Return of Reckoning

this is the only point that is objectively very bad on this server no matter how you look at it
some changes buff one class, nerf another, mak better one thing, make worse another one and this is ok
but GCD changes just made the game slow, less statisfying without adding anything, the worst ...

Solo playing isn't much of a thing in PvP, because it's army Vs army, you aren't gonna get much in the way of duels, you're gonna end up with other allies on your side.

But if you want an independent character I'd go with a a Magus probably. Chosen has to shield others and try to stay with them ...

Cutting the GCD by something like half a second is a terrible idea. It is not good for players with high latency. It is not good for new players. The GCD cut should be at most something like 1.3-1.5 seconds. Abilities and potions off the GCD are another discussion.

@Sinisterror

Your example ...

Just go play WoW dude. It's fine.


Ironically WoW GCD is 1.5 seconds so this change made the game more like WoW, not less


Most out of touch response of all time, WoWs STANDARD GCD is 1.5 Seconds, however tons of things in WoW Affect GCD speed. Rogues, druids etc all have lower GCD Speeds ...

Heh. Most of my play solo roaming is "thinking ahead" with battles pre-decided barring some interruption (which makes things interesting). Here are some examples from 2H SM play:

1) Fighting WE you are always trying to keep them from your back and from positioning from a safety self-punt so ...

You are defining better as being able to react faster and write better macros. That is one way to go.

Another way is thinking ahead a bit and knowing what you opponent might try to do next and how to counter it.

What I'm getting out of this thread is there are bunch of DPS players that ...

Every body know 1.5 is garbage if they wanted to balance it they had too boost every melee dps ability at least 15%. No point getting better at macro when the game is freaking slow. Balance is pretty much around :If you got dmg that does passive dmg that's the meta. (DOTS, PETS , AUTO ATTACK etc ...

No. This games performance is too poor for that. It was a good change. It was explained in detail by the developers so don't make wasteful posts asking why.


Hey, feel free to actually read through the thread before making condescending replies like this. The games performance is in fact not too ...

The 1.5 GCD is fine, it seems to have made it slightly better for those of us in high ping areas but more abilities need to be off the GCD. Pots, Morales, self-buffs(witchbrew, leonine frenzy, ect) Really need a working ability que as that would make the game flow better.


The game already has ...

There are multiple problems regarding combats :

- Healers heal for too much, especially in scenarios, which creates stalemates

- Too much RNG that can nullify damage and controls through parry, block and so on, making gameplay inconsistent, and also creating stalemates against defensive builds ...