ArenaNet:Skill feedback/Mesmer/Empathy

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Empathy

Lightblade's Issue -- 01:20, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Discussion

Issue

The last buff made it able to disable a melee 100% of the time. Since the punishment is greater than any melee's DPS, this ultimately kills the attacker faster.

Suggestion

Increase recharge or drop duration. It's duration need to be <75% of it's recharge

Too effective for shutting down melee 100% of the time

Issue

If you don't have a skill that removes hexes, you are useless for 16 second.

Suggestion

Reduce cast time to 1 second, make it only apply to next 1...4...5 attacks. reduce damage to 15...39...47

or make it only deal damage if the attack hits.

Not useful in PvE

Issue

10 second recharge and no area of effect make it underpowered in PvE

Suggestion

Split into PvE skill and EITHER give it 5 second recharge OR adjacent area of effect.

Falconeye's Proposal

Discussion

• Issue:

See Above ^_^

• Suggestion:

Change Functionality to:

• Empathy -

10 2 15 - (Domination Magic) - Hex Spell. Also hexes foes adjacent to target. (6 seconds.) These foes take 10...46...55 damage whenever they attack. Renewal: Empathy is refreshed for 6 seconds whenever foes attack.