Nightfall weapon balance issues

arcanemacabre

arcanemacabre

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Feb 2006

North Kryta Province

Angel Sharks [As]

28 Sep 2006 at 05:28 - 41
Quote:
Originally Posted by TadaceAce
I am looking foward to running R/D with a scythe though, along with the already proven good R/P.
I guess a R/D would be a... bunnyreaper?


Yeah! You heard it here first, folks! The new Ranger FotM - The Bunnyreaper!

moriz

moriz

??ber t??k-n??sh'??n

Join Date: Jan 2006

Canada

R/

28 Sep 2006 at 14:36 - 42
eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth, when the dust settles, nothing's left alive.

*cough* wow, my poetry sucks.

anyways, the weapon differences are really moot point. each class have their own distinct roles in the game. comparing weapon damages without considering the respective classes' overall role is kinda pointless.

with that said, it seems that ranger primaries can still take advantage of the paragon spear attacks with more effectiveness than actual paragons. from the few games i'd observed during the preview, paragon primaries are usually limited to a party support role, while R/P "bunny chuckers" can use the spear attacks to great effect. only time will tell how things will work out.

Nightwish

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

28 Sep 2006 at 14:39 - 43
Quote:
Originally Posted by TadaceAce
Dumb thread if you ask me,

You can't compare bow to spear or scythe to hammer, thats like comparing apples to oranges. Bow gets kindle arrows or read the wind, boom it now does more damage than the spear! Hammer gets knockdowns, crushing blow, and irresistable blow... scythe gets as yet to be proven otherwise crappy conditional scythe attacks.

I am looking foward to running R/D with a scythe though, along with the already proven good R/P.
Agreed. OP compared hammer and scythe on their max dmg difference without taking into account the min dmg. That is already a wrong start.

Scythe can hit multiple foes while hammer can deal knockdowns. Both have their own unique characteristic.