veilbreakers-balance-check

VeilBreakers Balance Check

Overview

Validate balance changes BEFORE they break the game. One wrong number can ruin months of work.

When to Use

• Modifying damage formulas
• Changing capture rates
• Adjusting synergy bonuses
• Tweaking corruption effects
• Adding new abilities/skills
• Changing cooldowns

The Balance Systems

Brand Effectiveness (10 Brands)

• 2x damage to 2 brands (strong against)
• 0.5x damage to 2 brands (weak against)
• 1x damage to 6 brands (neutral)

Verify: Every brand has exactly 2 strong, 2 weak, 6 neutral.

Synergy Tiers

Verify: Bonuses stack additively, not multiplicatively.

Corruption States

Verify: Bounds are inclusive/exclusive as intended.

Ability Cooldowns

Verify: New abilities fall within range for their slot.

The Check Process

Step 1: Document the Change

What: [Exact number change]
From: [Old value]
To: [New value]
Why: [Reasoning]

Step 2: Launch Balance Analyzer

Task: Launch balance-analyzer agent with:
"Analyze balance impact of changing [X] from [old] to [new]"

Step 3: Edge Case Analysis

Calculate these scenarios:

1. Best case: Max synergy + ASCENDED + type advantage
2. Worst case: ANTI synergy + Abyssal + type disadvantage
3. Average case: NEUTRAL + Unstable + neutral type

Step 4: Check for Breaks

Step 5: Document Decision

Change: [Approved / Modified / Rejected]
Final value: [number]
Reasoning: [explanation]

Quick Formulas

Damage dealt:

base_damage * brand_multiplier * synergy_bonus * corruption_modifier

Capture chance:

base_rate + health_modifier + corruption_modifier + method_bonus + item_bonus

Effective stats:

base_stat * (1 + synergy_bonus) * corruption_modifier

Red Flags

Stop and reconsider if:

• Change is more than ±20% from current
• Multiple systems affected simultaneously
• Edge case goes beyond intended range
• You're "fixing" a perceived issue without data