Who else HATES the new PVP system? change it yoshida, pls.

[SigmaOZ]

PvP is not that good anymore, I don't believe the new simplicity makes up for the customization we had before!...

It's true I can get "Fever High(?)" as a healer if I try hard enough but everyone dies really fast and the cool blue symbol won't last for long!...

The one thing I cannot forgive is how limited the move pool is now, I can't use Protect or even my fairy (which I find ridiculous) as I used to and that takes away a lot of fun from PVP!...

They did a good job separating the PvE hotbars (XHB) from their PvP counterparts but the latter feel really empty now that all skills won't use more than a single one leaving the rest unhappily unused!...

SE and the Producer can safely bring back all the normal skills from PvE and part with the unnecessary PvP exclusives, just make sure to separate settings for each type of hotbars (PvE & PvP) because the way it is now it just inherits settings from the shared ones and creates an issue during PvP!...

[Thunda_Cat_SMASH]

I find the current system leagues above the other. It's fun and engaging, and I no longer have to wrestle with fifteen different hot bars to get anything done. Granted, towards the end of HW I was just ignoring my PvP skills outside of the occasional stun gun and was still boasting battle fever with 9+ kill streaks, so maybe they weren't as mandatory as people thought?

[ThirdChild_ZKI]

I find the current system leagues above the other. It's fun and engaging, and I no longer have to wrestle with fifteen different hot bars to get anything done. Granted, towards the end of HW I was just ignoring my PvP skills outside of the occasional stun gun and was still boasting battle fever with 9+ kill streaks, so maybe they weren't as mandatory as people thought?

Mileage varied. Could a SCH get by without Aura Blast? Sure. Should a healer use their normal raise (that gives weakness) or the instant PvP raise, Divine Breath (that gives no weakness)? And if you were ignoring skills like Between the Eyes, you were really shorting yourself on some of the best parts of the MCH PvP kit.

Also, I've illustrated this before but I easily could've made room for all 6 of the PvP skills I used if I got rid of redundant skills or unused ones. The "too many buttons" thing really doesn't hold weight.

As for the tank discussion, as it currently stands, I'd say the current meta is Dark Knight > Paladin, and trailing WAY behind is Warrior now. DRK got a LOT of buffs that made them feel a lot more like WAR in the later patches. PLD was just better than both already. WARs were the only tanks before that'd really make me think twice about engaging them (well PLDs definitely, but I learned what to look for and how to work around it where I could), but now, I feel no pressure from a WAR at all.

[Shut]

Shut you sound like an aspiring meta gamer. There is nothing wrong with this , but meta is a small percent and a company looking to make money must always bet on the majority.

I'm just an average pvper: I have basic knowledge of fights mechanics in PvP, of jobs, of CC usages. I'm not good but I'm not bad either, I fail, I succeed. I've played a fair amount of games with/against all jobs to know what lvl of threat they are. I read and discuss with other PvPers about current jobs situations, etc... We're talking about job balance here and I don't think you can determine balancing according to how it is played at the lowest lvl of gameplay, that would be ridiculous.

Warrior was indeed a threat to survival for healers because spike damage was lethal when arranged correctly.

Please read again what I've wrote, that's exactly what I've said, the only difference is that I said it doesn't make them OP.

Crowd controlled out by a healer amid you spike damage? Where was purify ,or did you use it inopportunely? It's never pleasant having to adjust your playstyle , but life goes on. Feel free to campaign for a return , but it seems like you just haven't tried playing it any differently.

Damn! Using purify and play according to situations! Why didn't I think about it! ... C'mon, you can do better than free taunting.

in feast, you had to play smart as WAR to be an actual nuisance to a healer

Back in HW, WAR was good, but not OP, because if you only rely on that double FC in plat/diamond lvl of feast, trust me, you won't win many matches.

but now, I feel no pressure from a WAR at all.

Kinda feel the same as WHM, and I'm not good at healing.

[Stormfur]

You see we had lots of CC. . . They were all shared cooldowns. If you sileced, no stun, if you bound, no heavy, not til both were off CD. Did a PLD see you pop all your buffs, apply Wildfire, and is stun locking you? Goodbye Wildfire. Did a healer bene/essential dignity your burst? Kill denied. Then there's all the other physical DPS having access to both Recuperate AND Second Wind, but not you.

