Just wondering whether I have to purchase the game again. I loved AA before the cash shop completely destroyed the game. Looking to try it out again.
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I was an alpha founder of AA before it went F2P/P2W. Do I need to buy this game again for unchained?
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Labor Bug?
Character is stuck with 0 Labor and 0 labor regen. Compensation potions do not work as my labor cap is 0.
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I loved AA at launch and quit a few months later as soon as P2W was apparent. Will unchained be like the original released version?
I loved AA after launch. I loved to craft, where you farmed for mats and then gambled on upgrades. Worked on my farm trying to get the best layout, etc. I loved secret tree farms where you harvested for the chance at Thunder-something trees and the like.
Will unchained be like the original release AA? Were there a lot of changes to it over the years?
I just want the original AA without the P2W!
Will unchained be like the original release AA? Were there a lot of changes to it over the years?
I just want the original AA without the P2W!
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Disparity in armour/weapon infusion rewards between races.
So i've noticed some races get more infusions for their gear than others, nuians and firren(and possibly others) rarely get any and only get 1 at a time when they do yet harani and dwarves(and likely others) get them all the time and often get multiples as rewards...seems like something that needs a look at and a rebalance to make it the same accross the board as some races get clear adventages to upgrading whilst they level through the beginner zones(my dwarf was in nearly full arcane before leaving the starter area whilst my firren has about 3 arcane pieces total).
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Consider Adding More Costumes
I do think there is a good variety of costumes on the marketplace. But I would like to see an extensive amount of costumes on the marketplace. There are some other legacy costumes that would be a great addition to the market. I'm sure there may be a few costumes that people enjoy that are not currently on the marketplace. I personally would like to see the black (Dread Guard Armor Costume) added to the marketplace or even diligence shop.
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If you realy want to save Archeage
Hello,
Unchained at all is a good idea, but P2W isnt the hole Problem of the game. The biggest Problem is the equipment system. It made it unplayeable for new Players and kills all the fun with diffrent skilltrees.
At the start of you carrer you have to decide what you want to Play in the endgame. You give us so many different classes on one charakter and we cant realy swap between them . thats ridiculous.
Change the costs from Equipment to vehicules/ houses and castels. It made the pvp mutch more balanced and absolute more fun for new Players. With expensive castels/ houses and vehicules im pretty sure that everybody will trade alot to get those things.
To know that you CAN defent your cargo is a mutch better feeling. If someone join the game in 6 month and he went for trade run. A green jump on your boat, you see his GS and you know you are ♥♥♥♥ed. Thats absolute stupid for a PvP title. Its 100% sure that he will leave your game cause of this matter.
Change that and im sure it will be the best game in the world. Archeage can beat WoW but there are to many issues with your dailys and so on that the game feels like a second full time Job.
Unchained at all is a good idea, but P2W isnt the hole Problem of the game. The biggest Problem is the equipment system. It made it unplayeable for new Players and kills all the fun with diffrent skilltrees.
At the start of you carrer you have to decide what you want to Play in the endgame. You give us so many different classes on one charakter and we cant realy swap between them . thats ridiculous.
Change the costs from Equipment to vehicules/ houses and castels. It made the pvp mutch more balanced and absolute more fun for new Players. With expensive castels/ houses and vehicules im pretty sure that everybody will trade alot to get those things.
To know that you CAN defent your cargo is a mutch better feeling. If someone join the game in 6 month and he went for trade run. A green jump on your boat, you see his GS and you know you are ♥♥♥♥ed. Thats absolute stupid for a PvP title. Its 100% sure that he will leave your game cause of this matter.
Change that and im sure it will be the best game in the world. Archeage can beat WoW but there are to many issues with your dailys and so on that the game feels like a second full time Job.
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Mouse Button - Shortcut binding
Hi there,
I love action MMO's like TERA and BDO and I really need to get used to the combat system of AAU :D
It's a bit exhausting to constantly hold down the RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON while beeing in combat.
