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[Äññöÿäñcë]

Had this on my mind for a long time actually, but to put it simply, I think this spell should be used more.


It is said it's for transportation, and with the new (well, not so new now) crafting stuff it has been used a lot more, but maybe it can be used for transportation in other areas of the Nightmist world?

Examples. We have one in the desert, which is pretty cool, but the run from NM/Arilin to the Silversail is nothing compared to that of the one to Faravar; for example - the desert doesn't even have damage traps lol.

All i'm saying, is there a reason that it is so under-used? I can see that it would affect a lot of different areas, like I wouldn't suggest putting it on Chronos as the area is near enough perfect as it is, but there are places where it can be used effectively. And also maybe even at a stretch, if it is used more the level could be increased for Vortex gate; at the moment its level 20? Or 25? I'm not 100% sure, but it could be increased to something like 33 and the spell itself could be used more.

Orrrrr. Just for 1a, a teleport spell for mages when they get to level 34 or so, that only teleports them to specific places; not necessarily locals, but yeah.

[Oracle]

It's a nice idea to create more use of the spell in principle, although;

Teleporting around the world gives a huge advantage, especially on a 1a server. The world is rather small really anyway and it kind of defeats the principles on which ktp stuff was added all over for.

Also, mages really are not the class that need more benefits right now on 1a.

I'm not condemning the idea, just adding my points to the discussion

[Crane]

Increasing the required level to 33 is a bad idea (it's level 20 at the moment)... for one thing, to get to level 31 (on multi-alt) you need a Scroll of Aura of Protection, and that requires Vortex Gate to access.

There are at least two areas where the use of Vortex Gate is required in order to complete them.

[Äññöÿäñcë]

/nod; I counted three actually, but yes - I didn't think of the scroll thing.


Thanks for the comments though, and I still think it's a good idea in principle Thanks for reading anyways

[Gaddy]

To require too high of level for spells shows too much bias, especially on a system such as 1-alt.
Vortex gate has become more used in some aspects.

Things that are not used as often as they could be like this would be interesting, such as forcing players to be invisible for parts of areas---so players would have to be capable of concealing their entire party.

[shomer]

you could always keep vortex gate as it is, but just add a newer more powerful spell at a higher level with more capabilities

[Gaddy]

To require too high of level for spells shows too much bias, especially on a system such as 1-alt.

This wasn't specified as being about just Vortex Gate.
Requiring too high of level makes it so that only certain people can grant access to areas, which would be pretty bias at this point, especially one the 1-alt server.

It would also cut-down on the activity in the area, and we don't need any more inactive areas.

[EvilDognapot]

I always considered vortex gate to be a spell for occasions that require careful observation since you usually find such spots by reading the clues in the detailed area descriptions. So, in other words, the skills needed to use vortex gate aren't entirely level based, and even at lvl 33, you would need to pay attention. As for using it more, I don't see why staff won't just put vortex spots on random places on the map just to keep people busy with something other than clobbering things. I mean we've had how many quests revolve aroud beating stuff to death over and over by yourself and approximately 0 events utilizing unique class abilities that require people to genuinely work together to accomplish a goal in multiple steps. Just saying is all.

I think there's still the remnants of a quest that used vortex gate in the game, but i may be confusing it with a /read spot near by. But yeah, lots of wasted potential in that spell.