Shield Bash GCD Removal

[OmegaSinX]

Hmm...

Shield Bash (110) > Fast Blade (150) > Shield Bash(110) > Savage Blade (200) > Shield Bash (110) > Rage of Halone (260) > Shield Bash (Repeat) = 1050 Potency about every 3 GCD. (unbuffed)

I dont think any other class in the game is able to do 1000+ Potency every 3 GCD consistently unbuffed, and thats not including Spirits Within and Scorn. PLD DPS would Skyrocket. Removing Shield Bash off GCD would be severly overpowered.

Shield Bash being on GCD is its balancing factor. Warrior Brutal swing is off GCD but it is only 50potency with a 20sec CD.

If Shield Bash was removed off GCD 1 of 2 things would have to happen to keep it balanced.

1. Its cooldown would have to be increase to about 30+ Secs which would eliminate PLD Stun on Demand capabilities (Counter Productive).

2. It would have to be extremely weak (10potency) or possibly removing its potency completely.


Like Dark heart said, I prefer Shield Bash the way it is now. Only thing that would make it better without breaking the game would be if it didnt interupt combo's