Shattered Predictions

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Posted by: Ithilwen.1529

Ithilwen.1529

Having watched the stream this afternoon, Chronomancer looks superficially like a lot of fun.

The nerf hammer is on the horizon though. Non Mesmers won’t “get” it and the crying will rival the crying over thieves.

Shatter will still not be a mainstream pvp “thing.” Here’s why; The basic issue that holds back shatter hasn’t been addressed, viz. the clones don’t survive aoe fields or simple button 1 stomping.

The environment nerfs shatter. In any team fight aoe is near constant as is blind weapon swinging. Soap bubble clones are mostly destroyed before they can be used.

This is why I had been running shatter with [Maim the Disillusioned] and clone death traited.

Until clones become more survivable, shatter will remain a dueling arena thing.

So ANET, if you want to see shatter played.. make it workable.

Mesmerising Girl

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Posted by: Duke Blackrose.4981

Duke Blackrose.4981

Having counterplay (even simple counterplay) doesn’t make something unworkable. It makes it balanced.

That said, I actually see the Chronomancer as a potentially incredible pvp class.

Not so much for the wells. Wells might find use in Stronghold or foe forcing foes off of points, but I think that they might get shafted in favor of more traditional utility choices for the most part.

What makes the Chronomancer a powerful class is its ability to manipulate powerful cooldowns. Alacricity could be a game-changer that transforms good moves into great ones.

And Continuum Shift? Used right, it’s an incredible defense mechanism that’s essentially a free Death Shroud (if not better), on top of a cooldown reset. This could be incredibly frustrating if used properly, and I’m already picturing some sweet combos on both burst builds and torch-oriented condi builds.

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Posted by: Feaduin.7603

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All I want to try is F5 → Gravity Well → I-leap + mirror images → F1 → end F5 → Gravity Well → I-leap + mirror images → F1 and see what happens in the middle of a nice group fight. But going Chrono is definitely going to cut down on potential shatter dps in favor of support and cc so it might end up being underwhelming… who knows.

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Posted by: Ithilwen.1529

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Counterplay is one thing, automatic counter by the the simple expedient of being in an aoe field or stomping the 1 button is not counterplay. It’s a noobish hack.

In any case, it trashes shatter.

Mesmerising Girl