ArenaNet:Skill feedback/Ranger/Melandru's Shot

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Melandru's Shot

Recharge time after the August 7, 2008 update is STUPID

Issue

Anet has an unhealthy obsession with 10 recharge ranged attacks, if I want to spend 2/3 of my time autoattacking I'll go to WoW.

Suggestion

Decrease recharge to 5 seconds and decrease the crippled duration to 3...7...8 seconds. Even then, hunter's shot is better as it doesn't eat your elite.

Frvwfr2's Issue -- 15:59, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

Issue

It is an elite, conditional pin down.

Suggestion

Decrease recharge to 4 or 6s.

Feedback on October 9, 2008

Issue

Still underpowered compared to Burning Arrow. Burning Arrow has more damage, less recharge, and better overall condition pressure. Melandru's Shot is conditional.

Suggestion

5e 1s 6r "Elite Bow Attack. If Melandru's Shot hits, you strike for +10...22...25 damage and inflict Bleeding for 10...22...25 seconds. If that foe was moving you also inflict Crippled for 3...13...15 seconds." Reduce recharge and make one of the conditions always occur.

Dark Morphon's Issue 12:36, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

Issue

People thinking this skill is underpowered. Massive bar compression with relatively low recharge, I don't know the hell they are talking about. Really, 8 recharge made this skill to the brink of overpoweredness.

Suggestion

Keep this skill as is or be ready to face a situation like that of Wounding Strike.

Seriously needs a buff now

Issue

Recent buff to Life Sheath basically throws this skill out the window and smashes whatever is left of the skill with a sledge hammer.

Suggestion

Decrease recharge to 6 seconds, inflict conditions against enchanted foes as well.

Issue

Tones of bar compress in one skill that basically dominates every other ranger elite for damage, utility, pew pew, everything

Remove the quick activation time, or make it like 1.25/ 1/5. 90.212.161.117 00:24, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

I want the old functionality back

Issue

Borked. Against Life Sheath or RC this fails badly, otherwise it's a spike skill.

Suggestion

Revert to original functionality. I liked that better.