Storm's Eye Is a Chore

[waterboytkd]

Been leveling this class. Currently 72. For reference, I have an 80 PLD and an 80 DRK (I like tanks). So far, my verdict is: this class needs a lot more work than just tweaking Eye duration. Right now, it just feels like a really simplified DRK, and not in a good way.*

Beast Gauge is identical in to Blood Gauge, making me think one of them needs a change. There's no "busy-ness" to WAR as it has all of 2 oGCD attacks, which isn't inherently a bad thing, but lacking oGCDs and only having a single attack combo? It leaves you feeling like you don't have much to do.

I think, so far, I'd like to see the class changed to really double down on Berserk/Inner Release (for the record, I also think Berserk is just a better name :P). Maybe, instead of Inner Beast/Fell Cleave/Inner Chaos and Steel Cyclone/Decimate/Chaotic Cyclone using Beast Gauge, instead those abilities can only be used while you're "Berserking". Also, rather than having them follow that upgrade chain, instead make them separate abilities that must be used in a combo. Then Beast Gauge is used only for getting Berserk off cooldown faster. Build 100 Beast Gauge, take X seconds off Berserk's cooldown (or refresh it entirely, or re-up the duration). Of course, this would probably require a massive overall of every ability's potency, and would probably necessitate removing the auto crit/dhit component to Berserk/IR. But then the class at least has its own identity among the tanks as the one that puts up a buff, then rotates a longer GCD rotation to keep it up. Though, I just realized, that sounds a bit like Dragoon with Blood of the Dragon...

The one thing I do really like with Warrior so far, though, is the full list of defensive cooldowns. They have as many as PLD, but WAR's seem more focused, more personally useful. And they don't have an almost dead ability with Cover (it's not dead, but it is incredibly niche).

*On a related note, those DRK players that complain about their class...I don't want to condone violence, but I think they need some sense slapped into them. EDIT: This comment is over the top, but the point I wanted to make is that I feel the complaints about DRK being broken/horrible to be greatly exaggerated. I would even say complaints about "boring" are way offbase. The class is pretty busy, actually. More so than PLD. And much more so that WAR.