It would be nice to bind the mouse buttons to the shortcut. Or/and have an option where I can lock the camera to the mouse - action combat style.
For example GW2 introduced an action camera mode in Heart of Thorns.
I love action MMO's like TERA and BDO and I really need to get used to the combat system of AAU :D
It's a bit exhausting to constantly hold down the RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON while beeing in combat.
It would be nice to bind the mouse buttons to the shortcut. Or/and have an option where I can lock the camera to the mouse - action combat style.
For example GW2 introduced an action camera mode in Heart of Thorns.
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Black Screen
I start the game and all I see is a black screen. I can hear the starting videos, someone fightging but I can't see it.
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Then I see the server select screen, I click on PTS2 and I get to create a character. Here I can't see the character, so I can't customize the loo. Also, after i pick a race and go to select a battleskill, i can still see part of the previous screen with the races, then when i go to character customization, i can again see parts of the previous two screens.
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Then I get in game and again all I can see is a black screen.
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Then I see the server select screen, I click on PTS2 and I get to create a character. Here I can't see the character, so I can't customize the loo. Also, after i pick a race and go to select a battleskill, i can still see part of the previous screen with the races, then when i go to character customization, i can again see parts of the previous two screens.
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Then I get in game and again all I can see is a black screen.
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(GER) ArcheAge Unchained [Casual mit Zielen] Purple Horizon, die Gemeinschaft mit Herz
GILDEN LORE
Am Himmel herrschte ein Krieg, wie die Welt ihn noch nicht gesehen hatte.. Luftschiffe kämpften in schwindelerregenden Höhen gegeneinander, Salven flogen von allen Seiten kommend und prallten in die hölzernen Rümpfe der Himmelsbrecher.. Mit lautem Getöse ging ein Schiff in den Sturzflug und zerschellte an einem Felsen nicht weit vom Dorf.. Ein weiteres Schiff hatte Probleme sich am Himmel zu halten und wir konnten die Schreie der Mannschaft hören, als sie versuchten die Schäden zu reparieren.. Doch vergebens.. Auch dieses Schiff sollte es nicht schaffen und zerbarst auf einem Getreidefeld in einem flammenschreienden Inferno..
Wir mussten damals mit ansehen, wie dieser Krieg unser ganzes Dorf zerstörte und wir schworen uns, sollten wir einmal groß genug sein, würden wir verteidigen, was uns wichtig ist.. Als die Sonne an diesem Abend unterging, schimmerte der Himmel lila, von all dem Blut, Schrott und Feuerqualm, der noch in der Luft stand.. An diesem Abend gründeten wir unsere Gilde.. Und wir liefen hin zum Horizont, um einen neuen Platz zu finden, uns niederzulassen.. Geboren ward hier Purple Horizon..
GILDEN LORE
Nachdem du ggf. die Gilden Story gelesen hast,
solltest du einen kleinen Eindruck in die Gilde erhalten haben :)
Um es kurz zu halten folgen nun die üblichen Dinge :D
Hier ein paar Dinge die Ihr mitbringen solltet:
Natürlich bieten wir euch auch einige Dinge:
Gilden Standort:
Westlicher Kontinent
auf Belstrom
Haben wir etwas vergessen?
Habt einfach Spaß am Spiel. Das ist das wichtigste :)
Nun, wenn ihr Interesse habt unserer Gemeinschaft beizutreten, dann meldet euch gerne direkt im Discord unter: https://discord.gg/eH38TdA
Am Himmel herrschte ein Krieg, wie die Welt ihn noch nicht gesehen hatte.. Luftschiffe kämpften in schwindelerregenden Höhen gegeneinander, Salven flogen von allen Seiten kommend und prallten in die hölzernen Rümpfe der Himmelsbrecher.. Mit lautem Getöse ging ein Schiff in den Sturzflug und zerschellte an einem Felsen nicht weit vom Dorf.. Ein weiteres Schiff hatte Probleme sich am Himmel zu halten und wir konnten die Schreie der Mannschaft hören, als sie versuchten die Schäden zu reparieren.. Doch vergebens.. Auch dieses Schiff sollte es nicht schaffen und zerbarst auf einem Getreidefeld in einem flammenschreienden Inferno..
