[Pod 0] Velnesh Alphas (Leyline Phantoms) - AotV Testing

[NecroBlade]

Looking over the playtests, the Velnesh do seem to be in a very good place. Of 9 tests, three times they did about 1/3 of their value in damage, three times they did 50% more, twice they didn't do anything, and once they were spot on. Obviously damage isn't everything (this would suggest all told we drop them by 25%), and even in the games where they weren't actually getting kills they consistently tied things up which has value.

A quick summary of some comments is also highly positive:

• fast against range [which is how we wanted them to feel] (+)
• bland if they don't blink [to be fair that's most things that don't get to use their powers] (-)
• simple and effective (+)
• lots of good/fun positioning options (+)
• easy to understand and fun to play against [fun against is a very good sign] (+)

I had suggested swapping their points with the Ukushisa, and after going through the tests I still think 90 is better for them than 100. After all, they have to survive to get any use out of Blink (see the one negative comment). That also brings me to this suggestion:

Originally Posted by capsocrates

If/when you do look over the results, keep this question in mind please

I'm not completely opposed to it. It would help shore up the one slight negative against them. However on the flip side it could make them frustrating to play against, which would eliminate a much bigger positive. I think we have other opportunities to vary stat values (I have a couple other places to suggest 5D) and 3A is actually already common anyway. If someone wants to do testing at 3A/5D, go for it. But I think their playtesting shows them in a good spot at 4/4 (and 90 points).