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Introducing Totems that are mostly Equal to Legacy

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edited July 2025 in Suggestions, Feedback, and Requests
Edit: fixed some typos
mostly equal to Legacy totems
there currently a huge disparity in stats between current and vs someone who own triple Legacy Totems
among the top 3 legacy totem these are the ones
Hunter Totem: 32 All Stats, 16 ATT/M-ATT
Dark X Totem: 36 Main Stats, 15 ATT/M-ATT
Ancient Slate Replica: 20 All Stats + 5 Attack + Bonus Stats(5% All Stats & 100 Main Stats)

and this is the difference between Guild Totem vs the 3 best Legacy totems
Legacy Totems Advantage: 167 Main Stat,31 Sub Stat, 5% All Stats

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EDIT 2: forgot to take into account % drop rate gear, so plz adjust it, or make it so that drop rate% dont increase the drop chance of the totems
i think reducing the rates bellow by 66% is the better solution(assuming the drop rate formula has no diminishing return)....example: 4%--->1.3%
if it has Diminishing return then i think Halfing it by 50% instead would be better(example: 4%-->2%)

so if Static drop rate 4% it is(drop rate% dont affect chance)
if affected by drop rate then(with no diminishing return)
100% of 1.3%(2.6%)....200% of 1.3(3.9%).....400% of 1.3(6.5%)
if affected by drop rate then(with Diminishing return)
100% of 2%(3.8%, 200% of 2%(5.25%)...400% of 2%(6.5%)
these numbers above for Diminishing return are rough estimate, not done with a specific formula, mostly an example to showcase the working of it
basicly...early dr% start strong, while the high end doesn't give as much
EDIT 2 END

i'd like the team to introduce new totems that are about equal to all 3 combine so here my idea


Wooden Will Totem(5-8% drop rate)-x-x-. +10 All Stats, +11 ATT/M-ATT....All Difficulties....(Easy: 2.5% DR, Normal 5% DR, Hard 8% DR)
Shiny Will Totem(3-6% drop rate)-x-x-x-x +15 All Stats, + 13 ATT/M-ATT....Normal&Hard Will Only...(Normal: 3% DR, Hard 6%)
Mirror Will Totem(4% drop rate)-x-x-x +20 All Stats, + 15 ATT/M-ATT.........Hard Will only


Broken Black Mage Totem(25-35% Drop Rate)-x-x-x-x +20 All Stats, +13 ATT/M-ATT......Hard&Extreme(25% on Hard, 35% on Extreme)
Splendid Black Mage Totem(18-25% Drop Rate)-x-x-x +40 All Stats, + 15 ATT/M-ATT.....Hard&Extreme(18% on Hard, 25% on Extreme
Enchanted Black Mage Totem(15% Drop Rate)-x-x +55 All Stats, + 17 ATT/M-ATT + Aura effect(see bellow).....Extreme only


Shadowy Limbo Totem(8%-16% Drop Rate) -x-x-x- +25 All Stats, +15 ATT/M-ATT....Normal&Hard(Normal: 8% DR, Hard: 16% DR)
Cowardly Limbo Totem(6-12% Drop Rate -x-x-x- +45 All Stats, + 17 ATT/M-ATT......Normal&Hard(Normal: 6% DR, Hard 12% DR)
Infinite Void Limbo Totem(7% Drop Rate) -x-x-x- +70 All Stats, + 19 ATT/M-ATT +3% All Stats.....Hard only

ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE UNIQUE EQUIPPED.....what does it mean ? you can only wear 1 of the 3 Will totems
1 of the 3 black Mage totems...and 1 of the 3 Limbo totems
you can,t equip 3 Limbo totem for say(it would be more stats than intended)

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TOTEMS APPEARENCE BELLOW

Wooden Will Totem Appearence: looks exactly as description says, a Wooden Figurine
Shiny Will Totem Appearence: looks like Will himself, but with a nice shiny luster to it
Mirror Will Totem Appearence: its Will Shaped Mirror, if you mouse over it, a reflection from Will will appear in the Mirror

