Change Month Tatoo suggestion (in General)


[SoM]CupofJoe [Peoples Bank of Carnage] August 26 2005 5:46 PM EDT

I have a suggestion regarding tattoo's

Being that there is now a max tattoo level in place.

Could it be applicable to wear more than one tattoo.

Obviously the total tattoo strength would be ineffective past the max tattoo level.

It would probably drastically change the dynamics of the game, but I think it would definately be interesting with the many different strategy opportunities it would create.

I'm not going to defend this idea. I'm just curious as to what others think of it.

Inferno August 26 2005 5:50 PM EDT

Hmm, maybe like: Say you have 100,000 for max tattoo and you have a tattoo at 75,000. How about you can then have another tattoo as long it doesn't add with the other one above tattoo max. so in this situation you could have another one at lvl 25,000 or lower..

Ox [StephenMelinda Gates Fund] August 26 2005 5:51 PM EDT

Oh I don't know what everyone thinks about this idea but I think it would be realllyyy cool to see happen. Definitely interesting and it would make sense what with the maximum level and all.

But I don't think it will happen since it would be such a drastic change... Who knows!

WeaponX August 26 2005 5:55 PM EDT

no. why? think Steeds of the Apocalypse lvl 920,000 + A Tattoo of Endurance lvl 670,020 = bad idea

Special J August 26 2005 5:58 PM EDT

I agree with MegaMan

/ouch that hurt

[T]Vestax August 26 2005 6:07 PM EDT

If he did that then Ranger would exceed his max tattoo all the time. It's already gaining up to his max as it is. In time he would just run out of space for another tattoo.

Simply put your tattoo after a curtain breaking point grows faster then you MPR. I saw this first hand. First my IF trailed then stayed with even growth and is now about to exceed my MPR. Since Max Tattoo level is based on MPR, this would make things interesting after a while even if there was no change.

What this would do is make lesser tattoos of use to everyone. It would be amazing to see what AS penalty you get for a 8 minion team. There would be a need for a lot of recoding I suppose. FB would take a serious hit with everyone grabbing up an extra minion to split the damage or another LToE. One major problem is the decreased value of armor, capes, and power shields. That's all I perceive at the moment.

WeaponX August 26 2005 6:09 PM EDT

ask him what his max tattoo is buddy.

[T]Vestax August 26 2005 6:11 PM EDT

Oh, but the RoE wouldn't be usable with another tattoo. That would make things ugly now wouldn't it. The main problem is that it would take too much to balance the game again. Maybe you should save this idea for CB3.

AdminJonathan August 26 2005 6:13 PM EDT

the MPR:Max tattoo ratio isn't constant, but that's an artifact of the PR curve... the latter will never catch up with the former under normal conditions.

Inferno August 26 2005 6:13 PM EDT

Imagine x3 RoE + NUB + FF

:)

[T]Vestax August 26 2005 6:15 PM EDT

I don't have to ask him. I already guess it's about twice his MPR. Which comes close to 1,460,000. I know that's big, but his increase in total tattoo power would be less then half. Mine would double. The change is actually in my favor.

Inferno August 26 2005 6:16 PM EDT

Oh and to keep this balance.. However many tats you have exp should be split between them so they grow slower and don't cause chaos.

[T]Vestax August 26 2005 6:18 PM EDT

I don't personally care though. I guess it's actually better for me and everyone else if this didn't happen. But like I said, it's not a feature that this game can handle anyhow for a host of many other reasons.

Maelstrom August 26 2005 6:29 PM EDT

Possibly allow one regular tattoo, and one lesser tattoo?

Grim Reaper August 26 2005 7:29 PM EDT

4 minions + 4 familiars + ga + as = death to all :)

QBRanger August 26 2005 8:19 PM EDT

Max tattoo 1,489,000.

[T]Vestax August 26 2005 8:20 PM EDT

Almost guessed it exactly. :)

Barron [CB2BANK Investors Club] August 27 2005 1:25 AM EDT

I really like this idea, so for Jon's sake I'm going to say I think it's a bad idea and never want to see it implemented. It would be an absolutely retarded implementation of a distorted and deviant conception. Nuff said :)

[SoM]CupofJoe [Peoples Bank of Carnage] August 27 2005 3:42 AM EDT

I said I wasn't going to defend but I do have one thing to throw out.

Everyone is talking about what about this person and what about that. I think people are failing to realize that they will all be able to do the same thing and there is a cap. You could also have--like someone suggested--slower growth rate penalties for using more than one. You will already be getting lack of armor penalties.
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