as a templar i say yes.

On one hand, it does seem fair as every other execute is dodgeable. However, there is a channel time on JB which means that if it were dodgeable then it would be the easiest execute to dodge.

I'd accept it being dodgeable if part of the cost was refunded according to the unused channel time following the dodge e.g. Channel time is 3 seconds and cost is 3k Magicka, dodged after 1 second = 2k Magicka returned to caster.

Khaos_Bane wrote: »

There is nothing wrong with jesus beam

i would rather the range drop to 20m instead of letting it be dodge rollable. I want to have a chance to interrupt that templar spamming RD on me from 41m away while i fight 3 NBs...

Gotta love the zergling templars having a 100% uptime of jesus beam on you from 30m distance. Awesome.

It's an execute that just completely ignores a defence mechanic, it going through dodge is the equivalent of something just ignoring block.

Every other class seems to handle dodge just for, i'm sure mag templars can figure something out to hit dodge rollers, maybe an aoe stunning skill that they have.

Also i do agree with the range and the % is starts increasing, not sure why it' got such a big range and starts scaling at 50% when every other ranged execute is 25/20% and they can be dodged.

Rip PvP!
RiP exploit/cheat engine!

Runs wrote: »

Can we stop calling it Jesus Beam so noobs stop using it as an opener for everything?

But they believe

No. One of few if not the only thing that can hit perma dodge shuffle players. I know they want 100% immunity to any damage in the game, but no.

Tbh I don't really mind it being undodgeable (and I mainly play stam classes) but I do mind the mechanics behind the ability. Alright it's a channel, it should do a lot of damage. That's all fair game to me. But currently, the way it is designed just promotes using it from 100% (granted said templar has buddys with him ofc). That is crap game play. And the reason is that the damage keeps scaling up while the target health goes down. That's why I'd like to see a change to that. You cast it on 100% health? You'll deal that exact damage for the whole channel or till you interrupt your channel. No more scaling up while others beat on the target at the same time.
This would make it useless to cast before execute range and would certainly help reduce the flak the ability is taking these days. And maybe reduce the execute range to 35% or 40%. 50% seems a bit excessive (same goes for executioner ofc)

TequilaFire wrote: »

Some players just can't handle the simple means of avoiding/breaking RD and will always cry till they get their way just like every other thing that has ruined this game.
They quickly forget that a Templar has no mobility at all and is completely vulnerable during the channel time.
Hello Kitty!

The simple task of interrupting a attack at 30+ meters during the 2.2 seconds of life u have left.

TequilaFire wrote: »

Some players just can't handle the simple means of avoiding/breaking RD and will always cry till they get their way just like every other thing that has ruined this game.
They quickly forget that a Templar has no mobility at all and is completely vulnerable during the channel time.
Hello Kitty!

So hope theres some line of sight around or hope i'm literally next to the templar, as soon as they press beam the first tick hits, then you've got 1s to someone stop the other tick from killing you, assuming they hit you at around 40/50%, if your 30%~ the first tick will insta kill you, if you heal slightly it'll still kill you. If you cc when they beam your dead.

Templar mobility has nothing to do with beam...

Yeah I think the range is a tad bit fair or make it dodge-able so it doesn't affect PvE because getting hit by a 24k RD from across the map since I killed 3 enemies, while the templar hits from down hall is absolutely ridiculous.

Morathras wrote: »

as a templar i say yes.

I agree but ONLY if the initial hit was dodged. You shouldn't be able to dodge out of it after the initial impact. If you dodge, the spell doesn't cast leaving the caster with the magicka it would have cost had it hit. I think that would be fair for both sides.