[REPOST] Sweeping Changes to FETO

[Breadophile]

(07-10-2014, 01:16 AM)Nolan Kryptonite Wrote: So needless to say, there are a few problems with FETO as is...

Quite, quite.

Quote:Problem: Defense-oriented Metagame
Like Brawl, FETO has a defense-oriented metagame, which makes it... less exciting.

Problem: Pow-centralized Metagame
It's almost always max Pow or bust

I suggested before a STR/MAG split. All units that don't use both magical and physical weapons/staves get 10 for their off-attack stat (MAG or STR). Their off-attack stat is not affected by natures. Regardless of which stat it is, every 2 points of STR above 10 but below 21 gives 1 point of eff. MAG (eMAG for short). The reverse also applies. A unit with 30 STR and 20 MAG has 35 eSTR and 25 eMAG. There are no increases in the amount of stats you get to invest with, so it'll be hard to put 20 MAG/STR on every character.

Every 3 points of SKL above 19 (thresholds are 22, 25, and 28) also gives 1 to both eMAG and eSTR, to a max of 3 (in case SKL+ staves are introduced or something else insane).

This makes impale a thing, which utterly decimates any remaining hope dual tanks have of tanking blows. I say put in a clause that causes impale not to activate if the opponent's DEF/RES is greater than 4 less than your eSTR/eMAG. This prevents single tanks from dying out. Single tanks have a rightful place in this game, IMO.

This also buffs wrath, since 30 SKL wrath units can now killer people who've decided to stop at 25 SKL. hehe

I want to say follow up with the introduction of magical weapons and physical tomes (giant brick anyone?), but that nerfs single tanks so hard...

Quote:Problem: Unviable Avoid
Avoid is unviable in unpromo and is only decent in promo

I have nothing. I'm sorry to disappoint.

Quote:Problem: Unused/Unusable Classes
Some classes are just inferior to other classes

Skills are my answer to this. Class nixing is the worst possible thing you could do, IMO, but somebody might be able to convince me otherwise.