Templar Spear Shards suggestion: Give it a Root.

IINordoxII

As I understand, shards used to have a stun and at some point it was removed. Fair enough. templars still have Toppling Charge and javelins for stuns.

I think adding a root to shards would restore some utility to this skill while providing some obvious benefits for pvp and templar tanks at the same time who currently don't have a root like DKs, Sorcs, and Wardens. I believe even NBs have a single target ranged root.

I don't personally think this would be OP because current this skill is lacking utility outside of it's resource restore, which is good support for dungeons and trials but does nothing directly for the templar casting it aside from being an AoE DoT and it's usefulness is highly diminished in fast paced pvp where everyone is running around all the time anyway.

To balance shards root it could have a cap on targets it can root in its AoE or alternatively provide a snare instead of root, similar to caltrops. Howerver, I think a root would round out the templars kit better though.

In addition perhaps it could be limited to the less damaging morph as to not make it OP if need be.

Thanks for reading .

StarOfElyon

As much as I want to improve the Templar class, I don't want any more roots or similar CCs. #LetUsMove!

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https://youtube.com/watch?v=umDr0mPuyQc

Please no more CC

IINordoxII

I kind of expected that reaction and I totally understand the sentiment that this game has a lot of cc already, but given that shards has to be aimed, has a delay from cast to impact and is highly telegraphed with its animation I don’t think it would break the game to add this one thing to shards.

EDIT: typos 😜

Gnortranermara

Yes, 100% Shards should give an AOE root. (And sure, it's fine to put it on the low-damage morph.) Templar needs a decent CC.

Berenhir

Just give it the stun back as you have now promoted psijic crap enough so that templars don't need to get timestop anymore and be an annoying piece of ***

evoniee

wow, we already got really annoying root from cleanse, rune, magicka puncture, sunfire, and this guy asking more, give this guy a clap

Samsquanch

Yeah. I don’t think you really need another AOE CC. The snare from Sacred Ground passives is already ridiculous.

IINordoxII

evoniee wrote: »

wow, we already got really annoying root from cleanse, rune, magicka puncture, sunfire, and this guy asking more, give this guy a clap

You do realize those are all snares.

I'm asking for a root similar but different enough to what DKs, Wardens, and sorcs already have. The idea of snare was just another option, not my primary suggestion.

If there's too much CC in game that's an overall game design problem. Not giving a class a tweak to one ability to put it on par with others isn't gonna change that. It's a pebble in the sand.

Also, of course feel free to disagree, that's what discussions are for, but your criticism will be taken more seriously if you present it with less cynicism.

Qbiken

This game needs less roots and snares, not more

Sy1ph5

Spear shards used to stun. Shouldn't have changed that.

LeifErickson

Just give it its stun back.

Brrrofski

No no no. No more snares, no more roots.

I'd rather it have a stun back, at least you get more than 2 seconds immunity from that.

IINordoxII

Brrrofski wrote: »

No no no. No more snares, no more roots.

I'd rather it have a stun back, at least you get more than 2 seconds immunity from that.

You really want another stun in addition to javelins and toppling charge?

A root would provide much more utility and round out the templars kit more.

Iskiab

Shards are already really powerful. It’d be one of the last abilities needing a buff.

Shantu

No more rooting and snare crap...please!

Stibbons

Stun would be great too or stunroot like dragonknights.

Stx

I have a random question, does the aoe damage over time from shards proc enchants?

IzzyStardust

StarOfElyon wrote: »

As much as I want to improve the Templar class, I don't want any more roots or similar CCs. #LetUsMove!

Yeah then drop everyone else’s roots/snares/cc k thx

bardx86

No more CC's please. We need to start removing more than add more.

Danksta

Stx wrote: »

I have a random question, does the aoe damage over time from shards proc enchants?

No, weapon skills, light and heavy attacks are the only things that proc weapon enchants.

Stx

Danksta wrote: »

Stx wrote: »

I have a random question, does the aoe damage over time from shards proc enchants?

No, weapon skills, light and heavy attacks are the only things that proc weapon enchants.

Thanks