oXI_Viper_IXo wrote: »

It's pretty obvious that they're only interested in a high turnover rate of super casual players that will spend some money in the crown store rather than retaining their veteran and long-term players.

Casuals don't buy crowns, the rest of us do: pve and pvp players and the housing community. Yet they keep pushing us away patch after patch.

So, more changes that no one actually asked for and no one actually wants with the exception of the re-introduction of group queues for battlegrounds which no one actually asked to be removed in the first place.

Outstanding.

Things I like ideas of:

Stat line combination

Mixing both weapon/spell stat lines. I am unsure why they just tossed crit, you guys might as well go all the way and mix Dmg and Pen values into one pool. Obviously keep med/light/heavy armor differences, stam/mag values, and certain proc conditions <MDPS requirement to proc>, but all the others would be open game.

Removing the HA taunt - Sure - whatever. It isn't going to make DPS use frost staves, but its something.

Things I don't like:

Tank Ice Staff changes

I am unsure why I as a tank would slot a Destro staff ranged taunt.

Lets take a look:

Destructive Clench
Cast Time: Instant
Target: Enemy
Range: Maximum range: 15 meters
Cost: 2700 Magicka

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Will Root a target <Assuming that its still there>

Inner Rage
Cast Time: Instant
Target: Enemy
Range: Maximum range: 28 meters
Cost: 2700 Magicka

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100% Synergy proc

This makes literally no sense. I trade range for a ranged taunt that roots the target with a frost staff? If I taunt a MDPS mob with a ranged taunt and I can't pull it for whatever reason, I would much rather it move towards me. What I suggest is this ZoS - keep the block for ice staff passive - Keep some sort of mitigation for the group - Drop the taunt, but buff the undaunted line.

Inner Fire - The same
Inner Rage - Taunt applies both Fracture/Breach onto the target
Inner Beast - Renamed to Inner Discipline - add Minor Mag steal + Major Breach to this. Essentially it would be ele drain with a taunt attached. While not the BEST thing if you have a healer - it would fit very nicely in Tank / 3 Mag DPS parties as it would essentially reduce a tank or DPS from slotting ele drain.

I agree with Code, the issue if you guys go WAY back and forth on this. Hey guys we want more class unique buffs that increase a gap between organized teams and more casual groups <Stagger anyone?>. All the way to: Hey those pesky minor buffs classes have are too daunting for casual players to build around, so lets nerf them! Pick one and setup shop.

Suggestions for changes to class Minor system

They can just edge the gap by making it so that classes have more flexible minor buffs.

For example:
Templar Illuminate Passive:
Casting a Dawn's Wrath ability grants Minor Sorcery to you and your group for 20 seconds, increasing your Spell Damage by 10%.

Turned into:

Templar Will Passive:
Casting any Templar Ability grants Minor Sorcery and Minor Brutality to you and your group for 20 seconds, increasing your Spell Damage and Weapon Damage by X amount. <Going to assume they want to remove % value>

This means that both new support players etc have an easier time proccing this passive to buff their group, be it by spamming BoL or using PoTL, it wouldn't matter. DPS or Supports would have relatively the same ease in proccing these systems. Random groups would have less punish for just not having X class accounted for in their raid <Since all but Wardens/Necro's> would share a Minor system.

Having set this way means higher end teams likely don't change too much, while lower end teams basically automatically end up with a buff.