Post:Buff Limit Expansion - 04/20/2019 - 12:45
| Buff Limit Expansion · on 04/20/2019 12:45 | 1641 |
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| The following is live in the Prime and Platinum instances, coming to TF next week.
Skill and stat buffs can now reach a 30% cap, up from 20%, only achievable by multiple different abilities used by different people. In other words, self-cast buffs will stack with buffs from others. Free-to-play characters can benefit from this new cap, but not contribute to it. Note that only guild abilities count for this purpose; skill/stat bonusing items will not. Also, the Team Player and Group Support magic feats have been retired. Their intended effects are now baseline. GM Grejuva | |
| This message was originally posted in Discussions with DragonRealms Staff and Players/Game Master and Official Announcements, by DR-GREJUVA on the play.net forums. | |
Buff stacking mechanics
When the effects of multiple buffs of the same type do not stack, the most powerful effect for that type takes effect. When the effects of multiple buffs of the same type do stack, their effects are added together to a maximum bonus of 150% of the normal cap. For stat and skill buffs, this expands the cap from a 20% bonus to a 30% bonus.
- Note: Many buffs can be recast at lower mana to refresh the duration of the buff. When this occurs, the new effect replaces the old effect, even if it is less of a bonus.
When do buffs stack?
The effects of buffs stack when all of the following criteria are met
- There are multiple effects on a player that buff the same skill, stat, or other bonus
- The buffs are not the same ability
- Each source of each buff for the skill, stat, or other bonus in question is on a different subscribed account
Examples
Assume all characters in the below examples are paid accounts for the sake of simplicity, but keep in mind: Free-to-play characters can benefit from this new cap, but not contribute to it. Meaning if a paid player were cast an ability on a F2P character, it could stack. The reverse, however, would not be true.
- Bob casts shadows on himself at half power. Sue casts shadows on Bob at half power. Bob has a stealth bonus of 11% because Sue's cast of shadows replaced Bob's cast.
- Bob invokes some nightsilk assassin's slippers for an 11% bonus to his stealth via the shadows spell. Sue casts Rising Mists in the room with Bob at Full power. Bob now has a 30% bonus to his stealth skill.
- Bob casts vigor on himself. He has a 5% bonus to both strength and agility from his cast. Sue casts Heroic Strength with Bob in her group. She now has a 10% bonus to strength and stamina from her cast. Bob now has a 15% bonus to his strength because of the combined effect with Sue's Heroic Strength cast, a 5% bonus to agility from his own cast of vigor, and a 10% bonus to his stamina from Sue's cast of Heroic Strength
- Bob casts Aegis of Granite on himself for a 20% bonus to his strength and stamina. Bob then uses a sturdy ironwood wand wrapped in braided lengths of sinew which casts Heroic Strength on him. Bob only has a 20% bonus to his strength and stamina from his cast of Aegis of Granite, which does not stack with the less powerful strength and stamina buffs from the Heroic Strength casting item.