We need more frequent balance patches.

Runefang

They need to do more frequent gradual changes, so often they’re massive swings that take a class from top to bottom.

Sergykid

they did scalpel change now with sorc shield buff. Some changes are on off switch so u can't scalpel, like harmony.
they did previously patch things that needed it fast, like dual wield enchants or undertaker.

this is a good patch, still problems but on the good track

CameraBeardThePirate

Tannus15 wrote: »

I agree that PC should have more incremental updates applied to live with small tweaks and bug fixes and then all of it can be rolled into the latest PTS and go to console from there.

This will allow for class pain points or long term persistent issues to be addressed and actually tested and monitored outside of the PTS cycle.

however I don't think larger changes like the animation change to jabs should be applied in an incremental. A skill rework or change should be done on PTS first, but tweaking the numbers could absolutely happen on live as well as bug fixes.

This. Incremental patches should have small number tweaks far more often. There's no reason they can't see something overperforming, and tone it down by a couple percentage points here and there before the next PTS cycle.

CameraBeardThePirate

Sergykid wrote: »

they did scalpel change now with sorc shield buff. Some changes are on off switch so u can't scalpel, like harmony.
they did previously patch things that needed it fast, like dual wield enchants or undertaker.

this is a good patch, still problems but on the good track

They could've absolutely taken a scalpel to Harmony. It would've been much better to simply tone Harmony down a little instead of removing the entire playstyle.

katorga

CameraBeardThePirate wrote: »

Sergykid wrote: »

they did scalpel change now with sorc shield buff. Some changes are on off switch so u can't scalpel, like harmony.
they did previously patch things that needed it fast, like dual wield enchants or undertaker.

this is a good patch, still problems but on the good track

They could've absolutely taken a scalpel to Harmony. It would've been much better to simply tone Harmony down a little instead of removing the entire playstyle.

This was all about reserving a play style for Nightblade only.

They "toned" harmony down many patches ago, from 33% to 20%. This change was about removing Necro's ability to bomb completely.