Wir mussten damals mit ansehen, wie dieser Krieg unser ganzes Dorf zerstörte und wir schworen uns, sollten wir einmal groß genug sein, würden wir verteidigen, was uns wichtig ist.. Als die Sonne an diesem Abend unterging, schimmerte der Himmel lila, von all dem Blut, Schrott und Feuerqualm, der noch in der Luft stand.. An diesem Abend gründeten wir unsere Gilde.. Und wir liefen hin zum Horizont, um einen neuen Platz zu finden, uns niederzulassen.. Geboren ward hier Purple Horizon..
GILDEN LORE
Nachdem du ggf. die Gilden Story gelesen hast,
solltest du einen kleinen Eindruck in die Gilde erhalten haben :)
Um es kurz zu halten folgen nun die üblichen Dinge :D
Hier ein paar Dinge die Ihr mitbringen solltet:
- Ein Alter von 18+ (Ausnahmen bestätigen die Regel)
- Zusammenhalt, auch an den dunkelsten Tagen (Gemeinsam sind wir Stark)
- Aktivität
- Ein funktionierendes Headset + Discord
Natürlich bieten wir euch auch einige Dinge:
- Hilfe beim voran schreiten in Astellia
- Einen Discord Server, strukturiert und Ordentlich
- Möglichkeiten sich einzubringen
- Page/Forum coming soon
Gilden Standort:
Westlicher Kontinent
auf Belstrom
Haben wir etwas vergessen?
Habt einfach Spaß am Spiel. Das ist das wichtigste :)
Nun, wenn ihr Interesse habt unserer Gemeinschaft beizutreten, dann meldet euch gerne direkt im Discord unter: https://discord.gg/eH38TdA
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small detail: Xl vs archer class
anyone noticed how the Agility buf in sparring arena gives more melee dps then ranged dps ??
while it is for bow users xD.
i know we get a new discussion out of this but we all know the truth about XL and there hate against one of the most fun classes in any mmo.
while it is for bow users xD.
i know we get a new discussion out of this but we all know the truth about XL and there hate against one of the most fun classes in any mmo.
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Suche Gilde ArcheAge Unchained gemütliches Progress WEST Halnaak/Belstrom
Hallo zusammen
ich Spiele seit 2014 Archeage und würde gerne wieder starten und suche dafür eine erfahrene Gruppe mit ein wenig Struktur und Planung um ein gewissen maß an Progress durchzuführen. :)
Ich bin 28 Jahre alt und werde einen Archer spielen.
ich schwenke zwischen Server Halnaak und Belstrom je nachdem was für Leute man findet.
Sollte es einigen Spielern wie mir gehen die entweder zu unstrukturierte Gilden bislang gesehen haben oder zu hardcore Progress sind, können sich dennoch auch mal bei mir melden auch wenn ich keine Gilde gründen wollte da ich dafür doch zu wenig Zeit vermutlich habe.
Schreibt mir bitte eine PN :)
ich Spiele seit 2014 Archeage und würde gerne wieder starten und suche dafür eine erfahrene Gruppe mit ein wenig Struktur und Planung um ein gewissen maß an Progress durchzuführen. :)
Ich bin 28 Jahre alt und werde einen Archer spielen.
ich schwenke zwischen Server Halnaak und Belstrom je nachdem was für Leute man findet.
Sollte es einigen Spielern wie mir gehen die entweder zu unstrukturierte Gilden bislang gesehen haben oder zu hardcore Progress sind, können sich dennoch auch mal bei mir melden auch wenn ich keine Gilde gründen wollte da ich dafür doch zu wenig Zeit vermutlich habe.
