So, there doesn’t seem to be any information on rev’s next elite spec, so here’s my “ingenious” suggestion.
SPOILER ALERT: This thread deals with an """"important"""" character in the story. If you haven’t finished the core/HoT story yet, run away do not read this thread.
Elite Spec: Marshal
Legend: Trahearne
Weapon: Greatsword
Collection weapon’s name: “Caladbolg Replica”
Skills: Shouts
New class mechanic: When channeling Marshal Trahearne’s legend, you gain a new f3 ability: “Commander, to me!” shout.
“Commander, to me!”: Capture a random nearby player as your Commander. While under your control, Commander can’t escape, log off or close the game until you lose control over them. Their Experience, Loot, Achievement Points etc. are transferred to you instead. Your energy bar is replaced by “Commander’s Patience” bar. If Commander’s Patience drops to zero, they break out of your control, gain “Friendly Fire” ability and 200% Damage boost against you, so that play-style requires careful energy management. While channeling, you gain a passive “Unlikable and Useless” debuff, reducing your outgoing damage by 75% and increasing your incoming damage by 50%, making you mostly rely on your Commander.
Skill proposals:
“I don’t understand, I’m no general”: Express your doubts to Pale Tree about commanding a military organization, gaining health and protection during the channel. Your Commander taunts the first foe that hits you when you are channeling this skill.
“This won’t end well…”: Signal the beginning of a fight, letting your Commander realize they’ll likely have to take care of everything themselves and help you up afterwards, depleting their Patience level. You take 50% more incoming damage, your Commander takes 50% reduced damage and gains a 20% increased damage boost and revive speed.
“Exposition Time!”: Tell a random thing about yourself, so your Commander gets to know you and doesn’t think of you as Shoehorned as you really are. Gain Commander’s Patience. Commanders with high IQ score restore less Patience. Sylvari Characters restore twice the amount of Patience.
Examples of “Exposition Time” shouts:
-“I have studied Orrian creatures for 25 years, but I rarely engage in combat with them. It’s terrifying.”;
-“All my life, I have been drawn to Orr. My Wyld Hunt is to heal the land”;
“Use it… on me. Kill me, Commander”: Channel the memories of Marshal’s demise, soothing Commander’s mind. Gain Commander’s Patience. Commanders with low IQ score restore less Patience. Sylvari Characters restore half the amount of Patience. (This shout is created as the counterpart to the “Exposition time!” shout, and is suited for play-style with more self-aware “alternative” type of commanders)
(Suggested as an Elite Skill) “Commander, may I have a word?”: Initiate a dialog cutscene, making you and your Commander invulnerable, while regenerating their health and giving them alacrity for the duration of the cutscene. During the dialog, you say a bunch of stupid and annoying things, rapidly depleting Commander’s Patience.
(Suggested as an Elite Skill) “This won’t end well… for YOU!”: Channel Caladbolg’s memory, teleporting you and Commander into it’s vision. Challenge Commander to a fight, “wondering about the outcome of a sparring match”. After a short and unimpressive duel, Commander wins (obviously), gaining an enormous morale boost, maxing out their Patience bar and HP.
A few suggested trait variants:
“MARrySHAL SuYLVARI” (seewhatididthere?): Channeling a legend of a famous sylvari gives you a 15% boost to all stats, because sylvari are great and smart and also great.
“Oblivious to the Plot”: Your Commander just doesn’t care anymore. Patience usage is reduced by 33%.
“Iron Will”: Your Commander is determined to get this over with. Patience regeneration is increased by 15%.
“Soothing Memories” When Commander’s Patience bar gets below 10%, they create a rift into Fractals of the Mists, escaping to the mists and becoming invulnerable and unable to fight for a brief time (5 seconds, perhaps?), finding a fractal showing the history of their Dungeon runs with friends. Upon returning to you, they get 50% of Commander’s Patience restored.
Author’s notes:
This may not be as witty as I first thought it would be, and it may as well be something I’ll be ashamed of 2 hours after, but oh well, I’ve spend enough time thinking on the concept that I thought it’s worth to throw in here.
Also, I’m aware that technically this should be on rev’s subforum, but I thought it may be worth dropping it in a more “Exposed” area. Mods can always move it after all.
(edited by Grimheart.2853)