New Type: Specialist

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{Type: Specialist}

Description: Specialists focus the vast majority of their training in honing their non-release techniques to their maximum potential. While Technique Masters share this focus to the exclusion of all others, becoming unstable powerhouses of raw energy, Specialists are more balanced in this approach. However, while Specialists are still capable of releasing, their specialty in perfecting their non-release techniques results in their release being underdeveloped, and weaker than most of their peers.

Advantages: All ranks: Specialists gain 5 additional non-release technique slots.

• Rank 1: 50% increase to Strength, or Reiatsu Strength (100 SP = 150). Able to increase the class of non-release techniques up to class 4. Reiatsu = Spiritual Pressure x12.5, instead of x10 (100 Spiritual Pressure = 1250 reiatsu)
  
  
• Rank 2: 75% increase to Strength, or Reiatsu Strength (100 SP = 175). Able to increase the class of non-release techniques up to class 3. Reiatsu = Spiritual Pressure x15, instead of x10 (100 Spiritual Pressure = 1500 reiatsu). 
  
  
• Rank 3: 100% increase to Strength, or Reiatsu Strength (100 SP = 200). Able to increase the class of non-release techniques up to class 2. Reiatsu = Spiritual Pressure x20, instead of x10 (100 Spiritu = 2000 reiatsu). 
  
  
• Rank 4: 150% increase to Strength, or Reiatsu Strength (100 SP = 250). Able to increase the class of non-release techniques up to class 1. Reiatsu = Spiritual Pressure x25, instead of x10 (100 Spiritual Pressure = 2500 reiatsu). 
  

Disadvantages: All ranks: -50% to either Strength, or Reiatsu Strength (whichever was not boosted). When classing up a technique using this type's advantages, the technique's reiatsu cost is equal to its normal cost, or the cost of the technique's new class (whichever is higher). This applies even for techniques that normally lack a reiatsu cost. 

In addition, all races lose their highest level release. Shinigami lose Bankai, Arrancar lose Segunda Etapa, Quincy lose Vollstandig, and their Soul property, Akki lose either Cuarta or Quinta (depending on type), Saika lose Dark Skill Level 3, Hason lose Supremis, etc. 

Race Restrictions: Available to Shinigami, Arrancar, Quincy, Fullbringers, Akki, Hason, and Saika.

Initial Weapons: One Starting Weapon (i.e. one Zanpakutō, one Doll, etc.)

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Okay! So, while I don't think I can "grade" this per se, I'm absolutely able to give my two-cents on what you've got here, and I'm more than happy to do so! Right off the bat, I think this type is unique enough to warrant its existence. While it does combine certain aspects from other types, I wholeheartedly feel that this is definitely different enough from something like Technique Master to be made into something that works well.

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Getting into the Advantages of the type itself, I think what you've got here is very solid. The potential Offensive Stat isn't something crazy, with the potential to sit on 1000 (1250 as a Beastclan), so realistically speaking it's not something outrageous. Being able to class up techniques is certainly nice, though considering it doesn't directly affect a technique's offensive stat and really only comes up when clashes occur, I'm generally pretty okay with this. The only thing that strikes me as off-putting is the significantly increased reiatsu pool, but given how the type works and how even physical techniques can have a potentially hefty reiatsu cost attached to them when used at higher classes, I think that's all right, though the numbers might need to be tweaked a bit; I'm not currently sure as to what those tweaks might need to be, but where it stands right now I'll be playtesting the numbers a bit.

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For Disadvantages, I think the increased cost is a necessity, and I think the stat cut is appropriate. For race-specific drawbacks, my opinions are as follows;

Shinigami: I'm cool with this.

Arrancar: I absolutely agree with this. Removal of cost suspension is an absolute must. That said, I don't think that Arrancar should get Segunda Etapa, with it being a final stage release.

Quincy: I'm okay with this as well. I think Vollstandig should also be cut though, due to it being a final stage.

Fullbringer: Where this stands, I'm okay with it, though I'd say cut Fullbring Level Two for similar reasons as the others above.

Bount: I'm also okay with this!

Akki: Due to how other races are affected with the proposed opinions on this, I don't think HSR Akki should get Cuarta Etapa either.

Saika: I'm cool with this!

Beastclan: While cutting release techniques isn't a bad idea, I think this should more just be a reduction to the number of upgrades they get (possibly at Class 4 and Class 2?)

[Kyomei Kuchiki]

It's been a few months since this was in the mod queue, so I'm going to remove it at this time. If appropriate changes are made, we can revisit it.

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I’m back from my depression. I will look at updating soon

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I have made changes to this type based on the suggestions Juli had back in July.

- Reduced the reiatsu pool at each type rank from 1.5/x2/x2.5/x3 to 1.25/1.5/x2/x2.5
- Removed Segunda from Arrancar.
- Removed Vollstandig from Quincy
- Removed Level 2 Fullbring from Fullbringers
- Changed Beastclan to lose 2 upgrades, instead of 2 techs.

[Col Arana]

So my greatest concern with this type is the race-by-race negatives. On the whole I am not a fan of having to make specialized drawbacks for each and every type-- I am aware that there's a small handful of types that already do this, and I'm not a fan of those either.

If you have to comprise an entirely new drawback for a race because the current drawback is either meaningless or create complications with the race's mechanics, that is the reason that races cannot take certain types.

To start with this type, I'd advise a universal drawback instead of individualized ones.

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Nods. In that case, the most "universal" drawback would be losing your highest level release since that is the most common drawback. It would mean that certain races (eg. Beastclan) would be unable to take the type (and I am ok with that, I was simply trying to be more inclusive).

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Changes made

[Kyomei Kuchiki]

Three things I would like to see changed before I can get behind this type.

First, clarify please if Fullbringers lose the Secondary Fullbring or the Main Fullbring Level 2. For "highest release" the argument could be made for either of them in my opinion.

Second, remove the ability to class up non-release techniques. It can be far too abusable with some techniques that are low classed for a balancing drawback.

Third, overall balance. A boost to Offensive Stat, as well as a boost to Reiatsu Amount (huge for physical fighters), as well as a boost to Technique amount (huge in general), with only a single cut to a stat you're going to dump anyways given the type of boost you choose and a loss of a stage of release is not enough balance in the Type. Especially given losing that highest level release allows you to boost your lower stage higher than normal. Even without the ability to class up non-release techniques, which aforementioned I don't want to mess with, it's still too heavy on the advantages.