by Ker » Tue Jan 19, 2016 7:13 am
When the coliseum was introduced, Non-casters raped it at ALL levels.
Not because of how the coliseum was built but because of the class perks and disadvantages.
To date, casters still do NOT dominate the field. Non casters do. Why do I say this? I played Ikyu and compared the results/technique/procedures involved with a pure type caster such as my mate Tembikai. There's a lot of "work" to accomplish and achieve an "okay" result. There is simple work for a Non caster to achieve "okay" results. By means of "okay" results, average numbers that excel as you try on. If I had followed the concept behind Tembikai's build, Ikyu would have probably scored better, much much better. Is it about the class? Nope. How he did it? Ask Tembikai.
The recent meta change between -spellsaves and +spellbonus surely played a part. How different is a lvl40 mage prime compared to a 5x40, or even 6x40, 7x40 towards 9x40? How different is a warrior at lvl40 prime towards 9x40? Get my drift? Typical DnD pattern, early mage, late warrior. But thankfully it is a multiclass system, so go figure.
What Sam said is true. It also depends on luck and what type of creatures you spawn. It's a different story when you grind it though, luck has its own play. There were no such thing as a "full restore on hps" or even mana when it was first introduced. What does that translate to? Passive hitting non-casters with okay ac just going on and on and on. Casters? Splat splat, regen. Splat splat, regen again. How to balance this? Thanks JB!
You would only see "experienced" players going at it because of what it's worth. By far I can still count the numbers with one hand - how does that conduce to a "problem" of limitations?
The solution was pretty clear. If you still suck at the coliseum, you are doing it wrong.
Regards,
Dr