Give inq more group mana restore effects + cd grp barrier

Fidric

as vaguely also discussed here

yes inq now has a minor self mana regen. i still miss the minor group mana regen aura myself. would also be happy to have that back as a choice, or tie it into the otherwise situation resistance aura.

currently the INQ has the plunder mana line to give some degree of mana back to the group (25% amount drained). this currently has both lacklustre scaling on the first rank and a long 60s cooldown. plus very variable mob availability.

it would be interesting if INQs got this capacity tied to a few more abilities.

such as their 'dispel magic' + 'purge' + 'purifying blow' spells, which could possibly restore mana to self/group as either static values or as a % of the spell's mana cost whenever you remove a magic effect

another approach would also be tying this sort effect into the INQ's self ward barrier line. have that also restore a portion of damage blocked as mana to group.

e.g. level 18 ward: restore 25% of 60 hp barrier (so 15 mana) to group when mob breaks the barrier (or per hit during). or something along those lines to mirror the current mana drain restore

re dire charm cd power

i'm still of the opinion that the INQ's emergency 'oh crap' cooldown should be a zero to low cast mana power with generous valued group HP barrier or group HP barrier over time like effect (without or without ward's low use slow rider).

also give it some spike in magic resist or something if we want that theme and an initial group magic dispel effect

e.g.

group cast, applies X hp (e.g. x4 str of ward) barrier for group for Y seconds (60s). applies dispel on inital cast.

or apply X hp barrier every Y seconds for Z duration, the equilviant of your latest WARD every 6 seconds for ₂₄ seconds for x4 total applications per target). either applies dispel on initial cast or every 6s pulse for x4 dispels.

possibly throw on some self/group mana regen/restore too

₅-10-15m cooldown tops

Ghostggs

It'd be nice if inq generated a bit of mana for the party on their 20s strike ability (idk name).

Basically a mana version of restorative smite. As it stands inq mana Regen is meh at best, but really not even that.

Mesh

Mana sustain is a problem for all Knight classes.

Can't meditate efficiently during combat like other mana users so all of their meditation time must be outside of combat, between pulls, which leads to additional downtime for groups with a Knight tanking that doesn't exist for groups with a Fighter tanking.

I don't know what the best fix is for each class but there has to be one.

defixio

I realy like the idea of turning purge/dispell/purify/ mana destruction into an asset. be it mana, group mana, damage reduction effects, wards etc etc. gamifying destroying the magic on monsters or clensing the magic on the party is really interesting and could be fun.

i want to say in old rift (the mmo) there was some kind of anti spell rune knight who got stacks of some buff each time he purged a thing. i remember it being fun.

Fidric

Ghostggs yeah putting a flat group mana restore on 20s purfying strike would be simple, whether or not it is connected to or boosted by an actual purged effect resulting from the power

(and really this power should always purge one effect without distress imo, and have distress purge 2 or whatever)

or do a reverse of paladins MARK spell where the inq gains a small amount of flat mana per hit on a mob under a certain debuff effect (e.g. distress, when you hit them you get 1-3+ mana or whatever per hit like a mirror of the paladin self healing on hit effect)

atm most of these suggestions outside of my ward ones rely on their being caster mobs with mana or buffing capacity which isn't always an option at camps of only manaless mobs

Fafnyr

Remove the charm. It is useless at endgame with the level 52 cap. That gives scope to replace it with something that remains useful.