WE is now dead

[Bozao]

I think you need to play more with your WE class; it seems like all these years haven't been enough. Right now, WE has so many options that it doesn't make sense to waste time with another MDPS class. This patch was also quite bad for other MDPS classes, like the Slayer/Choppa, which became useless. If WH/WE do everything the Slayer/Choppa did, and better, without being beaten by their own shadow, why would I build a Slayer?

[Panzer80]

WH has now received the tools to be more effective against tankier builds with their new spirit damage and abso spam became abso/BAL spam. WE now has a core wounds debuff and second armor pen ability and feinted positioning buff build. WH changes are more blatant and WE's are more subtle. WE is definitely less obvious to spec for now than WH. WE's still have more flat damage boost tactics than WH btw, better tactics in general. Vindication for WH was nerfed by 10%. Granted it was only needed against annoying magus players... So, no new meta WE build has arisen, but the patch did not change the dynamic between WH/WE. I guess people expected it to.

WH has always been stronger at standard dps specs than WE (against squishy targets). WE have always been stronger on off spec builds (defensive, and hybrid). That's why there's more WE's running around with weird gear setups than WH's who are usually 5/4, 6/3 dps geared. WE should have never had the range. Make things clap instead if in close. I think they already have more dps on their finishers than WH if you add them all up. Honestly, just increase blade spins dmg by 15% and make it 10ft instead of 25ft reduce the CD to 5 sec and buff 5 ft finishers dmg by 5% or something. I'd like WH blessed ammo tactic to also increase range incendiary shot by 10 ft XD. I think then we'll be cooking.

If you keep asking for buffing WE in this way you'll have to nerf what they are already better at.