02-14-2020, 11:47 AM | #1 |
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Does the Cumulative enhancement on Affliction reset the duration?
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If I hit someone with Affliction (Advantage, Damage Resistance 1, +50%; Cumulative, +400%; Fixed Duration, +0%) [55], does the cumulative effect work only for the initial three minutes (of the fixed duration) of does each use reset those three minutes? I can't seem to find a clarification. If it's the former, how fair would it be to apply Cumulative to the duration itself? Of course, this would assume that base duration is worth +5% to make it Fixed Duration, Cumulative, +25%. (Or maybe building it as Extended Duration, Permanent, +150% with some kind of Accessibility, Must re-afflict every X minutes, -XX% limitation on the enhancement itself.) Thanks!
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02-14-2020, 11:56 AM | #2 | |
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02-14-2020, 02:24 PM | #3 |
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Re: Does the Cumulative enhancement on Affliction reset the duration?
If someone wanted to apply +400% to allow layering durations INSTEAD of effect (ie for any advantage, not just leveled ones) that wouldn't seem too broken, though it's not official.
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02-14-2020, 02:28 PM | #4 |
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02-14-2020, 02:38 PM | #5 |
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Re: Does the Cumulative enhancement on Affliction reset the duration?
What if we applied it to Extended Duration +20%? Quintuple the value is +100% so "it lasts 3x the duration PLUS I can add unused duration to my new duration" would cost as much as 300x duration, meaning you'd need to hit the guy 100x to actually get a longer duration for the same price.
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From a general perspective, for +400% I think it should increase duration. That's a pretty huge enhancement. So, as a simplification for playability, I would say "Yes. Due to the cost of the enhancement, you have reset the duration of the ability when you layer the effect on." |
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Also, +400% is a lot. But I also think it'd be nice to have a separate enhancement for cumulative duration if it isn't included in the price of Cumulative. Of, if it is, how much of Cumulative is for cumulative duration? Quote:
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Well, cumulative duration would be a bit much. But, resetting the duration was the original ask, and I think that it would be fine to reset the duration on each use. I strongly doubt it would break the game. The best way to find out is to play with the option and see which you like better. |
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02-14-2020, 04:34 PM | #10 |
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