Thoughts on Viper?

[jrollins89]

Some people are complaining about the animations being "bland". But that is exactly why the job appeals to me. I think there is room for both sparkly, flashy jobs and more "grounded" jobs.

My favorite button to press in the game as a DPS is "Scattergun" (MCH AOE shotgun). It is a slow, deliberate shot. And because the animation is so grounded it feels like it has more impact. Compare that to MCH's 1-2-3 combo where my Roe is doing pointless summersaults and cartwheels every second shot. There is no weight behind it, feels like I might as well be shooting foam nerf bullets. Needless to say I prefer the PVP interpretation of MCH's 1-2-3 to the PVE version (shout out to the sniper rifle limit break, just perfection).

Now obviously from what we've seen of the Viper animations they attack very fast so the comparison isn't 1:1. Hopefully SE can still capture the feeling of impact and weight behind Viper's slashes in the same way Monster Hunter manages to do with Dual Blades (and to a lesser extent Insect Glaive) despite also being relatively fast weapons.

[Gullis]

Compare that to MCH's 1-2-3 combo where my Roe is doing pointless summersaults and cartwheels every second shot. There is no weight behind it, feels like I might as well be shooting foam nerf bullets..

can relate. I was extremly annoyed when I uppgraded my old 1-2-3 into whatever circus acrobatics I have now. its like, I have a gun, just aim and shoot man! Fancy moves are cool and all, but its just too much when it has to be in your 123 rotation