ranger skill : herb .. proposal to become a field bandage

[asudan]

100% agreed with Nycticora, no need to change.

[Xenyar]

I'm kind of agreeing with not changing it. I'm not being negative with what I'm about to say, but I think we are slowly over-complicating our classes as it is, one by one.

[Davairus]

Are you actually saying that renaming a healing skill from "herb" to "bandage" and removing its restriction of being used in forests-only is over-complicating classes? Haha. You guys got me.

I've made things more complicated where they were too easy and simple is all.

[Nycticora]

you posted this: "With a channeled interrutipble heal over six secs failure would move from low to zero".

This made me go from compromise mode to full rejection mode. My opinion might change if you share an exact proposed changelist, but right now I don't really understand what you want to do at all. It doesn't at all sound like the only change you want to make to the skill is the name. It sounds like you want to change the skill fundamentally.

I also think that people think it is cool to go to the forest with a ranger and find herbs. It is not as cool to use a bandage. That's why I suggested changing herb to add an option to generate an herb item that can be used later and in other sector types instead of changing the fluff to something that is worse, less fun, and less interesting.

A channeled, interruptible skill is radically different from a skill where you walk to the forest type one command and instantly receive the full effects.

[Davairus]

Hmm no i was just offering it as a possibility sorry if i miscommunicated that and caused a panic

[Nycticora]

idk if it was a panic, it's just that the line between grudging acceptance and abject refusal is very thin

[beia]

If Herb is going to be a HoT then at least make it not have a cool down, like monk healing. That would be an improvement.

Also I posted an idea a long while back, can't seem to find it, it was called Herbalist or something, a ranger would walk around in different terrains and find different kinds of herbs. Like in the desert sectors he would find cactus or something that when you eat it gives you maybe a level 10 refresh buff. Jungles would be the rare stuff like lily and exotic herbs that would give you buffs or heals.

This could easily be worked into druids since they would be able to cultivate whatever they want since they are the masters of herbs.

[Kedaleam]

Stick with how you said it to begin with. Same thing, name it something different if you're wanting to do something with herbs for druids. I really don't see why rangers would need a HoT like monks.