Let's Discuss Teleport and Mobility in General - Sorc / Pal Shouldn't be 90% of players

[Sackett-11374]

@Gades-11863

Not that I’ll go shouting it from the rooftops because strongly suggesting any kind of nerf seems to incite a special kind of rage… but I think the “fix” for teleport (and Enigma by extension) is to simply add a range component like Leap has. If a level 1 could clear a small gap or free you from being pinned, but not be used to breeze through a full rush in 20 minutes, I think it would feel a bit more fair.

That’s… not a bad idea. I agree that there are too many 1 point wonders in the game. Not sure that the specific numbers you suggest are right though. Might need Teleport to have a decently high starting amount, say 5 yards at level 1? And 16 yards… probably at level 25 at most. So I’d guess a decreasing return on point investment. Say 15 yards at level 20, and 16 yards at level 25, and then 17 yards at level 35? Something like that.

Another thing to consider however, is that some builds are effected more by changes to Teleport. For example, Nova Sorceresses are much more dependent on Teleport than other Sorceress, since Teleport is not just used for mobility and defense, but also for offense.

So I’d suggest moving the synergy for Nova from Static Field (which doesn’t actually synergize that well with Nova) to Teleport instead.

@Gades-11863

Almost any other character and skill doing anything at maximum effectiveness requires stat/gear investment, but not teleport.

Except curses. The Necromancer curse tree really needs changes to make it worth investment there.

@Gades-11863

Mana cost should be reduced through synergy with lightning mastery, levels should give you increased distance.

Nope, keep that on the points in Teleport.

@Gades-11863

This way, no Enigma-decked Paladin could ever teleport as masterfully as a properly specced Sorceress… as it should be. Also, not every Sorc build would be a master teleporter by default.

Yeah, it would make Enigma still important, but more focused on Telestomping than just moving fast across the map.

Meanwhile make Dragon Flight available as an O-skill on something (like Tyrael’s Might). That way there is some trade off between the two as O-skills. Dragon Flight requires an enemy but can teleport you all the way across the screen, while Teleport on Enigma doesn’t reach quite as far without massive plus skills.