Onslaught change for WAR

[xvshanevx]

If anyone's been OTing v3s, then you will know the true value of Onslaught and that it is not just a BG dump, but one of the best god damn add management skills in the game.

Don't get me wrong, I would much rather have it cost 0 BG and do 0 damage, than how it is right now.

[Shinkyo]

If anyone's been OTing v3s, then you will know the true value of Onslaught and that it is not just a BG dump, but one of the best god damn add management skills in the game.

Curious why you find it especially good in V3S for add management?
All adds spawn pretty close to the boss so you're never really losing uptime to pick one up.
Unless you're referring to returning to the boss after an add is killed in which case it still just fulfills its gap closer purpose.

Onslaught is wonderful in V4S for its gap closing and emnity generation.

Personally, 0 BG/Damage would be pretty bad because we would lose an important gauge dump, would probably lose dps, and would reduce Onslaught's usage making it a niche skill.
Onslaught is currently an important aspect to dps optimisation due to it's BG cost. Without it you'd be forced to spend gauge into FC at inappropriate times and mess your Bursts.
Onslaught is very well designed as is.

[BluexBird]

Curious why you find it especially good in V3S for add management?
All adds spawn pretty close to the boss so you're never really losing uptime to pick one up.

Onslaught allows you to solidify agro on the spawns, without a having to go into Defiance. Especially when White Flame spawns. If you use Heavy Swing in advance to prepare to hit it with Skull Sunder + Butcher's Block when it spawns, you might lose agro towards the end. I've had it happen before, that's why I now use Skull Sunder and Onslaught before Butcher's Block. Same with dragon.

[Felorr]

Onslaught allows you to solidify agro on the spawns, without a having to go into Defiance. Especially when White Flame spawns. If you use Heavy Swing in advance to prepare to hit it with Skull Sunder + Butcher's Block when it spawns, you might lose agro towards the end. I've had it happen before, that's why I now use Skull Sunder and Onslaught before Butcher's Block. Same with dragon.

Also useful for grabbing hate on Neo Exdeath in preparation to holmgang Delta Attack. Once you know the timing of that part well enough, you can (anywhere within a combo) provoke + onslaught and you're good to go (assuming your WHM isn't bombing C3s like a boss)