Does anyone else find this messed up?

Somber97866

I was just checking builds out on alcast hq and he said ( DK's have been the highest single target magic dps ) that a magdk build do most of there damage in melee but cannot compare to stamina atm. Where's all the balance nerf's at now? Awfully quiet about the current over balance of stamina atm. I agree with the fact that stamina should have slightly higher dps due to the range and no damage shield but what I don't agree with is tank wearing war machine which benefits stam because of how it's worded. ( 2 closest allies ) then the fact they get two armor sets on one bar. War horn is crit based and we know how crit works with magic builds. Now let's talk about spells cast by healers. Purifying light, combat prayer and even shards when tank has synergy cool down. And I'm sure there are more I'm missing. Just seems instead of balance all that did was reverse it. Am I wrong for seeing/feeling this way?

Sixty5

The balance is in the fact that Magicka dps is more forgiving to play, given your access to shields along with options for ranged combat.

Magicka DPS also tends to deal more AOE damage than Stamina, so in fights with Ads, magicka is favoured.

Right now the balance between Magicka and Stamina damage dealers is actually the best it has been in a long time, though a few classes could do with some tweaks to bring them more into line.

Nihility42

Why does everyone have such a hard-on for nerfs? I swear there wouldn't be a skill left if every whiner on the forums got their way.

Both have their advantages. Mag builds do much better AOE damage and survive better. I've seen magsorcs tank dungeons (awkwardly, but it got the job done) when the actual tank DCed or people wouldn't queue. I sure as hell couldn't have done it on my squishy stam dps. I also know that boss fights with lots of adds and even just trash pulls are a lot smoother when I have a magicka dps backing up my stamdk.

SirAndy

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DoctorESO

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Ch4mpTW

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geonsocal

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Didgerion

Somber97866 wrote: »

I was just checking builds out on alcast hq and he said ( DK's have been the highest single target magic dps ) that a magdk build do most of there damage in melee but cannot compare to stamina atm. Where's all the balance nerf's at now? Awfully quiet about the current over balance of stamina atm. I agree with the fact that stamina should have slightly higher dps due to the range and no damage shield but what I don't agree with is tank wearing war machine which benefits stam because of how it's worded. ( 2 closest allies ) then the fact they get two armor sets on one bar. War horn is crit based and we know how crit works with magic builds. Now let's talk about spells cast by healers. Purifying light, combat prayer and even shards when tank has synergy cool down. And I'm sure there are more I'm missing. Just seems instead of balance all that did was reverse it. Am I wrong for seeing/feeling this way?

Nothing is wrong or right ... it is all relative as Einstein said.

Vapirko

But isn’t it true that magicka builds still can put up the highest aoe damage? Most dungeons and trials are heavily aoe based. Stamina DK has almost nothing going for it anymore besides good single target dps. Let it have this one thing.