Is Inner Beast Duration To Short ? Vote

[Abigs]

IB off the gcd sounds like a very good idea so you can use it more strategically and easily

[Argyle_Darkheart]

IB off the gcd sounds like a very good idea so you can use it more strategically and easily

You could use it more easily, sure, but it takes more far more forethought in its current form. You need to plan ahead to have a GCD open for when you need it.

This is one of the balancing elements of Inner Beast, whether it's necessary or not. Not to mention, a 300 potency (unmitigated by Defiance) off-GCD attack on a 17-20s cooldown would be a ridiculous boost to WAR's already (relatively) impressive DPS.

It would be amazing, sure, but far too much so.

[Remmadar]

Though I don't like where Inner Beast has gone... it is pretty good in the current game flow.. most of the harder fights have predictable attacks that you can use IB right before.

I wish the current flow of fights would be alittle more unpredictability in them... thats where the really fun in tanking is.. which then would probably require IB to be used differently but as it is right now its fine

[Delorean]

You could use it more easily, sure, but it takes more far more forethought in its current form. You need to plan ahead to have a GCD open for when you need it.

You call it forethought, but it's following a timer in your brain, stopping everything and waiting to IB the second you see a Death Sentence cast bar.

[Kitru]

You call it forethought, but it's following a timer in your brain, stopping everything and waiting to IB the second you see a Death Sentence cast bar.

I call it listening for my Death Sentence warning macro, which pings party chat at few times when it's about to drop (I have to reclick it every time Twintania uses Death Sentence to "refresh" it). Since IB lasts 6 seconds, I can just use it as soon as the macro starts making noises and know that I'll be covered for just before and just after I take that big hit to the face.

The only fights where I actually have issues using IB at the "proper" time are Ifrit EX and Garuda EX, because they just doesn't like using their burst hits at precise intervals. For everything else, you can either get a timer macro, watch for the precursor attack (*cough*Titan*cough*), or just use it on CD if it's just a continual damage boss.

I would like it if IB's duration were extended a couple seconds. 6 seconds is just a bit too short, imo. It'd be nice if it at least covered 3 whole GCDs.

[Argyle_Darkheart]

You call it forethought, but it's following a timer in your brain, stopping everything and waiting to IB the second you see a Death Sentence cast bar.

What's your point? Because my point is that Inner Beast, in its current form, requires you to think ahead and prepare a GCD for it--as opposed to the proposed off-GCD Inner Beast.

Do you disagree? I don't know; it just sounds like you're trying to argue semantics, for whatever reason.

[StarHate]

This is one of the balancing elements of Inner Beast, whether it's necessary or not. Not to mention, a 300 potency (unmitigated by Defiance) off-GCD attack on a 17-20s cooldown would be a ridiculous boost to WAR's already (relatively) impressive DPS.

Thanks, mate, I needed a good laugh!

Off-GCD Inner Beast would be most welcome. Between buff lag and quirky boss timing due to skill pushes, the 6 seconds becomes a pretty small twitch window. I am a fan of short duration, high power defensive buffs; but only when you can actually use them with assured accuracy.

[Kitru]

This is one of the balancing elements of Inner Beast, whether it's necessary or not. Not to mention, a 300 potency (unmitigated by Defiance) off-GCD attack on a 17-20s cooldown would be a ridiculous boost to WAR's already (relatively) impressive DPS.

The whole "300 potency thing" wouldn't really be a major issue if it were taken off the GCD. The potency could be brought down to 150 potency (still ignoring Defiance which makes it 200 "real" potency; assuming the average 210 potency/gcd, it would bring the potency of the average used GCD to 410 compared to the existing 400 you get out of Inner Beast currently) and the self heal could be increased to 200% (keeps it the same 100% of 300 potency as before). You'd get a whopping 10 extra potency every 7-8 GCDs with the exact same everything else but off the GCD.

[Argyle_Darkheart]

The whole "300 potency thing" wouldn't really be a major issue if it were taken off the GCD. The potency could be brought down to 150 potency (still ignoring Defiance which makes it 200 "real" potency; assuming the average 210 potency/gcd, it would bring the potency of the average used GCD to 410 compared to the existing 400 you get out of Inner Beast currently) and the self heal could be increased to 200% (keeps it the same 100% of 300 potency as before). You'd get a whopping 10 extra potency every 7-8 GCDs with the exact same everything else but off the GCD.

That would have to happen, I'd say, and would be preferable to current Inner Beast, in my opinion. Inner Beast is already limited by needing to *hit* something.