PLD, WAR, & DRK balancing ideas

[DestroyerOfLargePlanets]

I know Dark Mind's shorter cooldown would make handling the first two Punishing Heats and the General's Time much easier.

Yeah, DRK is absolutely OP in AS12 -- especially with General's Time. Pair Reprisal with Shadowskin and you have the rough equivalent of a Shadow Wall but for 20s instead of just 10s. Shadow Wall after that, then Dark Mind after that. Delirium is a free 10% on top of that and General's Time ends up hitting like a baby. Hell, with a SCH, a DRK can tank that add without tank stance which really blew my mind when I think back on my first days in AS12 where every tankbuster from Time nearly squashed me. Truly OP, the DRK is indeed.

[shao32]

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mmmm that make me wonder if they can desing the bosses with 2 tank buster, one magical and other phisical, to make PLD and DRK being better in x phases instead of x bosses.

[Ultimatecalibur]

mmmm that make me wonder if they can desing the bosses with 2 tank buster, one magical and other phisical, to make PLD and DRK being better in x phases instead of x bosses.

That would only partially help. Instead of the comp Meta being War + Drk or War + Pld based only tankbuster damage type the comp Meta would be War + Drk/Pld. Doesn't really change the "must have Warrior"ness of the Meta.

[shao32]

That would only partially help. Instead of the comp Meta being War + Drk or War + Pld based only tankbuster damage type the comp Meta would be War + Drk/Pld. Doesn't really change the "must have Warrior"ness of the Meta.

well now SAM is confirmed like a dps, make me think about if they go to get a slashing debuff that dont lower they personal dps like ninja does, making stom eye no longer mandatory eliminating the chance of nerfing it and with somekind of utility on PLD and DRK to compentase the WAR personal dps and storm path to make PLD/DRK a very good combo in the presence of a SAM, with leaving X tank/WAR plus ninja the other set up, i belive its pretty fair.

still im think they need to ddo something with raw intuition and equilibrium, but whitout information about of the stats changes and new skills i dont go to get there yet.

[Ultimatecalibur]

well now SAM is confirmed like a dps, make me think about if they go to get a slashing debuff that dont lower they personal dps like ninja does, making stom eye no longer mandatory eliminating the chance of nerfing it and with somekind of utility on PLD and DRK to compentase the WAR personal dps and storm path to make PLD/DRK a very good combo in the presence of a SAM, with leaving X tank/WAR plus ninja the other set up, i belive its pretty fair.

still im think they need to ddo something with raw intuition and equilibrium, but whitout information about of the stats changes and new skills i dont go to get there yet.

Which is a reasonable enough hope and one I share. Drk+Pld+Sam, War+Pld+Mnk and War+Drk+??? all being fairly optimal comps is far from ideal, but it better than the current Meta.

[shao32]

Which is a reasonable enough hope and one I share. Drk+Pld+Sam, War+Pld+Mnk and War+Drk+??? all being fairly optimal comps is far from ideal, but it better than the current Meta.

yeah, that can open more set ups posibilitys, but for now we need to wait until they show us the SAM skills and the new skills of the other melees to see if this theory can be true, even im so curious about that special treatment we go to get in the balance for releasing 2 dps at the same time.