Bring Back Heavy Attack Werewolf

dark_hunterxmg · May 3

Update 50 pts has made heavy attack Werewolf playstyle irrelevant. 33% faster heavy attacks from Ferocious Roar was a unique Werewolf feature. The removal of this is what has made heavy attack Werewolf not viable. There are a number of Werewolf players who enjoy that playstyle and use it effectively on live. It seems that build diversity has been reduced with U50 rather than expanded. This is not what I expected when going into U50 pts cycle. I am requesting that 33% faster heavy attacks be returned to Ferocious Roar as a unique Werewolf feature.

coop500 · May 3

I agree, it was sad to lose this, and I think we also lost Berserker having AOE heavy attacks too right? I've been playing Pack leader on the PTS so I could be wrong.

Either way, this build approach did get tossed, and it'd be nice to see it return. It doesn't have to be meta, but just an option for the sake of diversity.

LunaFlora · May 3

i like heavy attacking with Werewolf so that is not a nice change

Wuuffyy · May 3

I very much appreciated having reasons to heavy attack, especially during off-balance windows (y'all, it just 'felt nice'- I can't explain this part).

Stam cost reduction was in-part rationalized with a damage reduction from live... but I'd both rather have the damage and just 'normal build' costs for an actual reason to both build stam (for damage) and to heavy attack. In PvP or tanking, it's not like it's difficult to build low cost/heavy attack/build regen for sustain anyway. You lose efficiency on any build OTHER than a pure ganker not building things like tri-glyphs, using tri-pots, building 5-1-1, etc. anyway.

In other words, this wasn't a 'huge favor' at least while tanking/in PvP- especially when Hircine's Fortitude/Rage is our 'Stamina only' dark deal now in PvP.

I DON'T speak for everyone. Simply giving my opinion based on my own preferences.

Alchimiste1 · May 3

#GiveWWHeavyAttackOblivionDamage

huskandhunger · May 4

On the nature of the heavy attacks and light attacks they should make the sound effects sound like razor slashes and have a meatier impact. They currently sound and feel like rustling paper or bedsheets in the wind.

Also on the speed of them they definitely feel slower than live and not always as responsive or easy to weave between abilities.

As for the 33% faster heavies they could maybe move it to Claw Fury ability morph and make it give AOE heavy instead of the fast swipes potentially, what do you think? This way they could nerf the PVE damage somewhat on that ability to reduce AOE cleave from the current tooltip.