Runes of Energy

Str0b0

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

North Carolina

N/Me

I know there are energy mods all over the place in the game but then again there are health mods all over the place too. Why not have runes of energy just like runes of vigor? It would make some interesting class combinations much more viable for play.

Winterclaw

Winterclaw

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Join Date: May 2005

Florida

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Since my main is a warrior prime, I'd prefer a rune of + energy regen, but extra energy would be good too.

Str0b0

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

North Carolina

N/Me

Well I thought about that but it would be insanely overpowered if you followed a pretty standard formula of 1pip for minor, 2 pips for major and 3 pips for superior. So I figured just more energy would be better for balance.

Winterclaw

Winterclaw

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Join Date: May 2005

Florida

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Why do you have to follow the standard formula? Make it one pip as a superior. Same goes for health too. To keep it balanced you can have either/or. Either you have more energy/life or faster recovery.

Str0b0

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

North Carolina

N/Me

Mostly because it is easier to conform to the game mechanics already in play rather than create new ones. There would have to be minor, major and superior runes of energy to conform to the drop tables already inplace. So if there are three categories of runes then they should have varying degrees of power. Putting one pip of regen on all three would negate the point of having major and superior runes. Nah I think it should follow pretty much the same pattern as Vigors.

LoneWolfWinter

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2005

While anet are at it, they should add a 'kill the other team' skill, and perhaps armor that makes you invincible no matter what attack anyone uses.

Adding runes that give extra energy regen would create such incredibly ridiculous balance issues it isn't even funny. Even adding runes to give extra energy strikes me as doing little more than trying to make the game overly easy for those who can't get a grip on the concept of energy management. It seems like an attempt to 'noobify' the game to me.

Str0b0

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

North Carolina

N/Me

I disagree. I think it is simply a logical step. By your rationale runes of vigor "noobify" the game by giving people who can't grasp healing or aggro management a leg up. I'm not advocating energy regen on runes. Like I said that would be too powerful but I see no problem with +25, +41, or +50 energy or even a lesser progression. If you have runes to increase health then why not have runes to enhance your other character resource?

Dougal Kronik

Dougal Kronik

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Join Date: Aug 2005

Ontario, Canada

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I think a scale of 5 (Minor),10(Major, and 15 (Superior)would probably work.

Str0b0

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

North Carolina

N/Me

Agreed on the scale. That's a good refinement and thank you for the constructive input. Considering the highest staff and offhand mod I've ever seen is twelve I think that a superior set at 15 would be ideal.

LoneWolfWinter

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Str0b0
I disagree. I think it is simply a logical step. By your rationale runes of vigor "noobify" the game by giving people who can't grasp healing or aggro management a leg up. I'm not advocating energy regen on runes. Like I said that would be too powerful but I see no problem with +25, +41, or +50 energy or even a lesser progression. If you have runes to increase health then why not have runes to enhance your other character resource?
Small little boosts to health is one thing (morons who can't understand agro in PvE die regardless of vigor runes), to give GIGANTIC boosts to energy that would entirely change all thoughts on energy management like you're suggesting is entirely another. I mean, +50 energy boost? Who are you trying to kid here?

edit: even with a smaller scale, a +15 boost of energy is gigantic. Right now the GOOD PvP monks are rewarded for understanding the rigors of energy management, and countering energy denial, knowing exactly what they must do to keep their energy reserves up. Even a 'tiny' (laugh) boost by adding energy runes as you're proposing would give such an incredible edge to noobs it isn't even funny. Theres no reason to dumb the game down for people who can't understand things. Rewarding people for sucking with a lowest-common-denominator type system is entirely backwards and illogical.

Str0b0

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

North Carolina

N/Me

Ok so there should be health boosting runes but no energy boosting runes. I'm sorry that makes no sense at all. 15 energy is NOT a huge boost. I can blow 10 in one spell. But if you insist that having the energy to cast ONE more spell would completely unbalance the game well that's your right. I don't think I'll be able to change your mind but that doesn't stop me from regarding your point of view as absolutely ludicrous.

lishi

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

balance guys

the rune of superior vigor give to EVER class 50 hp , since ever class have 480 hp at lev 20 is 10,41% more hp for ever class.

lets make the rune of energy
2 for minor
4 for major
6 for superior

for a elementalist will be almost useless

for a caster decent

for a ranger good

for a warrior , the word is unbalaced ...

it can work if give 10% of your base energy pool but still its not worth it

cajun

cajun

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Mar 2005

Yes, I agree. I think energy runes would be nice. The elite skill Energy Drain will give a mesmer + 16 energy. I can see how haveing a +15 energy rune could unbalance the game if you put it on a warrior or ranger. I would recommend that you make it where it could only go on caster classes. Just like the rune of absorbtion can only be put on a warrior. Rangers with 45 energy could be very overpowered though.

