Larian Studios Forums Divinity: Original Sin 2 Divinity - Original Sin 2 - Suggestions and Feedback Gag Order vs Chloroform

Chloroform (Scoundrel 1) strips magic armor and applies Sleeping (hard CC) to targets without MA for one turn at a range of 13 meters. It scales with Finesse, costs 1 AP to use, and has a 3 turn cooldown.

Gag order (Scoundrel 2) strips magic armor and applies Silenced (soft CC) to targets without MA for one turn at a range of 3 meters. It scales with Finesse, costs 3 AP to use, and has a 4 turn cooldown.

At level 9:
Chloroform strips 53-59 MA.
Gag Order strips 57-64 MA. (An average increase of 8% over Chloroform, for 200% more AP.)

At level 19:
Chloroform strips 630-696 MA.
Gag Order strips 668-701 MA. (An average increase of 3.5% percent over Chloroform, for 200% more AP.)

In every single aspect, range, effect, cooldown, Scoundrel point investment needed, and AP cost, Chloroform is vastly superior, for only slightly less damage.

Please, Larian, pay at least a tiny amount of attention to balance. Gag Order costs three times the AP of Chloroform for less utility and ease of use, and an insignificant increase in power.

Suggestions:
Either A) Reduce Gag Order's AP cost from 3 to 1 (not to 2, to 1). -OR-
B) Increase Chloroform's AP cost from 1 to 2, AND decrease Gag Order's AP cost from 3 to 2. (Not either/or, both. I don't particularly like this option, it's not my first choice or my second choice.) -OR-
C) Change Gag Order's power to be triple that of Chloroform, to match the AP cost.

At level 9:
OLD Gag Order strips 57-64 MA.
NEW Gag Order strips 159-177 MA.

At level 19:
OLD Gag Order strips 668-701 MA.
NEW Gag Order strips 1890-2088 MA.

EDIT: Changed Triple power of Gag Order to be triple power of Chloroform.