Two Raptures (ideas for new Rapture!)

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Here are a couple of ideas I had for an iteration on Rapture. I had a few basic goals:

  • Use a fixed total absorb to help balance the ability. In the tooltips below, XXXXX is a meaningful amount spread over a group. Let’s say for argument XXXXX is about the same as 5 PW:S.
  • The fun comes from the player sharing out the total absorb in clever ways, so they can drop more or less absorb appropriately to the group.
  • Player can use Rapture to prepare for an incoming spike, or react to high current damage.

OK, here are the two ideas!

IDEA 1

Rapture (Instant, 1.5m cooldown)
For the next 8 sec, Power Word: Shield also applies Bliss (see below). After 8 sec, each stack of Bliss is immediately replaced by a Power Word: Shield absorbing an equal share of XXXXX total absorb. Using an ability other than Power Word: Shield initiates this effect immediately.

Bliss
When Rapture expires or is cancelled, this effect will be replaced by a Power Word: Shield. This effect stacks.

Example: Priest presses Rapture and uses PW:S to apply Bliss to 4 players in their 5-man group, skipping the tank, and clicking an additional second stack on a squishy shaman. The priest then uses Flash Heal to end Rapture, so each of the 4 players receives an PW:S, the first three being equal and the shaman receiving double the amount.

IDEA 2

Rapture (Instant, 1.5m cooldown)
Immediately Power Word: Shield your target, absorbing XXXXX. For the next 8 sec, when Power Word: Shield is applied to a target, the total remaining absorb of all Power Word: Shield effects are redistributed equally over all targets with Power Word: Shield.

Example 1: In preparation for a damage spike, the Priest presses Rapture to drop the full shield on the tank.

Example 2: In preparation for a damage spike, the Priest initially presses Rapture to drop the full shield on the tank, then spreads 50% of the value to the squishy shaman by applying a second PW:S within 8 sec.

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Zzzzzzzz….

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That seems a very complicated way to achieve the same as we have now.

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Well, this is an evolution of Rapture rather than something completely new, but there are a few important differences:

  • The total absorb amount is always put onto the group, unlike now where you need to spam PWS to get the total absorb
  • Player doesn’t need to make a whole bunch of clicks to get the benefit - you can be clever and assign the shields where they are needed
  • Idea 1 lets you sync the shields with a damage event rather than having the PWS get eaten while Rapture is happening.
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Another variation could be as follows. This version allows Radiance to apply shares of the total absorb amount “in bulk” to raid members.

Rapture (Instant, 1.5m cooldown)

For the next 8 sec, abilities that apply Atonement also apply Bliss. When Rapture expires, each stack of Bliss is replaced by a Power Word: Shield absorbing an equal share of XXXXX total absorb. Activating Rapture again initiates this effect immediately.

Bliss

Marks a target for Rapture. This effect stacks.

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