What-if Ruin was an Auto-attack

[Bigcat9715]

Wouldn't it be better to make Ruin an Auto-attack? it would make playing SMN, so much easier. The potency of a normal melee dps is 75 and ruin is only 80, so it wouldn't be that big of a differents. Plus it would help on the trash adds like the one's on the last boss in Tam-Tara Deepcroft (Hard). And at what point is SMN will be close enough to use there current auto-attack?

[Alistaire]

Somethin somethin SMN too OP as is.

[Riepah]

Well, it already feels like one.

But then I'd want smack-something-with-your-book to become an active skill. It's too hilarious to get rid of it entirely.

[Eggnook24]

Totally for throwing your book like a boomerang.

[Ozaro]

Totally for throwing your book like a boomerang.

Paper cut damage!

[Raji_Lev]

Totally for throwing your book like a boomerang.

Something like this, maybe?

[Uninstall]

Summoners already have an auto attack in the form of their pets.

[dtv20]

Have u ever played smn? Its auto isn't its pet

[ChaozK]

Mages dont get legit autoattacks because of the higher Weapon dmg on their gear. For the i115 weapons its 53 WD for physical classes (minus brd) and 77 WD for mages. The auto attacks even the difference out. If you'd add an autoatatck to SMN you would have to nerf the WD down to the melee levels which would effect all your regular spells.

[Bigcat9715]

Mages dont get legit autoattacks because of the higher Weapon dmg on their gear. For the i115 weapons its 53 WD for physical classes (minus brd) and 77 WD for mages. The auto attacks even the difference out. If you'd add an autoatatck to SMN you would have to nerf the WD down to the melee levels which would effect all your regular spells.

This makes alot of sense, but the WD on the mage's weapon is Magic Damage. All they would have to do is slightly buff the magic defense on the enemy, so it would even out.