Schreibt mir bitte eine PN :)
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First Cutscene with Eldris, Above Howling Abyss
The cutscene looks AWESOME! Unfortunately, the text was all boxes :( So I have no idea what was being said.
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Should I prey to GODS??
Thats my question, do I prey to gods so they let me in? or what?
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If you realy want to save Archeage
Hello,
Unchained at all is a good idea, but P2W isnt the hole Problem of the game. The biggest Problem is the equipment system. It made it unplayeable for new Players and kills all the fun with diffrent skilltrees.
At the start of you carrer you have to decide what you want to Play in the endgame. You give us so many different classes on one charakter and we cant realy swap between them…. thats ridiculous.
Change the costs from Equipment to vehicules/ houses and castels. It made the pvp mutch more balanced and absolute more fun for new Players. With expensive castels/ houses and vehicules im pretty sure that everybody will trade alot to get those things.
To know that you CAN defent your cargo is a mutch better feeling. If someone join the game in 6 month and he went for trade run. A green jump on your boat, you see his GS and you know you are ♥♥♥♥ed. Thats absolute stupid for a PvP title. Its 100% sure that he will leave your game cause of this matter.
Change that and im sure it will be the best game in the world. Archeage can beat WoW and all the others but there are to many issues with your dailys and so on that the game feels like a second full time Job. Hiram was the right step but not enough and it Shows that you guys realize the problem...
Unchained at all is a good idea, but P2W isnt the hole Problem of the game. The biggest Problem is the equipment system. It made it unplayeable for new Players and kills all the fun with diffrent skilltrees.
At the start of you carrer you have to decide what you want to Play in the endgame. You give us so many different classes on one charakter and we cant realy swap between them…. thats ridiculous.
Change the costs from Equipment to vehicules/ houses and castels. It made the pvp mutch more balanced and absolute more fun for new Players. With expensive castels/ houses and vehicules im pretty sure that everybody will trade alot to get those things.
To know that you CAN defent your cargo is a mutch better feeling. If someone join the game in 6 month and he went for trade run. A green jump on your boat, you see his GS and you know you are ♥♥♥♥ed. Thats absolute stupid for a PvP title. Its 100% sure that he will leave your game cause of this matter.
Change that and im sure it will be the best game in the world. Archeage can beat WoW and all the others but there are to many issues with your dailys and so on that the game feels like a second full time Job. Hiram was the right step but not enough and it Shows that you guys realize the problem...
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How it looks from the outside
I hear through the grapevine that Archeage is being re released by their new developers. There is hype, and many are sure this time it is for real. So I look into it, and the hype is pretty accurate: Gamigo is trying to make it right by taking the pay to win element out of the game.
So I look at packages, and buy one for myself and my kid, so we can do something this winter that does not involve going outside and freezing. One of the selling points was the founder's access to the Public test server, something I have not done in a few years, and my kid is excited to try out for the first time. (he likes to break stuff, so why not let him try to break a game?)
But that is where it all ends. The public test server is not even up. I log on to the public test server, only to find that there was another one started for the sole purpose of unchained. (why was this information not put out publicly?) I level on the wrong server and when I try to figure out the Archepass, a nice player kindly informs me that there is another server for unchained. I attempt to log on to that server, and for the next 3 days get "server is busy" Duplicate log ins" "gods have disconnected you" and other excuses. I still have not even attempted to create my character at this point. I look on Twitch to find there are even less streamers on the game. This makes me begin to doubt my purchase.
That is not even the worst part. The information that is supposed to come from the devlopers is on discord, buried under 100+ "insert my special opinion here" replies to said message. I did not buy this game from Discord or Twitter. The very least you can to is update your own page (https://www.trionworlds.com/archeage...vation-update/) to reflect the information you are putting out to those that have other problems, or put a link to where you are ACTUALLY putting this information out. It is now 1 hour from the time that you have advertised to reserve names, and this page still reflects an incorrect time.
