A Use for Classes.

[Bishop81]

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"Ignore"/diminish the effects of the mechanic with proper prep IS the point of my proposed Class. It's pretty clear there are players that can't deal with it the normal way, i.e. dodging; which BTW pretty much negates the whole attack too.

I'm just suggesting an out for high ping players, such that they can negate the attack in other ways.

I asking for alternative ways to handle an encounter. There is no reason a fight has to be beat in one and only one way.

The gameplay is shifted from "dodging in the fight" to figuring out the right load out to deal with it - i.e. like in old school FF.

PS:

Have you ever played an old school FF?

PPS:

Also I don't know where you get the "unavoidable AoE" from. I was mainly talking about so called "dodgeable" AoE that is "undodgeable" for anyone with a high ping.

unless you want them to be able to use that ability to dodge it everything and trivialize the encounter.

This is also a tad amusing.

Pressing a movement key at the right time with a good connection the SE's server to dodge an attack = non-trivial

but

Figuring out what are needed skills and gear, collecting them if you don't have them, and figuring how to use them together effectively to negate an attack = trivial

OK ...