Denied (Air) Cyclone

[SuperBower118]

Element: Air

Move Name: Cyclone

Move Type: Offensive / Defensive / Combo

Combination: AirShield (Tap Sneak) -> AirSpout (Tap Sneak) -> Tornado (Hold Sneak)

Cooldown: 6 Seconds

Description: Cyclone would be an empowered airspout. This airspout would force the user to be stationary. This means that the person wouldn't be able to move horizontally at all. However, they could move vertically, but only upwards. Now what this empowered airspout would do is a few things. First of all, the airspout can't be cut or dissipated at. Only the user could stop this airspout, and that would be by letting go of sneak and having the cooldown kick in. Second of all, the base airspout would extend to about 3x3 blocks wide. Third of all, this airspout would pulsate rings of powerful air, with there being a 2 block verticle break between the rings. Finally, Cyclone would nullify any basic attack (Fireblast, EarthBlast, WaterManip, etc.) Essentially, it'd look like this.

The rings would do 1 heart if they hit you, and do a good amount of knockback, along with the potential to do minor wall damage

Canon:

 

[MeskenasBoii]

Like Tenzin, the person would require to do full spins to keep the cyclone sustain (instead of shift).

 

[SuperBower118]

Like Tenzin, the person would require to do full spins to keep the cyclone sustain (instead of shift).

Spinning in MC just seems a bit... childish. It's not that hard to spin, and I don't see a reason for it. It's a good idea, but I'm not 100% for it.

 

[MeskenasBoii]

It's not that hard to hold crouch either, but I get your point. Suggestions, that I'm surprise up to this day, lack on of creative new control triggers - no diversity, which makes the experience null. Hearing all the time "Left click" and "shift" keys for every requesting ability just makes the bending yourself an easy dull task.

 

[paliate]

i think this would be neat, and pretty easy to do.
can't imagine the lag though.

 

[SuperBower118]

It might lag for lower ish end computers if PK decides to keep the cloud particles for airbending.

 

[Vahagn]

Honestly you can pretty much do this already with tornado if your skillful.

 

[MeskenasBoii]

^ alog with the combination of airshield (blocks basic attacks) and airswipe.

 

[SuperBower118]

Honestly you can pretty much do this already with tornado if your skillful.

Well you can't do damage, block moves, or look around with Tornado. I can arguably say that IceBullet can be done by spamming icespike. This would give more use for spout in general.

 

[MeskenasBoii]

Icebullet might be removed anyway, but I should put that aside because I don't have 100% confirmation from a staff member, so I can't argue with that.

 

[paliate]

theres nothing really to debate, it's canon and it's doable.
it would have a use and wouldn't be put on the back-burner in pvp or pve.
it would be perfect for air since spout has been for the most part useless.

 

[MeskenasBoii]

Spinning in MC just seems a bit... childish. It's not that hard to spin, and I don't see a reason for it. It's a good idea, but I'm not 100% for it.

Maybe the vortext should force the user to spin around, giving it a minor drawback that it may disorentate them.

 

[Vahagn]

Just because something is canon doesn't mean it should be implemented. For example, being able to bend ones energy is canon, it won't be implemented due to obvious reasons.

 

[Vahagn]

Well you can't do damage, block moves, or look around with Tornado. I can arguably say that IceBullet can be done by spamming icespike. This would give more use for spout in general.

XD Thats funny, You can block moves with tornado, its just how skillfull you are.

 

[SuperBower118]

XD Thats funny, You can block moves with tornado, its just how skillfull you are.

So you can block a fireblast with Tornado? There's a difference between dodging and blocking.

 

[MeskenasBoii]

Just because something is canon doesn't mean it should be implemented. For example, being able to bend ones energy is canon, it won't be implemented due to obvious reasons.

What's wrong with energy bend? Yeah, the avatar can over-abuse players with it, but with a decent a cooldown and making it's effect temporal (like chi blocked, but longer), it might turn out to be a cool feature. (Well not like chi blocking, but of a similar kind, so that it turn out to be same thing).

Back-to-the Topic: Making a combo is a good choice, since it is a technique with the combination of the pre-existing abilities. Like you said, I agree that it should deal a good amount of knockback when enemies go to close to the spinning vortex. Better than this vague suggestion: http://projectkorra.com/threads/airspout-addons.1431/ (not trying to promote it or anything...).

BTW, do you see the spiraling animation in the gif? I'm thinking, like waterspout, it could be added to the airspout's and cyclone vortext.

 

[Vahagn]

What's wrong with energy bend? Yeah, the avatar can over-abuse players with it, but with a decent a cooldown and making it's effect temporal (like chi blocked, but longer), it might turn out to be a cool feature. (Well not like chi blocking, but of a similar kind, so that it turn out to be same thing).

Sorry, I should have used a better example such as Amon's Bloodbending Bending Removal technique

 

[MeskenasBoii]

I would suggest the same as I suggested for EnergyBending - increase the cooldown and the duration for when the effect wears off.

While I find Cyclone I mixture of all the abilities, I do like the technique. With my idea of the vortex forcing the players to spin (I do feel like it needs some sort of a big drawback), it could also throw away metal cable users that attach their stringers on the spinning airbender (seen in the gif).

 

[Kess]

omg devs please make this my airbenders on my server are begging for more airbender moves this would be perfect!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[xNuminousx]

Like Tenzin, the person would require to do full spins to keep the cyclone sustain (instead of shift).

I don't think Tenzin was spinning because he had too. I think it was an escape tactic to get loose from the "ropes" that he was tied to; and the people holding on to them.