Alright, so I am going to give some good feedback here about the new elite specs for pof expansion. I will highlight first what I thought was very good about them, and then what I find could use improvement.
I mainly play engineer, but I will give what I think about the specs based on what I have fought. I think the Engineer Holosmith is in a good spot right now. It finally opens up avenues of damage roles to us for the first time since launch. I think the traits work very well together and synergize beautifully with each other. The flow from one action to the next feels pretty smooth for the most part.
I love the idea behind Deadeye, being a sneaky sniper and keeping your distance from your target and dealing good amounts of damage to them as well. I feel it could have a place in a pure +1 role at range.
Scourge playstyle is very interesting. It plays out quite nice, and I’m excited to finally see the necro having a little more control of the map. Also, barrier really works out well for them.
Spellbreakers are interesting in the sense that they can cancel out boons, and even attacks without you suspecting it. Makes for some interesting counterplay in pvp.
I didn’t get to play too much against other professions, so I can’t speak too much for them.
Here are some of the bad things about the professions that I noticed from fighting other players, as well as playing the Engineer.
Engineer: There is a bug currently that allows the grenade kit to immediately be switched in to right after using photon forge. Last I checked, photon forge was supposed to deny using kits for 6 seconds. However, maybe that can be slashed down a bit, maybe to 3 or 4 seconds? Also, since the elite spec trait line focused primarily on the forge, maybe a little more barrier should be added onto the traits to better help the engi survive while in battle. No sense having all that damage if you just die in a few hits. And maybe the traits should affect your choices along other trait lines as well, instead of only the forge. Not saying buff any skills directly through traits, because the way the trait line is set up is nice, just saying maybe add something else that would affect your build choice that doesn’t pertain ONLY to the forge. And, a couple kits could use some love in terms of power and utility (i.g. flamethrower). That could make for some more interesting build choices.
Scourge: holy crap they do a elephant ton of damage….not saying direct damage, but they condi bomb so easily, and can re-condi bomb in seconds. That should be toned down a bit. Maybe even tone down barrier slightly as well, other than that they feel pretty darn good. I really enjoyed fighting against the scourges.
Deadeye: I think cast times for a couple of their mobility skills needs to be adjusted. I mean, what’s the use of running with rifle if you can’t escape when things get sticky? Rifle 4 needs to be looked at in terms of how it functions as an escape skill, it feels a little clunky. Also, I think Deadeyes should be able to get out of kneel stance by using movement keys. That would make it a lot easier to get in and out of kneel stance. Also, stolen skills should really be looked at. They feel a bit…lackluster. Seems more suited for PvE than PvP?
Firebrand: 20+ stacks of burn in 2 seconds? Holy crap….
Spellbreaker: The heal is pretty darn strong. If this will be like this intentionally, maybe increase the cooldown of it slightly, but yeah, you can go from like 10% to 70% in one heal. Pretty broken….
Mirage: I have not seen too much of Mirage so maybe someone else can jump in and give some of their feedback as well. But, they don’t seem too strong at the moment. I didn’t have a hard time at all with them. I’d say give them a little love, hopefully someone else can chime in and offer some constructive feedback about it.
Renegade: I’ve only seen like 2 of these. And they felt very underwhelming. Again, someone with more knowledge on this spec can chime in and offer information.
Anyone with more information on other elite specs, please feel free to give any information, positive or negative. And try to keep the hate speech at a minimum. Don’t act like a child and complain. Give your thoughts in a mature manner, offer feedback whether it’s negative or positive, and help try and improve areas that are lacking, or tone down areas that are overwhelming. Thanks.