Originally Posted by
Tobias_Azuryon
You're using a hammer where a scalpel would suffice. Maybe we're on the same page in terms of bringing classes up to par but I don't think "balance" means "nerfing everything". A longer cooldown, reduced potencies, changes in skill play could still work. Why does WHM NEED a dps buff on its LB?
You're assuming that those two (WAR/WHM) are there for ONLY dps when they don't always do a lot of dps but provide insane utility compared to other classes ON TOP OF dps.
I don't think they should take away "Everything" I just think every 15s Warrior being able to AOE stun and WHM having a pocket nuke every -60s is way too much, no matter what weird view of balance you have. Not when most other classes can/will be killed by animation lock in their LB, not when other classes have no CC, not when other classes have no second purify.
Having each class have a few different tools than each otehr is healthy, but giving some kits ALL the tools is unbalanced.SGE can out dps WHM, you know why it's not used as often? Because it can't stunlock people, cc people, mitigate outside of Pnuema windows usually, or escape damage and has the lowest hp pool.
So long as you acknowledge that the end factor is not solely "dps" I think we probably agree on the rebalancing efforts. I'm fine with everyone having an offensive kit, but when GNB has an offensive kit that also can be ignored in its LB and hilariously subpar compared to even a DPS job, while WAR can literally yank people off of crystals or into stun lock hell. It's not just "because they do big dps" it's because they do dps and literally have ALL of the tools other classes lack entirely or have limited versions of.
Add more VARIED tools to other classes and it will help inspire a balance. But having no damage AND no utility and/or not having any CC in a meta where stunlock is so common thanks to server ping/purify shenanigans and those roles aren't pushed out due to lack to damage, it's because they literally can't beat the other kit on a functional level without extra strain/work.