FUNCOM: Please make Sorcery actually viable, and not just a gimmick for masochists

[Taemien]

@OmniHeckinInu

I hear what you’re saying here, but the spells lack a lot of practicality. most of these spells feel lackluster even given the current “low” cost. Let’s not forget that you need to already be at certain level of corruption to cast some these spells, so you’ve already put yourself at a disadvantage even if not in a Corruption Build. As I mentioned before, the lore implications of having no “entry fee” is not very kind to the concept. In that sense, I agree with you… But there’s still a barrier of entry in the form of the Souls that Non-Corrupted Builds simply don’t have. These other builds will not likely hit that mark of Corruption either. Hey, if they do go to that length just to cast a spell then they are at a disadvantage too, so I’d be happy with them using a spell -even a relatively strong one- at that point too. In this case I’m talking practicality over and and even a bit against the lore aspect at this point.

I want to talk about this a bit because you’re definitely not wrong here.

The problem sorcery has (or at least one of them) is you give up quite a bit to be able to BE a sorcerer. But you’re not quite giving enough to be stronger. If that makes sense. Its in this weird sort of limbo. So close to the line so to speak.

I’ve thought of asking for them to lessen the penalties (such as max corruption being like… 25-30% instead of 50%, but then I have to ask myself the question, “if that happens, what’s the point?”

So I believe it should go in the other direction, if the corruption was harder to obtain, and sorcery took a bit more commitment then it could be buffed. And the idea was that it would be buffed enough that a clan without a sorcerer is at a disadvantage to one that does. But a lone sorcerer isn’t going to be able to go toe to toe with a solo non-sorcerer (but likely could do something if they take them by surprise or what not).

I had a more detailed post about this a few weeks ago:

Sorcerer combat ability

Corruption as a resource is weird. Thematically (which is an important thing to consider), the more you use sorcery the more corrupted you get and the more physically weaker you get. This also works mechanically. Here’s where things get weird. So to cast a spell, you need reagents and the staff. Not biggie there. But to cast higher tier sorcery, you need a certain level of corruption. Ok you need to be ‘weaker’ to use more powerful spells. Alright, neat trade off. As you cast sorcery, your cor…

It goes a bit better into detail to what I’d like to see.