Reaper Discussion

[MoofiaBossVal]

I'm not a fan of the color scheme for the abilities. The black and teal abilities shown at the beginning of the video were good and distinctive, but then he started using red and black abilities that were visually indistinguishable from Dark Knight abilities.

[juicybug]

It looks and moves closely to that of the Necromancer subclass in GW2 Reaper, that was released in Heart of Thorns expansion. The green/black mist and black feathers only add to it- like the Gw2 variant was also green/black mist with black feathers when striking and the same in color scheme. It moved just as quick, with wide violent swings like what was displayed for FFXIV. I wonder if Enix took some inspiration?

[Keramory]

A lot of it I liked from the trailer but... is it me or did the attack animations seem even more anime mmo/rpg then we typically see? Some parts you couldn't even see the character themselves.

But no! A real summon pet would be too in the way apparently lol

[KageTokage]

A lot of it I liked from the trailer but... is it me or did the attack animations seem even more anime mmo/rpg then we typically see? Some parts you couldn't even see the character themselves.

But no! A real summon pet would be too in the way apparently lol

It does have rather...excessive visuals compared to the other melee jobs, which is partly why I don't like it.

I enjoy building up to a flashy attack either as a combo finisher or a move that expends a resource, but they seemed to have opted to just make everything flashy at the expense of its moves looking indistinct.

[Theodric]

It does have rather...excessive visuals compared to the other melee jobs, which is partly why I don't like it.

I enjoy building up to a flashy attack either as a combo finisher or a move that expends a resource, but they seemed to have opted to just make everything flashy at the expense of its moves looking indistinct.

It's a good contrast to Gunbreaker, then - which felt very lacking to me in comparison to other jobs where visuals are concerned. Further highlighted by how much fancier the abilities used by the likes of Gaius and the two sisters in Ghimlyt Dark are.

[Vahlnir]

It's a good contrast to Gunbreaker, then - which felt very lacking to me in comparison to other jobs where visuals are concerned. Further highlighted by how much fancier the abilities used by the likes of Gaius and the two sisters in Ghimlyt Dark are.

I think GNB is fine on that front but I'm also heavily biased. lol But yeah, Reaper is very flashy. Maybe a little too flashy, but I like the look of it regardless.

[TheMightyMollusk]

I honestly prefer gunbreaker over the other tanks because it's less flashy. No blinding light or spiky darkness or hideous spinning aura.

[KageTokage]

It's a good contrast to Gunbreaker, then - which felt very lacking to me in comparison to other jobs where visuals are concerned. Further highlighted by how much fancier the abilities used by the likes of Gaius and the two sisters in Ghimlyt Dark are.

I personally find GNB's burst really satisfying specifically because of the cartridge explosions during the Gnashing Fang combo and its extensions...though it also helps that it's the only tank that doesn't just spam the same move several times in a row at some point in its rotation.

Visual/sound design goes a long way in making a job fun to play and thus far Reaper isn't really hitting the right notes for me; particularly with its burst phase seeming to be a spam mode akin what tanks have been working with.

[Tlamila]

As an aside, the extent to which positionals trigger people continues to astound me.

I'll never understand it either, positionals are one of my favourite things about melee.

[Kolsykol]

I am confused by people saying that GNB isn't flashy lol.
I mean sure in comparison to DRK I guess, but in comparison to PLD and WAR I think GNB is flashier.