Level 100 Reaper Feedback

[Urandas]

Just a post on what I like/dislike about level 100 reaper in 7.0 launch state.

First of all, what I liked:
For the most part, reaper feels basically the same with most of the additions only breaking up the flow just a bit.
- Level 92's Sacrificium is a new off global in enshroud with aoe and single target uses. an extra ogcd in enshroud does further limit how many free weaving space you have for things like feint, arms length, etc. but overall a good addition to the job's kit.
- level 94's potency buffs shakes things up in an interesting way, gibbet and gallow's max potencies are now greater than cross and void reaping. This isnt a bad change but it leaves room for void and cross reaping to be buffed in the future if needed. However soul slice & scythe, and the main aoe combo were left out of this increase. Soul slice in particular now less potency than the second step in the single target combo (waxing slice)
- Level 96's Executuiner's gibbet and Gallows are effectively just higher potency versions of the regular postitionals. They're not high enough to change the rotation meaningfully. Not a bad change, but really just an occasional animation change for variety.

Most of what I dislike about the changes revolve around the capstone ability, Perfectio. Perfectio is currently reaper's highest potency skill at 1200 and can only be used after a Communio after plentiful harvest. In a 2 minute window at best you can use perfectio 16-18 seconds in using only one full ensrhoud phase. People smarter than me have already worked out through math, in its current state Perfectio isn't really a potency gain under 2 minute burst windows, the only time its available. This effectively makes it similar to harvest moon, a ranged skill to be used best when you cant be in melee range. This normally wouldn't be a problem if it weren't reaper's biggest hit. It also doesn't add any gauge making it so reaper eventually loses a usage of enshroud over a decent time (I believe it was about 8 minutes of full uptime).
in summery my biggest issue with perfectio:
- the proccess to get perfectio is too long, comes up too late in burst.
- mathematically the highest potency skill is better used as a downtime tool
- adds a good deal of drift into a 2 minute loop in terms of gauge.

Some things I think could improve its usage:
- (simplest) add 10 shroud gauge appon execution. This should alleviate any issues with 2 loops not having enough gauge to start.
- (not as simple) Change Perfectio into an off global ability that can be used anytime after Plentiful harvest. in a 2 minute burst you could then double weave perfectio into enshroud allowing it to remain in 2 minute burst, not cause issues with gauge building. or as an immediate ogcd follow up to that final Communio.

Beyond Perfectio, i hope that Melee mastery 3 will also buff soul slices' power so it feels a little better damage wise.

[Aco505]

I'm not a RPR main but I play the job quite a lot. Perfectio giving 10 shroud (or Harvest Moon to help with downtime!) would be good but I believe that the fact that it can either be used in the pot window or kept as a movement tool otherwise is great.

Sure, it's the highest potency attack but I honestly like that it works the way it does now. It makes it unique. However, the devs will likely change it to accommodate it during burst.

To be fair, I don't think they play tested this much. Did they try some double Enshroud windows and somehow didn't realize that Perfectio is used at the very end and forces more Gluttony drift if used right after the second Communio (potency issues aside)?

[justausername]

I've only played it at 100 in one thing so far (the 99 trial didn't sync me down). And I agree. It feels weird to use Perfectio. It does big damage, but it feels like an after thought, and it doesn't flow very well into burst. The delay of having to wait the full GCD to press it after Communio makes me feel like I'm lagging. It needs to be an ogcd.