Comments on Ixobelle: The Mana Master (new class brainstorming)

Looking at a solo/small group perspective, I think...

2009-10-03T13:05:39.436-07:00

Looking at a solo/small group perspective, I think Priests would need to lose Mana Burn. Some of the offensive arsenal for the Mana Whore should be damage based on mana/energy/rage of yourself/enemy.

I don't know how familiar you are with DOTA, but there is an anti-mage character who's spell does damage based on missing mana points of the enemy. In order to support this

I'm waiting for Blizz to give us Bards. Isn&#...

2009-10-02T02:01:06.888-07:00

I'm waiting for Blizz to give us Bards.

Isn't it fun playing a healer Iso?

I dunno, Iso. It sounds like anyone who plays thi...

2009-10-01T10:08:53.063-07:00

I dunno, Iso. It sounds like anyone who plays this class will pretty much get pigeonholed into a mana battery role. Remember how nobody used to take shadow priests into raids, like ever, until they got vampiric touch? Also, as was already mentioned, this feels like a class that can only really do things in groups. Solo content is out the door. I like the idea as a mechanic, but I don't

I was thinking the bring the player not the class ...

2009-09-30T10:27:10.800-07:00

I was thinking the bring the player not the class too when i first read this. But now I`m thinking that it could possibly work with the path of titans / heroclass idea they have for pure dps classes. It would give those unwanted dpsers such as rogues a useful role that cant be filled by tanks/healers.

The biggest problem though, is difficulty, I think it would add another level of

Make it optional? The MM grants a "life tap ...

2009-09-30T09:52:26.111-07:00

Make it optional? The MM grants a "life tap shield" that the other player would have to activate to get the conversion function to trigger?

Of course, at that point, you may as well make a Life Tap trinket.

I see what you guys are saying... it would create ...

2009-09-30T07:55:55.741-07:00

I see what you guys are saying... it would create the new (not necessarily good) holy quadrinity.

I figured it would make a more 'hands on' approach to replenishment, wiht someone actively filling the role instead of it being a passive buff... but it would create a ruthless demand for the class.

I guess the Mana Master aspect of it could be a background aspect. Make

With all this talk about the Holy Trinity being un...

2009-09-29T20:56:18.405-07:00

With all this talk about the Holy Trinity being unfortunate because of the occasional (okay the frequent) lack of healers/tanks for groups, could you imagine the havoc that would come from another class that would be a necessity- not to mention that would reduce the number of dps per group to 2.

The reason it would be a necessity is because why would you even bother bringing a

I agree with Hatch's comments - if anything, W...

2009-09-29T20:02:12.997-07:00

I agree with Hatch's comments - if anything, WoW is attempting to reduce the perceived barrier to entry to group content. This is one of the main reasons they've spread around the Replenishment buff to more classes than just Shadow Priest, which used to be fulfill the sole "Mana Battery" role.

However, I think one of the big reasons why your proposed class' play

2009-09-29T20:00:34.843-07:00

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In a raid, what would happen is the MM would tap p...

2009-09-29T17:27:03.485-07:00

In a raid, what would happen is the MM would tap people, causing them to lose life, and healers would heal them back up. So it is going to be a mana for life for mana kind of loop. I am not sure if this is what you intended. Gameplay-wise, should still work and provide challenge, as in a fight, healthpools are a limited resource.

I guess it makes health and mana more interchangeable

It's an interesting idea, and might work well ...

2009-09-29T12:33:36.097-07:00

It's an interesting idea, and might work well in a new environment, but I don't think it would fit well with WoW, and especially the current "bring the player not the class" design philosophy (whether or not they are succeeding in adhering to that philosophy is another conversation entirely). It sounds like, if you added the Mana Master to the current WoW, you'd get one of

What if you could set your own "fizzle" ...

2009-09-29T12:10:16.127-07:00

What if you could set your own "fizzle" ratios? Say, for a dangerous fight, you'd clamp down your remote taps so that they would fizzle on anyone who is at 50% HP or less. For a more forgiving fight, or one where you trust your raidmates better, you could lower that to 30% or the baseline "if it would kill them".

Also, how would this class level? Would they