Interview with xenosys-vex

[TouchandFeel]

Again, not really. He's suggesting that there be less emphasis on Fell Cleave damage:

The only real inconsistency is that prior to this statement he also says he thinks fell cleave should do more damage, which is kind of opposite of his more detailed suggestion here. While it could be interpreted as lop-sided logic, I'd lean more toward fell cleave buff comment more of a reactionary/headline grabbing type statement which he's known for, while the more detailed suggestion is something that actually required a fair amount of thought or discussion.

This is what he said, copy/pasted straight from the article. It is a direct argument for a buff to Fell Cleave damage with the logic that because other classes got big hard hitting abilities, Fell Cleave is no longer "Fell Cleavey" enough and other abilities are stealing it's thunder.

I think that Fell Cleave should do more damage. Five hundred potency is not a lot anymore. It’s just not. People call me a fucking retard, and say “why would you buff Fell Cleave, it’s so powerful” and it’s kind of not. Not when fucking AST has a five hundred potency ability. Every job in the game has a five hundred potency ability, it seems. It was crazy in Heavensward, but not anymore. Paladins have a ranged ability that hits almost as hard as a Fell Cleave now. That means that they can move away to do mechanics and still get their Fell Cleaves in. I wish I could do a fucking Inner Release window from halfway across the room!

Yes, he then argues that WAR is too burst dependent and says that an alternative to Fell Cleave buffs is to boost combo ability potencies.

He provided contradicting arguments that only agree on one thing, "WAR needs moar deeps!", which lines up with my satirical summation of the interview.

Really I feel his position is actually based less on objective concerns over balance and more about wanting to not feel diminished in WAR feeling like, as Xeno himself likes to put it, the "big dick" job.