Upcoming January 2008 Balance Update Questions...

placebo overdose

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Scarlett Romanov
Its generally used for gimmicky builds in PvE. Its not really in need of a nerf.
that seems to scream failure at me

Neo Nugget

Neo Nugget

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Big_Daddy
I just recently got Ursan on one of my characters. My money is on them nerfing Ursan. :/
That seems to be the case with me all the time lol....HoS chest run comes to mind:P

AW Lore

AW Lore

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2006

Ancient Warriors Gaming Clan

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Big_Daddy
I just recently got Ursan on one of my characters. My money is on them nerfing Ursan. :/
oh ya, i feel dirty having it in my skill bar, but it makes HM so numbingly easy.

cant wait for it to get nerfed, ill go like:
"awwwww, it got nerfed :,(, oh well, back to the days of skillful playing"*ditches UB and gets another skill*

MsMassacre

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

I'm going to say the same thing I say every time this comes up;

"I hope they improve some of the many, many useless skills out there."

They won't. They never do, but I hope it anyway. It's tradition!

Croco Clouds

Croco Clouds

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2007

Montreal, QC, Canada

Divine Illumination [LaZy]

E/A

Yep i even feel bad for using ursan in FoW chest run as well... nerf ASAP plz

quickmonty

quickmonty

Ancient Windbreaker

Join Date: May 2005

Can't wait for the update and the resulting complaints about the update.

Arkantos

Arkantos

The Greatest

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

As much as I want them to, I highly doubt ANet will touch ursan, or any pve skill for that matter.

Esan

Esan

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2007

Wars

I'm hoping for some slight nerfs to blocking. Percentage cap would work, but it has to be a generous cap.

For PvE, I hope they buff Volfen and Raven blessings.

Maria The Princess

Maria The Princess

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

Aequitas Deis

i would love to be able to see what enchantments/effects/conditions/hexes allies have on.

in a way when you target an ally via party window (like when you are healing or protecting) and look at target red mini bar, you can see what enchantments that ally has on, in same way we see the little enchantments/condition/spirits/effects icons on our heros.

ensoriki

ensoriki

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Canada bro.

A/D

WE want sin buffs
We want sin buffs
we want sin buffs
we want sin buffs
We The people (ensoriki) have spoken!

Oh
and
Ursan's blessing buffs
because I haven't used Ursan yet...

Harrier's haste

Harrier's haste

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2007

ViLE

R/P

When it came to skill changes, Anet does what it does THE BEST ---- NERF something PERFECTLY good

Ork Pride

Banned

Join Date: May 2005

Wait, what update are we talking about here?

Neo Nugget

Neo Nugget

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

Just a skill balance update that happens occasionally.

BTW hasn't actually happened yet.

ensoriki

ensoriki

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Canada bro.

A/D

We're talking about the January update thats supposedly coming

trobinson97

trobinson97

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

Guildless :(

R/

I hope they take the server off line.

Smilin' Assassin

Smilin' Assassin

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2007

Cantha

Pixies O Wickid Nawtyness [pixy]

A/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by ensoriki
WE want sin buffs
We want sin buffs
we want sin buffs
we want sin buffs
We The people (ensoriki) have spoken!

Oh
and
Ursan's blessing buffs
because I haven't used Ursan yet...
/seconded .. well not Ursan, it makes challenge mishes ridiculously cake ~

wanna see CritStrikes do more (+Critdamage, that is), moving Sin builds away from those assacasters :}

R.Shayne

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2007

You want to know what is being nerfed, easy listen to any of the PvP complain about a skill and that is what will be nerfed. Anet doesn't care what PvE wants.

Lets see, they have beat my ranger down to the point that all it is good for is 3 man trapping teams and interrupts all because some PvP didn't like barrage or pets.

Trub

Trub

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2006

Sitting in the guildhall, watching the wallows frolic.

Trinity of the ascended [SMS]+[Koss]+[TAM]=[ToA]

Quote:
Originally Posted by R.Shayne
You want to know what is being nerfed, easy listen to any of the PvP complain about a skill and that is what will be nerfed. Anet doesn't care what PvE wants.

Lets see, they have beat my ranger down to the point that all it is good for is 3 man trapping teams and interrupts all because some PvP didn't like barrage or pets.
Please..NO PvP vs. PvE stoof?
This is actually an elightening thread..don't ruin the flow for us?
*hugz*

street peddler

street peddler

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by warcrap
elementalist need a serious buff for pvp because i use one for pvp and its impossible to win unless there are two good healers in the group.
i guess eles are only good with pve =(
i want to harm you

Dark-NighT

Dark-NighT

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

Stygian Veil

Shoop Da Woop [Lolz]

N/Mo

Buff to sin

Shadow Form recharge decreased to 10 seconds

Massive farming here i come.

garethporlest18

garethporlest18

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

[HiDe]

W/

I just wanna say that nerfing Ursan will just bring back the trinity. Diversity will never have a place till those 3 are nerfed beyond use for a time.

Divinus Stella

Divinus Stella

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

Wales

Steel Phoenix

Jades targetting idea was good, would stop all the hassle when calling things like a hard rez or non-spike target that requires someones attention without making the warrior shout nasty things when all the casters spike a different target.

As far as skills go, id like to see them buff all the craptastic elementalist skills, at the moment elementalists feel like a U2 album, for every song worth listening to theres another 9 fillers.

Stormlord Alex

Stormlord Alex

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Dec 2005

Beyond the Forest of Doom, past the Cavern of Agony... on Kitten & Puppy Island

Soul of Melandru [sOm]

W/E

Buff Dwarven Battle Stance.

