by Darvin on Wed Jan 11, 2012 8:02 pm
Mystera was only ever useful (outside of mana leak) when her magic boon only affected one type of resistance, allowing specialists to use it without fear. The boon has never been well-balanced for characters that actually have to deal with its downsides, and its cost ramps up much too quickly given that steep downside.
I think weakening either needs to be revamped or totally replaced now that Binlor has stone heart, which is basically the same thing except less expensive and it affects both resistances and it has no downside. It's very much the same kind of comparison we had to Dracul's old blood power, which had a slower cost increase so after a few hits it was actually giving more mana for less piety with no downsides, and those using PISORF, CYDSTEPP, or BURNDAYRAZ you could blood tithe all your health away so you had no piety issues.
I also think the old glyph magnet boon should become her on-worship effect. Some starting piety wouldn't be bad, either, since she's just a terrible alter if you find her late after exploration is complete. Now, if refreshment didn't increase in cost quite so fast, that might be another matter...
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Darvin on Wed Jan 11, 2012 8:18 pm, edited 1 time in total.