I tend to feel like the simplest way to reduce blobbing (without changing the base game design) would be to reduce the efficacy of all skills—damage, heals, boons, conditions, whatever—as the number of allies in the neighborhood grows. For example, 20 people in 1500 radius would be full power, 20-40 would be 75% power, at 40 would be 50% power, etc. But not effect the design of skills themselves, CD’s, number of targets, etc. Not sure what would need to happen with CC skills.
You’d need an indicator, and the server would have to be calculating when to apply the state constantly. OTOH, if it actually reduced large numbers, it would be calculating a lot less other stuff.
Not saying it should happen, just that it seems like the simplest way.
So you’re basicly saying if two 19 man optimised to the teeth guilds are GvGing, I can just go in and go “lololololyou’renowazerglolololol” and cut the guilds offensive power by a quarter?
If we could control players, your idea works.
We cant, so it doesnt.
A change that will inevitable lead to someone yelling “GTFO out of WvW!” is not a good change.
If stopping condis is the issue, I have a much better idea – cap it just like when PvE mobs hit 100 stacks. On players, that would be… say 10 stacks on damaging conditions (torment, confusion, bleed, burning, poision, dont know if I missed any).
It’s simple and only affect those focusing on either one condition, zerging or trying to condibomb single targets. For small scale yeah bursts from a say 15+ confusion stack mesmer will be weaker. A burst from 2 mesmers even weaker. Small scale should easily be able to spread out their targets. Condi has always been about attrition so I dont really see the issue there.
