Since the Noble was re-introduced to the game, Apostle had to undergo some serious changes which I do not agree with.
In fact, this converted class became a carbon copy of Noble for the Cult. Compared to Invoker, Ritualist and Seeker, this doesn’t fit the theme at all and has been bothering me ever since the patch came out.
My proposition on how to rework this class, as following:
Class name: Apostle;
Type: Social;
Faction: Cult;
Converted from: Psychic, Noble;
Unique: No.
Passive Abilities:
‘Dark Words’ - Allows the Cult to communicate with its dead members while you are alive.
Day Abilities:
‘Compelling Presence’ [2] charges - Force a player to accuse another player and prevent them from voting further.
‘Voice of Corax’ [1] charge - Your next two messages will be telepathically sent to all Cult members.
Night Abilities:
‘Eavesdrop’ [2] charges - You will be able to hear the first 4 whispers tomorrow.
‘Mindwarp’ [2] charges - Cause a player to receive incorrect feedback from their abilities tonight.
Conclusion:
These changes intend to make Apostle fit into the Cult like other converts while still being able to reliably prove himself.
‘Compelling Presence’ and ‘Eavesdrop’ will help Apostle to decieve others into thinking that he is a Noble, while ‘Voice of Corax’ and ‘Dark Words’ focus on the Social aspect of the class. Being able to properly utilize ‘Mindwarp’ will help the Cult to swing the game in their favor as well.
This suggestion might not be properly balanced out, yet I think that it would not be too strong, considering that Psychic is a unique class that is not guaranteed to spawn and the chances of converting a Noble are relatively low.
Please let me know your opinion on this.