Druid Class v1.5.2

[HousePet]

So you want to use a talent that costs stamina, but you don't want to pay for it.

You could go to Angolwen and buy Spell/Staff-Combat.

[Kaja Rainbow]

Chronomancers are arcane users. Both silence and antimagic disruption mess them up just as readily as any other arcane casters. It's only the specific case of Mana Clash that doesn't affect them, and that's largely because of the quirky nature of Paradox as a resource. Removing paradox would just make it easier for them to cast, and adding paradox would just make their magic more powerful and more prone to chaotically screwing with reality. Not to mention that paradox has no real upper cap. Overall, it's best that Mana Clash doesn't affect Paradox.

I'll agree that it's odd Staff Combat requires Strength for a weapon that uses Magic for its damage, though.

[HousePet]

Which is why the first talent add damage based on your strength.

[StarKeep]

Something I've been wondering, with Staff Mastery, what's the math for the second bit of Physical damage you deal every time you hit? I've never fully understood it, and it doesn't say in the skill's description.

With a physical power of 54, it was hitting for 56 with Staff Mastery 5.2, as an example.

"Hits z for x physical, y physical damage" Referring to the y.

[HousePet]

self:combatTalentPhysicalDamage(t, 1, 100)^2 / 100

I'm still a bit fuzzy on how combatTalentPhysicalDamage works.

[pheonix89]

So you want to use a talent that costs stamina, but you don't want to pay for it.

You could go to Angolwen and buy Spell/Staff-Combat.

No, its just that boosting strength to use a weapon that runs off magic is all kind of wierd, and i'm pretty sure I can't get into angolwen because of having antimagic. And Linaniil has a flag that i believe makes her go hostile to antimagic, and I do NOT appreciate the idea of fighting a caster with 20k mana, no meaningful cooldowns and 6 prodigies.

[HousePet]

Firstly, strength gives physical power, which improves the damage of all weapons, so strength improves staff damage.

Secondly, Linny does not have a flag to make her go hostile to antimagic, her faction is set to be hostile to Zigur followers, which Druids cannot be.

[pheonix89]

Firstly, strength gives physical power, which improves the damage of all weapons, so strength improves staff damage.

Secondly, Linny does not have a flag to make her go hostile to antimagic, her faction is set to be hostile to Zigur followers, which Druids cannot be.

Ok, wasn't sure how phys power worked with weapons that run off magical stats.

As for the second, I assumed Linny aggroed antimagic because because she personally has a hates_antimagic flag and the trying to Zigur faction members is a function of being angolwen faction, obviously its more complicated.

BTW, has anyone tried fighting Linny? How tough is she compared to the sorcerers and Amatheon.

[Crim, The Red Thunder]

By what I've heard, squishier then Athy, but hits harder. A lot.

And those NUKES. God, those nukes rival the eye beams. But she goes down faster as well, granted, she also pulls a LOT of nasty spells at you, whereas Atamathon has nowhere near as much variety available.

This is of course, completely discounting all the OTHER mages floating around, and don't forget that Tarellion is always hovering nearby. He may not be quite at her level, but he's a formidable foe in his own right. (And really ought to be buffed.)

[HousePet]

Antimagic starts locked anyway.
Also, why do you want Psiblades and Staff-Combat? Make up your mind.

[StarKeep]

Why, to use a Mindstar as your weapon, and a Staff as your shield ofc.

Just got the initial farportal boss as part druid, and sadly the... Sand/Water slow moving projectiles were able to be dodged just by walking backwards.
For some reason, they both expired after about 9 squares, if my eyes aren't faltering.

[pheonix89]

Antimagic starts locked anyway.
Also, why do you want Psiblades and Staff-Combat? Make up your mind.

As it is NOW, i'd rather have psiblades, with Staff-Combat's starter cost brought down or shifted to magic it would depend on my mood and what build I'm planning.

[HousePet]

Will be writing a minor update soon.
Will contain a tweak to Staff Mastery requirements and Harden Bones will be fixed.
Might even contain a few new vfx.

Any bugs, suggestions or requests?

[StarKeep]

Well, I'm not sure if this is possible but.
For some reason, despite your summons not using Cunning to determine their max count, they ARE counted in the case of other summons.
I'm curious if it's possible for you to make this not happen, to open up some Adventurer summoning builds.

[ajfluffy]

Yeah actually counts with some other summons too.

Like rat lich item summons count toward necromancer limit. Changing would remove some of the bonuses to life regen and such to wild summons.

Edit:
Couple suggestions, can you add taunt to poison ivy and given tanker ai?

Also, hailing oak spawn with empty quiver and spends many turns simply reloading. I think if you look at skeleton archer spawn this is fixed.

We also discussed the two new egos. I personally think druids should be more common and war should be stronger or not a greater ego. The big knocker on combat Druid is crazy