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HR-Trevor Boss Type Guy
Joined: 04 Oct 2002 Posts: 6683 Location: Louisville, KY
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Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2002 6:24 am Post subject: Focus |
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We're making a fundamental change to mana/psi points by, well, getting rid of them. This is because, as players are free to train both fairly easily, one has an immense amount of power available, virtually nonstop, as one could drain all their mana, then tap into psi as their mana refills.
So, we're combining the force that drives your mana/psi into one force, focus. Focus will be based on intellect and mentality. To encourage those who want to train both, a bonus to your max focus will be given for every X number of spells/psionics you have learned, so training spell research if you're a psionic, or training occult lore when you're a mage will give you a small edge.
Our mission IS to make it possible to hunt purely off of your focus reserves, so that you don't need to use a weapon much or at all. Of course this depends on the spells/psionics you choose to use, when, how often, etc. _________________ "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." -- Plato
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Brokyn LLAMA SECHS
Joined: 19 Oct 2002 Posts: 3648 Location: Northern Georgia
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Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2002 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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So, we're combining the force that drives your mana/psi into one force, focus. Focus will be based on intellect and mentality. To encourage those who want to train both, a bonus to your max focus will be given for every X number of spells/psionics you have learned, so training spell research if you're a psionic, or training occult lore when you're a mage will give you a small edge. |
Do you have that backwards? I thought it was Occult Lore for Psionics and Spell Research for Mages.
And. Will an Alteri's natural telepathy tap into this "Focus"? If I'm not mistaken, there's a Psionic ability for it, but the Alteri's have it naturally.. so.. yeah. It'd make sense if it did, but yanno, I just gotta cover all my bases here.
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HR-Solphan Lord of All That Is Agenty
Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 100 Location: AFK
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Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2002 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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brokyn wrote: |
Do you have that backwards? I thought it was Occult Lore for Psionics and Spell Research for Mages. |
I think he meant training the other skill in addition to the regular one for their profession. _________________ pro.gram.mer (n) - a device which converts caffeine into code |
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HR-Trevor Boss Type Guy
Joined: 04 Oct 2002 Posts: 6683 Location: Louisville, KY
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Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2002 1:25 am Post subject: |
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Solphan is correct in my intention, and you are correct Brokyn, in that training Occult Lore yields additional psionic abilities and training spell research likewise yields new spells.
And no, Alteri telepathy will not tap into their focus, it's a freebie. Even with 0 focus they will be able to use telepathy, as well. _________________ "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." -- Plato
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Dragoonseal
Joined: 11 Sep 2002 Posts: 326 Location: Shaded alcove
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Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2002 3:37 am Post subject: |
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<Ponder>
The Alteri bonus of 'Faster mana recovery', I just noticed that it specifically says mana, but did you mean mana/psi points?
And also now I spose that will be just 'Faster focus recovery'? I guess that could make up for the poison resistance <kick> <g>. _________________ Dragoonseal |
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HR-Trevor Boss Type Guy
Joined: 04 Oct 2002 Posts: 6683 Location: Louisville, KY
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Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2002 4:02 am Post subject: |
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Yep, Alteri will enjoy faster focus recovery, which'll assist both mage and psionic alike. Additionally, both of those professions have bonuses to focus max. _________________ "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." -- Plato
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Brokyn LLAMA SECHS
Joined: 19 Oct 2002 Posts: 3648 Location: Northern Georgia
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Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2002 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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You're making me want to be a Psionic instead of a Techie, Trevor. Stop it before I have to shoot you!
--William, who will simply have a second account to get the good of both words _________________
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