Living Dead Change: Instead of Death, make it impose "Weakness"

[Stormfur]

I've never understood why Paladin has an invuln that doesn't touch their health but the others do (or at least Warrior is rooted in place) Paladin's Hallowed Ground sacrifices nothing -- not movement, not health, nothing. Why can't they all be that way?

[Shougun]

I've never understood why Paladin has an invuln that doesn't touch their health but the others do (or at least Warrior is rooted in place) Paladin's Hallowed Ground sacrifices nothing -- not movement, not health, nothing. Why can't they all be that way?

Cooldown and flavor, also warrior needing to take care of their own health is like 'just keep killing stuff' lol. It's more like DRK got the bad stick, and then GNB a little bit. But warrior's shorter cooldown, absolutely excellent self heals that don't much sacrifice damage, and equal to paladin duration. Paladin's is the easiest but it's not simply the best one. Warrior's is pretty strong too. GNB is goofy but use-able... DRK is "hope your healer is ready, and you're not going to get to use that in solo play".

I don't really want them all to be the same, and I also don't think people should over idolize Paladin's because there are ways that Warrior's is just as good if not better (Paladin's is just the easiest to see "it just works" -Todd Howard). Certainly DRK could have some better ease of use though lol.

Also an aside, warrior's no longer roots them. Nearly half the cooldown, same duration, no root, doesn't save their health like Paladin's but warrior also doesn't have gaining health concerns either. With a healer paying attention (if the healer is gungho on healing, it would be wasted effort- making this skill a little bit more technical), or a Warrior using their skills well, warrior anit-buster is better than Paladin's. Paladin as generally their theme is just more stable / easier to work through, press defense button- the defense just happens. They're the rock while warrior might yoyo a bit more.

[SenorPatty]

I've never understood why Paladin has an invuln that doesn't touch their health but the others do (or at least Warrior is rooted in place) Paladin's Hallowed Ground sacrifices nothing -- not movement, not health, nothing. Why can't they all be that way?

I think it used to be to elicit in your mind the aesthetic of paladins being impenetrable fortresses so they gave them a skill to emulate that, just like living dead is supposed to conjure the idea that you're too angry to die (for awhile).

For warrior, I'm guessing it was to do that weird thing in duels where two fighters are chained/tied to another but they removed this in EW so you're more like a gladiator who's not letting their prey escape. Except the prey is not looking to escape and wants them kill/eat you. And keeping them in place from a distance for 10 secs seems redundant when you're to close in anyways...

[Deveryn]

I've never understood why Paladin has an invuln that doesn't touch their health but the others do (or at least Warrior is rooted in place) Paladin's Hallowed Ground sacrifices nothing -- not movement, not health, nothing. Why can't they all be that way?

It's just another thing to make them all different. Each has their strengths and weaknesses. Everyone still needs a good amount of healing if they're going to continue the fight or they will just die after the effect is up.

I look at this and I'm reminded of healers that die along with DPS when the second area-wide hits or when one is afflicted with Doom. I think back to SoS: EX where everyone had to be healed up and there was still one poor tank left below 100%. Considering how these mechanics are still peppered into fights, I don't see them making any kind of change to LD. It can all be remedied, if one would simply adjust.