ArenaNet:Skill feedback/Monk/Smite

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Smite

Energy cost too high -- 14:54, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

Discussion

Issue

Energy cost too high. Worse than Bane Signet but for the recharge.

Suggestion

Decrease cost to 5 or something.

Agreed

Issue

Spear of Light does more damage for less energy and the only downsides are the recharge and it can miss.

Suggestion

Decrease cost to 5 and recharge to 10. People have a choice between smite and spear of light. Damage or reliability.

Lancy1214's & Falconeye's Proposal

Discussion

• Issue: See Above ^_^

See Glowing Gaze

See Shock Arrow

See Glowstone

See Glowing Ice

• Suggestion:

Please give Smite, Essence Strike, Bitter Chill, & Angorodon's Gaze the same treatment Anet did with 4 elemental energy-management spells by tying them to thier respective Primary Attributes... a reliable alternative source of energy-management.

The change to the 4 elemental e-skills was quite eligent and clever:

1) It removed possibility of secondary-abuse.

2) It provided free conditional spell regardless of attribute spread.

3) Grants superior e-management then old version for each attribute point spent.

As of today, evenly split 10/9/9/9/9 elementalist has an option of 4 (+5/1/8) vs. a 16/13's option of 1 (+5/1/8)!

• Proposal:

• Smite -

5 1 8 - (Smiting Prayers) - Spell. "Target foe is struck for 15...51...60 holy damage. If target is knocked down, you gain 5 Energy plus 1 Energy for every 2 ranks of Divine Favor." -=OR=-

• Smite -

5 1 8 - (Smiting Prayers) - Spell. "Target foe is struck for 15...51...60 holy damage. if target is hexed with Smiting Prayers skill, you gain 5 Energy plus 1 Energy for every 2 ranks of Divine Favor." -=OR=-

• Smite -

5 1 8 - (Smiting Prayers) - Spell. "Target foe is struck for 15...51...60 holy damage. If target is attacking, you gain 5 Energy plus 1 Energy for every 2 ranks of Divine Favor."

• Reason:

The best Monks always have at least Divine Favor 10. This allows them to mix-in some offence/energy in additon supporting allies, regardless if they are running any combination of Healing, Protection, or Smiting.

Makes the Primary Attribute more essential while reducing the stale/static nature of Monkness (some of us want to smite & heal at same time).

• Also See:

Essence Strike, Bitter Chill, & Angorodon's Gaze

--Falconeye 06:45, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

Agreed.. Especially on Angorodon's ^^ --Chaos Messenger 15:42, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

Bathory's Issue 07:44, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

Comments & Suggestions Here, Please

Issue

Like above, this would be much more useful as an energy management skill. The only difference I really care about it that the energy gain shouldn't be tied to Divine Favor. To my knowledge, that was done to the Elemental skills to avoid Me/E "FC (insert Element). Forcing every profession to use their Primary attribute in order to gain energy is a bit too intense for most skills and professions to me. So again - my suggestion is similar but different in the ties to Primary Attribute.

Suggestion

5 1 8

Spell. Deals 10...46...55 holy damage. You gain 1...8...10 Energy if target foe is knocked down.