Guild Wars 2

In terms of raw damage, WC is very good. The problem we are all aware of is with the forced movement component. Now, there are ways to remedy this somewhat (pointing camera down to limit horizontal movement), but it isn’t always applicable, and it definitely is not intuitive.

So after looking around, and comparing various skill animations, I realized that WC uses a very similar (or same) model animation as Cyclone Strike (Warrior Axe 2). The key difference here is that Cyclone Strike does not have huge pre and after cast animations and does not have the forced movement component that plagues Weakening Charge. So the idea is to remove the forced movement of Weakening Charge so that it functions like Cyclone Strike (free movement during cast). IMO this will remove the clunkiness caused by the skill and allow more efficient damage dealing.

Edit: I suppose it goes without saying that WC should also deal damage 360 degrees around the player (as far as I can tell, it only hits in front).

Weakening Charge is designed as a gap closer and gives access to your target’s back.

It is very useful against a stationary target like a boss mob.

Warriors don’t get bonuses from a flanking position, thus their skill animation differs.

However I do agree that it shouldn’t force a move and accessing the flank side of your target can be accomplished by using Vault. They can do exactly what you suggest with the Neo (Matrix reloaded) animation.

The usage of WC has a learning curve. its good to use when somebody is slightly moving away from you so you hit all hits on them. its very powerful in combination with steal because steal inerrupts the movement component so you definately hit them all on place. it often results in bringing squishy targets below 50% health which means panic strike kicks in and i can hit a good vault if they dont react with an immob cleanse. i love WC honestly and having weakness on the enemy is bringing a lot of sustain for the daredevil.

Padd.1479:

The usage of WC has a learning curve. its good to use when somebody is slightly moving away from you so you hit all hits on them. its very powerful in combination with steal because steal inerrupts the movement component so you definately hit them all on place. it often results in bringing squishy targets below 50% health which means panic strike kicks in and i can hit a good vault if they dont react with an immob cleanse. i love WC honestly and having weakness on the enemy is bringing a lot of sustain for the daredevil.

Hi, I know WC can be used to decent effect with any targeted Shadowstep but those are not up often enough which severely limits the usefulness of the skill. It’s basically a pure damage skill that requires fairly optimal conditions to deal it’s full damage, all the while putting you at great risk of being punished because of its long pre and after cast, and inability to be canceled/dodged out of.

Edit: Also my proposed change would not prevent you from doing what you are already doing. It should only increase its versatility as you will be able to heavily damage enemies without spinning off in a random direction. I’m pretty confident in saying that nobody used the skill for its mobility (especially when the movement speed of the skill is roughly the same as running foward with swiftness).