Dancer balance discussion

[Austere]

I think I've peaked at Diamond 1 with Dancer, as I have not been able to break through to Crystal going a Dancer-only run.

Here are a few things I think need to happen with Dancer:


Ultimate Ability
Here are my suggestions for Dancer's ult:

• Get rid of the "must deal damage to extend ult duration". Just make it 4 seconds flat, it deals no damage and can easily be dispelled with Purify.
• Reduce animation time of ultimate. Too much dancing and twirling before the effect takes hold, it is hugely broadcasted which other classes do not suffer from.

En Avant

• Allow the boosted abilty buff to stack with multiple dashes. E.G. If I dash twice I get two hits of my empowered abilities in a row and can go straight into saber dance.

Honing Dance

• Give the Dancer a damage reduction while this ability is activated. Right now it is too weak and can rarely be justified since you can get gunned down in a second while using it.
• Do not lock the Dancer out of using other abilities during this, allow the Dancer to exit the dance upon activating another ability.

I believe that the Dancer's other abilities are quite balanced. Any additions?