The following cmans are a bit lacking, so going to suggest some tweaks to improve them.
Quickstrike (qstrike)
Silent Strike (silentstrike)
Truehand (truehand)
I think all of these should be made into "on the next attack/ambush" 1 minute buffs. These skills go underused because they reduce combat options and effectiveness rather than increase it. A truehand with the ability to aim? Awesome for all combat situations. A truehand without the ability to aim? Worthless, may as well save the stamina and use the time to mstrike or use a blue crystal.
Dgry
GRYPES
AFALLACE
Re: Cman suggestions
02/03/2013 12:01 AM CST
Silent strike just had a bunch of improvements made... so I wouldn't get the hopes up. The only way I see it lacking (and I do, trust me) is that Vanish effectively does the same job and does it a lot better. But hey, now you can stay hidden while subduing and stuff. If only there was a single friggin' creature that could be subdued past level 40 (this exaggeration is realized and does not require being pointed out, but the beef still stands).
I am probably one of the very few people around that swears by quickstrike. I used to have it as my disposable/Imma Fast RP/"If I need 30 CMPs for a newly released skill I will drop this one", and that is exactly what I did. I dropped it. Then the strangest thing happened. I missed it so much it hurt. I had no idea how much I used and depended on the skill until I found myself constantly smashing that now unusable macro. Right now a single tear rolls down my cheek at the very memory. Then again, my stealth-happy rogue tends to use two-handed weapons. Having a 2 second RT opens up a lot of doors in the 'set up/mess up' category when you are swinging something big and bad that is pretty much guaranteed to stun.
Qstrike, mstrike, vanish, guuurl you better WORK! Ambush.
See something prep a spell? Quickstrike it. See something giving the eyes? Quickstrike it. Need to see if something is turtled? Quickstrike it. See something enter the room you don't like? Quickstrike it/Quickstrike the thing already stanced to stun or kill it so you can deal with the thing that just walked in more effectively. I can go on all day.
This logic is of course moot to those that play the game perpetually hasted, then yes, something like quickstrike probably seems a little redundant and underpowered. If I were to give it only one selfish criticism it would be that I don't like how we pretty much need all five ranks to make it worthwhile.
I'd still hate it reduced from a skill I can use whenever I want when the situation warrants it to a duration based/burst skill with a cool down... and don't get me started on cool downs. Why do only Cmans get the brunt of that WoW inspired joke-of-a-mechanic? Put in a cool down for mass blur. See where that gets you. (Rantrantrant)
Truehand? Yeah, I'm with you brother. Give that Cman a 2 minute duration with a cool down.
The only mechanical influence it has is on mitigating bad luck anyway.
.jaired
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I am probably one of the very few people around that swears by quickstrike. I used to have it as my disposable/Imma Fast RP/"If I need 30 CMPs for a newly released skill I will drop this one", and that is exactly what I did. I dropped it. Then the strangest thing happened. I missed it so much it hurt. I had no idea how much I used and depended on the skill until I found myself constantly smashing that now unusable macro. Right now a single tear rolls down my cheek at the very memory. Then again, my stealth-happy rogue tends to use two-handed weapons. Having a 2 second RT opens up a lot of doors in the 'set up/mess up' category when you are swinging something big and bad that is pretty much guaranteed to stun.
Qstrike, mstrike, vanish, guuurl you better WORK! Ambush.
See something prep a spell? Quickstrike it. See something giving the eyes? Quickstrike it. Need to see if something is turtled? Quickstrike it. See something enter the room you don't like? Quickstrike it/Quickstrike the thing already stanced to stun or kill it so you can deal with the thing that just walked in more effectively. I can go on all day.
This logic is of course moot to those that play the game perpetually hasted, then yes, something like quickstrike probably seems a little redundant and underpowered. If I were to give it only one selfish criticism it would be that I don't like how we pretty much need all five ranks to make it worthwhile.
I'd still hate it reduced from a skill I can use whenever I want when the situation warrants it to a duration based/burst skill with a cool down... and don't get me started on cool downs. Why do only Cmans get the brunt of that WoW inspired joke-of-a-mechanic? Put in a cool down for mass blur. See where that gets you. (Rantrantrant)
Truehand? Yeah, I'm with you brother. Give that Cman a 2 minute duration with a cool down.
The only mechanical influence it has is on mitigating bad luck anyway.
.jaired
>LIKE A BOSS
Please rephrase that command.
GRYPES
Re: Cman suggestions
02/03/2013 09:56 AM CST
I'd still hate it reduced from a skill I can use whenever I want when the situation warrants it to a duration based/burst skill with a cool down... and don't get me started on cool downs. Why do only Cmans get the brunt of that WoW inspired joke-of-a-mechanic? Put in a cool down for mass blur. See where that gets you. (Rantrantrant)
Truehand? Yeah, I'm with you brother. Give that Cman a 2 minute duration with a cool down.
The only mechanical influence it has is on mitigating bad luck anyway.
You misread my suggestions. I didn't say anything about cooldowns. They would work exactly like spirit strike. You "cast" them, and your next attack gets the benefit. Your cost is the stamina you pay.
Dgry
Truehand? Yeah, I'm with you brother. Give that Cman a 2 minute duration with a cool down.
The only mechanical influence it has is on mitigating bad luck anyway.
You misread my suggestions. I didn't say anything about cooldowns. They would work exactly like spirit strike. You "cast" them, and your next attack gets the benefit. Your cost is the stamina you pay.
Dgry
IRVINETOMOE
Re: Cman suggestions
02/03/2013 10:58 AM CST
Would True-hand function better as a multi-attack skill?
Instead of being an attack CMAN, make it so that it applies to upcoming strikes:
Level 1: As True-Hand is now, except works on "next strike"
Level 2: 1st hit gets d70 and -20% to enemy EBP. SECOND hit gets d80 and -10% to EBP
Level 3: Similar to above; 1st hit gets d60, -30 BP, second gets d70, -20 EBP, etc
Level 4: Etc
Level 5: Basically a culmination of the above; allows the next 5 hits to be granted a true-hand effect of decreasing effectiveness with each strike.
Perhaps it could have a cooldown after?
Each tier would unlock an additional hit which has benefits.
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Instead of being an attack CMAN, make it so that it applies to upcoming strikes:
Level 1: As True-Hand is now, except works on "next strike"
Level 2: 1st hit gets d70 and -20% to enemy EBP. SECOND hit gets d80 and -10% to EBP
Level 3: Similar to above; 1st hit gets d60, -30 BP, second gets d70, -20 EBP, etc
Level 4: Etc
Level 5: Basically a culmination of the above; allows the next 5 hits to be granted a true-hand effect of decreasing effectiveness with each strike.
Perhaps it could have a cooldown after?
Each tier would unlock an additional hit which has benefits.
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>Barnom exclaims, "I smell delicious!"
>Barnom says, "Like sage and nutmeg."
AFALLACE
Re: Cman suggestions
02/03/2013 05:01 PM CST
Ahh... you're right. I did misunderstand.
Moving on then.
.jaired
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Please rephrase that command.
Moving on then.
.jaired
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