Anhedonie wrote: »

TheShadowScout wrote: »

Stamina Nightblade!
...because it needs the most skill to use well, and thus is the most fun to play with!

Selene, Viper and red mountain aren't skills.

True. But those are available for -everyone- last I looked, right? While we are talking classes here... (Oh, and by the way... I don't use those in my stamblade. Not that Baharas Curse is any better in that regard, really... but then, I am running a "solo survivability" PvE setup most of the time, not a PvP-gankbuild...)

Although, the face that people think of proc sets when taking stamblade makes my point - the objections are not "nerf jesus beam" or "darn GDB healup" or "shield stacking wimps" or any of those... which would indicate all the stamblade class skills are not overwhelmning enough to be as memorable, right?

Now, if we were to go with "Ganking from stealth is no skill..." - yeah, that is what stamblades kinda do best in PvP methinks. I tried it a few times. Found that IF I can take them down with a initial burst before they get over their second of surprise, i win, if I don't kill them before they start fighting back, I usually loose. Not exactly rewarding or fun in terms of c ombat, so I went back to playing archer again...

Solariken wrote: »

TheShadowScout wrote: »

Stamina Nightblade!
...because it needs the most skill to use well, and thus is the most fun to play with!

Stamblade is definitely fun but it is the easiest stamina class by a mile. I'm really confused when I hear people say it takes skill to dodge roll, cloak, and proc people down.

You are aware that -every- class can dodge roll and use proc sets, and the ones cloaking all the time are the mageblades, yes?

Again, I see it as a sign of the class "having no other choice" when they have to resort to dodge rolls instead of popping some class skill when they feel they are in trouble... and of course I am including gameplay of all stages, even the ones before you get those nifty proc sets.

After all, those were the days when I came to form my opinion about stamblades as "must fun " class... the good olde days, when there weren't set pieces dropping at every corner and sold for modest priced in every guild store, where it was a lot harder to struggle through pre-nerf content without more then two or three set pieces... you kids don't know how good you have it these days, now gerroffmahlawn!