Sorcerer Capstone Preview: Power Surge

[Eladrin]

Wizards may be the masters of metamagic, but the blood of Sorcerers runs filled with power. While the Elemental Savant lines aren't in Module 9, we decided to make the first Sorcerer capstone one that would be appealing to those damage-oriented characters.

Sorcerer Power Surge
Prereqs: Sorcerer Level 20
Benefit: All of your damage dealing spells deal 10% more damage, have their critical chance increased by 3%, and their critical multipliers increased by an additional 0.25.

Obviously, this stacks with all other similar effects, whether they be Potency, Arcane Lore, or the various damage enhancing enhancement lines.

As with the other capstones, subject to change before it goes live.

Edit: EYE KEN SPEL.

[Gratch]

Can only quote Neo for this:

"Whoa"



Current max is what? 18% crit and 2.75x... so now sorcs can be 21%/3x on crits? Plus the 10% beforehand... and across the board (including disintegrate's untyped).
People will need to update their bio's with new maximum damage amounts.
Hopefully damage actually means something to Mod 9 mobs.... not like the ice giants and ice dragons of Mod 8 with d5000 hit dice.

[bobbryan2]

What about any changes being made to make damage worthwhile for sorcs to specialize in at end game?

If we have more 1,000,000 HP monsters at lvl 20... you realize this capstone won't be worth the paper it's printed upon... if it were printed upon paper.

[Galbbatorix]

Awesome, I like it, gonna be very nice on my two sorc's. Thanks for the preview.

[Eladrin]

What about any changes being made to make damage worthwhile for sorcs to specialize in at end game?

If we have more 1,000,000 HP monsters at lvl 20... you realize this capstone won't be worth the paper it's printed upon... if it were printed upon paper.

We're experimenting with different ways to make damage worthwhile again for both mundane classes and spellcasters.

[bobbryan2]

We're experimenting with different ways to make damage worthwhile again for both mundane classes and spellcasters.

That's good to know. Then I guess we'll see the utility of this capstone when we see what you've cooked up for level 20 quests.

[Tanka]

My caster is happy, though he'd like +2 Cha.

[dragnmoon]

With Every capstone I see... I get more and more disappointed with the Rogue one...

Please oh please change that one to something worthwhile

[Angelus_dead]

Benefit: All of your damage dealing spells deal 10% more damage, have their critical chance increased by 3%, and their critical multipliers increased by an additional 0.25.

I guess it's good that it's not a clone of the wizard one. Leaving wizards with a higher DC makes them better at non-DPS spells like Fear and Finger.

(I wonder what the numbers are like for how much damage DBF gains from save DC)

Here's a funny suggestion: Instead of boosted spell crits, each time the sorc makes a spell crit, his body glows and his next spell is an auto-crit.

[Gratch]

We're experimenting with different ways to make damage worthwhile again for both mundane classes and spellcasters.

Better than any preview news to some of us... (not that we don't love the previews too). Thanks for both.

Ed: BTW, did the recent offsite server power issues (transformer explosion) have anything to do with this week's preview selection of POWER SURGE? Or was it the dice again?

[Tanka]

Here's a funny suggestion: Instead of boosted spell crits, each time the sorc makes a spell crit, his body glows and his next spell is an auto-crit.

Been playing some TF2 lately?

[vyvy3369]

We're experimenting with different ways to make damage worthwhile again for both mundane classes and spellcasters.

The best part of this capstone:

(Guild): [Guild] Haeson: garth doesn't like being called mundane by eladrin

[Angelus_dead]

We're experimenting with different ways to make damage worthwhile again for both mundane classes and spellcasters.

Mod5 started to paint you into a corner, but there are ways out... good luck, you'll need it.

PS. I really wonder if the original design of The Shroud had expected casters to DPS Arraetrikos...? I guess not.

[Angelus_dead]

Sorcerer Power Surge

Shouldn't he also get +8 strength?

[bobbryan2]

Mod5 started to paint you into a corner, but there are ways out... good luck, you'll need it.

PS. I really wonder if the original design of The Shroud had expected casters to DPS Arraetrikos...? I guess not.

Well, if nothing else... Lvl 20 sorcs will be even better at killing the Abbot, Reaver, DQ, and Velah...

Yeah...

[cdbd3rd]

We're experimenting with different ways to make damage worthwhile again for both mundane classes and spellcasters.

Excellent.

Good luck.

[Tanka]

We're experimenting with different ways to make damage worthwhile again for both mundane classes and spellcasters.

Glad to know you're aware of the truth that is "Con damage > DPS" for endgame content.

[jmonty]

cool. nice to see another preview!

i don't have a sorc but i think i'll continue leveling my 5 wizard up nonetheless.

[bobbryan2]

Glad to know you're aware of the truth that is "Con damage > DPS" for endgame content.

And Mundane Damage > > > > > > > Spell casting damage.

The insane increase in Melee DPS and subsequent rise in HP made casting damage worthless for Sorcs...

And unmeta-magiced spell-casting??? That's beyond hilarious. No amount of spell-like abilities will help if they can't be meta-ed.

It's definately not an easy situation they've gotten themselves into.

[Garth_of_Sarlona]

My caster is happy, though he'd like +2 Cha.

...if you want DCs - go Wizard!

Wizard = DCs
Sorc = DPS!

Garth (who rather resents being called a 'Mundane' by Eladrin)