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1204, Shapeshifter changes in next reboot
Posted by Zulghinlour on Wed 31-Dec-69 07:00 PM
September 28, 2008
- 2 new edges have been added ROLL THE BONES and SPIN THE WHEEL
- Air forms have been rebalanced
*** Damage output & skills for all air forms redone
*** 18 new forms have been added
*** 14 new skills have been added
*** Eagle, Crane, Bloodhawk, Bat, Gyrfalcon, Hawk, Albatross, Crow, Heron have been removed
*** Osprey moved from tier 1 to tier 2
*** With all the removed forms, all air shifters will force a re-roll on air forms
*** Peck always has a chance to target the eyes, blinding an opponent

March 2, 2008
- Stats (Str, Int, Wis, Dex, Con) for many forms have been redone
- Water forms have been rebalanced
*** Damage output & skills for all water forms redone
*** 16 new forms have been added
*** 21 new skills have been added
*** Tarpon, Jellyfish have been removed
*** Electric Eel moved from tier 2 to tier 1
*** Hippopotomus moved from tier 3 to tier 2
*** Otter move from tier 2 to tier 3

November 23, 2007
- 6 new skills have been added
- Con maladictions will affect regeneration skills
- AIR: 25 movement cost per tick in the Skies
- AIR: Can shift between air forms in the Skies
- Armadillo - retract is now a toggle & can be done outside combat
- Additional skills added to wolverine & armadillo
- New Greater Enlivens
*** Offense: Unstable mutation
*** Air: Hearing of the Barn Owl
*** Utility: Stride of the Cheetah

October 27, 2007
- ENLIVEN:
*** 'detect invis' added
- OFFENSE/DEFENSE/UTILITY/WATER/AIR:
*** Form Families have been defined for all forms (see your form list)
*** All forms now have the ability to kinspeak
*** Forms with *blend, *scatter, *tracking can tell their specific terrain via the prompt
*** Updated the "Skill" command to be more descriptive for automatic skills
- OFFENSE/DEFENSE/UTILITY:
*** Movement cost, movement lag, stat bonus, and armor class balanced for all forms
- DEFENSE:
*** Komodo dragon rake has been reduced
- UTILITY
*** Utility forms have been rebalanced
*** Skills for all utility forms have been redone
*** 14 new forms have been added
*** 20 new skills have been added

July 7, 2007
- Mana upkeep cost of forms is based on shapefocus. Major forms being cheaper than minor
- Defense forms have been rebalanced
*** Defensive abilities for all forms redone
*** Skills for almost all forms have been redone
*** 11 new forms have been added
*** 19 new skills have been added
*** Pachyderm moved from tier 3 to tier 1

June 24, 2007
- Offense forms have been rebalanced
*** Damage output of all forms redone
*** Skills for many forms have been redone
*** 12 new forms have been added
*** 15 new skills have been added
*** Panther moved from tier 1 to tier 3
*** Rhino moved from tier 3 to tier 1
*** Timber wolf merged with wolf

May 27, 2007
- Save vs. has been redone for all forms, they are roughly half of what they were before
- Save vs. gear will now affect you in form as well
- All shapeshifters now have greater enlivens based on their major focus (See HELP GREATER ENLIVEN)

May 20, 2007
- You can send tells to shifters in form using their form name
- enliven invis, enliven cancellation added

May 11, 2007
- Improved low-level defense skills by about 10%
*** Higher damage reduction against low level opponents
*** Higher damage reduction against low to mid level opponents
*** Better dodging against low level opponents
*** Better dodging against low to mid level opponents
- Shapeshift spell moved to 14
- Shapeshift skill moved to 28
- Added additional form to minor focus (retroactive for current shifters)
- Updated level at which forms are attained (retroactive for current shifters)
         Major Forms     Minor Forms
Tier 4 14-16
Tier 3 20-22 23-25
Tier 2 28-30 31-33
Tier 1 42-44 47-48
May 6, 2007
- Upper echelon forms get a stat bonus when shifted that is now visible in the affect list

May 4, 2007
- Stats in score will work the same in form as out of form 25(22) max (current)
- The penalties for -dex/-str affects is now offset by +skill gear