DRK Fix Salted Earth Please

[Garlan]

salted earth if far from being an unique and a iconic DRK skill, Shadow flare and Doton existed before DRK was a thing in the game, from all the unique mechanics and skill they could choose to keep and upgrade they choosed the one that ppl have most problem with and the most generic one so it's normal ppl want it go, Salted earth is just to poor and for that they should have keep scourge instead.

I never said Salted Earth was unique as an overall concept, just unique for DRK when its kit is compared to other tanks. No other tank has a static AoE they have to place to output additional DPS. Also, comparing Salted Earth and Scourge is not really a fair comparison - one is an AoE oGCD with a CD and the other is a spammable ST GCD weaponskill. The fact both happen to be DoT's is irrelevant.

People are crying for DRK to gain an identity, and I firmly believe Salted Earth can be a powerful tool in accomplishing this. Square could pivot into adding enhanced defensive utility to a DRK who happens to stand within their own patch of Salted Earth during the duration - a small HP/MP leech for each target damaged per tick, a minor 5-10% damage reduction, increased healing from healing actions, ect. For all the WoW veterans, a good example of what I hope could happen with DRK and Salted Earth would be how Blood Death Knight gains defensive benefits from their Heart Strike/Blood Boil abilities while they stand within their Death and Decay.