Curse

TomD22 · Nov 23, 2006, 12:17 AM // 00:17

As an individual skill, it's hugely overpowered. It can singlehandedly shutdown almost every skill a Paragon has (save for the spear attacks and a couple of signets). Even if it were an elite, it would still be more powerful than any other comparable hexes.

BUT when you consider it not on it's own, but as part of a wider meta-game, it fits in much better and doesn't (imo) need to be changed. Paragons are extremely effective defensively, and to keep things balanced an equally powerful shutdown is needed.

My guild runs a paragon and has come up against hex-pressure builds with vocal minority in them several times. It doesn't seem overpowered to us. We do accord it a very high priority to remove - as high as dazed/backfire on a monk or spiteful on a warrior (not that anyone uses that anymore :s) and so long as no-one's dying monks will concentrate their energy on hex removal to get through the cover hexes and remove it (although the fact we;re running divert hexes as monk elite atm is helpful there ^^) but overall, it's deal-able with.

JoeKnowMo · Nov 23, 2006, 12:21 AM // 00:21

If this skill, ulcerous lungs, and well of silence weren't in the game, the paragon would get a huge nerf (although one might be coming anyway). I'd rather have these skills in the game than see the paragon turned into a shell of its former self.

aohige · Nov 23, 2006, 01:00 AM // 01:00

What, Vocal Minority is overpowered and Diversion isn't?
Diversion spam can shut down ANY class, indefinitly, if not subjected to a continuous hex removal, interrupts, or just plain "kill the goddamn Mesmer".

VM is a powerful skill, but hardly overpowering. Just like ANY hex.

Phoenix Arrows · Nov 23, 2006, 02:41 AM // 02:41

8 E/Mos, Obsidian Flesh, Wards, Healing Spells, etc...can't be touched by Casters, barely by Weapon-peoplez.

Heck, let's take out Obsidian Flesh. It makes Casters unable to cast! NERF!

For those who didn't know, sarcasm was just here.

Nero_Fayth · Nov 23, 2006, 03:39 PM // 15:39

Divert is very common and then again RA/HA/GvG are three different places. Any idiot with fingers and a keyboard can shutdown a paragon on an unbalanced RA team and call it gg. As it was said before, Cry moar pl0x.

urania · Nov 23, 2006, 04:03 PM // 16:03

haha, imagine a pissed-off monk would start making threads like this...Shame~ Zomg!, Diversion~ZOMG!!, Backfire~Zomg! etc...

come on...just cause you can't spam those shouts, chants and other crap that is imba and overpowered anyway, doesn't mean you should make a rage thread...as others have said...it's a hex so next time bring decent counters for it or rely on monks to keep you clean.

Etrik · Nov 29, 2006, 05:08 AM // 05:08

Spoil Victor~Zomg!, Scourge Healing~ZOMFG HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO HEAL GOD DAMN IT!!!!!!!

Seriously, cry more. VM is just as overpowered as Blinding Flash is. Jeez.

Taurus · Nov 29, 2006, 12:11 PM // 12:11

Divert doesnt get enough attention ? Maybe you just not playing enough...

Chris616263 · Nov 29, 2006, 03:46 PM // 15:46

Diverting Diversion anyone?

samcobra · Nov 29, 2006, 05:02 PM // 17:02

seriously, bflash is more OP than vocal, it can indefinitely shut down 4 out of the 10 possible gw classes. Thats pretty leetsauce.

Former Ruling · Nov 29, 2006, 05:55 PM // 17:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris616263

Diverting Diversion anyone?

I've done it alot. Its worth trying t odo anyway, if oyu starts too look like they'll finish casting before you do - just cancel.

Thomas.knbk · Nov 29, 2006, 07:36 PM // 19:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Horseman Of War

hex breaker makes me better than you

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owned
Now we're rolling anyway, why not make a nerf the monx thread?

Chris616263 · Nov 29, 2006, 07:42 PM // 19:42

Let's nerf nerf-threads.

llsektorll · Nov 29, 2006, 09:27 PM // 21:27

Divert Monk is FTW

Cheeva B · Nov 29, 2006, 09:59 PM // 21:59

whats so much more overpowering with that skill than binding chains, spellbreaker, obsidian flesh, shroud of silence, or even the condition dazed on a caster?

exiled mat · Nov 29, 2006, 10:22 PM // 22:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris616263

Let's nerf nerf-threads.

Don't nerf nerf nerf

My poor little necro got nerfed with MM, SS, SB and 55

I was wondering if they are going to nerf everything she does

*tries to play guildwars normally with Nerf Nerf (my necro

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