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[IB] *Proposal* IB WB viability - AoE armor debuff tactic in mid tree

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[IB] *Proposal* IB WB viability - AoE armor debuff tactic in mid tree

Post#1 » Tue Feb 25, 2020 4:59 am

Currently IB is the last choice for any WB next to Knight/SM, because it brings less to the table than those classes on a WB level. It's up to the point that in some cases you can only get a WB spot if you are friends with the WB leader or if they can't find any Knight/SM (or if you are an in a BT warband, when there is no place for puny races). Also, the IB fighting skills are evolving around armor debuff as the class - and most dwarfs - do physical only damage.

My proposal is to give an AoE armor debuff tactic and skill(change) for the IB (and possibly to his mirror, the BG), with similar numbers as the current RP/Zealot armor debuff tactic.

This new tactic (could be called Armor Breaker) would be placed into the Stone tree of the IB, replacing the current 7pts tactic Oath of Vengeance, which is a tactic that is literally never slotted due to the knights similar toughness aura has larger area of effect and more toughness than this skill provides. Also, it would provide a choice for the IB, because they would not be able to pump survival, damage and this skill at the same time, they would have to pick two (as the classic tri-spec goes up only until Oathbound in the middle tree).

The new tactic itself would apply the AoE armor debuff to the Shield Sweep skill, which is an AoE skill that is never used, it's not present on anyone's quickbar because it's very much useless in it's current form. This would re-vitalize this skill and add it back to the IB's arsenal.

The tactic/skill would also require like 50 Grudge to use and work in a cone, which means it would need good movement and careful planning of class resources to use it (so it could not be spammed at the beginning of each fights).
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