It's not a proper skill update without it...

Heck, it may even be viable one day

Chicken Ftw

Chicken Ftw

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Stormlord Alex
Buff Dwarven Battle Stance.

It's not a proper skill update without it...

Heck, it may even be viable one day
luls. In like 3 years.

Winterclaw

Winterclaw

Wark!!!

Join Date: May 2005

Florida

W/

I'm hoping Mind Blast gets moved to energy storage.

Martin Alvito

Martin Alvito

Older Than God (1)

Join Date: Aug 2006

Clan Dethryche [dth]

Quote:
Originally Posted by FeroxC
50 on nerfing Paragon. I know they've been beaten into a bloody pulp with the nerf stick already but i think i can just about make out a tooth.
You'd have thought that the designers would have learned their lesson with the ranger - energy management primary attributes are bad.

But no, they had to make the paragon and the dervish and create two more balancing nightmares for themselves...

At least the assassin energy management primary is perpetually underpowered.

Yichi

Yichi

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2005

Guild Hall, Vent, Guesting, PvE, or the occasional HA match...

Dark Alley [dR]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Winterclaw
I'm hoping Mind Blast gets moved to energy storage.
I'm not...

12 chars

]SK[

]SK[

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

Nottingham, UK

GV

W/

A hero/hench scatter command would be most welcomed.

zwei2stein

zwei2stein

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Europe

The German Order [GER]

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Painbringer
A-net dusts off the Mesmer again……..They need a buff (this is a PVE request)
No, they need PvE where they are usefull.

Example: Great destroyer. Right, punish party for having mesmer which interrupts him, make his spell like abilities not spells, great idea.

baz777

baz777

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

South East England

Leader: Lady Hairy Armpits S[mell]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by warcrap
elementalist need a serious buff for pvp because i use one for pvp and its impossible to win unless there are two good healers in the group.
i guess eles are only good with pve =(
Me thinks you jest, yes?



With no new GW1 content coming out and a long wait for GW2 I can’t imagine the ‘nurf bat’ being too heavy this time around.

Pyro maniac

Pyro maniac

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Stormlord Alex
Buff Dwarven Battle Stance.

It's not a proper skill update without it...

Heck, it may even be viable one day
I think it will be never viable. If they buffed it, it just would be too good
Warmongers + IAS w/o drawback?

BenjZee

BenjZee

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2006

The Overacheivers [Club]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kusandaa
CTRL+ALT+DEL, Gw.exe => Kill process. Restart GW.

I'm really curious on what they'll nerf... and buff, if happens o.o. Hoping for pet un-nerf but maybe I'm hoping too much, that and normal SR timing.
Thats no good because i recon hes talking about it updateing and disconnecting him while hes afk

Vaal 84

Vaal 84

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2007

UK

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by baz777

With no new GW1 content coming out and a long wait for GW2 I can’t imagine the ‘nurf bat’ being too heavy this time around.
I'd also like to imagine an update without the game being nerfed at all. In reality it will most likely be to a skill that didn't 100% need changing. Resulting in the evitable mega long thread of people moaning about it. Maybe the fact that their working on GW2 means they'll leave things be. Alternatively they'll amaze us with something good. And NO i don't mean more sodding mini pets. !!!!!

Or

They’ll open the boardwalk and let me waste 300k stood still!!

Here’s hoping….

prism2525

prism2525

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Among dead bodies.

The Republic of Sky Pirates

E/

People are whining even BEFORE the nerfing happened. Very logical I'm sure.

Can we keep it for later, or you want to split up the stress in two sessions?

Maximumraver

Maximumraver

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

The Netherlands

Twisted Revenge [TR]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Miss Presler
Buff to sin

Shadow Form recharge decreased to 10 seconds

Massive farming here i come.
Or Glyph of Renewal as a Non-Elite. Same effect, though Shadow From will luckily stay the same way

Quote:
Originally Posted by Winterclaw
I'm hoping Mind Blast gets moved to energy storage.
Yeah, and then buffed.

HuntMaster Avatar

HuntMaster Avatar

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2007

Around

Pillar's of Earth [ROCK]

W/

give axe warriors the ability to solo farm more than just crappy low lev monsters.

Lagg

Lagg

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by garethporlest18
I just wanna say that nerfing Ursan will just bring back the trinity. Diversity will never have a place till those 3 are nerfed beyond use for a time.
Kill Ursan.

Insanely buff the Mesmer, Rit, Sin and Dervish PvE skills (Kurzick/Luxon and Sunspear).



But even then the Trinity won't die, it's a staple of RPGs.

Vaal 84

Vaal 84

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2007

UK

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lagg
But even then the Trinity won't die, it's a staple of RPGs.
Can i ask what the Trinity is pls. thanks.

blurmedia

Banned

Join Date: Sep 2007

UNCONTROLLABLE RAGE [moko]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lagg
Insanely buff the Mesmer, Rit, Sin and Dervish PvE skills (Kurzick/Luxon and Sunspear).
The dervish faction skill is already insane as it is now. In fact they do more damage than warriors but dont get the credit for it. In my experience anyway


Quote:
Originally Posted by Vaal 84
Can i ask what the Trinity is pls. thanks.
A team built up by warriors, elementalists and monks.

zwei2stein

zwei2stein

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Europe

The German Order [GER]

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lagg
But even then the Trinity won't die, it's a staple of RPGs.
There is no reason to kill tankway. It gives power and efficiency proportional to its user skills (read: it sucks for people who suck, its semi good for people who are good, its very inefficient compared to what best people can do.)