Curse

audioaxes · Apr 28, 2006, 04:16 PM // 16:16

Savage Slash: increased Energy cost to 10; increased recharge time to 20; decreased attack speed to .5
err wtf? why a 10 energy 20 recharge sword skill? -changing it to .5 speed does NOT balance.... this skill is now completely retarded
why not make it a 5eng/10 sec/.5 attack skill as a slight beefing of swords to reward those who break out the axe cliche by allowing them to take savage instead of distracting b low

Power Spike: decreased recharge time to 12 seconds
i do not think beefing up mesmer interrupts was necessary, especiall this one that was key in adding additional damage to migraners

Former Ruling · Apr 30, 2006, 06:32 PM // 18:32

Savage Slash made it better...not worse.

especially if you are 55ing the UW. Bladed's are brutal with their Savages now.

Mesmers arent "big bad" damage dealers. helping them get a bit more in is welcome. Mesmers tend to give dmg in bursts that are easily healed by a monk.

Megengo · May 01, 2006, 11:06 PM // 23:06

I definitely understand wanting to change Savage Slash, but what I don't understand is why they left Disrupting Chop as is. Now Disrupting chop is the only attack interrupt skill in the game (that I can remember at least) without a 1/2 second activation time. I do think they went a little too far with Savage Slash also. I think it would have made more sense to either increase the energy cost OR the recharge time, not both. I don't really know what to say about the Power Spike change because I don't have much experience with my mesmer. I just created my mesmer when Factions came out, and I would have to say that I Power Spike pretty much owns. What was the recharge for Power Spike originally BTW?

swordfisher · May 02, 2006, 12:04 AM // 00:04

15 Seconds. It's a fairly minor change.