Colorburst is this powerful?

by Nezha

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Nezha2008-03-18 02:30:50
Since becoming a bard I've not been using colorburst too much. Its just that I always seem to heal it personally and so I assumed people do too.. But lately, I've been trying it and people seems to die.. for example in my last spar, after managing to put the 4 barbs, he died to just four colorburst:

QUOTE
You weave a glamour of ... vibrant orange hues and bright yellow flashes.
You weave a glamour of ... vibrant orange hues, deep indigo whorls, and bright yellow flashes.
You weave a glamour of ... incandescent blue striations, vibrant orange hues, and lustrous violet swirls.
You weave a glamour of ... incandescent blue striations, lustrous violet swirls, and deep indigo whorls.
The burst of chromatic colour overwhelms Fighter's mental faculties, causing him to collapse with a scream of rapture.
I'm puzzled as to how one can die because of that.. not unless the barbs was just that powerful.. But he didnt even do any power attacks.. he just dropped like a fly

Perhaps colourburst is more useful than I gave it credit for.. (under recessional and octave?)

What do the other bards think about this little skill?

for information:

QUOTE

You glance over Fighter and see that his health is at 4278/4278.

You play an octave on a harmonious earthy-brown lute, striking a single perfect note that lingers in the air and builds in strength.

You have recovered equilibrium.
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Fighter stands up and stretches his arms out wide.
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You play a major second on a harmonious earthy-brown lute and direct the whispering notes towards Fighter.
A burnt yellow flash alights Fighter's face in a sickly light.
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A blaze of righteous yellow fire surrounds you, filling you with just anger.
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You eat a sparkleberry.
You feel your health, mana and ego replenished.
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Fighter takes a long drag off his pipe.
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En sempre! You nod your head as the maestoso completes itself in a reverberating harmonic unity.
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Fighter clenches his fists and grits his teeth.
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You have recovered equilibrium.
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You play a tritone on a harmonious earthy-brown lute and direct the ominous notes towards Fighter.
A strange green hue flashes over Fighter's face.
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You take a long drag off your pipe.
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You have recovered equilibrium.
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The light of Holy Celestia surrounds you as blessed Raziela judges the unworthy.
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Fighter takes a long drag off his pipe.
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Green smoke leaks out of Fighter's ears.
Fighter clenches his fists and grits his teeth.
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You point a platinum necklace of sapphire teardrops at Fighter, and sparks fly out of it.
Sticky strands of webbing spray out to cover Fighter.
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Green smoke leaks out of Fighter's ears.
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Fighter eats a bog myrtle leaf.
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Fighter takes a long drag off his pipe.
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Green smoke leaks out of Fighter's ears.
Fighter clenches his fists and grits his teeth.
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Fighter takes a drink from a diamond vial.
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Green smoke leaks out of Fighter's ears.
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The song of an angelic choir fills the air with a blazing white light.
Fighter covers his eyes and drops to his knees.
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You have recovered equilibrium.
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You eat a sparkleberry.
You feel your health, mana and ego replenished.
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Fighter takes a long drag off his pipe.
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You play a minor seventh on a harmonious earthy-brown lute and direct the screeching notes towards Fighter.
Fighter's skin fades of colour, becoming stark shades of black and white.
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Fighter takes a long drag off his pipe.
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Green smoke leaks out of Fighter's ears.
Fighter clenches his fists and grits his teeth.
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Fighter stands up and stretches his arms out wide.
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You have recovered equilibrium.
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Fighter takes a long drag off his pipe.
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Fighter takes a long drag off his pipe.
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Green smoke leaks out of Fighter's ears.
Fighter clenches his fists and grits his teeth.
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A blaze of righteous white fire surrounds you, filling you with just anger.
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You point a platinum necklace of sapphire teardrops at Fighter, and sparks fly out of it.
Sticky strands of webbing spray out to cover Fighter.
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Fighter takes some salve from a vial and rubs it on his head.
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Fighter takes some salve from a vial and rubs it on his head.
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Fighter takes a long drag off his pipe.
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Fighter takes a long drag off his pipe.
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Green smoke leaks out of Fighter's ears.
Fighter clenches his fists and grits his teeth.
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The light of Holy Celestia surrounds you as blessed Elohora judges the unworthy.
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You have recovered equilibrium.
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You may eat another herb that gives the sparkleberry effect.
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You weave your hands and conjure flaring fountains of dazzling light in front of Fighter, who winces in pain.
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Green smoke leaks out of Fighter's ears.
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You eat a sparkleberry.
You feel your health, mana and ego replenished.
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Fighter takes a long drag off his pipe.
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Fighter takes a long drag off his pipe.
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Green smoke leaks out of Fighter's ears.
Fighter clenches his fists and grits his teeth.
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You have recovered equilibrium.
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You weave your hands and conjure flaring fountains of dazzling light in front of Fighter, who winces in pain.
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Fighter takes a long drag off his pipe.
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Fighter takes a long drag off his pipe.
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Green smoke leaks out of Fighter's ears.
Fighter clenches his fists and grits his teeth.
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The song of an angelic choir fills the air with a blazing white light.
Fighter covers his eyes and drops to his knees.
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Fighter takes a drink from an emerald vial.
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Fighter takes a long drag off his pipe.
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You have recovered equilibrium.
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You weave a glamour of radiant prismatic colours, dazzling Fighter with a burst of vibrant orange hues and bright yellow flashes.
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Fighter stands up and stretches his arms out wide.
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Fighter is suddenly surrounded by holy light.
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Fighter takes a long drag off his pipe.
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Fighter closes his eyes, curls up into a ball and falls asleep.
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You may eat another herb that gives the sparkleberry effect.
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Fighter opens his eyes and yawns mightily.
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Fighter flaps his arms madly.
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Green smoke leaks out of Fighter's ears.
Fighter clenches his fists and grits his teeth.
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You have recovered equilibrium.
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Fighter looks like he wants to box someone's ears in.
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You eat a sparkleberry.
You feel your health, mana and ego replenished.
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Colourburst

