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Phase I of Alpha Two testing will occur on weekends. Each weekend is scheduled to start on Fridays at 10 AM PT and end on Sundays at 10 PM PT. Find out more here.
Check out Alpha Two Announcements here to see the latest Alpha Two news and update notes.
Our quickest Alpha Two updates are in Discord. Testers with Alpha Two access can chat in Alpha Two channels by connecting your Discord and Intrepid accounts here.
Joy needs a little love
simpetar
Member, Alpha Two
(coming from a lvl 22 bard player at that time)
Joy is lagging behind Triumph in the category of yellow theme generator. 10% extra maximum health offers more synergies with Cleric and Tank abilities than 10% shield. Triumph lasts the whole 30s duration, whereas Joy's absorption will be gone as soon as a goblin shaman farts in your general direction. Joy is also vastly outclassed by Shielding Dance that yields bigger shields, and does not interfere with theme generation. I really struggle to think of a situation where I prefer to cast Joy over Triumph.
Could Joy get a facelift please? There are numerous defensive options that could improve or take over: universal damage reduction for the duration, physical mitigation, magic mitigation, crit mitigation, max health % regeneration, CC duration reduction or resistance, flat % bonus to avoidance / miss chance, and more.
Joy is lagging behind Triumph in the category of yellow theme generator. 10% extra maximum health offers more synergies with Cleric and Tank abilities than 10% shield. Triumph lasts the whole 30s duration, whereas Joy's absorption will be gone as soon as a goblin shaman farts in your general direction. Joy is also vastly outclassed by Shielding Dance that yields bigger shields, and does not interfere with theme generation. I really struggle to think of a situation where I prefer to cast Joy over Triumph.
Could Joy get a facelift please? There are numerous defensive options that could improve or take over: universal damage reduction for the duration, physical mitigation, magic mitigation, crit mitigation, max health % regeneration, CC duration reduction or resistance, flat % bonus to avoidance / miss chance, and more.
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