July 31st Buff/ Debuff List
A few general points:
- All stats that can be buffed can also be debuffed in Ship of Heroes.
- We are planning to add some traditional control powers into the game, and are generally expecting to be able to accomplish this goal either at launch, or shortly thereafter.
- Nearly all powersets will have themes in terms of the buffs and debuffs applied to damage sets, and multiple buffs in buff powers. For example, a damage-dealer’s self-buff will most likely increase damage and accuracy, or damage and recharge time, or some similar combination.
- For those wondering about the exact numbers: we cannot really provide numbers for buffs and debuffs by power, by level, by class, with or without augmentations and globals, or temp powers, power-ups and team buffs, until just prior to launch. Why? Because your feedback in Alpha and Beta stages will be critical to balancing, and not a formality. Even at this early stage, we change the numbers all the time to see what looks and feels right.
Debuff List
| Enemy Stat | Comment | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hit Points (health) | This is Damage |
| 2 | Health Regeneration | |
| 3 | Total Health | Temp reduction of hit points |
| 4 | Energy | This is an Energy Drain |
| 5 | Energy Recovery | |
| 6 | Damage | This is Damage Debuff |
| 7 | Aggro | This is Placate |
| 8 | Accuracy | Temporary reduction in Accuracy |
| 9 | Resistance | Temporary reduction in Resistance |
| 10 | Defense | Temporary reduction in Defense |
| 11 | Status Effect Resistance | Temporary reduction in Status Effect Resistance |
| 12 | Running Speed | Slows running speed |
| 13 | Flying Speed | Slows or ends flying (could be falling) |
| 14 | Powers Use | This is Silence. No powers work for a time. |
| 15 | Casting Speed | Reduces rates of all power and increases casting time for attacks. |
Buff List
| Enemy Stat | Comment | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hit Points (health) | This is Healing |
| 2 | Health Regeneration | |
| 3 | Total Health | Temp increase in maximum hit points |
| 4 | Energy | This is an Energy Increase |
| 5 | Energy Recovery | |
| 6 | Damage | This is Damage Buff |
| 7 | Aggro | This is Threat being increased |
| 8 | Accuracy | Temporary increase in Accuracy |
| 9 | Resistance | Temporary increase in Resistance |
| 10 | Defense | Temporary increase in Defense |
| 11 | Status Effect Resistance | Temporary increase in Status Effect Resistance |
| 12 | Running Speed | Temporary Increase in running speed |
| 13 | Flying Speed | Temporary increases in flying speed |
| 14 | Powers Use | Undoes silence. All powers work again. |
| 15 | Casting Speed | Increases speed of powers and decreases casting time. |
In general, anything that can be buffed can be debuffed and vice versa.
The Mission Event and Utility Powers
Signups for our upcoming mission Beta event will begin on July 31st! The event itself is scheduled for August 7th. More on that soon, but today, we want to update you on some aspects of powers in SoH that are important, and easy to overlook.
Internal Video Six – How Fast is Too fast?
In the recent SoH community event, we got some feedback that our combat is now too fast. So we went through the various powersets looking for the fastest one.
Internal Video Five – First Test of Riot at the Arches
We just finished a surprise community event in which we let anyone with a forum ID from the SoH forums test out the current state of Ship of Heroes. During this event, we did some additional unscripted testing of our riot event, in which players must face waves of enemies.