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Melee vs Ranged Magblade

Mendosa
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Can you share your opinions about melee and ranged magblades for both PVE and PVP perspective after the latest changes? Merciless Resolve seems meaningless for ranged ones and Sap Essence/Mass Hysteria also melee range so...
Magblade with Dual Wield
  • darkblue5
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    Mendosa wrote: »
    Can you share your opinions about melee and ranged magblades for both PVE and PVP perspective after the latest changes? Merciless Resolve seems meaningless for ranged ones and Sap Essence/Mass Hysteria also melee range so...

    Merciless resolve still fires the same huge honking ranged arrow...

    Not a lot has changed for fully raid buffed magblades they just fell slightly behind after pretty big buffs to PVE sorcs and templars. Magcro is in its own special little slot will have to see how things shake out there.

    Magblade is further wedged into the range/melee hybrid spec in PvP but it works a lot better overall TBH. The new mtigation on Merciless is very strong, the arrow now fires faster making it actually hit enemies you stunned at range or in melee, and it still does basically the same damage. Lotus Fan is helpful but plays a bit awkwardly at times.


    Why do people act like Merciless Resolve no longer offers the Assassin's Will proc?
  • Vapirko
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    darkblue5 wrote: »
    Mendosa wrote: »
    Can you share your opinions about melee and ranged magblades for both PVE and PVP perspective after the latest changes? Merciless Resolve seems meaningless for ranged ones and Sap Essence/Mass Hysteria also melee range so...

    Merciless resolve still fires the same huge honking ranged arrow...

    Not a lot has changed for fully raid buffed magblades they just fell slightly behind after pretty big buffs to PVE sorcs and templars. Magcro is in its own special little slot will have to see how things shake out there.

    Magblade is further wedged into the range/melee hybrid spec in PvP but it works a lot better overall TBH. The new mtigation on Merciless is very strong, the arrow now fires faster making it actually hit enemies you stunned at range or in melee, and it still does basically the same damage. Lotus Fan is helpful but plays a bit awkwardly at times.


    Why do people act like Merciless Resolve no longer offers the Assassin's Will proc?

    I think that’s mostly unskilled stamblades who don’t want to play if their class can’t be overloaded.
  • Deathlord92
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    Vapirko wrote: »
    darkblue5 wrote: »
    Mendosa wrote: »
    Can you share your opinions about melee and ranged magblades for both PVE and PVP perspective after the latest changes? Merciless Resolve seems meaningless for ranged ones and Sap Essence/Mass Hysteria also melee range so...

    Merciless resolve still fires the same huge honking ranged arrow...

    Not a lot has changed for fully raid buffed magblades they just fell slightly behind after pretty big buffs to PVE sorcs and templars. Magcro is in its own special little slot will have to see how things shake out there.

    Magblade is further wedged into the range/melee hybrid spec in PvP but it works a lot better overall TBH. The new mtigation on Merciless is very strong, the arrow now fires faster making it actually hit enemies you stunned at range or in melee, and it still does basically the same damage. Lotus Fan is helpful but plays a bit awkwardly at times.


    Why do people act like Merciless Resolve no longer offers the Assassin's Will proc?

    I think that’s mostly unskilled stamblades who don’t want to play if their class can’t be overloaded.
    Yeah well stamblades got nerfed let’s hope the overpowering magic sorcs get there’s next because no one can take balance seriously when magic sorcs still hit as hard as they do especially pets magic sorcs.
  • MartiniDaniels
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    Imo, only way to do previous % of group damage on new PVE magblade is melee range.
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