Friction Ward

[*The Nothing*]

HP: 40

Armor: None

Power: None

Range: 5 spaces in any direction.

Blocking: 100%(50% while in focus)

Purpose: When focused on it's range of target, while a unit moves on these tiles, instead of just taking 1 movement per tile, it takes two.

Attack Formation: When a tile is picked, That tile, and every tile, touching it is in affect by the Friction Ward and causes friction in this area.

Suggestions are needed, needs inprovement i think.

[Bottle]

Units in focus have 0% blocking. Full stop.

[*The Nothing*]

Before they have, doesn't mean they have to now.

[LondonJack]

Couple things, focused units can't block, and nobody would use this, it just doesn't do enough. It's an ok unit and all, but i just can't see using up a unit space for that. As for improvements...

Honestly i think the ward needs to be scraped, but the friction idea isn't too bad, maybe a mage that whenever he damages a unit their movement gets cut in half rounded down (not stackable) until they get healed.

[Black_mage]

Ok the point of focus is that it has to concentrate on the spell.
Try holding a spell and lifting a 50 pound shield to block a sword or arrow.

i mean a 0 power dragon makes a unit lose focus...

i really like using "...":D

[Shadowmyst]

nice idea but needs to be improved *has no suggestions though*

[xerent]

I agree... units in focus shouold not block... period.

As for suggestions, try this.

Any unit hit with the friction ward gains the following status effects;

Movement = movement*.5
Blocking = Blocking * .5
Power = Power * .5

Slap a recovery time on that sucker, and make it a permanent effect. Get rid of the focus thing altogether. Don't be afraid to give it a little spice. ^^

Then I might consider putting one in instead of another unit.

[Darrington]

Man, Xerent has an idea, but that is WAY too overpowered. Think of it.

Knight suddenly - blamo - gets 120% blocking (meaning always from the front, and 60% from the sides), 5 movement range, and 33 power. Bit... intense.

[Machin Shin]

If there is a unit that can half enemy unit's speed, damage and blocking, wouldn't any SMART individual simply avoid it? I think this unit could just turn out to be an, um, "area avoidance system" for lack of better term. kinda like the lightning ward

perhaps I interpreted those ".5"s wrong Xe, sounds like it would half those particular stats to me.

Oh, and I'm using my gnu laptop. >:-) *grin*

[xerent]

Yea, it's not a 150% increase, it's 1/2 off each. ^^