Post by Neo on Oct 7, 2015 23:24:57 GMT -8
With the HUGE elaine nerf incoming, many players who possess Elaine are facing this dilemma on whether if they should recall Elaine.
Feel free to throw in your insights.
Why is there a hype to recall Elaine?
Elaine is facing the BIGGEST nerf on any single player up to now in Soccer Spirits.
She is probably the most nerfed player of all time, up to now.
First, lets take a look at Elaine, how was she nerfed?
Nerf #1 - Nerfed Active
Before Nerf:
[Target] Increases the damage that a designated enemy within the position receives by 50% for 10 min (Level 5)
After Nerf:
[Target] Increases the damage that a designated enemy within the position receives by 30% for 10 min (Level 5)
Nerf #2 - Nerfed "Critical Intuition" Passive
Before Nerf:
Critical Intuition:
Increases the attack power and critical rate of the ally players within the position by 25% for 5 min with an action. (Accumulates up to 3 times)
After Nerf:
Critical Intuition:
Increases the attack power and critical rate of the ally players within the position by 15% for 5 min with an action. (Accumulates up to 3 times)
With EBM and active, Elaine provides 50% received damage increase.
This brings the damage reduction value of any GK to less than 20%.
And if you consider striker like Sharr, her skill adds another 15% to damage received increase by GK.
This brings GK damage reduction to close to ZERO.
Hence, strikers like Sharr can continue to pulverize goalkeepers without any Penetration Power.
Is she nerfed? Definitely. Is she bad? Hell no.
Her capability as a front damage totem might have been significantly weakened.
But she is still the best out there FOR NOW.
So should you recall Elaine?
Elaine might be experiencing the LARGEST nerf of all times.
But after the analysis, she is still the best damage totem around.
The only reason to recall her will be the anticipation of another unreleased future player that will be a better front damage totem than her.
And you have ONLY 1 week to recall her. So if you recall her now, you can use the sho-sho on the better, future front damage totem if any.
If you dont recall her, when a better front damage totem is released, you have to draw another 6 copies to fspu him/her.
Good news for all?
Now CoD floor 36 Elaine front will be less devastating with Elaine active nerf.
My conclusion, I would not recall her as you cannot find another damage totem that is just as good as her now.
So if Bigball ever introduce a better front totem after Elaine recall period is over, too bad for all of us who kept her.
Kudos to those who recalled her and got the sho-sho.
I am no prophet, are you?
Come share what you think =)
Feel free to throw in your insights.
Why is there a hype to recall Elaine?
Elaine is facing the BIGGEST nerf on any single player up to now in Soccer Spirits.
She is probably the most nerfed player of all time, up to now.
First, lets take a look at Elaine, how was she nerfed?
Nerf #1 - Nerfed Active
Before Nerf:
[Target] Increases the damage that a designated enemy within the position receives by 50% for 10 min (Level 5)
After Nerf:
[Target] Increases the damage that a designated enemy within the position receives by 30% for 10 min (Level 5)
20% drop in increased damage received can be equivalent to ~2000 - 3000 damage decrease in damage output.
Those who complete CoD 50 with the help of elaine will see the difference.
The higher your final damage output, the bigger the damage drop you will feel.
The higher your final damage output, the bigger the damage drop you will feel.
Nerf #2 - Nerfed "Critical Intuition" Passive
Before Nerf:
Critical Intuition:
Increases the attack power and critical rate of the ally players within the position by 25% for 5 min with an action. (Accumulates up to 3 times)
After Nerf:
Critical Intuition:
Increases the attack power and critical rate of the ally players within the position by 15% for 5 min with an action. (Accumulates up to 3 times)
The critical rate increase is nerfed from 75% to 45%.
Critical rate nerf might have a significant effect on striker ability to crit in PvP, while not so much in PvE situations.
Critical rate nerf might have a significant effect on striker ability to crit in PvP, while not so much in PvE situations.
For attack power nerf, a 30% nerf on attack power is not that significant as it will probably result in 200~300 lower damage.
This is because attack power buff is applied to base attack power stat and not stacked with buffed attack power stat
This is because attack power buff is applied to base attack power stat and not stacked with buffed attack power stat
Nerf #3 - Increased Cost of Spirit Required
Before Nerf:
0.5 bar of spirit required for active
After Nerf:
1 bar of spirit required for active
So now, lets come back to the question if Elaine is still usable or should be recalled after this nerf?
How does the nerf affect her?
PvE/CoD
Elaine has always been the most OP front damage totem for all strikers before nerf.
So the question of whether she is still usable, boils down to if she is still the most OP damage totem after nerf.
30% received damage increase, is still no doubt the most OP damage modifier for any striker, even though it is reduced to 30% now.
So she will still be used as front damage totem. No one surpasses her yet, even with the nerf.
PvP
Most GK, without using block, has around 50% to 70+% of damage reduction.Before Nerf:
0.5 bar of spirit required for active
After Nerf:
1 bar of spirit required for active
So if you look at this, for 1.5 bar striker, you will need 1 bar for assist, 1 bar for Elaine and 1.5 bar for striker.
Total spirit required = 3.5 bars ==> To be able to do active pass + active shot combo after Elaine active.
This is another blow for players who use 1.5 bar strikers. Makes it harder for players to complete the combo without some spirit generation.
So now, lets come back to the question if Elaine is still usable or should be recalled after this nerf?
How does the nerf affect her?
PvE/CoD
Elaine has always been the most OP front damage totem for all strikers before nerf.
So the question of whether she is still usable, boils down to if she is still the most OP damage totem after nerf.
30% received damage increase, is still no doubt the most OP damage modifier for any striker, even though it is reduced to 30% now.
So she will still be used as front damage totem. No one surpasses her yet, even with the nerf.
PvP
With EBM and active, Elaine provides 50% received damage increase.
This brings the damage reduction value of any GK to less than 20%.
And if you consider striker like Sharr, her skill adds another 15% to damage received increase by GK.
This brings GK damage reduction to close to ZERO.
Hence, strikers like Sharr can continue to pulverize goalkeepers without any Penetration Power.
Is she nerfed? Definitely. Is she bad? Hell no.
Her capability as a front damage totem might have been significantly weakened.
But she is still the best out there FOR NOW.
So should you recall Elaine?
Elaine might be experiencing the LARGEST nerf of all times.
But after the analysis, she is still the best damage totem around.
The only reason to recall her will be the anticipation of another unreleased future player that will be a better front damage totem than her.
And you have ONLY 1 week to recall her. So if you recall her now, you can use the sho-sho on the better, future front damage totem if any.
If you dont recall her, when a better front damage totem is released, you have to draw another 6 copies to fspu him/her.
Good news for all?
Now CoD floor 36 Elaine front will be less devastating with Elaine active nerf.
My conclusion, I would not recall her as you cannot find another damage totem that is just as good as her now.
So if Bigball ever introduce a better front totem after Elaine recall period is over, too bad for all of us who kept her.
Kudos to those who recalled her and got the sho-sho.
I am no prophet, are you?
Come share what you think =)
fuck this game .-.