Affinity System

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Elemental Affinity Changes

Thanks to a new system, we are now able to buff Dragonforge stats whenever you gain Mastery in an Element.
Elemental Affinity buffs have been reworked to take advantage of this new system, providing more beneficial bonuses that properly interact with damage and stat bonuses from forge items.
As of this patch, the maximum mastery level is 25.

-------------------- Air --------------------

Reduces anvil costs by 1% per level.
Reduces spell and wand cooldowns by 1% per level.
Amplifies spells that use this element by 1% per level.

-------------------- Fire --------------------

Increases physical damage by 1% per level.
Increases damage to dungeon bosses by 2% per level.
Amplifies spells that use this element by 1% per level.

------------------- Water -------------------

Increases bow damage by 1% per level.
Increases Autobow fire rate by 1% per level.
Reduces Autobow reload time by 1% per level.
Increases health regeneration by 1% per level.
Amplifies spells that use this element by 1% per level.

------------------- Earth -------------------

Increases damage resistance by 1% per level.
Increases knockback resistance by 1% per level.
Amplifies spells that use this element by 1% per level.

Some items can grant bonus affinity in certain elements while equipped, however this only improves amplification for spells that use the same element and does not improve the above stats.

Elemental Amplification

Gaining Affinity and Mastery in the elements will also amplify spells that use the same element, making them more powerful.

For example, an Air Spell such as "Whirlwind" from the True Aether Blade can be amplified by Air Affinity.
Having 25 Affinity will amplify the damage of most spells of the same element by x1.25 (1% per point)

The Affinity Bars located on the right side of your hotbar will display your Elemental Amplification, as this is a combination of Elemental Affinity gained from both your Elemental Mastery and from equipping items.

Thanks to this, as another example, if you primarily use Fire based spells and wands, it may be beneficial to pursue mastery over Fire as well as items that grant you bonus Fire Affinity.

Discord Announcement Transcript

Major Update! @here
Greetings everyone, we are happy to announce the release of the new Elemental Affinity system for Dragonstone! This system is designed to expand a bit on the lore of Dragonstone, as well as provide everyone with something to do passively.

As you explore the world, mine underground, and fight monsters up close or at a distance, you will gain "Affinity" towards a certain Element of Reality. Once you gain enough, you will gain Mastery in that element. You may gain favor with the elements of Air, Fire, Water, and Earth.

Your Elemental Mastery will affect the strength of special abilities on Dragonforged items, especially new ones that are going to be released soon once the next dungeon is completed. You will also gain some very small stat bonuses based on your Elemental Mastery.
Your Elements may also have an influence over certain encounters in future dungeons...

View the original announcement here:
https://discord.com/channels/574455026672730123/578459112099020820/886560032257368114

Use the following commands while in-game to learn more about the Elements!
/affinity See how to gain Affinity for each Element, view your Elemental Affinities and how close you are to achieving Mastery.
/mastery View your Elemental Mastery and what stats are being influenced by your Elements.
/affinitytop View those who have the strongest bond with the Elements.
(Aliases: /skills, /stats, /skilltop - For those of you who prefer that instead)

Server Changes:
- Added Elemental Affinity System.
- Added a few new commands to go with this system.
- The previous /stats command is now /statistics.
- Modified the Affinity Viewer in the Dragon Forge to show Elemental Affinity gained from Dragonforged items separately.
- Elemental Mastery is currently capped at Level 20. We shall increase it in the future.
- Affinity gain from all sources is reduced until we find a healthy balance. Expect lots of tweaking in the coming weeks.
- Affinity gain from dungeons is heavily reduced until we find a healthy balance.
- We would greatly appreciate that any game-breaking ways to earn Affinity be reported via #tickets. You will, of course, be rewarded.
- Feel free to discuss the Affinity System and provide feedback both in the accompanying thread and in #server-discussion.

Dragonstone Resource Pack (v1.9.15)
- Added Elemental Affinity icons.
- Added a few more buff/debuff icons.
- Added some more secret [redacted] stuff that we cannot show yet.