ArenaNet:Skill feedback/Mesmer/Backfire

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Backfire

TimeToGetIntense's Issue -- 08:35, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Discussion

Issue

Decent effect but too many ways for it to fail. Interruption, preveil and prots. The cast time gives the enemy too much warning for the effect this spell has, making it too easy to interrupt, prot, remove or just in general play around it without suffering much at all.

Suggestion

Lower casting time to 2 seconds, lower energy cost to 10.

This skill is borked

Issue

It's an "interrupt this or lose" skill. Easy to interrupt with long recharge but if you fail to interrupt or block it you are shut down for 10 seconds.

Suggestion

Reduce energy to 10, reduce cast time to 2 seconds, reduce recharge to 15 seconds, and reduce damage by 40%.

Make it a more active skill

Issue

3 second cast is lousy, damage is overpowered. Recharge fails. Skill fails in PvE.

Suggestion

Reduce cast to 1 second, reduce duration to 6 seconds, reduce recharge to 12 seconds, reduce damage to 15...75...90

Falconeye's Proposal

Discussion

• Issue:

See Above ^_^

• Suggestion:

Change Functionality to:

• Backfire -

15 3 15 - (Domination Magic) - Hex Spell. Also hexes foes adjacent to target. (6 seconds.) These foes take 35...119...140 damage whenever they cast a spell or chant. Renewal: Backfire is refreshed for 6 seconds whenever foes cast a spell or chant.