To me the problem seems pretty evident anymore that warriors (in PvP) have a fairly difficult time bringing some of the lesser used utilities. Not necessarily because they are bad, but because there is something much more important that needs to be brought. I came up with an idea to address just that.
The Idea:
-The 25 point minor Grandmaster trait for every tree grants the warrior a tree specific “burst stance”
-This “burst stance” consumes all adrenaline and it’s duration is determined by how much adrenaline is consumed.
-They do not replace the burst skill, but are treated like additional “Burst Skills” that the warrior has the option to use.
-The Grandmaster-Minor trait breakdown would look like this
Strength – Rampage(yes, rampage)
Arms – Frenzy
Defense – Endure Pain
Tactics – Balanced Stance
Discipline – Berzerker Stance
This allows a warrior some huge flexibility with the utility slots, so all of those less used utility skills might actually see some combat since there will be much less competition for those slots(physical utilities yay!)
Since the warrior MUST sink 25 points in order to acquire these “burst stances” you cannot have more than a total of 2.
I think the best way to address this(initially anyways) is to have them share cooldown with the actual skills(to avoid cheese). A more refined version would actually remove the stances(and rampage) from the skills list, with the utility list re-fleshed-out to fill the gaps.
This would also bring more gravity and flavor to the trees the warrior invests in.
Side note:
I understand this might not seem balanced in the current state of the game, but I think with some tweaking, this will give the warrior an enormous variety to the builds it could create as well as being balanced. It also has huge potential for other ideas expanded from this.
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