Subtlemuse.3586

Yeah these Deadeye proposed changes are an odd solution. I seldom post in the forums but as Riffle Deadeye is one of my favourite openworld thief specs to play i'd hate to lose all that class fantasy i so enjoy. The really poorly implemented and awfully animated walk slow hardly seems like it will even address their perceived mobility issue, in fact the increased kneel cost seems to worsen it. A simple jump whilst kneeling seems a better fix rather then gutting the feel of the class or removing the initiative cost from kneel completely. I mean do they honestly think a 75% reduced speed is really going to help you avoid the thousands of telegraphed attacks and red circles all over the floor. I can't think of a situation where moving at a snails pace is better then just getting up and repositioning at 100% speed. Its a worrying trend in these balance patches were class fantasy feel is being sacrificed to not even address the issue its being sacrificed for. With all the mobility tools at the thief's disposal that allow repositioning whilst kneeling, why not just give reduced cd trait or a better mobility skill whilst kneeling. The forums seem full of great ideas that retain class fantasy feel and actually address that they claim is an issue.