Just an idea for Ranger’s Greatsword. The Reaper specialization has a theme of being this scary monster swinging a Greatsword around in a powerful, yet slow speed. Warriors and Guardians both use Greatswords but theirs are more damage oriented than Rangers.
My suggestion is to have the Greatsword for Ranger more thematic to suit the class by reducing cast times for most of the skills to represent a more nimble Greatsword user, along with a couple of minor tweaks. I think faster cast times would benefit Rangers a lot while wielding this weapon.
Thoughts?
Greatsword Auto Attack Chain
Slash: Cast time reduced from ½ second to ¼ second.
Slice: Cast time reduced from ½ second to ¼ second.
Power Stab: Cast time reduced from ¾ second to ½ second. Evade frames reduced from 1 second to ¾ second to compensate.
Maul
Cast time reduced from ¾ second to ½ second
Swoop
Distance increased from 1100 to 1200 to match other long distance movement skills.
Counterattack
Cast time reduced by ¼ second of the actual counter – not the block duration.
I agree on Slash, Slice and Power Stab. I feel the evade is one of the best parts of the GS so I would want to see that stay proportional to as it is now. Maul, Swoop and Crippling Throw are good improvements, but Counterattack I wouldn’t want to see reduced, therefore reducing the block duration too.
One of the main changes that need to be made to GS is Hiltbash. It needs to be more fluid and actually move the distance it is supposed to. I would even suggest that it needs a leap attached to it of 450.
Oh, my bad. I didn’t know what to call the actual Counter portion of Counterattack. The block duration can remain the same, it’s that kick animation that I want sped up by a quarter-second.
Oh, my bad. I didn’t know what to call the actual Counter portion of Counterattack. The block duration can remain the same, it’s that kick animation that I want sped up by a quarter-second.
Funny, earlier today I using Flame Wave on the Fiery Greatsword and I had the same idea. It’s so fuent and quick I think it would suit the Ranger really well.
Of course, the evade duration would have to be lowered and it wouldn’t shoot projectiles.
