Mysterious box Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Kinda curious with all the talk about other characters lately what are people's current thoughts on Wes? Personally I have a ton of fun playing him and feel he's fairly useful in a group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheggf Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 One of my favorite characters. Always pretty good but if there's newer players on the server he's even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gashzer Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Aesthetically awesome character! His skins are some of the best in the game. Altho he isn't that useful apart from speedy balloon (even then wx and walter have better early game speed boosts)... but i mean Wes is meant to be abit terrible so its ok lol Party balloon is underwhelming for sanity, only helpful to a wortox or wicker since wicker cant use tents ( which are the far better way to gain health an sanity that any character can build.. ps walters portable tent op) and wortox will waste too much food using a tent as well. Wish Wes could make a balloon dark sword which works the exact same way as the speedy balloon, starts at dark sword damage 100-66, hambat 66-33 and spear between 33-0. Maybe make it cost 5 health and sanity to make, thematically its Wes cutting himself on his own balloon as he crafts it haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterious box Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share Posted May 27, 2022 17 minutes ago, Gashzer said: Party balloon is underwhelming for sanity, only helpful to a wortox or wicker since wicker cant use tents ( which are the far better way to gain health an sanity that any character can build.. ps walters portable tent op) and wortox will waste too much food using a tent as well. Are you saying this in consideration of the sanity scaling from multiple players? Because with multiple people gathered it can give around 16 sanity per ballon at the cost of 5 sanity I think that's very powerful considering how fast it does this the only real downside is it requires teamwork for maximum effectiveness but more things should probaly be designed this way considering the game's title. Also Wes's speedy ballon doubles as a flare if you let it go when you let it go so that's it's use when you get a cane again more so team focused. His ballon hat also prevents lightning strikes so it's a great emergency tool for a group as well if things don't go well. His kit basically scales the bigger the group is not to a crazy degree but he's in a very good spot in my opinion. To put it another way he's meant to make/help others excel rather than himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emilier Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 I love Wes I can't stop playing with him because the other characters are...(It's better to stop here). I'm still disappointed because his interaction with the world through balloons could have been more captivating. (But I'm avoiding thinking about it). What I miss most about him is his quick hunger... CRAZY IDEAS ALERT!!! What if Wes still had the fast hunger drain? But he could temporarily remove the accelerated hunger drain if he sucked the air back out of the balloons (like consuming the balloons with a special animation until they deflated). What if Wes got the flu and when a balloon he inflated exploded, everyone around would be contaminated, having small changes in their behavior? Maybe getting more aggressive? What if a contaminated balloon made food rot faster? if she was in balloon range. I can't stop thinking, I have to stop if I'm not going to write another topic in the suggestion section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhh2 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 46 minutes ago, Gashzer said: Aesthetically awesome character! His skins are some of the best in the game. Altho he isn't that useful apart from speedy balloon (even then wx and walter have better early game speed boosts)... but i mean Wes is meant to be abit terrible so its ok lol Party balloon is underwhelming for sanity, only helpful to a wortox or wicker since wicker cant use tents ( which are the far better way to gain health an sanity that any character can build.. ps walters portable tent op) and wortox will waste too much food using a tent as well. Wish Wes could make a balloon dark sword which works the exact same way as the speedy balloon, starts at dark sword damage 100-66, hambat 66-33 and spear between 33-0. Maybe make it cost 5 health and sanity to make, thematically its Wes cutting himself on his own balloon as he crafts it haha if a balloon sword were to be added, i'm sure it would be a joke weapon with terrible stats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notecja Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 I like him as character, not really mechanically, but more because I play mostly solo and all tendious parts would be just tendious. Still looking foward to let get him more balloons, anims and jokes. : D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheggf Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Gashzer said: Party balloon is underwhelming for sanity, only helpful to a wortox or wicker since wicker cant use tents It is infinite sanity for free for the entire server and allows Wes to be great at farming nmf. It's one of the fastest sanity regens there is, pretty sure it's faster than the tent. 1 hour ago, Gashzer said: Wish Wes could make a balloon dark sword which works the exact same way as the speedy balloon, starts at dark sword damage 100-66, hambat 66-33 and spear between 33-0. Maybe if the durability was like 2 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gashzer Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 9 hours ago, Cheggf said: It is infinite sanity for free for the entire server and allows Wes to be great at farming nmf. It's one of the fastest sanity regens there is, pretty sure it's faster than the tent. One of them things that sounds great on paper but doesn't work well in