deisum Posted March 30, 2018 Posted March 30, 2018 This system is simple, RNG free, and makes dumping Resolve raise the risk of getting interrupt-locked. Interrupts don't cancel an action, just delay it by some % of the time the action takes. The strength of the interrupt is this percentage. Example interrupt values: Weakest interrupt: 5 points, i.e. delays completion by 5% Weaker Interrupt: 25 points, i.e. delays completion by 25% Weak interrupt: 50 points Average interrupt: 75 points Strong interrupt: 100 points Stronger interrupt: 125 points Strongest interrupt: 150 points, i.e. delays completion of the action by +150% (Thrust of Tattered Veils would have a similar affect as PoE1 at this strength) Resolve gives Concentration, which is subtracted from the interrupt value to determine the actual strength of the interrupt, with a Concentration >= Interrupt causing no delay. (Concentration doesn't speed up action times.) For the above interrupt values, each point of Resolve would provide 5 Concentration. Examples: A mage casting a spell with a 1.5 second casting time is hit with an attack: Weakest interrupt, 5 points: 10 Resolve (0 Concentration): 5 - 0 = 5: delay by 5% => total casting time is 1.575 seconds 11 Resolve (5 Concentration): 5 - 5 = 0: no delay => total casting time is unchanged at 1.5 seconds 12+ Resolve: no delay (Concentration doesn't speed up cast times) 3 Resolve (-5 * 7 = -35 Concentration): 5 - (-35) = 40: delay by 40% => total casting time is 2.1 seconds Weaker interrupt, 25 points: 10 Resolve (0 Concentration): 25 - 0 = 25: delay by 25% => total casting time is 1.875s 15 Resolve (5*5 = 25 Concentration): 25 - 25 = 0: no delay => total casting time is unchanged at 1.5s 15+ Resolve: no delay 3 Resolve (-5*7 = -35 Concentration): 25 - (-35) = 60: delay by 60% => total casting time is 2.4s Weak interrupt, 50 points: 10 Resolve (0 Conc.): 50 - 0 = 50: delay by 50% => total casting time is 2.25s 15 Resolve (25 Conc.): 50 - 25 = 25: delay by 25% => total casting time is 1.875s 20 Resolve (50 Conc.): 50 - 50 = 50: no delay => total casting time is 1.5s 3 Resolve (-35 Conc.): 50 - (-35) = 85: delay by 85% => total casting time is 2.775s Average interrupt, 75 points: 10 Resolve (0): 75 - 0 = 75: +75% => 2.625s 15 Resolve (25): 75 - 25 = 50: +50% => 2.25s 20 Resolve (50): 75 - 50 = 25: +25% => 1.875s 25 Resolve (75): 75 - 75 = 0: no delay => 1.5s 3 Resolve (-35): 75 - (-35) = 110: +110% => 3.15s Strong, 100 points: 20 Resolve: 100 - 50 = 50 => 2.25s 25 Resolve: 100 - 75 = 25 => 1.875s 30 Resolve: 100 - 100 = 0 => 1.5s 3 Resolve: 100 - (-35) = 135 => 3.525s Strongest 150 points: 30 Resolve: 50 => 2.25s 35 Resolve: 25 => 1.875s 40 Resolve: 0 => 1.5s 3 Resolve: 185 => 4.275s The interrupt values can also readily be scaled up or down with the Resolve Concentration modifier to balance the strength of interrupts overall: e.g. Lowering the Strongest interrupt to 100 roughly matches with Resolve providing 3 Concentration. This system will still allow for interrupt-lock on creatures with low Resolve, or when being hit by enough high-interrupt attacks, especially when trying to use slow actions. It also makes Resolve much more attractive to melee characters. This may weaken light weapons more late-game since Resolve values go up, but class features or talents could add to the interrupt value (and likely feel much more satisfying than the PoE1 Interrupting talent). Class features or talents can similarly add to Concentration.
thelee Posted March 30, 2018 Posted March 30, 2018 You should see the latest backer beta. I think the resolve-train has left the station Strength is dead, long live might! 2
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