Death Blossom got buffed again?

Shadowlion

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2007

I saw the patch said its recharge time has been changed to 4 seconds, but I saw my assassin's death blossom is 2 seconds now, I'm confused.

jesh

jesh

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

San Diego, CA

Penguin Village

Mo/

The first weekend test had it at 4. Most likely, the skill will now stay at 2. Honestly, there is no purpose to have a dual attack recharge that fast. I kinda don't like it. I would have rather had Blades of Steel cap at 100. =)

darkrawlinson

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2006

A/Me

hey is it just me that soh lasts 38 seconds on 14 attributes? cus like yo... if it says 10....40 doesnt dat mean 40 at 12 attributes? so if im not mistaken, wouldnt dat me 42 on 14 attributes? bleh on d whole update

shaderaven

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2007

BRG

A/

Actually there is some use in the 2 sec recharge.
BLS+DB+BSS+DB+GPS+DB is some very nice AoE damage and now DB+MS spam can start right after you open it with BLS and with no need for the attack recharge part of MS untill you need another BLS for some energy which will probaly be when the mob is under 50%

But Blades of Steel SHOULD be 80 max damage, not 65... for all the risk in this skill... the reward is hardly worth it.

jesh

jesh

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

San Diego, CA

Penguin Village

Mo/

Combos without deep wound are hardly worth it.
You're probably right in that it's an attempt to make assassins look at combos with only 1 dual attack.
What they forgot is that combos like that suck.

Shadowlion

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2007

But with short CD, this skill is good in PVE now.

jesh

jesh

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

San Diego, CA

Penguin Village

Mo/

No, you use a real attack chain with Assassin's Promise or Moebius Strike.

Yanman.be

Yanman.be

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2005

Belgium

[ROSE]

A/

Death Blossom-Moebius strike for some pretty nice spam

Glider of chaos

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

A/N

Actually it has a drawback...
Looks like a pretty damaging combo like
hex -> BLS -> DB -> Impale -> BSS -> BoS
seems to hit when DB is recharged already.
May be my timing is a bit off but it fails for sure if the enemy is running away.

Mistical miss

Mistical miss

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

The Netherlands - Hattem

[RR]

Works great for farming ^^, if its interrupted it recharges like mad :P

Sqube

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2006

Behind you...

A/

In my opinion, Death Blossom was pretty obviously meant to go with Moebius Strike for some righteous AoE damage.

And if you're using Blades of Steel, you shouldn't be using Death Blossom anyway. I like both of the skills as they are, but Moebius and Death Blossom seem to have found themselves a more or less permanent pair of positions on my bar.

Living Parasite

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2006

Death Blossom has a unique spot as being able to be used twice in the same chain (w/o moebius). Two off-hands and one dual attack, saved one attack slot, while still dishing damage.