Simply Swords: Overhaul

Before:

Unique Effect: Omen

Chance on hit to rip the life from a target below 25% HP and grant some of it as absorption to the wielder.

Unique Effect: Watcher

Chance on hit to siphon the health of nearby enemies, healing the wielder.

After:

Unique Effect: Omen

When killing an enemy, heal for 10% of the victim's Max HP.

Unique Effect: Watcher

Heal for 0.5 HP on hit.

Changelog Notes:

The original abilities had a 5% chance to activate, which felt too low and unreliable. I decided the sword would be more useful if it was more predictable.

Before:

Unique Effect: Storm Jolt

Chance on hit to refresh ability cooldown.

Right Click:

Jolt forward like lightning, gaining momentary invulnerability as well as lingering speed and haste.

After:

Unique Effect: Storm Jolt

On hit, reduces cooldown by 1 second.

Includes hits from an active ability.

Right Click:

Dash 12 blocks in the direction you are looking, dealing normal attack damage to enemies in your path.

You gain the effects of Haste and Speed.

If you already have Haste, its level increases by 1, up to a maximum of level 5.

Changelog Notes:

The passive ability is now more predictable

The original active ability depended on how long the button was held, which felt inconvenient. I simplified and adjusted the dash mechanics.

The active ability now deals damage to mobs in the dash path, which can change the combat style.

Before:

Unique Effect: Soul Rend

Chance on hit to inflict stacking weakening effects.

Right Click:

Consume all stacks from surrounding foes, damaging them and healing you relative to the stacks consumed.

After:

Unique Effect: Soul Rend

On hit, applies a stacking debuff.

Right Click:

Consume all stacks from nearby enemies, dealing magic damage and healing yourself based on the number of stacks consumed.

Damage Scaling:

+2 damage per stack for the first 5 stacks.

+3 damage per stack for the next 5 stacks.

+4 damage per stack beyond that, and so on.

Healing:

+0.5 HP per stack removed.

Maximum healing: 50% of Max HP.

Changelog Notes:

In the original version, Weakness stacked up to Level 2, while Slowness stacked up to Level 9. I decided that completely immobilizing enemies was unfair. Now, with each attack, the player applies or strengthens a debuff: Weakness up to Level 2, Slowness up to Level 3, and Bad Luck up to 254. (These values are configurable.)

In the original version, when using the ability, mobs took 3 damage per level of Weakness and Slowness. This made the ability functionally similar to a simple +3 damage per hit. Now, the damage scales progressively based on the number of effects on the target.

Since the maximum healing is capped, players will have to choose between increasing ability damage by strengthening debuffs or focusing on maximizing healing.

Before:

Unique Effect: Soul Tether

Right Click:

Instigate a tethering of souls, trading places with and freezing your target while gaining haste and resistances.

Upon reaching your destination, ignite nearby enemies and pull them closer to you.

After 6 seconds, your soul tether is severed, causing you to trade places with your target a second time.

After:

Unique Effect: Soul Tether

On hit, applies Wither II for 10 seconds.

Right Click:

Teleports a selected target to yourself from up to 32 blocks away.

Changelog Notes:

The original ability felt too complex, making it difficult to envision practical scenarios for its use. Therefore, I replaced it with a simpler mechanic that still incorporates the theme of teleportation.

Before:

Unique Effect: Molten Roar

Chance on hit to ignite your enemy or yourself.

If HP is low, gain Regeneration instead.

Gain Strength and Speed relative to your missing HP.

Right Click:

Release a powerful roar, knocking back and igniting nearby enemies. Gain Resistance and Onslaught for a duration based on the number of enemies hit.

After:

Unique Effect: Molten Roar

On hit, sets the enemy on fire.

When HP is low, gain Strength, Haste, and Speed.

Buffs increase for every 20% of missing HP.

Effects gain an extra level if you dual-wield two Molten Edge swords.

Right Click:

Lose 4 HP and gain Regeneration for 10 seconds.

Changelog Notes: In the original version, Regeneration activated only when HP was below 4 (2 hearts) with a 50% chance on hit. Strength and Speed buffs triggered at HP < 50% and increased further at HP < 33.3% and 2 HP. These thresholds were unintuitive and not described in the tooltip, so they were adjusted.

Now, you gain Strength and Haste at 80% HP and Speed at 60% HP, with clear scaling every 20% HP lost.

Originally, the active ability depended on the number of nearby enemies, not the number of hits taken, despite what the tooltip said. The focus has shifted from survivability to damage, aligning Molten Edge with a berserker-style weapon.

The ability now reduces your HP by 4 to proactively trigger the buffs.

The Regeneration effect restores exactly 4 HP, offsetting the ability’s cost and slightly enhancing survivability.