Finally, the real reason for this. It is clear this pts is a promotion for exitlag. There are players putting obvious plugs for the application (which is yet another fee to pay) that actually is the only way to get on to the pts with any consistency.
I understand the pts is for testing, but if you give access to those that bought special packs, then limit access, it shows many flaws in your business model. It was advertised that media would get early access (which imo is bs, cuz so many streamers hadn't even played the game since alpha, or never even played the game to begin with). If you want to "test the server strength" that should have waited until public access, as now you have a lot of paying customers that are doubting their purchase, if not requesting a refund. If I need a third party pay application to even access the game, I will just request a refund, and buy a bunch of cheap steam games that I know will work, and will give me more enjoyment then "I waited 4 hours and finally got on."
This is not a game, it is not fun, and testing the server strength on limited access customers is a waste of time. You piss off those that are paying for your game, and I would not be surprised to find that many have already requested refunds. I personally submitted a ticket requesting information on what is going on, and what is being done to make it right.
So I look at packages, and buy one for myself and my kid, so we can do something this winter that does not involve going outside and freezing. One of the selling points was the founder's access to the Public test server, something I have not done in a few years, and my kid is excited to try out for the first time. (he likes to break stuff, so why not let him try to break a game?)
But that is where it all ends. The public test server is not even up. I log on to the public test server, only to find that there was another one started for the sole purpose of unchained. (why was this information not put out publicly?) I level on the wrong server and when I try to figure out the Archepass, a nice player kindly informs me that there is another server for unchained. I attempt to log on to that server, and for the next 3 days get "server is busy" Duplicate log ins" "gods have disconnected you" and other excuses. I still have not even attempted to create my character at this point. I look on Twitch to find there are even less streamers on the game. This makes me begin to doubt my purchase.
That is not even the worst part. The information that is supposed to come from the devlopers is on discord, buried under 100+ "insert my special opinion here" replies to said message. I did not buy this game from Discord or Twitter. The very least you can to is update your own page (https://www.trionworlds.com/archeage...vation-update/) to reflect the information you are putting out to those that have other problems, or put a link to where you are ACTUALLY putting this information out. It is now 1 hour from the time that you have advertised to reserve names, and this page still reflects an incorrect time.
Finally, the real reason for this. It is clear this pts is a promotion for exitlag. There are players putting obvious plugs for the application (which is yet another fee to pay) that actually is the only way to get on to the pts with any consistency.
I understand the pts is for testing, but if you give access to those that bought special packs, then limit access, it shows many flaws in your business model. It was advertised that media would get early access (which imo is bs, cuz so many streamers hadn't even played the game since alpha, or never even played the game to begin with). If you want to "test the server strength" that should have waited until public access, as now you have a lot of paying customers that are doubting their purchase, if not requesting a refund. If I need a third party pay application to even access the game, I will just request a refund, and buy a bunch of cheap steam games that I know will work, and will give me more enjoyment then "I waited 4 hours and finally got on."
This is not a game, it is not fun, and testing the server strength on limited access customers is a waste of time. You piss off those that are paying for your game, and I would not be surprised to find that many have already requested refunds. I personally submitted a ticket requesting information on what is going on, and what is being done to make it right.
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If you realy want to save Archeage
Hello,
Unchained at all is a good idea, but P2W isnt the hole Problem of the game. The biggest Problem is the equipment system. It made it unplayeable for new Players and kills all the fun with diffrent skilltrees.
At the start of you carrer you have to decide what you want to Play in the endgame. You give us so many different classes on one charakter and we cant realy swap between them . thats ridiculous.
Change the costs from Equipment to vehicules/ houses and castels. It made the pvp mutch more balanced and absolute more fun for new Players. With expensive castels/ houses and vehicules im pretty sure that everybody will trade alot to get those things.
