Idea Elf Water Element Change

As it is now, the water bow is either on or off. You either get the buffs, or you don't. This limits many options the elf could have had if it was more incremental.

The concept of resistance buffing from range weps is a good idea in concept, but when paired with the underwhelming numbers with the water element, it becomes one of the least rounded weapons the elf has. I tried to keep the main idea of the water element while making it less situational, and more practical by changing the numbers.

Extinguish ability is kept the same.
Resistance is now incremental, resistance given is now factored by how long elf held arrow in bow. (Possibly 2 of resistance : 1 second held in bow) Will have a max resistance time cap
Water breathing will be also be given incrementally, only starting after bow is fully charged. Will have a max water breathing time cap.
Fire resistance will be given at an incremental rate from when bow starts charging til when bow is fully charged. Water breathing will then replace fire resistance after bow is fully charged.

Example timeline:
Elf starts charging an arrow
Resistance time starts to go up
Fire resistance time starts to go up
Bow is fully charged
Fire resistance will no longer be applied
Extinguish ability will now work
Water breathing starts to go up
Resistance hits max cap of time
Water breathing hits max cap of time

I think these changes will make the water element more useful to an elf rather than just "oh I'm on fire better use this bow for the first time in 20 min" I believe the Extinguish ability is very powerful and should be kept the way it is because of the time required to charge it, meaning you usually have to be ready for a pyro arrow. I added the fire resistance as a quick easy way to counter pyro if you are on fire and being chased. This is balanced because of the time it takes to drop an arrow which the pyro could use to run to you and axe. The resistance change is to allow a quick way for elf to take less damage, which it really needs to make up for the armor it has. The resistance also promotes teamwork and counterplay. The elf could buff the offense right before they go into flag room, and the enemy can counter by killing the elf while it is charging. Water breathing is a good idea because without it elf struggles to kill pyros after charging a water bow. I don't think the time should go much beyond 1 second max charge for the amount of water breathing, but just a small change that let's the elf get the first attack before the Pyro can instakill again.

In combination all of these ideas would make the water bow very well rounded, I never intended all of these to be together because that would be too much support for one ability. Thanks for reading.

 

Water breathing makes it so you are unable to be lit on fire. I was considering it to be more of a chance for elf to attack without risk of being instakilled right after they let go of water bow.

 

I don't believe you have to know all the statistics of it to play this class, most of the ideas are just if you charge a bow, you get buffs which is nothing more than how it is currently. I can write a page on the wind element and how it works but it can also be summed up by saying left click to boost yourself, fully charge shot to knock back enemies