Report #743   Skillset: Telepathy   Skill: Dominate
Guild: Pyromancers    Status: Unsubmitted
Problem: Unlike the mechanics of Blademaster Lunge, a 2p skill, which bypasses several power-free defenses like rebounding and stancing, Telepathy Dominate and MassDominate (3p and 10p respectively) are stopped by a likewise power-free defense, Stag's TrueHeart.
Solution #1: Much as Lunge, a 2p skill, bypasses power-free defenses like rebounding and stancing, have Dominate and MassDominate (3p and 10p respectively) bypass the power-free defense of Stag's TrueHeart face paint.
Solution #2: If TrueHeart's chance to deny forced commands tics, have Dominate not consume power much as Acrobatics Dodging does not have enemies who miss not consume power with their ineffective attacks.
Solution #3: Provide a solution here.
Player Comments:
---[Xena on 3/11 @ 16:59 writes]:
What would the point be to Stag's Trueheart if this change were to got through. You can't just change a skill just because one other skill counters it. I don't see this as a problem. Also, comparing Telepathy to Warriors is a little strange.
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---[Shedrin on 3/11 @ 20:46 writes]:
I don't think this is needed. Maybe Solution 2, though.
---[Raeri on 3/12 @ 02:48 writes]:
I do not support any of these solutions. I think the comparison is very strange to begin with. This report is also not so much attempting to change Dominate, but a roundabout attempt to nerf TrueHeart.
---[Llandros on 3/12 @ 21:56 writes]:
This report is curious and confusing. Making random comparisons is not the same thing as articulating a possible imbalance.
---[Enyalida on 3/14 @ 00:43 writes]:
This is an odd and confusing report. I'd like to note that trueheart is only a 50% chance to defend against commands, and is fairly easily strippable. I'd support making it not cost power or cost reduced power if the dominate fails, solution 2. Trueheart is one of Stag's only actual defenses (the other being stagform) that comes into play over the course of the vast majority of fights, I'd like to avoid totally removing its usefulness if possible.
---[Enyalida on 3/14 @ 00:44 writes]:
But, I don't think this is necessary in any event, the problem is something of a non-problem. I didn't think that dominate was a big integral part of TP offense.