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6. You can still have a weak rank weapon/armor and have a signature spell of the rank

Lady Red wrote:

6. You can still have a weak rank weapon/armor and have a signature spell of the rank

The Weak weapon traded is actually very good.  It's a second freebie signature essentially.

The only problems with Signature Spells are:
• The rank caps on the ability to trade for them.  There is no such cap on weapons,  thus it is stupid for there to be one on Signature spells.   Signature Spells cost jewels.   If you can buy the weapon,  you can trade that weapon (When bought) for the signature spell. As an H, this doesn't effect me.  But this isn't about me.  I want to see low ranks utilizing signature spells when it just doesn't make sense for them to use weapons.  Everybody and their mother is throwing around giant swords or scythes and katanas.  This is Fairy Tail RP,  beyond requip you just don't see that many weapon users.  Instead you see mages who freely use certain spells. 
♣ Actually, you don't have to buy the weapon. You sacrifice the slot, so you forfeit the ability to even have that weapon/armour
♣ The abilities of weapon spells do in fact have a cap... but you can trade your weapon slot for a signature at any rank. Just ask a mod to open your app, and then make the signature stating what slot you're sacrificing.
♣ My opinion is that if you're sacrificing the ability to even have that item, you shouldn't be so damn limited.
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• Staff enforcing cooldowns on Signature Spells freely.   Cooldowns on signature spells should be a last resort.   I see far too many good signature spells tarnished by forced cooldowns.  Even really basic fireball effects,  which are the heart of signature spells as the intended "Basic Attacks" of spell focused mages.
♣ the way it's done, from my experience, is that active abilities like that fireball are put on CD. Passive things like small buffs are allowed to be permanent, unless it's like +15% then it becomes an active. Which I think is retarded but I don't make the rules.
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• Whatever the devils constitutes "One Effect".   It's a ridiculous rule about as vague as they come.  Removing it and judging a spell normally for complexity and effectiveness is all that is needed.  None of this "Effect" business.  If it makes sense,  go for it.  If it's too complex, maybe tone it down or then get into cooldowns. 
♣ Callin' em devils doesn't help your argument, just makes em wanna turn away
♣ what staff calls "one effect" is basically the initial effect of a spell. EX: A fireball's initial effect is dealing damage. I think it's stupid because a fireball signature would be barred from burning the target. Fire... that doesn't burn... Still stupid to me.


I cannot say I agree with this suggestion and I see no imbalance,  as the one who suggested signature spells and someone who makes frequent use of them.

♣ You just contradicted yourself... you see no imbalance, yet you have voiced opinions against the current system.

Seikatsu wrote:♣ Actually, you don't have to buy the weapon. You sacrifice the slot, so you forfeit the ability to even have that weapon/armour

[color=#0066ff]♣ The abilities of weapon spells do in fact have a cap... but you can trade your weapon slot for a signature at any rank. Just ask a mod to open your app, and then make the signature stating what slot you're sacrificing.

♣ the way it's done, from my experience, is that active abilities like that fireball are put on CD. Passive things like small buffs are allowed to be permanent, unless it's like +15% then it becomes an active. Which I think is retarded but I don't make the rules.

♣ You just contradicted yourself... you see no imbalance, yet you have voiced opinions against the current system.