wolfyrik.2017

I don't think it was "intended" for weapon-swap per se. I strongly suspect given Anets history with engineer, that they just haven't actually considered that there is no weapon swap.

Aside from the fact that it feels like pistol should have been a two handed weapon, that the gimmick it's been given basically needs it to have a #4 and #5, I've been trying to work out what it is that pistol reminds me of, and this is basically it. It's the beta version of hammer, but even worse.

This is exactly it. Exactly as I predicted and Hizen has now twice proven, the shortbow is basically useless on every spec except mechanist where it is toxic. The mech becomes effectively invincibile and fights for you while you sit safely at range. The worst designed espec meets the worst designed weapon and results in the worst type of gameplay that players warned about and Anet claim to be against. I genuinely don't understand how Anet keep doing things like this. Meh.

I honestly think it should have been a whip. Some of the issues with the beam would stick around (covering your legendary) but at least it would break up the visual monotony. The tether would make more sense as well, then.

What's really bizarre about the design, is that it would work really well on a two-handed weapon. It feels bad because it's only half of a weapon. Air 3 for example would be great if you had 2 other bullet generating skills to pick from in air. As it stands it's completely worthless. If Anet had given people what they wanted, with these mechanics, it probably wouldn't have been so god-awful.

So it achieves the exact same thing as mace/shield or hammer on the same setup but with none of the damage, meaning you'll take a lot longer to kill things with little to no benefit? I mean, sure you'll have occasional aegis, but at best that will block attacks that you wouldn't have had to deal with on any other build because the mob attacking you would be dead. I mean it's not great is it?

Everyone hates that heart. I tend to stealth up, then go anti-clockwise from the start, behind the first tents, over the the next one. Can usually complete it in 3 runs, iirc but it's still tedious.

My prediction is that the bow will feel better to play but still has exactly the same flaws. ie 1. Useless on Holo 2. Pointless on scrapper 3. OP/toxic on mech It was alway going to be this way. It needed a complete redesign in terms of purpose, as well as usage.

Ele has always felt, at least to me, to be the only prof that has to sacrifice everything in order to do something. It will do that one thing pretty kitten well....so long as that one thing is melee range damage..but at such a high cost.

Engi shortbow will remain completely worthless except on mechanist, where due to mechanist's awful, awful design, the bow will make the golem immortal. An already obnoxious espec will become even more toxic for the game. Guardian, thief and ranger will probably be the stars. everything else will be kind of meh.

Seriously, this is the only conclusion I've been able to come to. I really like Tempest, or at least I want to, but these shouts are so annoying that I had to give it up. I can't get on with either cata or weaver and anet in their infinite wisdom have nerfed the merry hell out of the core trait lines in order to deal with the excesses of elite specs...which means that core isn't really an option. Result: no ele for me.

The snowcrows discussion also points out that one of the changes is the exact same as was shelved last august, for being based on dodgy data. How did we end up back at this point? Balance patches for the sake of it looking like they are doing something? I'd rather have no balance patch than a poorly reasoned one.

Hilarious. Numerous massively over-performing specs that are widely used because they have the most damage combined with good sustain and are painfully easy to use, but anet decides to leave those alone and nerf the high-skill floor-high skill ceiling, underperforming, underplayed specs instead. Classic. Couldn't make this sh*t up 😂

Never use shield on my engi. The new updated oh-pistol is just too good for my scrapper, which kitten's me off because my scrapper would rock that ornamental shield.

This would be my only complaint. Focus and shield especially, rarely get a look on any class in any content.