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[Shadow Warrior] Is it viable now as Melee class?
Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 6:56 am
by Telperien
Regarding last class changes can it be played mainly as a melee class, not a 90% of time as a range-lol-kdown one trick pony class?
Re: [Shadow Warrior] Is it viable now as Melee class?
Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 7:15 am
by daniilpb
Imo it still requires some tweaks.
Currently it is sooo goood if you can catch someone without guard/heals/etc (typical pug).
But against competitive group, sorry, you are no longer a rdps (cause 3/4 tactics which you have slotted are assault oriented) and still not a mdps, because:
1) No aoe detaunt (no one with clear mind will slot tactic for it and lose tons of dmg potential)
2) AP starvation. You can't sit on the enemy like SL does and can't burst it down like WL does.
3) No engage mechanisms. You have an escape ability, that's cool, but you need to get close to an enemy.
Just my opinion since I've tested it in different situations.
For solo/gank it is good now, for good play not really.
Re: [Shadow Warrior] Is it viable now as Melee class?
Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 9:00 am
by Ugle
^ this
Re: [Shadow Warrior] Is it viable now as Melee class?
Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 10:24 am
by Toldavf
If at any point it ever competes with true melee for a pure melee slot it has been over buffed.
Re: [Shadow Warrior] Is it viable now as Melee class?
Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 10:33 am
by Nidwin
I'll roll one just for the fun of it and see how it goes.
Re: [Shadow Warrior] Is it viable now as Melee class?
Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 12:30 pm
by Coma
Toldavf wrote:If at any point it ever competes with true melee for a pure melee slot it has been over buffed.
exactly my opinion... and I play SW...
With a grand total of 8 melee dedicated abilities and 4/5 melee tactics there is no way that it can compete with a true melee class that has 24 melee dedicated abilities and 15+ melee dedicated tactics + melee oriented utilities... that is unless those 8 abilities are completely broken ^^'.
That is Why I don't understand the aim of this new Assault mode that want to be a "dedicated" melee rather than a "hybrid ranged-melee" that is how it should have been concivied (after all you have RANGED ABILITIES that can be used in assault stance).
Re: [Shadow Warrior] Is it viable now as Melee class?
Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 3:30 pm
by bloodi
Toldavf wrote:If at any point it ever competes with true melee for a pure melee slot it has been over buffed.
So a mdps spec should not compete with "true" melee?
What?
Re: [Shadow Warrior] Is it viable now as Melee class?
Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 3:32 pm
by GodlessCrom
An mdps spec that still has a bow and a plethora of ranged damage abilities. Such balance that would be.
Re: [Shadow Warrior] Is it viable now as Melee class?
Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 3:35 pm
by Penril
Give Maras guns.
Re: [Shadow Warrior] Is it viable now as Melee class?
Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 3:36 pm
by bloodi
GodlessCrom wrote:An mdps spec that still has a bow and a plethora of ranged damage abilities. Such balance that would be.
So you cant even fathom the possibility of its ranged skills being worthless while he shines in melee?
Seriously, if your ideas of balance are as basic as "he has a bow he cant do good melee damage then, thats unfair" we have an huge problem.