To know that you CAN defent your cargo is a mutch better feeling. If someone join the game in 6 month and he went for trade run. A green jump on your boat, you see his GS and you know you are ♥♥♥♥ed. Thats absolute stupid for a PvP title. Its 100% sure that he will leave your game cause of this matter.
Change that and im sure it will be the best game in the world. Archeage can beat WoW and all the others but there are to many issues with your dailys and so on that the game feels like a second full time Job. Hiram was the right step but not enough and it Shows that you guys realize the Problem. Now is the time to change it, cause everybody starts from zero and you hit no emotions.
Unchained at all is a good idea, but P2W isnt the hole Problem of the game. The biggest Problem is the equipment system. It made it unplayeable for new Players and kills all the fun with diffrent skilltrees.
At the start of you carrer you have to decide what you want to Play in the endgame. You give us so many different classes on one charakter and we cant realy swap between them . thats ridiculous.
Change the costs from Equipment to vehicules/ houses and castels. It made the pvp mutch more balanced and absolute more fun for new Players. With expensive castels/ houses and vehicules im pretty sure that everybody will trade alot to get those things.
To know that you CAN defent your cargo is a mutch better feeling. If someone join the game in 6 month and he went for trade run. A green jump on your boat, you see his GS and you know you are ♥♥♥♥ed. Thats absolute stupid for a PvP title. Its 100% sure that he will leave your game cause of this matter.
Change that and im sure it will be the best game in the world. Archeage can beat WoW and all the others but there are to many issues with your dailys and so on that the game feels like a second full time Job. Hiram was the right step but not enough and it Shows that you guys realize the Problem. Now is the time to change it, cause everybody starts from zero and you hit no emotions.
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Forum Anzeigeprobleme
Habe seit einigen Tagen Probleme mit dem AA-Forum. Habe bereits alle Treiber meines Rechners aktualisiert. Woran könnte es noch liegen, dass es nicht korrekt angezeigt wird?
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Bug - Incorrect Stats on Bows & Shield
Hi,
Just reporting, as quest gear is designed to mirror Hiram, it's worrying that Bows and Shields do not mirror their hiram counterparts (AFAIK). Has the Hiram stats changed or is this a bug in Bows and Shields?
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Just reporting, as quest gear is designed to mirror Hiram, it's worrying that Bows and Shields do not mirror their hiram counterparts (AFAIK). Has the Hiram stats changed or is this a bug in Bows and Shields?
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Glitch underneath dwarf castle still not fixed
I reported it 1 month ago, people knew this for longer time tho. (there's still time to patch it)
Go uproot/steal each others stuff, hf.
Go uproot/steal each others stuff, hf.
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Defense tree skill change: [Refreshment] -> [Emitting Health] turns out to be huge nerf.
So in the most recent build, the Lvl35 skill 'Refreshment' in the Defense tree got a rework and is now called 'Emitting Health'.
Let's look at the changes, starting with the old skill Refreshment:
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Provides some pretty solid stuff for tanks (+Mettle +Aggro +HP), arguably the +20% max hp might've been more of a catalyst for this change than the other stats, since any class could just take Defense and get an easy 20% hp increase.
Now the post-rework skill Emitting Health:
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The skill is now just a CC breaker. That's it.
The biggest issue here is not the loss of aggro generation, or even the +20% max HP.
The biggest nerf here is the loss of 50% damage received as stacks of Mettle.
How is this a problem?
Well the only other way to generate stacks of Mettle is the 5 point talent in Defense, which generates 10% of damage received as stacks of Mettle. So in total you can now only generate 10% of your damage received as stacks of Mettle, down from 60%.
So why is this a problem?
The issue lies in the fact that 2 skills in the Defense tree rely on having Mettle:
Boastful Roar deals damage equal to 60% of your stored Mettle, consuming all stacks when cast.
