Vpr Changes (Please Revert Them)

[Nathavin]

In my opinion Viper was more fun before the 7.05 changes.

Maintaining Gnash was far more interesting then hitting Steel and Dread back on forth every 3 combo GCDs.

Optimizing Dreadwinder cast times to keep up Gnash without over capping was interesting and set a personal challenge. Also for players who were not overcapping Gnash it was not a large loss of damage.

Having to figure out how to layout my Gnash for Vali EX adds phase was on of the most fun optimizations I've had with the job.

Viper just doesn't really have alot going on, Make sure you are following the ABCs (Always be casting), hit your cooldowns (Dreadwinder, Serpent's Ire) and dont overcap resources (Uncoiled Fury, Serpent Offerings Gauge). It felt like Gnash was just enough (Tracking a debuff). To keep me engaged with the job play.

I'm currently playing it in Savage after having played quite a bit of it in EX. I think after I clear this tier I will switch back go SAM if they don't revert it (Or change what gnash used to be into something more interesting!)

[ZephyrMenodora]

Agree a lot with the OP. It's no longer very mentally stimulating to me, so it's very dull now. My enjoyment is kinda sapped with them just increasing potency but removing a lot of thought from the job.

[Jeeqbit]

Viper felt fine to me before and still does. Doesn't need to be that complicated.

[Nathavin]

Viper felt fine to me before and still does. Doesn't need to be that complicated.

I agree! I definitely like the way it felt before more. I hope they revert these changes!

[Nathavin]

Bumping, I hope they revert these changes or give the class something interesting to optimize around!

[ZephyrMenodora]

https://youtu.be/Jvk6-6yO1Bo?si=1tLqcRDBrIwCD4oQ

New YouTube video today that mirrors how I feel. Only difference is, I want to be more mentally engaged even in the normal content I do, and I don't think it impacts only static raiders.