Broken Black Mage Totem: looks similar to the 1 in Twilight Perion
Splendid Black Mage Totem: look exactly like the Black Mage,BUT everyday of the week it change color !
Friday: Black. -x-x-x- Saturday: Dark Red, -x-x-x- Sunday: Glowing Yellow or White Randomized, -x-x-x- Monday: Violet,
Tuesday: Grey(like a Grey sky), -x-x-x- Wednesday: Pink, Orange or Blue randomized, -x-x-x- Thursday: Green

Enchanted Black Mage Totem: at the start of each Week a form of the Black Mage will be selected
Form 1(85% Chance): loyal to the Black mage Appearence, it also come with an Ominous Aura, the Ominous Aura give 1% Ignore Defense
Form 2:(15% Chance): it will appear as the White Mage before becoming the Black Mage, an Holy Aura surround it and give a 1% ATT/M-ATT Boost
the Aura is additionnal to the Stats written above in the previous paragraph

Shadowy Limbo Totem: its a Shadow with Limbo Shape
Cowardly Limbo Totem: a totem that show Limbo cowardice in all its glory(the totem look like his human form)....it also give a +5 Speed Aura
Infinite Void Limbo Totem: look the same as his void form, its oozing corrupt balls that drip around him

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Total Stats of the new Totems i'am suggesting (if get all 3 Best of each boss) VS Legacy 3 Best
New Totems 145 All Stats, 51 ATT/M-ATT, 3% All Stats, and at random 1% IED or 1% ATT
Legacy Totems 188 Main Stat, 52 Sub Stats, 36 ATT/M-ATT, 5% All Stats,

Overall its about Equivalent to each Other, its more Xenon friendly since it give All Stats, and lastly, i think i chosen fair difficulty bosses to acquire those
the 1 from Will is about as good as the third Guild Totem, but it has to drop if you want it for no mesos cost
Black Mage is a big ramp up in difficulty and and getting that power increase wont exactly be a freeby
lastly....Limbo is end-game and only the most dedicated player will get it

that would balance out ALL players, but for them to get those, they will have to put the work in
since Black Mage is a monthly boss i made the drop rate highter
Limbo drop rate should normally be the same as will but since he's not a freeby boss like Will.....i thought it would be ok for the drop rate to be a lil highter than Will

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plz drop your vote or write a comment if your answer isn't in the poll or if you wish to Share your thoughts

i hope this is to everyone liking :)

EDIT 3: oh and if you'd like more bosses to have a totem version of themselve, plz drop a comment bellow, but the issue with that is that would give a lot more power creep
so while i suggested those 3 bosses....i'am curious to know if you guys would prefer the Totems to drop from different boss ?(stats would have to be tweaked a bit if so)
to not create power creep choose your prefered boss in the following specific Tiers....only 1 of them should have a totem version of themselve..that way it stays in line with Legacy totems, without causing an explosion of power creep

Tier 1(Lucid,Will,Gloom,Darknell)
Tier 2(V-Hilla, Black Mage, Seren, Kalos)
Tier 3(Kaling, Limbo, Baldrix, Extreme Lotus, Extreme Damien)

i'd put an additionnal Poll for this but only 1 Poll per thread so, leave a comment bellow if you also would prefer a different boss from a tier as a Totem ;)
also let me know if you feel like Totems on par with Legacy totems feel too generous to put on bosses such as the ones i put in Tier 1(even though only 1 of them would drop it)

Cosmetic Wise i like the idea of Will, Darknell, V-Hilla, Black Mage, Seren, Limbo and Baldrix as totems)...but my above suggestions were made to earn them from bosses
with a decent minimum difficulty to get them + good spacing between each of the bosses
and yes yes, i'am listing Damien because he's getting an Extreme version in the futur
EDIT 3 END
  1. which match your thoughts the best ?4 votes
    1. Great Idea !, NX plz do it
       50% (2 votes)
    2. ya-no, i'd rather they come back trough Events and acquire them old style
       50% (2 votes)
    3. i'd prefer a gambling system(2 Billion per roll), contain all Legacy totems + Flame for Ancient Slat
       0% (0 votes)
    4. i dont want new totems, dont bring back old totems, keep it unfair
       0% (0 votes)
    5. whats a totem ?, just kidding, i dont rly care what NX does about it
       0% (0 votes)