ToME: the Tales of Maj'Eyal

If anyone is interested, the scuttlebutt in IRC is that Bows could be lowered to 8 (+1 from ego = 9) max range and Slings 6 (+1 from ego = 7). This would have an interesting effect on Sling Sniper and probably make it feel a lot less overpowered. These changes wouldn't be because Skirmisher exists o...

If you read the document you'll note none of the Berserker trees are called "Bloodthirst" in it any longer. I'm sorry, I didn't know there was such a document, where can I find it? Do I understand correctly that berserkers now have a talent tree that is 90% identical to the old bloodthirs...

I actually removed the crit from Honed Instincts already, Shibari didn't like that. I also capped the duration at 5 turns (2 + skill / 2), so now it is 5 turns out of 15. It isn't much different now, just a little less accuracy in exchange for a faster CD really. Also 15 is not a "really quick&...

I agree this is a good suggestion to help make an under-utilized feature more important.

Well I am not going to wiki dive for you, but currently Skirmisher has a global slow (Pace Yourself), and Berserker has a timed global boost (Unrelenting Fury), however I think Shibari probably does not want skills to inflict slow on players, especially new players, and Combat Techniques is a very n...

Shibari doesn't like Precise Strikes as it exists, or Blinding Speed. Perfect Strikes is mostly unchanged besides giving a little less Accuracy and having a shorter cooldown (yay), along with being renamed.

Justification: Precise Strikes is just weird, a Strength requirement skill that scales with Dex? Combat Techniques talents currently use the greater of your Strength and Dexterity for their requirements. Ah, well that explains that! Thank you. I've brought that point up multiple times in IRC and no...

Rush Unchanged Powerful Grip Sustain. You grip your weapon tightly and attack with sweeping, massive blows that are nearly impossible to avoid. Gain (8x Skill) Accuracy and (30, 35, 39, 42, 45)% resistance to Disarm. All attacks cost 3 more Stamina. Justification: Precise Strikes is just weird, a S...

4. Auto explore was great to find out about, though I find myself using it more often as a quicker way of resting. If there's a button to quick rest, it would be nice if that tutorial mentioned it. Rest is just "r" on your kb by default, but if the tutorial doesn't tell you that it really...

Conversation with someone who is not a member of our hive mind (yet) about my suggestions for the next round of Berserker (or possibly an addon if it is restricted to that), posted with their permission. My apologies if I mis-represented anyone from the dev team or ToME itself during the conversatio...

I agree with your Most Important bit. It would be nice if exploring at least the West was not stressful for new players.

Suslik wrote:

Fortescue wrote:I only play on normal

apparently that's the reason why some skirmisher talents deal 600+ damage/turn on nm rares while you're like level 15 ._.

Actually I didn't code Skirmisher so don't blame numbers on me Blame me for passive chance of 100% mitigation on projectiles and melee, though.

donkatsu wrote:

Fortescue wrote:So you think certain aspects of Nightmare and beyond are more unfair than others? Interesting.

This is a commonly reported observation and is what fuels most informed balance discussions.

I've abstained from most difficulty discussions on purpose

Just because the other weapon talents are being removed doesn't mean that a Berserker should lose access to the talents if he gets Disarmed. This would help in alleviating problems Berserkers have when being Disarmed by giving them Warshout to potentially confuse opponents while they wait out rearm...

How come everyone hates adventuring parties so much? I only play on normal and tend to eat them for free loot and xp pretty easily. Because you only play on normal. Nightmare and above adventurer parties are ridiculously strong. Even on normal you can get unlucky, like edge pointed out. So you thin...