Paracelsus Soul Stone

[SacredKnight]

Nerfing the availability of this new gem too much will not make it worth the plat tier so careful what you propose everyone.
Health is important too so the number of stones allowed /player on a build will naturally be limited.

True, but that being said... A SS will add roughly 30 DMG per stone at 355% DMG increase which is more or less around a End Game warrior (for comparison). We can either have 15 B,F or G gems or 15 SS gems (Mythic/Arcane build). Now, would one want the HP bonuses of those gems (Let's be a warrior for the sake of things), (I really don't know what the blood gem bonuses detail) or 450 more DMG? and for an endgame warrior with a Maul that would be around 1k DMG, imagine this on a rogue whom has a much higher DMG bonus!

Note: All stats are rough estimates and on the bases that a player has 15 toons as well as a warrior with a full STR build, Mythic Set (Armor set and jewelry) and the Arcane Maul of Ollerus.

B=Blood
F=Fire
G=Glacial
SS=Soul Stone

Further more I would like to add that this tier is infact "Platinum Tier" and I have without a doubt that unless you can play for a very long time you might need some platinum to reach it.

[Robhawk]

/delete

[Anarchist]

1 GEM PER TOON is too limited.
1 gem every ITEM would be fine.

[Raregem]

This gem really shows the lack of imagination and effort put into the event.

This is how much 7 damage actually is :

I really can't wait to see rogues with 3 of these gems in their arcane ring.

Obviously 7 damage is way too much.

Wow! That is a lot, more than I thought. I guess we are just going to have to see how it plays out. Keep our fingers crossed and hope it doesn't make too big of an impact.

[Serancha]

This gem really shows the lack of imagination and effort put into the event.

This is how much 7 damage actually is :

I really can't wait to see rogues with 3 of these gems in their arcane ring.

Obviously 7 damage is way too much.

That's 7.7 dmg. 7 damage is closer to 20 on the stat sheet. I understand the point but exagerrations don't help with the mass panic.

Nothing says it will calculate the same as these either. We all know sts has creative math at the best of times.

[gumball3000]

That's 7.7 dmg. 7 damage is closer to 20 on the stat sheet. I understand the point but exagerrations don't help with the mass panic.

Nothing says it will calculate the same as these either. We all know sts has creative math at the best of times.

idk what are you talking about, this is as close as i can get to +7 damage but its nowhere near +20 in the overall stats.

[firechandra]

In my personal opinion:
1) A powerful item that can change game balance (that is already not so balanced) should never be limited in time and 1 time use. I'd like to see more exclusive items that doesn't affect pvp and timed runs like special vanities or very rare pets (but not in top 3 of best pets)
2) The SOUL stone should be bounded to the account and not to an item and scale when the players levels up

[spimeslam]

If one soul gem per character could let banners get 1 gem socket and let the soul gem only be applied to banners. Whether it was stashable doesn't matter because you can only wear one banner. One gem spot everybody would be capable of using and the gem multiplier should be level based. This would also let the gem remain tradable. Just an idea.

[Serancha]

idk what are you talking about, this is as close as i can get to +7 damage but its nowhere near +20 in the overall stats.

We still don't know how this "damage" is going to calculate or any details on stacking, implementation, scaling or anything else. You also left out the fact that you lose a bunch of damage (along with bonus damage and other stats) when you remove a super gem to put this one in, which means the actual gains from the stone are less than what these screenshots are portraying.

[Samhayne]

Hey guys,

The Platinum Tier Gem is still a work in progress. We're very aware of potential for abuse/breakage if it isn't set up right. The Design Team wants to make it something cool for players who want to chase it a reason to, but without it being game breaking. I'm confident that they will hit that mark. Look for more details when Halloween goes live.

[cami]

I like it, bye warrs, bye mages muahahhahaha domination

[Arpluvial]

I have moved this thread to the AL Suggestions and Feedback section of the forums.

[fiftyonecents]

Not letting it be tradable or stashable just slows the problem.

Example:

1. Player A gems a weapon with Soul Stone. Player A sells weapon. The weapon gets gemmed by Players B & C until it is full.

2. Player A gems a weapon with Soul Stone. Player A trades with trusted players so he can have that weapon on his alts. Player A gems until the slots are full.

I say get rid of the overpowered gem to begin with.... it will just create unwanted issues in balance ..mainly in the PVP arenas ..as far as PVE is concerned well this is most definitely a useful gem to have.

[falmear]

If you can get multiple gems on your equipment then you will be a beast in timed runs. And because it's only available for a limited time you're basically locking out anyone who doesn't have multiple gems. One gem is within the margin of error but multiple gems sets a big divide between the haves and have nots. This is assuming that the actual skill damage is increased significantly. The stats page doesn't mean anything. People should know by now that the damage stat is a big lie. I hope they allow as many gems on your gear as you want. Otherwise this game is just boring. Keep it untradable to make people farm for it .

[SacredKnight]

Ok, so what we know so far is that the stone will deal 1.5 damage with an extra 5.5 through additional buffs etc. However, with more stones added there will only be a 1.5 DMG increase, Thus 3 stones = 1.5+5.5+1.5+1.5= 10 DMG total.

Confirmed

[Bloodskerr]

OK so new info on the Paracelsus Stone, as mentioned by Sacred...

Here's an update on the Paracelsus Soul Stone. You guys brought up a valid point about trading an item around and adding multiples, so in order to preserve its intended design here is what we're changing:

Instead of a flat +7 damage per stone it is now +1.5 Damage per stone, and an additional 5.5 Damage added through an additional non-stacking effect. This effect will also provide a visual effect on your character.

What this means is you can still in theory trade your weapon or ring around for another Paracelsus Soul Stone, however the net gain would only be 1.5 Damage, as the 5.5 Damage component does not stack.

1 Stone - +7 Damage
2 Stones - +8.5 Damage
3 Stones - +10 Damage
etc

All these things are of course subject to change, but this is how it currently is set up internally based on your helpful feedback.

Thanks everyone!
-Carapace

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But a very good point brought up by Ravager still unanswered:

Does stacked mean same item stack or multiple items stack?

Item 1
+7
+1.5
+1.5
= + 10

Item 2
+1.5
+1.5
+1.5
= +4.5

Or +10 to both items?

Let's wait and see.

[SacredKnight]

I presume it's per item but... IDK

[Raselph]

OK so new info on the Paracelsus Stone, as mentioned by Sacred...



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But a very good point brought up by Ravager still unanswered:



Let's wait and see.

here's whats gonna happen


per gem

1st gem = 7 dmg
2 gems = 7+1.5=8.5 dmg
3 gems = 8.5+1.5 = 10 dmg

[kinzmet]

STS hasn't announced any details about the gem whatsoever. They ONLY announced the base stat. It's very possible they have/had a perfectly good implementation plan in place, and this kind of panic is what gets good things nerfed or taken away completely before they are even released. Singe syndrome anyone? Necro? What about "OMG Scorch has a SHIELD it's going to be so totally op!" And we end up with the worst pet, wasting our 250 plat.

Let's think and wait for more information to be released before we panic and demand changes that we will probably regret in 2 weeks.

^^^ This!

#SingeSyndromeAlloverAgain

[rvst]

How about twink lvl ?