Quote Originally Posted by Orophin View Post
Obviously Phalanx isn't going to change because shield skills are now exclusive to Gladiators. As far as the others go I think they should stay exclusive to the classes they were built for. Not that I've found them particularly useful lately, but hopefully with so many of the abilities trimmed down maybe they'll find a spot in people's arsenals.
I have always found them to be immensely useful. They are in fact the only way my Gladiator can Solo a decent pace. What I cannot see is any benefit from making them class specific. Yes, Phalanx is directly connected with shields and cannot be used without one, but Parrying is not Exclusive to axes and evading isn't exclusive to punching. Lancers certainly are not the only people who Miss. Lancer almost never miss, but they exclusively have the ability to react to a miss. That make very little sense.

I believe Class Identity can be well established by enhancing a Specifics classes ability to Block, Parry, or Evade, but I find it highly unnecessary to restrict players from reacting to those passive skills. Especially when taking into consideration that Classes should be well equipped for Solo Combat.