Post by Jyuria "Elisa" Arroj on Feb 27, 2017 3:34:31 GMT -5
Sooooo, as is, Quincy Reiatsu intake is a little...interesting, yes? For one, considering the entire theme of the race is supposed to be that they use reishi as opposed to reiatsu to fir etheir arrows usually, they don't get the reiatsu absorb till class 4. Which in terms of balance isn't bad I suppose, but the pacing for it is a little...odd...
Starting at class four, everyone gets the good ole cross. Base. 150 reiatsu every other post. Class 3? 300 every other post, regardless of affiliation. Nifty right?
Theeen things get a little weird. Next up, quincy in the vandereich get a facial accessory. Gives them a nice per-post draw-in instead of every other post! and 300 no less! But wait, in addition, ALL quincy can now take in 500 PER POST normally!
NEXT up, class 1, vandereich dont even jump at this point, but normal quincy sure do! Normal quincy can now take in 800 a post, bringing them in line with their vandereich brothers! And finally class 0, the base cross takes in 800 reiatsu twice per post. So for simplification!
Class 4
Quincy: 75 per post
Vandereich: 75 per post
Class 3
Quincy:150 per post
Vandereich:150 per post
Class 2
Quincy: 500 per post
Vandereich: 800 per post
Class 1
Quincy: 800 per post
Vandereich: 800 per post
Class 0
Quincy: 1600 per post
Vandereich: 1900 per post
OR for the more visual peeps
Now I am by no means saying that endgame quincy should not be taking in as much reiatsu. Considering the costs at such high levels, I think it's fairly warranted. But I can't help but feel like all of it is being shunted to the last few classes (Which are a pain in the ass to reach btw because quincy have one of the higher caps for class-ups (either tied, or close to that of beast clan) up until class 0. And they don't even get any before class 4.
So I have two suggested solution. First and most pressing: to stagger the reiatsu gain through the classes. Nothing ridiculous, just maybe a bump up of classes 4 and 3 so that they can feasably pay for the techs that they aught to be using at that class (which in the end they won't even be doing, as new adjustments to quincy cross will STILL be chopping into these amounts). Cuz at present, there is almost no reason to even bother foregoing bow release at class 3 and 4. You take in so little reiatsu that honestly it won't be changing how much reiatsu you use that much. It's not insignificant, but fairly close to it.
Another suggestion I would personally like is starting reiatsu intake earlier, maybe at class 5-6, or maybe even just flat out starting at class 8 since taking in reiatsu is supposed to be just a thing quincy naturally do. the cross is just something that's supposed to make it easier. But I understand if that's a bit much. And heck, 75 reiatsu per post at THOSE classes would actually make a difference. Give them a possible reason to forego the use of their bow properties.
tl;dr: Stagger quincy cross reiatsu intake, and maybe start it a earlier.
Starting at class four, everyone gets the good ole cross. Base. 150 reiatsu every other post. Class 3? 300 every other post, regardless of affiliation. Nifty right?
Theeen things get a little weird. Next up, quincy in the vandereich get a facial accessory. Gives them a nice per-post draw-in instead of every other post! and 300 no less! But wait, in addition, ALL quincy can now take in 500 PER POST normally!
NEXT up, class 1, vandereich dont even jump at this point, but normal quincy sure do! Normal quincy can now take in 800 a post, bringing them in line with their vandereich brothers! And finally class 0, the base cross takes in 800 reiatsu twice per post. So for simplification!
Class 4
Quincy: 75 per post
Vandereich: 75 per post
Class 3
Quincy:150 per post
Vandereich:150 per post
Class 2
Quincy: 500 per post
Vandereich: 800 per post
Class 1
Quincy: 800 per post
Vandereich: 800 per post
Class 0
Quincy: 1600 per post
Vandereich: 1900 per post
OR for the more visual peeps
Now I am by no means saying that endgame quincy should not be taking in as much reiatsu. Considering the costs at such high levels, I think it's fairly warranted. But I can't help but feel like all of it is being shunted to the last few classes (Which are a pain in the ass to reach btw because quincy have one of the higher caps for class-ups (either tied, or close to that of beast clan) up until class 0. And they don't even get any before class 4.
So I have two suggested solution. First and most pressing: to stagger the reiatsu gain through the classes. Nothing ridiculous, just maybe a bump up of classes 4 and 3 so that they can feasably pay for the techs that they aught to be using at that class (which in the end they won't even be doing, as new adjustments to quincy cross will STILL be chopping into these amounts). Cuz at present, there is almost no reason to even bother foregoing bow release at class 3 and 4. You take in so little reiatsu that honestly it won't be changing how much reiatsu you use that much. It's not insignificant, but fairly close to it.
Another suggestion I would personally like is starting reiatsu intake earlier, maybe at class 5-6, or maybe even just flat out starting at class 8 since taking in reiatsu is supposed to be just a thing quincy naturally do. the cross is just something that's supposed to make it easier. But I understand if that's a bit much. And heck, 75 reiatsu per post at THOSE classes would actually make a difference. Give them a possible reason to forego the use of their bow properties.
tl;dr: Stagger quincy cross reiatsu intake, and maybe start it a earlier.