ArenaNet:Skill feedback/Warrior/Crude Swing

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Crude Swing

Life Infusion's Issue -- 16:39, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Discussion

Issue

• only really usable in PVE but the -40 armor makes your warrior into a 40 armor paper mache frontliner
• hammers aren't popular in PVE due to lack of a shield and the -40 armor on this is a deal killer as an adrenaline builder
• only used with Earthshaker for the most part due to said risk
• hammers outdated in PVE when axe + brawling headbutt/club of a thousand bears does knockdown as well with the benefit of cyclone axe building adrenaline much faster (the only hammer knockdown that costs less is counterblow which is situational)
• "You Move like a dwarf" makes knockdown not as uncommon in PVE builds, which is disincentive to forgo a shield for a hammer
• Ursan blessing's pbaoe knockdown makes the only thing this skill is used often with (Earth shaker) not as attractive

Suggestion

remove -40 armor and *maybe* reduce damage as compensation

Remove armor penalty

Issue

• -40 armor is unnecessary as dervishes can already attack multiple foes for free, therefore warriors need to be compensated. Since you can't use a shield with a hammer the armor penalty hits you even harder.
• Warriors have better skills to use energy on such as Shock, Frenzy, and Bull's Strike.

Suggestion

Gain 1 energy for each foe. Remove armor penalty.

Animation

Isuue

• The animation that is used for Crude Swing is the special animation reserved for unconditional hammer KD's.

Suggestion

• Change it to Whirlwind Attack's animation.