A couple of suggestions for Rangers and Monks

[Logicman69]

I have a couple of suggestions I would like to throw out there. Please feel free to comment as you see fit.

Rangers:
I know the new Tempest change really ticked people off. Specificly the change to the AC bonus from an untyped bonus to a Sheild bonus. People were arguing that the off-hand weapon wasn't really a sheild and I'll have to agree. I suggest changing the AC bonus to a "Parrying" bonus. That seems more in line with what one would be doing with the off-hand weapon anyway. Discuss..

Monks:
I believe the monk buffs need to be looked at. All other spell effects in the game gain in power and/or durration as the character levels. Monk buffs however, stay the same. I would suggest having either the buffs increse in durration as a monk leves (ex: 1 minute for every 4 monk levels), or increse in power (Ex: Walk the Sun adds +1 to hit for ever 4 monk levels). I think the durration would be the easiest to implement.

What do you guys think? I would like a Dev to chime in if possible if these things seem out of wack.

[Letrii]

I have a couple of suggestions I would like to throw out there. Please feel free to comment as you see fit.

Rangers:
I know the new Tempest change really ticked people off. Specificly the change to the AC bonus from an untyped bonus to a Sheild bonus. People were arguing that the off-hand weapon wasn't really a sheild and I'll have to agree. I suggest changing the AC bonus to a "Parrying" bonus. That seems more in line with what one would be doing with the off-hand weapon anyway. Discuss..

It is not called a shield bonus because of how it gives bonus, but to prevent stacking exploitation.

[sirgog]

It is not called a shield bonus because of how it gives bonus, but to prevent stacking exploitation.

This was partially a balance change and partially an exploit fix.

The exploit fix was to prevent Tempest AC from stacking with a shield.

The balance change was preventing Tempest AC from stacking with the Shield spell (cast from a clicky or a wand with UMD).

[Logicman69]

This was partially a balance change and partially an exploit fix.

The exploit fix was to prevent Tempest AC from stacking with a shield.

The balance change was preventing Tempest AC from stacking with the Shield spell (cast from a clicky or a wand with UMD).

I can definatly understand the exploit fix, as a sheild should not be counted as a weapon (it might be coded that way in game, I'm guessing) therefor the bonus should only apply when weilding 2 weapons. But why put the nix on the sheild spell? +4 AC for 60 seconds really should not be a make or break situation.

[Letrii]

Items with permanent shield spell effect perhaps?

[Tuney]

yeah there are several shield clickies that are higher then level 1 and then the ones with high UMD using wands.

[Letrii]

Matter of balance, you are giving up shield ac to have more dps from TWF.

[Logicman69]

ok.. all good points about tempest bonus. If it is a case of balance, I can understand.

So what about the monk buffs? Extended time as a monk levels, or more power to the buffs?