Hello Game Developers,
The most recent winter update patch listed one of the best features that was implemented wrong. This feature is the “Status effects will now apply the strongest stack instead of the most recent stack to targets” under Combat Changes Winter Convergence Festival Update - Releases | New World - Open World MMO PC Game. Currently, two healers at the same amount of Focus override each healing ability regardless of healing bonuses. For example, a healer with 300 Focus, 3x stacks of Intensify (30% healing bonus), Bend Light (20% healing), Protector’s Strength (20% healing buff) gets a healing ability overridden by a healer with 300 Focus and NO healing bonuses, as well as a healer with 301 Focus.
The new Status effect changes says “the strongest stack instead of the most recent stack.” So, why is a healer with a less healing ability still overriding a healer with full healing bonuses? This makes no sense and should definitely be looked at. This is making healers run 1 more focus to override other healers abilities for personal satisfaction of being on the leaderboards. This wrongly implemented change also reduces player skill ceiling because no matter how hard you try to get the max healing bonuses through Intensify and other healing bonuses, a healer with 1 focus higher or the same focus will override your healing ability.
Please look into this feature and ACTUALLY implement the “Strongest” status effect!