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Scribe
- Thread starter Licksterboy
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Hey everyone! I had totally forgotten about scribe until the other day and I was astonished when I looked at their skills. There are some real balance issues with this class, and a simple fix would just be to remove these certain skills because scribe is not a combat class.
Superheat: For 20 seconds, you smelt ores as you mine.
I don't even understand why a class that uses a pen and paper can use a miner skill.
SafeFallOther: For 10 seconds, you can save your target from taking fall damage.
Although I could see this actually happening (using feathers to dampen a fall) but again, this is not a combat/support class therefore should not have a skill like this.
Dispel: You remove up to 3 magical effects from your target.
Once again, combat skill, not sure why scribe has anything like this.
Gills: For 1 minute you can breath under water.
Same story as the others, not a combat class, doesn't fit the class.
All of these skills make scribe a very unbalanced class because some players (most don't
) go scribe just for these added benefits in combat. If I am missing something, please tell me. 
The skills scan, farsight, and light were questionable at first but I then realized that a writer might need these skills.
Superheat: For 20 seconds, you smelt ores as you mine.
I don't even understand why a class that uses a pen and paper can use a miner skill.
SafeFallOther: For 10 seconds, you can save your target from taking fall damage.
Although I could see this actually happening (using feathers to dampen a fall) but again, this is not a combat/support class therefore should not have a skill like this.
Dispel: You remove up to 3 magical effects from your target.
Once again, combat skill, not sure why scribe has anything like this.
Gills: For 1 minute you can breath under water.
Same story as the others, not a combat class, doesn't fit the class.
All of these skills make scribe a very unbalanced class because some players (most don't
) go scribe just for these added benefits in combat. If I am missing something, please tell me. The skills scan, farsight, and light were questionable at first but I then realized that a writer might need these skills.
Hey everyone! I had totally forgotten about scribe until the other day and I was astonished when I looked at their skills. There are some real balance issues with this class, and a simple fix would just be to remove this certain skills because scribe is not a combat class.
Superheat: For 20 seconds, you smelt ores as you mine.
I don't even understand why a class that uses a pen and paper can use a miner skill.
SafeFallOther: For 10 seconds, you can save your target from taking fall damage.
Although I could see this actually happening (using feathers to dampen a fall) but again, this is not a combat/support class therefore should not have a skill like this.
Dispel: You remove up to 3 magical effects from your target.
Once again, combat skill, not sure why scribe has anything like this.
Gills: For 1 minute you can breath under water.
Same story as the others, not a combat class, doesn't fit the class.
All of these skills make scribe a very unbalanced class because some players (most don't) go scribe just for these added benefits in combat. If I am missing something, please tell me.
The skills scan, farsight, and light were questionable at first but I then realized that a writer might need these skills.
Superheat: For 20 seconds, you smelt ores as you mine.
I don't even understand why a class that uses a pen and paper can use a miner skill.
SafeFallOther: For 10 seconds, you can save your target from taking fall damage.
Although I could see this actually happening (using feathers to dampen a fall) but again, this is not a combat/support class therefore should not have a skill like this.
Dispel: You remove up to 3 magical effects from your target.
Once again, combat skill, not sure why scribe has anything like this.
Gills: For 1 minute you can breath under water.
Same story as the others, not a combat class, doesn't fit the class.
All of these skills make scribe a very unbalanced class because some players (most don't
) go scribe just for these added benefits in combat. If I am missing something, please tell me. The skills scan, farsight, and light were questionable at first but I then realized that a writer might need these skills.
Hey everyone! I had totally forgotten about scribe until the other day and I was astonished when I looked at their skills. There are some real balance issues with this class, and a simple fix would just be to remove this certain skills because scribe is not a combat class.
Superheat: For 20 seconds, you smelt ores as you mine.
I don't even understand why a class that uses a pen and paper can use a miner skill.
SafeFallOther: For 10 seconds, you can save your target from taking fall damage.
Although I could see this actually happening (using feathers to dampen a fall) but again, this is not a combat/support class therefore should not have a skill like this.
Dispel: You remove up to 3 magical effects from your target.
Once again, combat skill, not sure why scribe has anything like this.
Gills: For 1 minute you can breath under water.
Same story as the others, not a combat class, doesn't fit the class.
All of these skills make scribe a very unbalanced class because some players (most don't) go scribe just for these added benefits in combat. If I am missing something, please tell me.
The skills scan, farsight, and light were questionable at first but I then realized that a writer might need these skills.
Superheat: For 20 seconds, you smelt ores as you mine.
I don't even understand why a class that uses a pen and paper can use a miner skill.
SafeFallOther: For 10 seconds, you can save your target from taking fall damage.
Although I could see this actually happening (using feathers to dampen a fall) but again, this is not a combat/support class therefore should not have a skill like this.
Dispel: You remove up to 3 magical effects from your target.
Once again, combat skill, not sure why scribe has anything like this.
Gills: For 1 minute you can breath under water.
Same story as the others, not a combat class, doesn't fit the class.
All of these skills make scribe a very unbalanced class because some players (most don't
) go scribe just for these added benefits in combat. If I am missing something, please tell me. The skills scan, farsight, and light were questionable at first but I then realized that a writer might need these skills.
While all of these skills can be used for combat in one way or another, I believe Dispel is the big issue. Dispel is a combat ability of the strongest caliber and should not exist on a profession.
It can remove One.
It can remove Windwalk
It can remove Might.
It can remove Wisdom.
It can remove FlameShield.
And I think it might be able to remove ShieldReflect, but don't quote me on that.
It allows certain classes to have an insane advantage over others. A Wizard Scribe cannot be touched by a Samurai or Runeblade, due to the ability to remove their "gap closing" ability.
While I understand that Scribe is not exactly in a good place, it is currently being used entirely for the PVP advantages, and I do not like this. I think that Dispel should be removed from this profession immediately.
Even if the only ability scribes had was dispel it would still be a tremendous advantage on any class in the game. Taking away 3 buffs is just too much in my opinion.
I have not looked at the code on this, but changing the attributes on "one/windwalk" to make it no longer able to be dispelled would fix this problem altogether. While having might and wisdom dispelled off of a player may be inconvenient it certainly is not game breaking.
I have not looked at the code on this, but changing the attributes on "one/windwalk" to make it no longer able to be dispelled would fix this problem altogether. While having might and wisdom dispelled off of a player may be inconvenient it certainly is not game breaking.
This thread:
http://herocraftonline.com/main/threads/new-scribe-skill-masswriting.42276/#post-344584
I think it is essential for scribes to be able to copy written work. This could lead to things like pamphlets for events/town recruitment, lore books spread throughout the land, etc. I think it would be need. Perhaps unlimited copying of books could be a higher level scribe skill?
http://herocraftonline.com/main/threads/new-scribe-skill-masswriting.42276/#post-344584
I think it is essential for scribes to be able to copy written work. This could lead to things like pamphlets for events/town recruitment, lore books spread throughout the land, etc. I think it would be need. Perhaps unlimited copying of books could be a higher level scribe skill?