Thoughts on Items

[The Avatar]

Two things:
1.You only lose 10%, not 20%. You typed twenty. It might have been a typo.
2. You aren't counting the less regen monsters get from burning.
3. When you're using a regen strategy, you'll actually get to loose more fireballs at the opponent.

[Darvin]

1.You only lose 10%, not 20%. You typed twenty. It might have been a typo.

Did that change? I could have sworn it was 20%

So yeah, for everyone except Gorgons and Non-Human Monks it's an improvement regardless of your level.

2. You aren't counting the less regen monsters get from burning.

Irrelevant; that applies whether you have the sigil or not.

3. When you're using a regen strategy, you'll actually get to loose more fireballs at the opponent.

Actually this is incorrect; because your relative health regeneration is higher due to the sigils, you'll actually get fewer fireballs per attack than without it.

[The Avatar]

Hmm... Fair enough.

The sigil has been 10% forever I believe.

[Nandrew]

Sigil changed from 20% to 10% at the same time as its other revisions were made.

[Darvin]

That would explain it. Quite a substantial net buff you gave the Bloody Sigil, all things considered. Still, as a double-edged and low shop-density item it probably merits the stronger effect.

[Lujo]

I'mma say something I might regret, hopefull it'll be skimmed over. And I can't test anything as I'm stuck in a post-vacation obligations mess.

The changes to the sigil made it a very nice item. I've been using it before (there's a pattern to this behaivior with me), back when I used Sigil + Pendant + Troll Heart to rack up big health really early. I'm stuck in the mentality that it's a buy and convert later kind of item, while the only relevant remnant of that status is the dirt cheap gold cost. It's a nice little thing to have around and tack onto a burning/blackspace strat right now.

And now the actuall buy and convert item, the Troll Heart, is getting complaints about the price from Darvin.

How about either swapping the prices for a few updates, or, making them BOTH dirt cheap (around 10 or 12 should do the trick)?

[Darvin]

making them BOTH dirt cheap (around 10 or 12 should do the trick)?

I like this. The Bloody Sigil can handle a small cost increase in its current form, and the troll heart doesn't necessarily need to be improved if it just costs a bit less. They're medium-low shop density items, which should be impulse buys that you end up picking up quite often. I agree that 10-12 is a fair price point for both.

And it just occurred to me that the Wicked Guitar can't turn it up to 11

[Bloggorus]

And it just occurred to me that the Wicked Guitar can't turn it up to 11

This must be rectified as soon as humanly possible.

[Darvin]

And it just occurred to me that the Wicked Guitar can't turn it up to 11

This must be rectified as soon as humanly possible.

Unfortunately, that would be a net nerf on an item that's already difficult to apply effectively.

[Bloggorus]

Unfortunately, that would be a net nerf on an item that's already difficult to apply effectively.

Step 1: Head to your nearest video rental service. This may be a store, iTunes or the pirate bay, your choice.

Step 2: Rent, buy or download Spinal Tap.

Step 3:Turn that guitar up to ELEVEN