DT Benchmark Action Analysis

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Originally Posted by Esmoire

Think Chain Strategem will be applied in an area around the target, is what they were showing.

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The big blue circle on the ground does read as AoE.

I was hoping to see another pictomancer skill. It looks like they really keeping it under wraps. Saw more viper than pictomancer for sure.

I'm pretty sure Dark Knight showed 3 skills in this trailer, and all we know about them is they're not an upgrade to Bloodspiller as thats also there.

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Originally Posted by SweetPete

I was hoping to see another pictomancer skill. It looks like they really keeping it under wraps. Saw more viper than pictomancer for sure.

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It's possible they hadn't finalized a lot PCT animations by the time they put together the benchmark. The response to VPR reveal has mostly been neutral to positive while the response to PCT reveal animations has been mostly negative to neutral.

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Originally Posted by Oizen

I'm pretty sure Dark Knight showed 3 skills in this trailer, and all we know about them is they're not an upgrade to Bloodspiller as thats also there.

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my guess is that it might be a Delirium exclusive skill a la Primal Rend. lame copout I know but... at least it doesn't seem like Carve and Spit 5.0

Okay, so my tinfoil hat is on. The new BRD skill did not have an orange flash indicating it is a weapon skill, and nor did it have a blue flash indicating it's an ability. Instead, it had no flash. Spells, and GCDs with cast times have no flash or their own unique flash. BRD might truly be getting casts in Dawntrail!! I AM SO READY!!!

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Originally Posted by VentVanitas

my guess is that it might be a Delirium exclusive skill a la Primal Rend. lame copout I know but... at least it doesn't seem like Carve and Spit 5.0

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Hey if they manage to put a new GCD on Dark Knight I'll take it at this point.

I'm also guessing the obscured one is a new action replacing both flood and edge as one button with the ususal aoe falloff.

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Originally Posted by Rongway

It's possible they hadn't finalized a lot PCT animations by the time they put together the benchmark. The response to VPR reveal has mostly been neutral to positive while the response to PCT reveal animations has been mostly negative to neutral.

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You are right. Maybe they are still polishing it. Was just really looking forward to seeing at least one new skill lol.

DRK knight moves look more like GCD upgrades to me
since it seemed like a combo and they look incredibly close to spinning slash+Scourge and power slash

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Originally Posted by rawker

It just irks me to see that WAR might steal PLD's Cover, this time around

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Yeah, square forgot to give it the one thing Paladin alone had.
I'm sure there will be an apology video directed towards Warrior mains, for making them miss out on it.