Curse

onehyak · Apr 16, 2006, 11:08 AM // 11:08

Since you mentioned a staff weapon with a blade on the end, I instantly thought of the Naginata, the traditional Japanese Samurai weapon for home defese.

Align · Apr 16, 2006, 06:10 PM // 18:10

Am I the only one who has a problem with "deal more damage after taking more damage"? It'll mean you're never targetted until people can bring you down within seconds.

Tarun · May 10, 2006, 11:25 PM // 23:25

After reading over a lot of this; somehow you're not grasping the concept of Paladins at all. Look at Neverwinter Nights, even Final Fantasy 2 (US)/4. Both had Paladins and were warrior/monks. They had a lot of mana to do low level basic heal spells, would usually use swords because a Paladin is known as a Holy Knight.

pal·a·din (pl-dn) n.

1. A paragon of chivalry; a heroic champion.
2. A strong supporter or defender of a cause: “the paladin of plain speaking” (Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.).
3. Any of the 12 peers of Charlemagne's court.

In every way, a warrior monk should be a paladin and really is. They just need an energy boost.

draxynnic · May 11, 2006, 03:02 AM // 03:02

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Originally Posted by Super_Nerd0

Much like the warrior combined with a mesmer,

Then why is a new class needed rather than building a W/Me?

This is something I keep commenting on - if your class can be described simply by putting two classes together, then why not do it by... putting those two classes together?

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Everyone says that every class has to have a "Nitch".The Blade Sage's nitch is reinforcements, whether it is too the warrior or the elementalist.

Could you explain how this is the case?

What you seem to be saying there - in defiance to your original statement - is that the Blade Sage's niche is that it can have the versatility to back up either the warriors or the elementalists as the situation requires - from looking over your skills, by either fighting in the front lines as a warrior, or by spell-slinging. Seems like something that can be done by an A/E with enough defensive skills to at least make an armoured car if not a true tank (and expecting to be able to tank as well as a warrior and having enough energy to be a pretend ele is probably asking a bit much), or even a Ranger with stances who's willing to go to ultra-point-blank range when necassary for the group.

To go into some constructive criticism (although I really do think you need to go back to the drawing board on this one) I'd suggest decoupling Final Blow from the character's current hit point total. Instead, I'd call it Retaliatory Blow or something like that, and have it 'charge up' with damage between strikes and discharge with each strike - so if, for example (and the exact numbers will need balancing, although I'd suggest 1-4% per point in the attribute) the attribute is giving you 1 point per every 10 points of damage you take and you take a total of 50 points of damage between one swing and the next, the second swing will deal an extra 5 points of damage and then the built-up damage is discharged. That gives the 'revenge strike' feel without leaving the healers trying to second-guess what hit point total to leave it on, or making it totally useless if you are being healed regularly.

Super_Nerd0 · Aug 09, 2006, 07:37 AM // 07:37

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Originally Posted by draxynnic

What you seem to be saying there - in defiance to your original statement - is that the Blade Sage's niche is that it can have the versatility to back up either the warriors or the elementalists as the situation requires - from looking over your skills, by either fighting in the front lines as a warrior, or by spell-slinging. Seems like something that can be done by an A/E with enough defensive skills to at least make an armoured car if not a true tank (and expecting to be able to tank as well as a warrior and having enough energy to be a pretend ele is probably asking a bit much), or even a Ranger with stances who's willing to go to ultra-point-blank range when necassary for the group.

What i mean is that he can help deal damage at the front lines or deal damage from afar.