Change in Axe Skald Line to Make it Viable + Offer Variety

Started 30 Apr 2021
by btcdaddy
in Suggestions
Suggesting to change Axe styles Valkyrie Shield + Midnight Sun to be off-parry instead of block for Skalds just like Revenge + Thor's Answer in the Hammer line have been changed to off-parry. This change can offer variety to the class (which its missing tbh - practically forced to go hammer) while giving it a viable second line. Some might think that giving another stun to the class is too strong, but I think the lack of convenient snares (no positionals and only snare is a 2 part chain) off-sets that. For that reason, this change wouldn't affect the meta at all since most Skalds typically GvG and require Hammer for easy snares, but it does give some of us options!

Thoughts?
Sat 1 May 2021 4:53 PM by Magesty
Weapon lines should be soft reworked across the board. This was on that October survey, but clearly has fallen out of favor.

I made a Skald a couple of events ago and in looking at the skill trees you cannot reasonably go anything but hammer. It is vastly superior the the point of being stupid. Two positional snares, parry chain with stun and combat speed debuff. OK. Cool. So Skald players only have the illusion of choice...

I think Skalds do feel a little too powerful here, but would have no issue with changes opening up both sword and axe. The other two lines should simply be balanced relative to hammer if that line is going to remain as potent as it is. They wouldn't really be getting "another stun" as they all have the one in hammer anyways.

Good change. Adds variety without increasing power too significantly. Honestly, these types of changes seem like no brainers and I'm not clear why we aren't seeing more of them roll out, especially after the player base expressed a clear preference for it.
Mon 3 May 2021 4:25 PM by Nephamael
Weapon lines should be soft reworked across the board. This was on that October survey, but clearly has fallen out of favor.

Simply adjusting growthrates and snare durations just a bit + making completely unused styles useful/adding them to existing chains would be what i would do - as conservative as possible and as progressive as necessary.

Let's Hope the Phoenix team picks this topic up again, after they feel there are no other urgent things to be fixed.
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