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[Kyser96]

Yeah I definitely agree with that point about the blue aura. It's super cool and they could definitely tie it to Power Surge or opened eyes, like you said. I always felt like it separated us, the Azure Dragoon, from some common lancer. It's minor, but it's definitely one of the things I'm more disappointed about.

I also agree with the point about Spineshatter. We're never using that for mobility since it has damage on it. As is, it'll always just be another ogcd crammed into a damage window.

Chaotic Spring is definitely a bit more "flowery" than I'd like, but overall I wasn't too mad about it. I *definitely* think they could tone down that frolicky harp sound though. It's cool on Chaos Thrust, but for some reason the new one really doesn't work

I also wish they didn't remove the positional proc to unlock Raiden, and heavens' thrust having a positional is kinda in that same boat. It really feels like it should be there. Dragoon is already a simple job with a strict flow, I think they should give you more opportunities for optimizing your play, but a lot of these changes make it seem like they have the opposite idea.

[Freezaen]

I'm glad to see that other players mostly agree with my points so far.

Chaotic Spring is definitely a bit more "flowery" than I'd like, but overall I wasn't too mad about it. I *definitely* think they could tone down that frolicky harp sound though. It's cool on Chaos Thrust, but for some reason the new one really doesn't work.

I also wish they didn't remove the positional proc to unlock Raiden and Heavens' Thrust having a positional is kinda in that same boat. It really feels like it should be there. Dragoon is already a simple job with a strict flow. I think they should give you more opportunities for optimizing your play, but a lot of these changes make it seem like they have the opposite idea.

The flowers on Chaotic Spring don't say "Dragon" or "Dragoon" to me at all. Heavens' Thrust has a very similar visual identity to Raiden Thrust, but Chaotic Spring comes out of nowhere with lots of petals and harp sound effects. I hope they'll eventually back-track or tone it down a bit. If they didn't go the route of Nidhogg-inspired red particle effects, maybe they could do something orange like what Fang and Claw has.

I don't agree about the Raiden Thrust positional requirement, because RT now serves to build a resource. I believe that unless we mess-up our combo, we should get a stack of Firstmind's Focus. It wouldn't be fun otherwise. That being said, they could find a way to keep the spirit of the old positional requirement by increasing RT's damage if both WT and FAC are properly executed. With that, same as adding a positional bonus to Heavens' Thrust, we'd gain room for some skill-expression while still be able to use our new ability every 2 full rotations regardless.

I find it a bit annoying that nothing was really done about Mirage Dive. I was hoping it would automatically take effect after High Jump and not be a separate button.

I know what you mean, but I enjoy Mirage Dive. I like that it's OGCD, I like that it's ranged and I like that it shows using using magic drawn from our Blood of the Dragon. With that said, I wouldn't be surprised if they removed it in a future expansion to make room for new abilities.

[Nothv13]

I don't agree about the Raiden Thrust positional requirement, because RT now serves to build a resource. I believe that unless we mess-up our combo, we should get a stack of Firstmind's Focus. It wouldn't be fun otherwise. That being said, they could find a way to keep the spirit of the old positional requirement by increasing RT's damage if both WT and FAC are properly executed. With that, same as adding a positional bonus to Heavens' Thrust, we'd gain room for some skill-expression while still be able to use our new ability every 2 full rotations regardless.

It is just them continuing to lessen the effect of positionals without outright removing them, so I don't see them backtracking on it at all. It seems to be that if you want positionals to have more impact, they want you to play monk.

[Freezaen]

It is just them continuing to lessen the effect of positionals without outright removing them, so I don't see them backtracking on it at all.

We can all ask and hope. Skill-expression seems to be a point of concern for some DRG players.