ArenaNet:Skill feedback/Dervish/Grenth's Aura

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[edit] Dutchsmurf's Issue -- 12:31, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Issue: The combination of this skill with Pious Assault is a bit too powerful.
Suggestion: Either giving it a higher recharge then it currently has (25-30 seconds, maybe more) or change the effect on the end. In the current dervspike you often have 2 of those, resulting in 2 enchantments removed. Which works great with even more spike skills like EC. A lower area won't do the job, since it is a spikeskill and you will be standing next to the target anyway. Something like 'when this enchantment ends, all allies in the area lose 1 hex'.

Issue: Same as above. Discussion
Suggestion: Something like a major duration nerf will make this useless. I would change the disench. mechanic, maybe like this: "Enchantment Spell. All adjacent foes are struck for 20...70...80 cold damage. For 20 seconds, this Enchantment does nothing. When this Enchantment ends, one foe in the area loses 1...2...2 Enchantments." This would be a big nerf without killing the skill; because you get a little bit more damage, but don't have an AoE ench. remove anymore. And it would kill the skill for Derv.-Spikes cause it isn't sure, if your target or another foe loses the enchantment(s)...

Issue: same as above Discussion
Suggestion: add to the duration but make it like wastrel's worry in that if it is removed prematurely it doesnt trigger. drop energy to compensate.

Issue: Been nerfed to oblivion by a bad update (which should not nerf things into oblivion in the first place).
Suggestion: Make it usable again. Lower casting time down to 1 second or 1/2 or 1/4, increase duration to 15 or 20s, add a neat or fun effect like "Adjacent allies deal cold damage when striking in Melee", or "you deal +X damage to enchanted foes". This may require removal of the "Removes enchantments" at the end. Maybe even change to "if it lasts its full duration, it removes 1 enchantment" or something.

Issue: Long cast time, short duration, long recharge. Overall, not viable anymore.
Suggestion: Lower casting time to 1 second. Lower recharge to 20 seconds.

Issue: The casting time doesn't make it viable for Dervishes anymore.; The cold damage function is not viable anymore for a Dervish because of its casting time, only for a Mesmer.
Suggestion: Leave the recharge as it is now but decrease casting time to what it was before.; The cold damage could be done at the end effect--Wealedout 03:18, 3 September 2008 (UTC)