So, looking at the patch notes, and absorbing the information for the past few weeks. With the new Firebrand changes, I think that there is some reworks that need to be made, that would make it better for Firebrand as it has the most broad profession in it coverage of things and seems to be gutted rather heavily, when it comes down to the skills. Having the skills do specific things that help the group.
- Chapter 1: Unflinching Charge
This is now giving Protection over Stab, while there is really no reason for this to give stab as we can give Protection though Mace (if it being run), Shield, and though picking up Tome of Courage (which i'm assuming that will still be a thing after the big patch). So the protection would be better put else where, I think the best thing is to pare Protection with Resolution, because the essentually do the samething Protection with Strike DMG, and Resolution with Condie DMG.
Now, getting rid of stab on Ch1:UC, also hurts the purpuse of stacking some stab pre combat, as example Gorsival, has a cc that he does that the start, which that can be dealt with. With WvW, the issue is much bigger as CCs are everywhere, and i do thing that some CCs are broken as i've gotten pulled, i think much to far which i don't know what the CCs were, or how many pulled me which, yes, i didn't have stab, so that wouldn't have helped, but, it also seem even when you can provide stab it gets pull from you all the time. Nevertheless, stab is a very important boon and removing it from the 1 skill which can provide simple, and quick stab.
- Epilogue: Unbroken Lines
This is something I think is rather simple, but the only real issue I see, is that it shouldn't be 3 pages. I say this this reasons:
- If it is at 3, if your running 5 Pages you would only be able to use it once while with 8 pages you would only beable to use it twice, while if it was 2 pages i would at least double it giving support the ability to use it 4 times as typically support builds use Archivist of Whispers, plus E:UL is going to have a 25s CD which will also effect the ability to use the skill, which is fine.
This last 1 isn't an issue so much of a concern with Renewed Focus. The reason why it is a Concern is because durring the Live Stream it only said will give pages, and didn't say some more specific like restore all pages or restore X pages, but i do believe that this skill should restore all the pages.
uuuggg, you don't know how much this is pissing me off now. now i'll admit i notice something awhile back when drizlewood was released, and that was mainly reactionary lag, which i think that would be on there end as i pop an updraft and nothing happens for a few seconds then the npc goes flying, which these delayed effects could be a reason why i been dieing a lot recently, which suck cuz that means thing are coming in, but not going out. but today ooo boy, i did been doing DS and this is the 1st time shit like this has happened where all my skills just all sudden pop off at once, and just got finished with WvW ooo boy, i don't even think any skills were popping, and i'll admit i have conspiracy theories about other Servers boosting zergs ping when they get in combat, but really i'll even admit i have shit internet, and i don't like being "That Guy" that bitches about everything. And i can understand that there will be lag in WvW, i kinda expect that but to the lv where i get beaten down and i'm not even at that location, reset the fucking servers, get newer ones that can work Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger, and keep the same limits on those servers. i'm all most at a point where if i see a dev to tell you hey it there seems to be a lot of packets dropping can you do something about this plz.