practice, when i was wes in public server, noobs don't have the patience to stand in the party or didn't ask for sanity boost when they needed it even when i explained the party balloon to them. And veterans ofc don't care about being insane (everyone loves nmf lol) unless they are about to fight a boss. In which case a tent that doesn't require other players is better for fixing both health and sanity before a big fight. Don't get me wrong i love the aesthetics of Wes and his balloons so much they dont need to be super useful nor are they really designed to be... hes meant to be a fun wacky challenge character for pros. 9 hours ago, Cheggf said: Maybe if the durability was like 2 seconds. Even with the 2minute durability of the speedy balloon, the balloon sword would be balanced, cause it would still pop if you get hit, rewarding kiting skill. Plus with the rest of Wes bad stats, its more than fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emilier Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Gashzer said: character for pros Wes is not for those who play well, Wes is for those who have fun with him. And he's simple which is a good thing, but a mechanic that makes us more alert when we play with him would be very welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheggf Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 2 hours ago, Gashzer said: One of them things that sounds great on paper but doesn't work well in practice, when i was wes in public server, noobs don't have the patience to stand in the party or didn't ask for sanity boost when they needed it even when i explained the party balloon to them. And veterans ofc don't care about being insane (everyone loves nmf lol) unless they are about to fight a boss. By "veterans" do you mean "noobs who spend way less time playing the game than they spend watching Edgy Rick and talking about how great at the game they are"? Me, my friends, and random people on pubs utilize the balloons all the time. Did you try giving someone else a balloon once, he didn't use it, then you gave up and disregarded the power forever? Did you even try once? 2 hours ago, Gashzer said: In which case a tent that doesn't require other players is better for fixing both health and sanity before a big fight So you didn't even try the balloon once. It doesn't need other players, it doesn't need silk, it doesn't need rope, and it restores sanity faster than a tent. Why are you arguing about the usefulness of something you do not understand? 2 hours ago, Gashzer said: Don't get me wrong i love the aesthetics of Wes and his balloons so much they dont need to be super useful 2 hours ago, Gashzer said: Even with the 2minute durability of the speedy balloon, the balloon sword would be balanced, cause it would still pop if you get hit, rewarding kiting skill. Plus with the rest of Wes bad stats, its more than fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gashzer Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 21 minutes ago, Cheggf said: By "veterans" do you mean "noobs who spend way less time playing the game than they spend watching Edgy Rick and talking about how great at the game they are"? Me, my friends, and random people on pubs utilize the balloons all the time. Did you try giving someone else a balloon once, he didn't use it, then you gave up and disregarded the power forever? Did you even try once? Got nearly 3k hours and been playing since beta... praise me you filthy casuals hehehe jk nah. If the balloons give health they would be awesome but they dont, sanity is the easiest of the three stats to maintain and even if you let it go low, its still a positive thing for farming nmf. Plus who would carry one balloon for like 5 sanity if they are exploring by themselves? Walter has a portable tent with 10 uses thats far more practical to carry around if you are going solo somewhere without your team; health,sanity,warmth, drys you off. Yes costs hunger, just eat cooked monster meat if you are already insane before use. Food is everywhere. Andddd it doesn't cost silk. Boom!! Have you even played dst before Cheggf? Sounds like you don't know the positives and negatives of all the mechanics and characters of this game. Its ok, im sure you will become a pro... someday... haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emilier Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 4 hours ago, Gashzer said: Plus who would carry one balloon for like 5 sanity if they are exploring by themselves? Wes no longer recovers five sanity points when using his own balloons when alone... Only four... never tested with other characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FourthLess Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Not that useful but he's not supposed to be such so I'm absolutely fine with him. All of his crafts cover some kind of small niche like a balloon vest, party balloon and speedy balloon. I haven't really played him before the rework because he didn't have anything interesting to offer except challenge in the most boring way possible. After rework he seems pretty okay but slower work actions really make me not wanting to play him. One small thing I would love Wes to have is being able to give balloons to the pigs and bunnymen. Maybe even befriend them for the some time they're holding them but as soon as they do any kind of work/fight balloons pop and they quickly loose the interest in being your friends :] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArubaroBeefalo Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 On 5/28/2022 at 12:06 AM, Gashzer said: Party balloon is underwhelming for sanity, only helpful to a wortox or wicker since wicker cant use tents ( which are the far better way to gain health an sanity that any character can build.. ps walters portable tent op) and wortox will waste too much food using a tent as well. 21 hours ago, Gashzer said: Got nearly 3k hours and been playing since beta... praise me you filthy casuals hehehe jk nah. hmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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