A new inspiration: Recharge!

[Tortuga]

Last night, I was inspired and thought of a new inspiration type - Recharge. Of course, with all the other recharge boosts that happen, you don't want something that'll unbalance things. So here's a little bit of what I was thinking.

 

To keep it kinda special, or for those OH NO! moments, the drop rate would be lower than other insp types.  Individual recharge insps would not do much - like 2% recharge rate on all powers for 10 seconds. They would not stack. However, combining Recharge insps (let's say 3) would get you a greater benefit - 10% recharge rate for 30 seconds. The larger versions of the insps could have a higher recharge %.  These numbers are all just examples.

 

Another idea, which I don't even know if it's possible - that you can drag the Recharge insp onto a power that to speed up the recharge of that one power. There could be a limit to one active Recharge insp at a time.

 

Just an idea!

[Razor Cure]

I like this idea! A team +rech one would be great also.

[GM Sijin]

2 hours ago, Tortuga said:

Individual recharge insps would not do much - like 2% recharge rate on all powers for 10 seconds. They would not stack. However, combining Recharge insps (let's say 3) would get you a greater benefit - 10% recharge rate for 30 seconds. The larger versions of the insps could have a higher recharge %.  These numbers are all just examples.

Inspirations are supposed to have a noticeable immediate effect, and having to micromanage them to get one that offers a worthwhile effect is not going to feel great. Just reduce the drop rate another 66% for the same overall effect without wasting space in people's trays.

[Hyperstrike]

It's not gonna happen.

They will flat-out unbalance the game.

[Rylas]

What's to stop someone from just combining inspirations to make one?

[Varkarrus]

I would give it something very large like a +500% recharge bonus, but it only lasts for 2 seconds. Basically would cause your abilities to get 10 seconds worth of cooldown.

[Steampunkette]

20%, 45%, 70%

 

1 minute like the others.

[Weylin]

my only concerns are that recharge and damage can pair up very potently, and that it is far more broadly applicable because it boosts all abilities

[Kimuji]

One question, does the game need it?

[Varkarrus]

Seems like a ailly question to ask, to me...

[Razor Cure]

2 hours ago, Kimuji said:

One question, does the game need it?

Did the game need IOs? Incarnate stuff? Super Inspirs?

[Kimuji]

They bring diversity to builds, (they also tend to trivialize the game...). What does a +rech inspiration bring to the game aside from giving one more tool to deal with its already inexistant difficulty?

[BlastLord]

Something like this would be to OPed and imbalanced.