[dev1049] Petition - Make entropy stronger

[Natasha]

I'm not a 95 drk but I pay attention. Am I the only person who likes that the tables were turned after GSD lived in the trash can for years?

1. no you're not the only one, but prolly not in the majority. 2. GS was never in the trash, spinning slash was always useful. 3. why would you want scythe to suck? I can see no reason not to want them both to be strong.

[Spiritreaver]

I'm not a 95 drk but I pay attention. Am I the only person who likes that the tables were turned after GSD lived in the trash can for years?

Not well however.

[Hextitan]

The new GS WS is kinda terrible too. I was just skimming BG but apparently it has some sort of Attack penalty.

[Spiritreaver]

Resolution has been tested to have an attack penalty of approximately -40%, ensuring it won't be used versus anything but the weakest fodder.

final summary here:

http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/106...=1#post4923288

The new GS WS is kinda terrible too. I was just skimming BG but apparently it has some sort of Attack penalty.

I honestly hadn't looked at the GS merit WS that closely, but my god. Seems like SE is just wasted yet more time that could have been spent elsewhere.

Why make a yet another tier of WSs, this time making them absolutely gorgeous; but then peppering them with reasons for the players to not bother with them? Christ!!!

[Sappho]

As a player whose first (and only) 75 is Dark Knight, I would dearly love to see a Scythe weapon skill that puts Guillotine to rest. I love me some Guillotine, but the level 99 weapon skill should make it look like a paper cut.

/signed

[Saiken253]

Again, 200% for this petition.

However, people keep making arguments that 1 should be stronger than the other, and that Resolution and Entropy shouldn't have the same damage. I still believe they should be the same in damage. If they are, it'll give people that play DRK a real choice in using the type of weapon they love the most; instead of being forced to use 1 weapon over the other because it's clearly better. Make them equivalent so that people can start doing what they want to do and not be ridiculed by everyone else.

[Natasha]

Thanks to those showing support.

[Calamity]

Again, 200% for this petition.

However, people keep making arguments that 1 should be stronger than the other, and that Resolution and Entropy shouldn't have the same damage. I still believe they should be the same in damage. If they are, it'll give people that play DRK a real choice in using the type of weapon they love the most; instead of being forced to use 1 weapon over the other because it's clearly better. Make them equivalent so that people can start doing what they want to do and not be ridiculed by everyone else.

But if both weapons did the same damage, what would be the point of having different weapons? Again, it's a trade off, of a weapon that does more damage per hit, and can WS more often getting the weaker ws, vs the weapon that does less damage per hit and takes longer to build tp for a ws getting the stronger. Would the game be better if every weapon were exactly the same just with a different look?

Has anyone tried a long term parse between both these WS's using proper gear sets and weapons? Is the long term damage so catastrophically different? If anyone has done it I would very much like to see these numbers.

[Taint2]

But if both weapons did the same damage, what would be the point of having different weapons? Again, it's a trade off, of a weapon that does more damage per hit, and can WS more often getting the weaker ws, vs the weapon that does less damage per hit and takes longer to build tp for a ws getting the stronger. Would the game be better if every weapon were exactly the same just with a different look?

Has anyone tried a long term parse between both these WS's using proper gear sets and weapons? Is the long term damage so catastrophically different? If anyone has done it I would very much like to see these numbers.

You don't have to. Once you calculate the fTP/mods and number of hits it can be mathed out.

The GS weapon has a huge attack penalty making it ok on Fodder but lack luster on anything above that. I'm hoping that these are the not the final forms of the WS and that they are still tweaking them.

[Hextitan]

Well SE finally paid attention to us, and this thread specifically!

And made Entropy steal MORE MP!

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/th...l=1#post239652