User:Raine Valen/Mass Balance/Mesmer/Skills/Domination Magic

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Domination Magic

Backfire

Current:

• 15, 3, 20. Hex Spell. For 10 seconds, whenever target foe casts a spell, that foe takes 35...119...140 damage.

Proposed:

Raine's Proposal:

15 2 20 . Hex spell. (2 seconds.) The next time target foe attempts to cast a spell, that spell fails. Fail effect: target foe and nearby foes take 30...102...120 damage and all spells of that attribute are disabled for 1...3...4 seconds.

• • Non-passive hex is non-passive. Raine - talk 20:09, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Empathy

Current:

• 10, 2, 10. Hex Spell. For 5...13...15 seconds, whenever target foe attacks, that foe takes 10...46...55 damage.

Proposed:

Raine's Proposal:

• 10, 1, 10. Hex Spell. (2...4...5 seconds.) Whenever target foe deals damage, that foe takes 66% of that damage. Whenever that foe takes damage, you take 50% of that damage.
  • Pain Inverter (PvP). Unlike the former version, this hex deals damage proportional to the damage the target deals, so it can't, say, be applied to a cripshot ranger for much of an effect. Axe warriors won't eat 110 damage for Frenzying at a bad time (maybe 80, if they crit), dervishes take some amount of damage relative to the insane amount they can put out, etc. However, because this is a strong effect (using this on a spike will probably half-kill kill an axe warrior), it has a big drawback: the mesmer suffers from the same thing, to a lesser extent. It should also be noted that this now triggers on damage, and not on attack; it can be used on casters, too, against things like Rodgort's and SH (which Backfire really didn't do much against, since fire eles cast relatively infrequently). Raine - talk 17:52, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Visions of Regret

Current:

• 10, 2, 20. Elite Hex Spell. For 10 seconds, target foe and adjacent foes take 15...75...90 damage whenever they use a skill.

Proposed:

Raine's Proposal:

• 10, 3, 12. Elite Hex Spell. For 12 seconds, whenever target foe uses a skill, that skill recharges for an additional 1...3...4 seconds (maximum 5...17...20 seconds) for each of their recharging skills.
  • Mesmers were never intended to be a damage class. Instead of dealing damage for each skill used, this punishes skill use by increasing the their recharge, with longer disabled periods as the hexed foe uses more skills. For example, a W/A Endurance Daggers warrior using Golden Fox Strike, Wild Strike, and Death Blossom under this hex at 12 spec would have their lead attack recharge increased to 8, their offhand to 13, and their dual to 14, assuming Warrior's Endurance was recharging. If they continued to use skills, the penalty would continue to increase, effectively shutting down a target over time through forced recharge. Raine - talk 19:51, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
• 1, 10, 2, 12. Elite Hex Spell. Affects target foe and adjacent foes. While you maintain this Hex, these foes take 15...75...90 damage whenever they use a skill and you lose 5...3...2 Energy or Visions of Regret ends.
  • Yes, it's a maintained Hex. It now requires thought - applying it badly can easily drain a Mesmer of energy. With the similar changes to other Domination hexes, it will make the "fire and forget" line a lot more attentive. Raine - talk 20:14, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

Wastrel's Worry

Current:

• 5, 0.25¼, 1. Hex Spell. After 3 seconds, target foe takes 20...84...100 damage. Wastrel's Worry ends prematurely if that foe uses a skill.

Proposed:

Raine's Proposal:

• 10, 2, 1. Hex Spell. After 8...5...4 seconds, all of target foe's skills are disabled for 3 seconds. Wastrel's Worry ends prematurely if that foe uses a skill.
  • Instead of giving mesmers pressure through damage, this now gives mesmers pressure through the threat of shutdown. Raine - talk 19:51, 25 March 2009 (UTC)