in its niche. Back into corner, equip high dps/high risk weapon. Activate ability. Proceed to faceroll, equip a heavy to carve a path out. Or for a tougher than normal enemies, trojan/giant lichen/battlepod/arkus or whatever. Easiest 1v1 fight ever.

But completely useless against most normal situations of "meet enemy, swing at enemy".

Just trying to help before Kentard rips your op to shreds

Thu, 03/22/2012 - 04:20

Kentard

And here I am.

Ok, I won't 'rip it to shreds' - maybe I will; but look, it's highly unlikely that things such as active abilities will be implemented into gamepaly (at best maybe a fancy sword), much less having abilities for armor.

Summoning is out. I'm quite sure you know about the pet issue.
Invincibility is out too. Granted that it's only a few seconds and its a one-shot skill for every level, it's still a gamebreaker. Especially since enemies aren't that unkillable in SK - maybe if they buffed enemies I'm more inclined to agree with you, but as things stand right now passive abilities would be nice - and a lot more practical, not to mention balanced.

Thu, 03/22/2012 - 08:32

Frocus

I edited it.

Thu, 03/22/2012 - 10:55

Kentard

Not the point.

Changing it to once per depth doesn't solve the problem.
It's not about the duration, it's about active abilities as a suggestion.

It's highly unlikely active abilities will be implemented into gameplay, so I propose you work on something that still functions with the current paradigm of armor abilities - passive boosts.
But yes, if active abilities are implemented anytime soon, I suppose these would be decent ideas.

Thu, 03/22/2012 - 11:34

Juances

The fact that the game is already easy....

[ego]I can survive in a room full of T3 wolvers naked with a proto sword without getting hit[/ego]

If knights get fancy abilities, monster should become stronger and get powerfull new moves too, to balance it out. Everyone thinks about players, but forgets the challenge and trouble enemies are supposed to cause to us.

Thu, 03/22/2012 - 12:12

Diamondshreddie

hmm ...

OH!

i just though of a GREAT ability for the plate series!!:

you know how its supposed to be for a "Squad Guardian" in that he's supposed to stay alive the longest .. well heres 2 change options, for either or

1)give it general CTR
2)increase the defence by ALOT

but heres an idea i though of to really make it shine.

Health picked up counts for more with the full set

now i know hearts SEEM abundant, but thats mainly in FSC... hearts aren't so abundant elsewhere.
whaddya think?

Thu, 03/22/2012 - 13:26

#10

Cyankitsune

Hmm...

...Interesting. I usually find myself scavenging for hearts on non-FSC T3 levels - and since the Plate series (I think) is mostly Normal resistance, that'd be a nice way to even out the damage you'll never be able to resist.

Though to be honest, I'd rather have it give a small to moderate resistance on all fronts in return for the slower attack speed. Maybe even throw in a movement speed decrease.

Thu, 03/22/2012 - 22:14

#11

Hexzyle

Give Plate Mail a new passive

Give Plate Mail a new passive ability such as "Increase Shield Knockback"?

Thu, 03/22/2012 - 22:27

#12

Fehzor

More passive abilities would

More passive abilities would be nice, yes.

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