0008586: Brimstone Cyclone damage seems high - Arcen Idea Tracker (Bugs and Features)

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(0026459) SerinityFyre (reporter) Jul 7, 2012 10:55 am	It's also frustrating fighting these things since their projectiles are homing

(0026470) weelillad (reporter) Jul 7, 2012 12:32 pm	The projectiles are easier to dodge the closer you go to the cyclone, since their turning radius is rather large.

(0026471) Pyrrhic (reporter) Jul 7, 2012 12:59 pm	There are strategies: dropping multiple rhinos on them, using shields, teleporting in and out... but yeah, their damage seems a bit high. Or maybe their projectiles are too fast?

(0026477) weelillad (reporter) Jul 7, 2012 1:52 pm	I concede that I lose more health fighting these buggers than any other boss. But this is the only boss that make me sit back and think tactics, rather than just run-jump-shoot my way through. I think the game should have a few more such challenges, rather than less.

(0026492) jruderman (reporter) Jul 8, 2012 2:20 am	If you want more challenges in general, increase your difficulty level :) Brimstone Cyclones are just unbalanced. They're the hardest bosses to hit, the hardest to dodge, and they do the most damage per hit.

(0026501) SerinityFyre (reporter) Jul 8, 2012 8:53 am	I agree the tactical challenge is fun with these guys, but they can also wipe 1/2 your health before you even know it's in the room. I agree with jruderman; they're just a beatdown.

(0026551) Pyrrhic (reporter) Jul 9, 2012 1:30 am	There are tactics for cyclones, though. When I first encountered one, I figured it would be just too difficult until I got a summon rhino spell. As expected, once I got summon rhino, the fight became as easy as repeatedly dropping rhinos on it from a distance (although that was a little dull...) You could also have a shield up whenever approaching an unknown boss, so that it's the shield and not your character taking damage that tips you off to what you're dealing with. That said, it feels like cyclones are about 1 difficulty level harder than they should be. Playing at normal difficulty, a cyclone felt like it was 1 or 2 difficulty levels harder than that. Maybe cyclones could just be scaled down 1 or 2 levels? (In other words, give the normal difficulty the cyclone that's currently used at the next-easiest difficulty, etc.)

(0026554) jruderman (reporter) Jul 9, 2012 2:14 am	I was wrong about "most damage per hit". I got confused (and killed) by 0008851.

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Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
Jun 16, 2012 4:47 pm	SerinityFyre	New Issue
Jun 18, 2012 12:03 pm	tigersfan	Internal Weight	=> Feature Suggestion
Jun 18, 2012 12:03 pm	tigersfan	Status	new => considering
Jul 7, 2012 10:55 am	SerinityFyre	Note Added: 0026459
Jul 7, 2012 12:32 pm	weelillad	Note Added: 0026470
Jul 7, 2012 12:59 pm	Pyrrhic	Note Added: 0026471
Jul 7, 2012 1:52 pm	weelillad	Note Added: 0026477
Jul 8, 2012 2:20 am	jruderman	Note Added: 0026492
Jul 8, 2012 8:53 am	SerinityFyre	Note Added: 0026501
Jul 9, 2012 1:30 am	Pyrrhic	Note Added: 0026551
Jul 9, 2012 2:14 am	jruderman	Note Added: 0026554

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