suggestion Self immolation in exchange for Burning Frenzy, a suggestion

[-Variant]

I very quickly went over this in my retrospective post.
I'll copy the key notes over real quick.

Burning Frenzy.
This is the perk I feel needs work.
It sticks out a bit compared to the other fire perks.

It's the only perk in the Ember section that doesn't actually start fires!
I also find it a wee bit cumbersome to use, and only shines in some set-up situations.
Personally, I'd want to see this one exchanged for another fire based perk.
I'm making this post to go over my personal suggestions for a replacement.

Burning Woman/Self immolation.
Basically, Willow's own version of the Burning Bernie skill to replace Burning Frenzy.
Ignite yourself and become a walking woman of pyre!

I feel a skill like this would be very useful, as it provides the benefits of Burning Frenzy, since you'd be doing damage to mobs whilst being on fire, and also does a whole lot more on top of it!
Becoming a walking source of warmth and light has its benefits for team play, alongside yourself, of course.
There's also the very welcomed benefit of it shoo-ing away other mobs that you're not focusing on, since the fire will make them panic. Wonderful in crowded areas!

When fully immolated, overheating damage should be disabled during its duration, of course.
It could cost a hefty amount of Embers and be for a limited time to balance it out.
Some neat gimmicks could be cooking foods you walk over. Or even letting players use you as a campfire for cooking. Clearing Miasma would be niche, but nice as well. More flavor, really.

[adzhe tak]

and even better with that expression

[blacknight7890]

Seconded!

Honestly, having Willow herself be on fire seems like a natural evolution of her character. She's already immune to it and loves the flames dearly, so setting herself on fire for profit is something only she would be able, and crazy enough, to do.

Mobile light, warmth, and maybe a natural fire damage aoe around herself would be a perfect fit for her in my eyes, it would give her some much much needed utility. Maybe it would also cause any melee attack to set enemies on fire?

Although, the idea of a Willow setting themselves ablaze, only to then dash through a forest/base, lighting everything on fire is both highly amusing, and very terrifying. I like it.

[Jakepeng99]

5 hours ago, -Variant said:

Burning Frenzy.
This is the perk I feel needs work.
It sticks out a bit compared to the other fire perks.

No it is alright, i like it.

[blacknight7890]

You could probably keep the name "Burning Frenzy" tbh, it still fits.

[Swiyss]

On 12/1/2023 at 10:32 PM, -Variant said:

Burning Woman/Self immolation.

Wouldn't it be better to just set the weapon itself on fire? That could be a whole different design, and it's easier to implement. like the cooldown user interface in the hotbar or acid rain damage indication on items in the UI also, something that looks like that maybe.

[-Variant]

5 minutes ago, Swiyss said:

Wouldn't it be better to just set the weapon itself on fire?

Less exciting, but yeah, that'd be another way of doing it.
I'd be curious in how they'd do a 'one size fits all' effect for the burning tools. There's a lot I don't think would work well, either.

I feel like I'd like setting yourself on fire more than the tool, but I'd settle for either!

[Swiyss]

2 minutes ago, -Variant said:

Less exciting, but yeah, that'd be another way of doing it.
I'd be curious in how they'd do a 'one size fits all' effect for the burning tools. There's a lot I don't think would work well, either.

I feel like I'd like setting yourself on fire more than the tool, but I'd settle for either!

Yeah, both could work, I meant the sprite only in the UI, not in the actual weapon in game since that would took a lot of consideration and work I think.

If you don't mean that then I just don't know what you meant.