LoneWolfWinter

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Str0b0
Ok so there should be health boosting runes but no energy boosting runes. I'm sorry that makes no sense at all. 15 energy is NOT a huge boost. I can blow 10 in one spell. But if you insist that having the energy to cast ONE more spell would completely unbalance the game well that's your right. I don't think I'll be able to change your mind but that doesn't stop me from regarding your point of view as absolutely ludicrous.
Have you EVER played PvP as a monk? Getting 5 extra energy at the right time can be absolutely critical to whether or not your team dies or survives.

Jessyi

Jessyi

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

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Nobody here should be arguing with LoneWolfWinter.

I mean...a +15 boost to energy? I can't even take that seriously enough to argue it...

Just no...no no no...no.

edit: you know what? I will argue it.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Str0b0
Ok so there should be health boosting runes but no energy boosting runes. I'm sorry that makes no sense at all. 15 energy is NOT a huge boost. I can blow 10 in one spell. But if you insist that having the energy to cast ONE more spell would completely unbalance the game well that's your right. I don't think I'll be able to change your mind but that doesn't stop me from regarding your point of view as absolutely ludicrous.
The game was designed with the vigor runes as being a necessity in PvP. Woe betide the fool who didn't equip them. The game however was NOT designed to allow large scaling differences in the energy pool in either PvE OR PvP. +15 energy might be one more cast for an elementalist...or three more warrior energy skills...or seven more ranger attacks...etc.

And that my friend, IS imbalanced.

-Jessyi

Killsmith

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2006

I thought energy management was about using energy at a slower rate than it regenerates. If that is in fact correct, then adding some (6, not 15) energy to your maximum merely allows you to use one or two more skills initially and then it has little or no effect unless you have the luxury of waiting around so your energy can fill all the way back up.

To tell you the truth though, I think vigor runes were an afterthought. You have 5 pieces of armor that will take runes, and even if you used a rune for every attribute that you could, you still have one piece of armor that doesn't have a rune. Since the good runes take away health, why not add a rune that gives a little of it back? That's why I think we have vigor runes.

Nevin

Nevin

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2005

It should work like this.

Minor - Increases Energy by 3%, Decrease Max Health by 3%
Major - Increases Energy by 6%, Decrease Max Health by 6%
Superior - Increase Energy by 10%, Decrease Max Health by 10%

Winterclaw

Winterclaw

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Join Date: May 2005

Florida

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As I see it anyone can use an offhand that boosts his energy by 12 points... if he has 9 points or so in the right skill.

So it should probably be less than 12. I say about 4, 7, 10 or 4, 6, 8 would be a good range.

Savio

Savio

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Join Date: Jul 2005

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nugzta

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

I always think that vigor runes exist because its to counter HP penalty from major and superior runes. Note that majors and superiors only penalise HP not energy.

Pillz_veritas

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

Fun Loving Gamers

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Simply put, This can not work..... Vigor Runes were ment to offset the Health deductions of superior runes. They chose health because it is a constant between all classes.
1 Energy to a Warrior > 1 Energy to a Elementalist

Energy is variable, It can not be applied evenly to have the same effects.

Mandy Memory

Mandy Memory

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Join Date: Mar 2005

USA

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I vote for 3, 4.1, and 5. (Why 4.1? because it makes as much sence as 41 hp off a major vigor)

Silent Kitty

Silent Kitty

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Join Date: Mar 2006

Netherlands

[TYW] "The Young World"

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Why not take Necromancer as second?

Quote:
Offering of Blood Elite Skill
Sacrifice 20% maximum Health. You gain 8-20 Energy.
Quote:
Well of Power Elite Skill
Exploit nearest corpse to create a Well of Power at that location. For 8-20 seconds, allies within 39' of the Well of Power gain Health regeneration of 1-6 and Energy Regeneration of 2.
You are just hoping to twink the game at you advantage.

Rayea

Rayea

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

west yorkshire, Uk

Sisters of Serenity

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if the problem is energy rune is bad for PvP, then make them only useable in pve....

sheesh, everyone cries like babes when anyone sugests something that makes pve slightly easier or fun, cause it messes up pvp....

well DUH, the answer is make it just for PvE
as a pve person, i never use anytihng over the second rune type, simply because i dont see the need too (yes, yes, im sure im a noobie for not understanding the system, but hey, i dont play pvp, so why should i understand what works there and not in my section of the game?) and why would i want to make my health less? i die fast enough in game as it is, without addding to my corpsification speed by making myself less heathy

so maybe 15 extra enery isnt that much for a pve, even if its a HUGE amount for a pvp...
just make it pve or, if you *have* to give it to pvp, just alow one per character, and maybe make it so that, rather than just add energy, it can add a chunk of energy, but take a pip of regen away.

mint

mint

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

NYC

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while we're at it, why not let monks have runes of absorption too?

Rayea

Rayea

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

west yorkshire, Uk

Sisters of Serenity

N/Mo

well, if were at that type...

why not let you use the no hp reduce and low hp reduceing Runes that are your *Secondary* class?

it bugs me that i cannot use monk runes on my Necro/monk character...i could bolster my healer skills with those 1 and 2 points extra runes and keep my own proper points in my necro skills....

(i would be agains the higher end runes baing unlocked/alowed for seconadry class use...i guess the secondary class rune use is more for top-up and help out sort of thing)