Make all staffs channel

StihlReign · September 16

Make all staffs channel. Just add a fire and ice animation stream. Lightning and resto's have a clear advantage for no clear reason. Or remove the channel features from all.

LunaFlora · September 16

that would indeed be very nice.

Soarora · September 16

There are benefits to not having a channeled heavy attack. When I was a healer, I much preferred ice over lightning or restro for roaring opportunist.

Renato90085 · September 16

but it not a advantage in many place..

Vynera · September 16

Or just add a new passive, if learned, converts all staff HA into channel -> everyone happy

festegios · September 16

Soarora wrote: »

There are benefits to not having a channeled heavy attack. When I was a healer, I much preferred ice over lightning or restro for roaring opportunist.

Such as?

SkaiFaith · September 16

All channels, I'm in favor.
No channels at all? Against.

madmufffin · September 16

Not being able to pre-cast heavies would be very problematic for both RO and heavy attack burst sets.

ArchMikem · September 16

madmufffin wrote: »

Not being able to pre-cast heavies would be very problematic for both RO and heavy attack burst sets.

I think that's part of the point. In PvP no one enjoys being burst down, and in PvE channels feel better because you're doing more consistent damage.

Nemesis7884 · September 18

I like this idea, channeling staffs also looks and feels nicer...

Iwould also like a martial 2h weapon that works as well for heavy attack builds (channeling?) as lightning....as only using lightning gets boring

Jestir · September 22

Maybe for flame but ice heavies have clear uses in PvE for supports

mdjessup4906 · September 22

Jestir wrote: »

Maybe for flame but ice heavies have clear uses in PvE for supports

What use as a tank? Ha with ice staff feels slow and awkward af. If no channel at least speed it up to same as sword.

mdjessup4906 · September 22

Nvm speed ut up definitely better if I have to pick

Soarora · September 22

mdjessup4906 wrote: »

Jestir wrote: »

Maybe for flame but ice heavies have clear uses in PvE for supports

What use as a tank? Ha with ice staff feels slow and awkward af. If no channel at least speed it up to same as sword.

More for healers. I found it much easier to use an ice for Roaring Opportunist than a lightning or restro because I’d get lost in the fight and end up medium attacking (thus not proccing the set). Ice is also faster than lightning, so better uptime on the set. Instead of making them all channel, just add a passive that you can put a point into. Or leave them how they are so theres more identity between ice and lightning. Fire I couldn’t care less if it’s a channel or not.

mdjessup4906 · September 22

I hate the non channel heavy attack animations. That dumb winding up motion. Im holding a staff not throwing a baseball.

Yudo · September 22

Well throwing fire balls instead of holding a flame thrower makes more sense to me. Same with ice.
Enough HA support already, its getting out of hand. Make it stop

wolfie1.0. · September 22

There are 2 projectile staffs and 2 channel staffs. It seems fair to me.

Dont like it dont use it.

Mr_Jord_Joe · September 23

How about adding a passive in the style of morph, where you can choose the type of attack, allowing you to switch between channeling or projectile, each with its own particularities!

alpha_synuclein · September 23

Please, no.
I hate channeled stuff...

Jaimeh · September 23

ArchMikem wrote: »

madmufffin wrote: »

Not being able to pre-cast heavies would be very problematic for both RO and heavy attack burst sets.

I think that's part of the point. In PvP no one enjoys being burst down, and in PvE channels feel better because you're doing more consistent damage.

I hate channeled skills in PvE, and anything that slows down my APM, so it's a no for me on this one.

Radiate77 · September 26

They could make the Flame Heavy not require a target but instead make it a cone that rapidly applied stacks of burning.

Frost Heavy could be a cone that snares, roots, then freezes your target after a few seconds! This would be great on a tank too!

SkaiFaith · October 8

In alternative, I would appreciate having it as a skill style: equipping my lightning staff but having it look like frost - this way I would at least have the visuals of a frosty tethered/channelled Heavy Attack, even if keeping the bonuses of my lightning staff.

Avran_Sylt · October 8

Weapon variants could be interesting (but more bloat). Either that or being able to toggle heavy attack types somehow.

MasterSpatula · October 8

Interesting idea on paper, but since HAs only complete about a quarter of the time for me, I'd have to say it would be a terrible idea in practical application.

Ragnarok0130 · October 15

Soarora wrote: »

There are benefits to not having a channeled heavy attack. When I was a healer, I much preferred ice over lightning or restro for roaring opportunist.

I’m the opposite, when I ROJO I always use lightning and resto because it is more consistent for proccing than fire or ice.