Revitalizing Cheer heals the caster for 588 + an amount equal to 50% of stacked Mettle, consuming all Mettle in the process.
The problem is that this change makes it incredibly hard to stack Mettle especially with tanky builds, since by definition you take less damage and therefore already stack less Mettle, which essentially makes these skills fairly useless.This is especially damaging to classes who rely on having some damage and sustain from the Defense tree.
After Defiler was nerfed into the ground (Grasp no longer instant cast, no longer giving self heal with enervate combo, mana stars removed from Occultism), I switched to Ironsoul (Malediction/Witchcraft/Defense) as a decent alternative for Unchained, however this build, and I'm sure many others, relies on damage from all 3 trees and not being able to utilise Boastful Roar's damage component or Revitalizing Cheer's sustain, simply makes it non-viable.
As a disclaimer, I'm fine with skill nerfs when they're needed, and I agree that the flat +20% max HP which was given by the old Refreshment skill was pretty OP. However I suspect that this change was made with the intention of getting rid of that flat HP buff, without any consideration being given to just how much of a knock on effect not being able to generate Mettle effectively would have.
The easiest solution is to simply add the extra 50% damage received as Mettle to the existing 5 point passive. The old skill Refreshment had a 30sec cooldown and a 1 minute duration, so it was possible to have this skill up permanently, meaning adding the missing mettle generation to a passive wouldn't be too bad. I'd even be ok with shifting it to the 7 point passive as a trade off, to make people invest more points to get it.
Constructive discussion welcome.
Let's look at the changes, starting with the old skill Refreshment:
Provides some pretty solid stuff for tanks (+Mettle +Aggro +HP), arguably the +20% max hp might've been more of a catalyst for this change than the other stats, since any class could just take Defense and get an easy 20% hp increase.
Now the post-rework skill Emitting Health:
The skill is now just a CC breaker. That's it.
The biggest issue here is not the loss of aggro generation, or even the +20% max HP.
The biggest nerf here is the loss of 50% damage received as stacks of Mettle.
How is this a problem?
Well the only other way to generate stacks of Mettle is the 5 point talent in Defense, which generates 10% of damage received as stacks of Mettle. So in total you can now only generate 10% of your damage received as stacks of Mettle, down from 60%.
So why is this a problem?
The issue lies in the fact that 2 skills in the Defense tree rely on having Mettle:
Boastful Roar deals damage equal to 60% of your stored Mettle, consuming all stacks when cast.
Revitalizing Cheer heals the caster for 588 + an amount equal to 50% of stacked Mettle, consuming all Mettle in the process.
The problem is that this change makes it incredibly hard to stack Mettle especially with tanky builds, since by definition you take less damage and therefore already stack less Mettle, which essentially makes these skills fairly useless.This is especially damaging to classes who rely on having some damage and sustain from the Defense tree.
After Defiler was nerfed into the ground (Grasp no longer instant cast, no longer giving self heal with enervate combo, mana stars removed from Occultism), I switched to Ironsoul (Malediction/Witchcraft/Defense) as a decent alternative for Unchained, however this build, and I'm sure many others, relies on damage from all 3 trees and not being able to utilise Boastful Roar's damage component or Revitalizing Cheer's sustain, simply makes it non-viable.
As a disclaimer, I'm fine with skill nerfs when they're needed, and I agree that the flat +20% max HP which was given by the old Refreshment skill was pretty OP. However I suspect that this change was made with the intention of getting rid of that flat HP buff, without any consideration being given to just how much of a knock on effect not being able to generate Mettle effectively would have.
The easiest solution is to simply add the extra 50% damage received as Mettle to the existing 5 point passive. The old skill Refreshment had a 30sec cooldown and a 1 minute duration, so it was possible to have this skill up permanently, meaning adding the missing mettle generation to a passive wouldn't be too bad. I'd even be ok with shifting it to the 7 point passive as a trade off, to make people invest more points to get it.
Constructive discussion welcome.
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