The dps Warden

I came up with a new idea actually.

Scout is in an almost unique problem spot.

Being 1h+shield for his melee.

There is only one class in a similar weak spot, thats warden with 1h and even no shieldspec.

We could look at this problem from the forced to 1h perspective more general.

Here are 2 ways to fix both classes easy:
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1) growth rates
a medium anytimer opening with a high growthrate followup (like vamp had it)

Tranquilize +Wyvernfang could be changed for scout, as a bow scout will never use this style combo (requires 44 thrust) or has to give up shield for it (also a cool playstyle, pure glass cannon shoot and finish with dps in melee instead of kite or defense grind) and for the same reason Dragonfang could become a Beartooth followup.

I propose Trangquilize (18 thrust) to be a 0.59 growthrate opener with +15 offensive -5 defense and
Wyvernfang (44 thrust) to be a 1.44 growthrate followup with +10 offense +0 defense.

It is very hard for a 1h to get any followup into enemy defense (1h has no defense penetration vs parry evade or shield).

The after evade and after block for scout could be adjusted like this to match savage (low weaponskill class).

After block Beartooth (15 thrust) growthrate 1.20 +15 offense +5 defense, effect: 21 haste debuff
Followup Dragonfang (50 thrust) growthrate 1.49 +15 offense +5 defense, effect 9 bleeding 40 sec


Wolftooth (10 thrust) after evade growthrate 1.20 +15 offense +5 defense, effect: 60% slow 12s (old effect)
Followup Liontooth (34 thrust) growthrate 1.49 +15 offense +5 defense, effect: 34% haste debuff

Ricochet (25 thrust, after enemy block) growthrate 1.20 +15 offense +0 defense, effect: 5 bleeding 30s (old effect)
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slash:

Anytime Combo
Amethyst Slash (29 slash) growthrate 0.60 +20 offense +0 defense (unchanged)
Followup Diamond Slash (50 slash) growthrate 1.44 +20 offense +0 defense

After block Riposte (18 slash) growthrate 1.20 +15 offense +10 defense, effect: 5 bleed for 20s
Followup Befuddler (34 slash) growthrate 1.49 +15 offense +5 defense, effect: 34% haste debuff

Those are the big needed changes for being competitive. They would give scout some punch against supports or casters without defense and help his dps via reactionaries against enemies with defense.
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Of course it would make sense to upp the positionals growthrates wise too, to not make them useless (also oriented on savage growthrates):

thrust:
Pierce (29 thrust) backstyle, growthrate 1.21 effect and bonus as before
Basiliskfang (39 thrust) sidestyle, growthrate 1.21, effect and bonus as before

slash:
Back Slash (39 slash) backstyle, growthrate 1.25 (no effect as before)
Cross Slash (4 slash) sidestyle, growthrate 0.9 (no effect as before)
Followup Bloodletter (10 slash) growthrate 1.1, same effect as before
Side Slicer (21 Slash) sidestyle, growthrate 1.21 same effect as before

anytime followup Saphire Slash (44 slash) growthrate 1.44, effect and bonuses as before

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This could be done in the same way for Warden, mostly not touching the low lvl styles, to not make heal wardens suddenly deal dmg (like bow shield scouts) but upping the higher lvl anytimer combos, reactionaries and positionals.


2) Another more simple approach would be to simply upp Warden and Scout melee dmg tables by 2 - this would work on the chance to hit thru defense instead of working on the dps.