So, a year later and the buffs greatsword gets is. A faster recovery time on auto attacks and damage increase to death spiral. Which is okay in my opinion if greatsword is not going to receive any reworks.
If greatsword is not going to get any reworks then I would like to add to the buffs it should get. In order to reach the maximum output of its kit.
Gravedigger needs its hit radius increased from 170 to 210 and also needs a faster recovery time after landing a Gravedigger. I can’t tell you how frustrating it is to assume you are able to hit more than one target in the radius just to fall short.
Grasping Darkness needs its damage increased to be the same as Chilling Scythe which is 565(1.4).?. according to wiki. It also needs a faster recovery time as well when casted. I felt that its damage was falling short of what it needs to be and needs to hit harder to combo with Gravedigger for a massive combo damage.
Nightfall needs its damage increased as well but, I am not sure how much. It doesn’t show you the overall damage on all ticks I believe. If I could see how much it does overall I would add a more specific suggestion, although if I were to guess around maybe 20% increase would be okay if not more.
I get it though guys even with these buffs Greatsword Necro isn’t going to be viable etc… It is just Necro has no damage mitigation that scales with enemies. Necro doesn’t have enough sustain to stay melee. Necro only has Death’s charge as its movement ability and Necro pulls are suffering from technical issues. I believe though we can give greatsword enough damage buffs, recovery time, etc… to reach a reasonable state for its kit despite Necros shortcomings. So, all we can do is ask Anet for buffs that may help us better than none.