Post#259 » Fri Oct 30, 2020 8:24 pm
I have a number of problems making a direct comparison of the WL to the mSH and that is, WL do.......MDPS, period. We have options to do different types of that melee damage but it's all in melee range. So when you compare it to the mSH they still have the option to pick up a bow if they want, where is the WL's bow? (please don't squawk about axe toss, not the same thing). During a siege I would love to be able to do a decent amount of ranged damage. Where are all the other things a SH still has access to like better defensive tools, self heal (WL can heal their pet but that's not the same), aoe punt, self kb, aoe snare, etc? All the WL does is MDPS so we should be doing more damage imho or give us some more utility tools like our supposed mirror has. Utility should come at a cost but I'm seeing none.
Personally I think WL should have similar burst to a WE/WH (with lion) since, unlike those classes, we can't choose our targets as easily and precisely as they can nor can we vanish back to safety if we fail to take down our target in 5 secs. You see a WL coming. All 3 however are MDPS.
Pounce should have some sort of damage component to it, even if it's small to allow it to be used as a dismount. What about a 1 sec KD? (should also apply to the SH version)
If this change holds then the Loner Tactic should get a damage boost since that damage moved to the Lion they don't have (this should also apply to "All by Meself") along with the extra pounce nerf on the tactic.