2010-07-18, 07:09 AM
Hanabira, I think you're seeing the trees for the forest. This isn't a star saving issue that NLs have a problem with - it's a space issue.
Remember, there has to be a reason behind giving NLs infinite stars. The problem here isn't an NL running out of stars during boss fights since most of them bring at least 2 - 3 hours worth of stars anyway. This is a rebalancing issue between NLs and Corsairs. It's pretty unfair that Corsairs can last for hours on just five to ten sets of bullets and an NL cannot. NLs have to go back to the store and recharge thirty sets of stars leaving them no room for things like scrolls and pots. Stars will be in less demand because of this skill, and I foresee many NLs being able to keep their three to five sets of crystals without needing to buy more storage space for pots, rocks, and stars.
Also there's a problem with bosses that dispel a lot. Each dispel costs an NL 200 stars. With this skill being passive, that helps NLs fight against star waste during boss runs.
And what do you mean 60% chance of at least one star? All NLs use Shadow Partner all the time, and SP consumes stars too. So each TT will, on average, restore 1.2 stars. Consider that Shadow Stars lasts for 180 seconds and that NLs can TT about 100/min. Over three minutes, on average you'd save 300 TT * 6 stars * 0.20 to save a star = 360 stars. So yes, this skill does make NLs have infinite stars so long as the boss doesn't DISPEL DISPEL DISPEL over and over again.
Remember, there has to be a reason behind giving NLs infinite stars. The problem here isn't an NL running out of stars during boss fights since most of them bring at least 2 - 3 hours worth of stars anyway. This is a rebalancing issue between NLs and Corsairs. It's pretty unfair that Corsairs can last for hours on just five to ten sets of bullets and an NL cannot. NLs have to go back to the store and recharge thirty sets of stars leaving them no room for things like scrolls and pots. Stars will be in less demand because of this skill, and I foresee many NLs being able to keep their three to five sets of crystals without needing to buy more storage space for pots, rocks, and stars.
Also there's a problem with bosses that dispel a lot. Each dispel costs an NL 200 stars. With this skill being passive, that helps NLs fight against star waste during boss runs.
And what do you mean 60% chance of at least one star? All NLs use Shadow Partner all the time, and SP consumes stars too. So each TT will, on average, restore 1.2 stars. Consider that Shadow Stars lasts for 180 seconds and that NLs can TT about 100/min. Over three minutes, on average you'd save 300 TT * 6 stars * 0.20 to save a star = 360 stars. So yes, this skill does make NLs have infinite stars so long as the boss doesn't DISPEL DISPEL DISPEL over and over again.