War mains after seeing the skill trailer

[shao32]

EDIT: After finding out how the new DRK works, with darkside being a timer, that needs to be extended with X of darkness moves, which are cast with Dark Arts effects, which are granted by TBN bubble breaking, I have no interest in DRK.
The ONLY thing i wanted from DRK, was a shield i could put on someone, w/o a penalty attached. Requiring it to break, for the sake of DPS uptime, no longer feels like im doing it to keep them alive, but to maintain my DPS.

I'll just stick to the other 3 tanks. Even GNB feels closer to what DRK was meant to be, than DRK.

Doubt it, TBN will be dps neutral probably since still cost MP, so looks like It Will follow the current desing by instead granting Blood Will grant dark arts to use one of those skills to recover the potency lose.

Looking at It it's even a better desing, current TBN have Big chances to overflow you Blood specially under Blood weapon and this new desing prevent that complety.

[Maneesha]

Gotta say it's so badass that we can be a helicopter

petition for that skill to be a mount outside of combat.

i see i wasnt the only one thinking of helicopters after seeing the skill

[whiskeybravo]

But if there indeed is some 900 potency skill, that most definitely wasn't it, they would never just recycle Inner Beast animation like that.

Sorry to say, but they likely are our new big move. Both the one in the beginning and the steel cylcone-ish animation at the end occur right after he pops infuriate. Each of the abilities is getting a 3rd progression: IB > FC > new thing, Steel cyclone > Decimate > new thing.

*supposedly*

I admit, if that IS the move it does seem pretty weak looking.

[Freyyy]

Sorry to say, but they likely are our new big move. Both the one in the beginning and the steel cylcone-ish animation at the end occur right after he pops infuriate. Each of the abilities is getting a 3rd progression: IB > FC > new thing, Steel cyclone > Decimate > new thing.

*supposedly*

I admit, if that IS the move it does seem pretty weak looking.

I for one actually think it looks way stronger than Fell Cleave does. The impact is bigger, there is a lot more weight to it and the sound is very satisfying. It might be a matter of taste.

[Aurelius2625]

Good. War has been the meta tank for four years. Time to give drk, pld, and gnb the slot as strongest tank.

[whiskeybravo]

I for one actually think it looks way stronger than Fell Cleave does. The impact is bigger, there is a lot more weight to it and the sound is very satisfying. It might be a matter of taste.

Eh, it's a combination of IB/FC sound effects but only around half the duration. And it looks like a knockoff Upheaval. Compared to the new animations on some other jobs, it doesn't seem like they spent a lot of time on it.

[Izsha]

Good. War has been the meta tank for four years. Time to give drk, pld, and gnb the slot as strongest tank.

Sure, because animations are a telltale sign of who's gonna be meta. /facepalm.

We're just talking about how animations look, but people just gotta find any way to wedge some war hate in.


On topic, I really hope there is at least a little pizzazz to the new cleave. I was never a big fan of the original FC animation. There are so many excellent examples of meaty axe animations throughout gaming history. Certainly they can come up with something with more visual oomph for the "strongest hit" in its class (tanks).

[Aurelius2625]

Meh, WAR mains will whine that they are "weak" and get overtuned like SCH mains will.

"I'm a WAR! WAR is supposed to be the strongest!"
SE: Say no more, fam.

Just sayin' it's time someone took them down from the pedestal and put them in the shed for a few patches.

As a PLD main, I expect nerfs because of WAR. PLD apparently did too much dps, so it got nerfed into the ground. I'm expecting that fat ass 800 potency AoE to get nerfed, because "Decimate and Steel Cyclone do close dmg, and PLD has more utility!"

The same is bound to happen to DRK and GUN: they do too much dps! War has to fight for its dps, and others do similar dps! War needs to do more!

[Izsha]

We are literally just talking about how animations look. Chillax. No one is talking about being weak or strong, balance. Buffs, nerfs. We have no numbers. There is nothing to even discuss regarding balance and meta picks without any information. This threads about the new animations up right now are literally the least combative stuff on this board in years. Sprinkle your salt over a different shoulder.

[whiskeybravo]

Just sayin' it's time someone took them down from the pedestal and put them in the shed for a few patches.

Ah, the classic "we need to knock war down a peg" argument. Because it's so much easier to let the other tanks sit and rot in their inferiority rather than bringing them up to standard. Good idea.