ANNOUNCEMENT: There are some very important updates from GM Estild: 1. Divergence is gone. There are mechanics updates gamewide 2. RT reduction 3. new spell cooldowns for some some short-duration spells (140, 211, 215, 219, 919, 1619). 4. Divergence is gone!
Leafiara
Diversion Is Gone
on 25 January 2023Miss Leafi translates GM Estild’s announcement about Divergence going away and other game mechanics update (link to his original post below!) for … the rest of us!
* RT reduced for melee weapons game-wide
* RT reduced for PSM AoE setups game-wise
* 612 RT reduction now applies to PSM abilities and can take normal shots from 3 seconds to 2 (previously not possible)
* All bard Divergence updates reversed
* All wizard Divergence updates reversed except for 919, which now has a cooldown game-wide
* 240 cooldown reversed until empaths get updates at a future date
* Other short duration spells (140, 211, 215, 219, 1619) now have a cooldown game-wide
* Group logic for treasure cap removedEstild’s Post Follows:
GM Estild
Divergence Is Gone
on 25 January 2023
from the Official GemStoneIV Discord Forums
in the mechanics CategoryRegarding Wyrom’s Creating Adventure – January 2023 (https://gswiki.play.net/Creating_Adventure_-_January_2023) announcement, below are the details we’re currently planning for the removal of Divergence. The current implementation can be reviewed at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kN-1Of1A8HvgERjNQdBrXpQGk-SH72q4gqja9dkp33I/edit#heading=h.ynx2a2khr7o2.
Cooldowns for short duration spells (140, 211, 215, 219, 919, 1619) will go live.
Numerous effects (including the above short duration spells) were already made exempt from Manastorm, Spellburst, and Spell Sever.
Spirit Slayer (240): clerics are in a good position, but empaths probably need a few updates, so we plan to wait before implementing this cooldown.
Breeze’s (612) haste effect will go live.
Updated minimum roundtime for melee weapons will go live.
All the other bard and wizard updates are suspended when Divergence is disabled.
PSM AoE setups (reduced from 4s to 3s) will go live.
Recent TownCrier newsletters.
