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Final Balance Update for the Assassin
User	Golden phoenix
Categories	Skill feedback → Assassin  → Other Player vs. Environment

Final Balance Update for the Assassin - PvE only

Goal / Attempt: Make the Assassin primarily the non-plus ultra single-target killer by speeding up the recharge time of his skills and changing some numbers. Furthermore provide more build variety / differnt dagger based builds.

Primary attribute

Adding a secondary Pve-only effect:

NEW Critical Strikes : For each rank of Critical Strikes you have, you gain an additional 1% chance to critical hit. Whenever you critical hit, you gain 1 energy at ranks 3 and above, 2 energy at ranks 8 and above, and 3 energy at 13 ranks above. In PvE, each rank of Critical Strikes decreases the recharge time for your Assassin skills by 2%.

Dagger Mastery

Black Mantis Thrust 5 ½ 4 Lead Attack. Decreased activation to 1/2 seconds and recharge time to 4 seconds.

Desperate Strike 5 0 6 Lead Attack. Changed values to : Lead Attack. Deals +15...59...70 damage if you have less than 50...82...90% Health.

Fox's Promise 5 ¼ 10 Elite Hex Spell. Decreased energy cost to 5, activation time to 1/2 seconds, recharge time to 10 seconds, changed property to Elite Hex Spell.

Golden Phoenix Strike 5 0 6 Off-Hand Attack. Decreased recharge time to 6 seconds.

Golden Skull Strike 10 6 Elite Off-Hand Attack. Decreased recharge time to 6 seconds.

Horns of the Ox 5 0 8 Dual Attack. Decreased recharge time to 8 seconds, increased damage : If it hits, Horns of the Ox strikes for +5...17...20 damage. If struck foe is not adjacent to any allies, that foe is knocked down.

Moebius Strike 5 ½ 2 Elite Off-Hand Attack. Changed activation time to 1/2.

Temple Strike 10 0 8 Elite Lead Attack. Decreased energy cost to 10 and recharge time to 8 seconds, changed property to Elite Lead Attack.

Critical Strikes

Black Lotus Strike 10 0 6 Off-Hand Attack. Changed property to Off-Hand Attack, increased values : Deals +15...31...35 damage. You gain 5...13...15 Energy if target foe is hexed.

Palm Strike 5 ¾ 4 Elite touched. Decreased recharge time to 4 seconds, increased damage: Deals 15...67...80 damage and inflicts Crippled condition (1...4...5 second[s]). This skill counts as an off-hand attack.

Seeping Wound 10 ¼ 10 Elite Hex Spell. Decreased energy cost to 10, recharge to 10 seconds, increased values: (1...7...8 second[s].) Target foe moves 50% slower. This foe takes 5...25...30 damage each second while suffering from a condition.

Shattering Assault 10 0 4 Elite Dual Attack. Decreased recharge time to 4 seconds, increased damage : Deals 10...50...60 damage. Removes one enchantment. Unblockable. Must follow an off-hand attack.

Way of the Assassin 5 0 12 Elite Stance. Increased values: (30 seconds). While wielding daggers, you attack +5...27...33% faster and have a +5...37...45% chance to land a critical hit.

Deadly Arts

Dark Prison 10 ¼ 15 Hex Spell. Decreased recharge time to 15 seconds.

Entangling Asp 10 ¾ 12 Spell. Decreased activation time to 3/4 seconds and recharge time to 12 seconds.

Impale 5 ¾ 12 Skill. Decreased activation time to 3/4 seconds and recharge to 12 seconds, increased damage : Deals 25...105...125 earth damage. Inflicts Deep Wound condition (5...17...20 seconds). Must follow a dual attack.

Iron Palm 5 ¾ 10 Skill. Decreased recharge time to 10 seconds.

Mark of Death 10 ¼ 10 Hex Spell. Decreased recharge time to 10 seconds.

Shadow Prison 10 ¼ 15 Elite Hex Spell. Decreased recharge time to 15 seconds, increased value : Shadow Step to target foe. This foe moves 66% slower (1...8...10 seconds).

Shroud of Silence 10 ¾ 20 Elite Hex Spell. Decreased recharge time to 20 seconds, increased value : (1...5...6 second[s].) Target foe cannot cast spells. Your spells are disabled for 15 seconds.

Signet of Shadows 0 1 15 Signet. Decreased recharge time to 15 seconds, increased damage : Deals 10...38...45 damage. Deals 15...63...75 more damage if target foe is Blinded.

Vampiric Assault 5 0 6 Dual Attack. Decreased recharge time to 6 seconds, increased health stealing : Steals 15...43...50 Health if this attack hits. Must follow an off-hand attack.

Shadow Arts

Beguiling Haze 15 ¼ 10 Elite Spell. Decreased recharge time to 10 seconds, increased values : You Shadow Step to this foe. Inflicts Dazed condition (4...10...12 seconds).

Death's Charge 5 ¼ 20 Elite Spell. Decreased recharge time to 20 seconds.

Way of the Fox 5 ¼ 20 Enchantment Spell. Decreased recharge time to 20 seconds, increased values to : (10...30...35 seconds.) Your attacks are unblockable. Ends after 2...8...10 attack[s].

No attribute

Aura of Displacement -1 5 ¼ 10 Elite Enchantment Spell. Decreased energy cost to 5, recharge to 10 seconds.

Mark of Instability 10 ¼ 10 Hex Spell. Decreased recharge time to 10 seconds.

Shadow Meld -1 5 ¼ 10 Elite Enchantment Spell. Decreased energy cost to 5, recharge to 10 seconds.

Wastrel's Collapse 5 ¼ 10 Elite Skill. Decreased energy cost to 5, recharge to 10 seconds.

Conclusion

Nowdays most of the active Guild Wars players have fully equipped heroes / mercenaries with powerful and effecient builds which simply means, most of the battles in PvE don't last long. That's why Assassins need their skills recharged quickly, whether playing alone with heroes or with other players. Assassins need heavily some variety in possible builds. I can't imagine how boring it is for players only to play 90% of the time with the same stupid, retarded build ( Jagged Strike, Fox Fangs, Death Blossom and Moebius Strike ). And no, it's not the players fault, cause the majority of players just want to play the "strongest" / most efficient builds. The Assassin should be and IS capable of much more then just running one build. Let's give him the tweaks and alterations to prove it.

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