Fighter begins to jerk and shake violently, foaming at the mouth.
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"Tell me, tell me, tell me!" Fighter demands excitedly.
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You weave a glamour of radiant prismatic colours, dazzling Fighter with a burst of vibrant orange hues, deep indigo whorls, and bright yellow flashes.
The music here inspires you to greater heights.
Fighter screams in pain as a burst of white holy flame envelops him.
The music here inspires you to greater heights.
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Fighter reads a scroll.
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Fighter flips the bird.
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Fighter takes a long drag off his pipe.
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Fighter takes a long drag off his pipe.
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You have recovered equilibrium.
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The light of Holy Celestia surrounds you as blessed Shakiniel judges the unworthy.
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Fighter lets out a massive belch into the air.
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You weave a glamour of radiant prismatic colours, dazzling Fighter with a burst of incandescent blue striations, vibrant orange hues, and lustrous violet swirls.
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Fighter takes a long drag off his pipe.
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Fighter eats a horehound blossom.
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You have recovered equilibrium.
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You weave a glamour of radiant prismatic colours, dazzling Fighter with a burst of incandescent blue striations, lustrous violet swirls, and deep indigo whorls.
The music here inspires you to greater heights.
The burst of chromatic colour overwhelms Fighter's mental faculties, causing him to collapse with a scream of rapture.
You have slain Fighter.
Defeated, Fighter is cast out of the Arena.
Hyrtakos2008-03-18 02:40:21
Looks like manabarbs plus an anoexia illusion or something will take them down. Most of the damage just came from their own smoking coltsfoot/insomnia spamming.
Unknown2008-03-18 02:56:26
Manabarbs did a fair bit of damage there. CrusaderCanto (I believe that's what it's called) added a fair bit of damage to the first colourburst. And finally, achromaticaura boost all magic damage (which I presume Colourburst is) by 20%.
Xiel2008-03-18 05:14:05
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You weave a glamour of radiant prismatic colours, dazzling Fighter with a burst of vibrant orange hues, deep indigo whorls, and bright yellow flashes.
The music here inspires you to greater heights.
Fighter screams in pain as a burst of white holy flame envelops him.
The music here inspires you to greater heights.


This bit right here is probably the most damaging thing that occured since CrusaderCanto, if I understand it correctly, at this stage of the song, added right about 300 more damage to the damage causing Indigo which was already boosted by CelestOde and an AchromaticAura. And CrusaderCanto itself seems to be affected by CelestOde too, so the buffs added to Indigo would be applied to the song's effect as well. If before this bit of the log that you've posted, Methrenton popped up through JustChorale, he would've been hit with sensitivity also. I'm not too keen on math, but I think that all would add up.

Out of the four instances of ColourBursting that you put up there, only twice do I see Indigo popping up which is the only one that would actually cause damage to a person. If that other instance was as prepped as the exampled quoted at the front of this post, then yes, ColourBurst would be painful indeed. Mind, it's how the Cantors are built, to deal out large amounts of damage if I understand the design correctly, so it's not just the skill by itself that's strong.
Unknown2008-03-19 16:06:51
Colourburst is a great skill which is underrated and underestimated by most bard 'combatants'.
Malarious2008-03-19 16:26:39
Fast afflicting with damage. Colorburst has my <3
Unknown2008-03-19 17:38:08
Allow me to dispel the cries of 'oh noez OP colourburst'.

Octave stops curing of recklessness.
Colourburst can give recklessness and do damage.
Colourburst spam in octave = uninformed target mysteriously dies whilst at full health... (cue "OMG BARDZ R SO OP THEY CAN DO 4000 DAMAGE IN 1 HIT NERF NERF!!1")
Unknown2008-03-19 17:46:31
What's with bards and their ability touchiness?

I'm fairly sure most fighters already acknowledge that Bards are fine/slightly underpowered now and I can attest that the Envoys are doing their best to balance them (no, it doesn't always mean nerf) to the best of their ability.
Xiel2008-03-19 19:31:10
I wasn't being touchy. ohmy.gif Inky, maybe, but I was just elaborating on what I thought about the fight. sad.gif
Vathael2008-03-20 04:32:55
it's not hard to put up earwort and eat horehound to heal whatever afflictions or why not just.. focus mind? If "Fighter" is who I think it is, "Fighter's" healing isn't that great anyway. Bards aren't hard if you know how to heal? Colourburst used to be a lot better than what it is now now it's just laughable. For the most part you have to use like maelstrom/rainbowpattern/colourburst to even be able to keep someone afflicted at all.
Malarious2008-03-20 05:36:49
QUOTE(Inky @ Mar 19 2008, 01:38 PM) 494489
Allow me to dispel the cries of 'oh noez OP colourburst'.

Octave stops curing of recklessness.
Colourburst can give recklessness and do damage.
Colourburst spam in octave = uninformed target mysteriously dies whilst at full health... (cue "OMG BARDZ R SO OP THEY CAN DO 4000 DAMAGE IN 1 HIT NERF NERF!!1")


So reckless sticking ftw?

Seems normal enough to me