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[Kevin]

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Collossus Crossbow Buriza? OMG

This opens for TONS of new possibilities, but what will happen to game balance? Have they really, really, though this over? :)

Do they ever really really think things over. :)

Let's look at Buriza.
Ballista (33-55 base)
Two-Hand Damage: (85-102) To (142.5-415.5) (113.75-258.75 Avg)
Required Level: 41
Required Strength: 110
Required Dexterity: 80
Base Weapon Speed: [10]
+150-200% Enhanced Damage(varies)
+ (2.5 Per Character Level) 2.5-247.5 To Maximum Damage (Based On Character Level)
Adds 32-196 Cold Damage - 4 Second Duration
Piercing Attack (100)
Freezes Target +3
+75-150 Defense(varies)
+35 to Dexterity
80% Increased Attack Speed
(Only Spawns In Patch 1.09 or later)

So, if you cube it (and those runes aren't horribly rare) You would get, something like this I think...

Buriza
Colossus Crossbow (32-91 base)
Two-Hand Damage: (82.5-99) To (232.5-523.5) (157.5 - 311 average)
Required Level: 56
Required Strength: 163
Required Dexterity: 77
Base Weapon Speed: [10]
+150-200% Enhanced Damage(varies)
+ (2.5 Per Character Level) 2.5-247.5 To Maximum Damage (Based On Character Level)
Adds 32-196 Cold Damage - 4 Second Duration
Piercing Attack (100)
Freezes Target +3
+75-150 Defense(varies)
+35 to Dexterity
80% Increased Attack Speed


So, you up the level req by 15 (to a still low 56), you lower the min damage since the collosus is 1 point lower, you up the minimum top damage by 85, and the max top damage by 105 (though something seems wrong with my damage calcs since I didn't quite get the same numbers for the normal Buriza as were posted). You up the strength needed by 53, and lower the dex by 3.

That extra str makes it less attractive to a zon, I would think, I haven't gotten into the dex modifiers on damage, but that is 50% damage isn't it, at least I think crossbows use dex. You still come out ahead, but I'm not sure it is that bad.

It will help the poorer, or play with what you find players more than the people that already have all the good items anyway I would think. I would have to put a lot more thought into it than I have.

It is a major change though. If all the uniques that are of a lesser item type are weaker than the uniques that of a higher item type, then it doesn't realy do too much to the mythical balance beast. Of course it can make some of the 'variant fodder' uniques more interesting.

Edit: Fixed my damage calcs....