Dont want to start a new threat since i think it is better to have feedback in only one.
This may be long
After 15 hours of Rev testing in PvE, sPvP and WvW here are my thoughts.
- The class is overall slow for melee, no real option for swiftness or passive 25% movement which is really needed. Blast finishers to get swift in dwarf or burning Shiro 3 to move faster is not good enough.
-No CC. The luck of CC and CC resistance is really big. Needs options for cripple AND Imobilize. Needs more reliable option for stability not only from dodge rolling.
-Synergy between weapons/traits/specializations is really not there, besides sword nothing else exists. Need more Weapon traits (e.g. reduced cd+something special for each weapon).
Example of synergy from warrior sword: leap+cripple+immobilize+double leap finisher, aka synergy from passive/active traits and specialization.
-Energy. ALL energy cost from weapon skills AND Heal skills should be removed, having cd is more then enough. Also i really feel the class should start with 100% power and start burning it and afterwards worry about management, either that or reduce the cost of everything (elite skills cost 50!?).
As it is now you use 1-2 weapon skills and 1 utility and you are pretty much burned, this is not working well.
-Furry access from utilities and/or weapon attacks, not stance swap. It is really simple, stance swap should be optional for stun break or to use a different skill depending on situation NOT mandatory to dps (see synergy?)
-2 stances i feel are not enough, having 3 would be ideal imo. Ele has 4 attunements and Engi can have up to 4 kits to use skills.
-overall dmg is really low for power builds and condition builds are mixed and weird.
Sword 1 needs dmg increase, sword 2 needs to be 5 targets remove chill and make it cripple, sword 3 needs imobilize and to hit only 1 target, on top it needs evade AND be able to cancel it with dodge, dmg deffinatelly needs to be more.
Sword off 4 needs 1 more sec block, sword 6 imo should be changed to a pull not the complicated skill it is atm.
Mace 1 needs to be range attack, 300 or 600 or 900. As it is everything in condition set can be used in range EXCEPT your main attacks…? Mace 2 looks fine, Mace 3 does really good dmg and its better in a power build then condi.
Axe 4 does really good dmg for power build but you need it for cond?Axe 5 needs bigger area to pull its too short and really easy to avoid it.
While im at the weapon comments, why we cant have mace/mace or axe/axe?
Specializations
Shiro
Heal needs to be changed bad. Make it closer/similar to Necro signet, passive life steal with attacks and when used a small heal or something.
teleport (2nd utility) needs a 1sec stun add to it, you port to target and pretty much walks away before u attack.
3rd utility is draining you really bad (see energy issues)
Elite…cant even use it with the energy costs atm.
Demon
Heal is really low, imo needs more base heal.
1st utility, you draw conditions, get resistance and then…?die!? needs a second use to send those conditions to enemy.
2nd utility is ok-ish
3rd utility you teleport and add 1 torment or more depending on your conditions with a huge energy cost, maybe make this one send conditions after you use 1?
Elite is ok-ish but needs more conditions to be transfered or interval changed, its not bad, its not great either.
Dwarf
Heal is okish could need a bit more base
1st utility, the only decent one the class has imo
2nd utility is really really really bad, its a waste of energy to use it. Make it AoE and add a decent CC on it and maybe it will work.
3rd utility Hammer dmg is low , maybe add a third hammer? increase the dmg?
Elite needs stability while casting it.
Overall the class is not bad, but it is still far apart from competive or even close to the ones we have atm. Does not bring something new to the table and everything it does all other classes do it better. :/