Offense is the only thing MCH really had, and plenty of jobs could shut it down. IF the player knew how.

Yeah the lack of a heal for both PVP and PVE MCH was a crazy oversight (or some sadist's idea of fun!)

[Laerune]

I like its simple and makes the fight be more about skill over level/gear.

What I do think should be changed is how one group has healers and the other does not. A alliance with only 1 healer (that was me) will have a hard time beating an Alliance where each group had atleast 2 healers. I understand SE can not force the players to play as a healer or tank, but the past few days I have been in Alliances where I (or with another player) the only healer, this + bots often meant my grand company was going to fail anyway.

[Elfidan]

I'm just an average pvper: I have basic knowledge of fights mechanics in PvP, of jobs, of CC usages. I'm not good but I'm not bad either, I fail, I succeed. I've played a fair amount of games with/against all jobs to know what lvl of threat they are. I read and discuss with other PvPers about current jobs situations, etc... We're talking about job balance here and I don't think you can determine balancing according to how it is played at the lowest lvl of gameplay, that would be ridiculous.

Please read again what I've wrote, that's exactly what I've said, the only difference is that I said it doesn't make them OP.


Damn! Using purify and play according to situations! Why didn't I think about it! ... C'mon, you can do better than free taunting.







Kinda feel the same as WHM, and I'm not good at healing.

You can seriously call yourself average with a diamond rating...Please don't patronize.
Being able to kill a healer solo sans a limit break at precise timing is Over powered because other jobs cannot. You were never intended to solo the healer only occupy. If you could reliably kill them why even have one.
Yes using purify to maximize you effectiveness is essential when attempting to burst because anyone able to should be trying to stop you.
Adjust your attack plan to the healer first? Battle is dynamic you should never let yourself be boxed into a single strategy.

[Shut]

You can seriously call yourself average with a diamond rating...Please don't patronize.

Yes, I was just determined enough (or lucky) to take my spot in top 100. But I am not as reliable as most other players in top 100. During some match I was able to put good pressure and DPS, and during some other I just fail miserably at having a significant damage output or support. And a good player should be able to keep playing efficiently most of the time.

Being able to kill a healer solo sans a limit break at precise timing is Over powered because other jobs cannot. You were never intended to solo the healer only occupy. If you could reliably kill them why even have one.

No, lots of other jobs were potentially able to 100 > 0 in 2/3 GCDs. But for WAR to being able to 2 shot people, it needed: Berserk + full swing + IR + stun + crit + healer not able to recover. Zerk was 90 seconds and full swing 120, healer needed to not have stun resistance. So yeah, this was a really intense moment for healers at that point, but WAR would be completely OP if indeed it was able to put CONSTANTLY that kind of damages, and that wasn't the case.
It is all about a window, it just worked differently: WAR's window was a high burst that needed healers attention, PLD's window was about making him unable to heal when a team/himself mate needed it. But remember that healers had lots of tools to get free from cc's or burst.

Yes using purify to maximize you effectiveness is essential when attempting to burst because anyone able to should be trying to stop you.
Adjust your attack plan to the healer first? Battle is dynamic you should never let yourself be boxed into a single strategy.

That was sarcasm, I actually use it carefully and I adapt as much as I can during match. If during bronze rank match I was able to indeed just 2 shot some bad healers, during plat/diamond, I completely know that this won't be enough to keep the other healer busy because that guy will know how to use his tools to counter me.

[Araxes]

The new PvP System was designed for people not willing to read theyr skills and play them right. Now everyone can play on the same skillevel except for Situational Movement wich is now reduced to: All skills are ready? I go in! Skills are on CD? I leave and wait.

No Crits, No surprises. Everything is linear. But the masses like it thats why it will stay. The True PvPers will remember the good days . I for myself play it very rarely now, it just became boring.... I know some people now might say i have no PvP experience or whatever. Im sure as Hell not the best Player. But i reached Platinum Multiple times and the Top 100 once in Season 2. So i DO have Experience.

[Urthdigger]

I like it, one just has to understand that your role may be different in PvP than it is in PvE, and skills that have the same name may have drastically different purposes. I have to pay attention to my own survival a lot more as a DPS, and instead of a singular DPS role my job may be more suited to harassing the healer, interfering with other DPS, or finishing off weakened opponents.