A First Look at the New Druid Class in Dark and Darker
Spells: A Nature-Inspired Arsenal
The Druid class introduces a range of spells that harness the power of nature. Like the wizard and cleric, Druids use spell charges that can be replenished by resting. Here's a rundown of the spells:
Nature's Touch: A heal-over-time spell, recovering 15 health over 12 seconds. It also returns 15 recoverable health, which is a recurring theme among Druid spells.
Bear Skin Armor: Increases the receiver's armor rating by 20 points for 8 seconds. Note that this is a flat increase, not a percentage boost.
Summon Treant: Spawns a self-driving treant that acts as a body blocker. Though it currently lacks aggro features, it's a versatile spell that might become stronger when summoned near a water source.
Entangling Vines: A ground-based area-of-effect (AOE) spell that roots units (friendly or foe) for 3 seconds. The AOE persists for 6 seconds, allowing for strategic crowd control.
Thorn Barrier: Creates a physical barrier that inflicts 10 physical damage per second on enemies. The barrier can be broken with melee weapons, allowing for tactical use.
Dream Fire: A magic damage spell with an AOE effect. Currently, it's similar to the cleric's Holy Strike in range and damage.
Restore: Essentially a mobile Sanctuary that heals 30 health over 10 seconds. This spell might be subject to balance changes due to its potency.
Mending Grove: A stronger version of Restore, healing 10 health per second and increasing max health by 10%. This spell is visually striking, creating a small, flowered field during its duration.
Tree of Life: A non-self-casting heal-over-time spell that restores 40 health and grants a +5 buff for 8 seconds. It provides a regeneration-style healing with some additional stats.
Animal Forms: Embracing the Wild Side
The Druid class also offers four animal forms, each with unique traits and abilities:
Chicken Form: Offers a smaller hitbox and increased mobility, but reduces health by 60%. It also has a unique active skill for foraging insects, although this feature isn't fully functional yet.
Bear Form: Increases physical damage resistance and health but decreases movement speed. The active skill boosts physical power and resistance, and attacks can cause slight knockback.
Panther Form: The most mobile form, with plans for wall-running in the future. The active skill, Rush, doesn't have full functionality yet, but the form's high attack speed makes it a top choice for DPS.
Rat Form: This form has the least health but moves quickly and has a tiny hitbox. It can apply a minor poison effect with attacks and will eventually be able to squeeze under certain doors. The active skill provides a speed boost, and the alternate attack makes a squeaking noise.
Perks: Enhancing the Druid's Abilities
Druids also have a set of seven perks that provide additional benefits:
Enhanced Wilderness: Increases movement speed by 5% and armor by 10 while in any animal form.
Natural Healing: A small healing aura that recovers one health every 3 seconds for nearby allies.
Thorn Coat: Reflects 5 true physical damage when hit by any melee attack.
Force of Nature: Grants +3 physical power to any unit that receives your healing.
Spirit Magic Mastery: Boosts the magical power of all spirit magic spells by 10.
Sun and Moon: Provides a team aura with +3 vigor points and +5 magical power for nearby teammates.
Herbal Sensing: Detects nearby herbs, which could become more important as the game evolves.
Overall, the Druid class in 'Dark and Darker' is shaping up to be a versatile and exciting addition to the game. However, its strong healing abilities might necessitate the introduction of anti-healing mechanics or buff-stripping to maintain balance.
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