3.2 PvP: Feast Game Mode Discussion Thread.

[Knahli]

The only two classes I really play in PvP are Bard and Paladin and I have to say that I didn't find Summoners to be an issue. Their burst is not to be underestimated to be sure, but it's very easily countered. The only issue I really had with them is their highly potent DoTs that lasted long after you fled the encounter where a healer was absent - DoTs that ticked so hard that they'd easily drain your HP on their own from 50% or more health unless purified. Granted, this is probably less of an issue in Feast, especially so with healers who know what they are doing, but I can't say that I imagine anyone who complained about their damage was anything but new to PvP.

[Cidel]

The only issue I really had with them is their highly potent DoTs that lasted long after you fled the encounter where a healer was absent - DoTs that ticked so hard that they'd easily drain your HP on their own from 50% or more health unless purified. Granted, this is probably less of an issue in Feast, especially so with healers who know what they are doing, but I can't say that I imagine anyone who complained about their damage was anything but new to PvP.

I'm leaning towards this mindset as well. Yeah, their Tri Disaster-Fester-Stuff-Deathflare combo hurts, but like you pointed out, it has very simple counters. But I do take issue with how potent their DoTs off of Tri Disaster are and how they can potentially spread it to the whole enemy party. I wonder how people would feel about SMN if they nerfed Tri Disaster in PVP where the potency of all the DoTs were only a % of the hard-casted versions of all 3 spells. The option to Fester/Bane/whatever would still be there, but the DoTs wouldn't be nearly as potent...