Samurai - The Way of The Warrior.

[Kainzo]

Samurai, A mystical warrior, is a mix between fiction and fact. This noble warrior will be split between two worlds, the real one and one made up in our dreams. The Samurai will use his magical sword offering abilities to do damage to enemies and other various effects. They will have above average melee damage and low / quick armor competency.

The below list is incomplete but offers some explanation of how Samurai will play out and tie into the game.

Basic List:
BladeGrasp - avoid the next physical attack.
WaterWalking - The samurai can move easily across the top of water (either by using glass placement on top and in front or by some other means)
ParryMagic - avoid the next spell-based attack.
MightyBlow - Deal X damage to your target
MortalWound - Hack into your target, reducing healing skills by 50% for 10s
Honor - The warrior inspires those around him, granting all party members +5 CON (requires a diamond sword)
Sacrifice - you turn onto your blade, leaving you at 1% health and slowed by 90% while buffing your party's STR and CON by +20 for 30s. (Usable only in combat)


Sword Offerings: Takes durability away from your main-weapon (all sword offering requires holding a katana)
Ashura (5%)- Deals damage and knocks the enemy back
Kotesu (5%)- Does dark damage and slows the enemy
Murasame (10%) - Heals the samurai for 25% while dealing X damage to the target
Muramasa (10%) - Causes a confusion based effect to 5 targets in the area and deals X damage
Masamune (20%) - Grants the Samurai increased movement speed and health regeneration for X seconds
InferoBlade (Could rename) (25%) - Summons a powerful meteor down from the sky to cleanse enemies. (All targets within blast take X dmg)

1.8+ Skills:
Banner - (1.8+ only) lays down your banner, everyone within the radius get +10 STR

Spoiler: Code Misc

Player offered up [Sword Offering]!

 

[Jpenguin]

Seppuku should put the user in combat, so that people can't just buff the party and heal up right before a fight.

 

[malikdanab]

Trying to absorb all of this...the kit looks so cool, but I feel like its going to be a pain to balance. I guess we have a challenge guys

 

[LightningCape]

This is gonna be fun

 

[Ruger392]

Is it on test server ?

 

[Irishman81]

So from my understanding, samurais will have to carry around at least 2 swords if they want to use a couple of those abilities.

Does anyone have any thoughts? Numbers? Anything?

 

[Ruger392]

Ashura (3%)- Deals damage and knocks the enemy back
Kotesu (3%)- Does dark damage and slows the enemy
Murasame (10%) - Heals the samurai for 25% while dealing X damage to the target
Muramasa (6%) - Causes a confusion based effect to 5 targets in the area and deals X damage
Masamune (13%) - Grants the Samurai increased movement speed and health regeneration for X seconds
InferoBlade (Could rename) (19%) - Summons a powerful meteor down from the sky to cleanse enemies. (All targets within blast take X dmg)


How does this sound?

 

[Avoir]

When will we be able to start testing out samurai on test and crumpling up numbers?

 

[malikdanab]

I think for a VERY rough outline of balance we should try to find skills similar to samurai's and use those as a base line for damage, stam, cd, and etc.

 

[Irishman81]

Quick question: if the samurai uses parry magic or blade grasp, then entangle/headbutt is used on them.

Would they escape the damage and the cc? Or just the damage. And would the caster of entangle become entangled? (I know entangle does no damage but it's still a combat skill)

Just for clarification

 

[Kainzo]

Quick question: if the samurai uses parry magic or blade grasp, then entangle/headbutt is used on them.

Would they escape the damage and the cc? Or just the damage. And would the caster of entangle become entangled? (I know entangle does no damage but it's still a combat skill)

Just for clarification

It isnt a reflect magic, it just makes it so the samurai isnt hit. It would count for any harmful effect, not just damage-based

 

[Ruger392]

It isnt a reflect magic, it just makes it so the samurai isnt hit. It would count for any harmful effect, not just damage-based

eta on when it wil be implemented on testing ?

 

[Irishman81]

It isnt a reflect magic, it just makes it so the samurai isnt hit. It would count for any harmful effect, not just damage-based

Call me crazy, but I think it used to say reflect the next magic attack. Regardless I like it better this way

 

[Kainzo]

eta on when it wil be implemented on testing ?

Several of these skills need to be coded.... so when thats done The implementers can create the class now though! @malikdanab / @WitchOnaRampage

Call me crazy, but I think it used to say reflect the next magic attack. Regardless I like it better this way

It did, I corrected it for you

 

[malikdanab]

I'll get on it when I get home.

 

[Kainzo]

Changed Bushido to Honor ... and Seppuku to Sacrifice for our Western Brothers

 

[malikdanab]

So...what skills at what lvls GO!

 

[Irishman81]

So...what skills at what lvls GO!

I think before we do this, we should map out about how much damage each skill should do. Then it should be easier to lay them out. Anyone got any initial ideas?

 

[malikdanab]

I think before we do this, we should map out about how much damage each skill should do. Then it should be easier to lay them out. Anyone got any initial ideas?

Well depends on how long the CDs will be... @Kainzo do you envision samurai with very powerful attacks or as an unending flurry of strikes?

 

[Irishman81]

And nows a good time I think to determine left click damage. Above average is what, 56 damage at level 65 with a diamond sword?

I never got the chance to play or play against samurai, but from what I've heard it had the Best left click. Intentional change?