And I do agree with most everything you have said here. Yes I did hype it up a bit, I know that, but I'm trying to bring peoples eyes to the problem. Yes Dragoon is still a very decent class, But compared to Bard (As a utility class) it is completely outmatched.
Also, you say that Dragoon matches up to DK. I completely disagree with that. DKs have more health, way better armor, and Skills that make some of Dragoons skills completely null and void. First of all an empathy harm touch will almost one shot a caster, Even while the DK is tanking everything, and getting health back with soul leech. Next, And this is what really puts the nail in the coffin, is that Terror is now a 6 second slow, and a 7 second silence. (This is what I was told by a DK friend of mine.) Now that is twice the length of a slow than impale. Impale was one of a Dragoon's most useful skills in teamfights, and now it is completely out matched by a DK.
I realise that you can't just buff a class, and that balance is a very tedious task, and I respect that. I'm not asking for a buff, I'm just posting issues that Dragoon has as a class.
Thanks Balance team guys for taking the time to read this.
You've misread. I stated that every class has their weaknesses, even a DK.
Yes, DK's are outlandishly strong in 1v1 combat, so much so that it makes it seem somewhat overpowered. I understand this. The thing is that DK's mobility is extremely low, they have one slow, which most of the time won't even let them kill a caster (unless he actually goes out of his way to blow cooldowns) much less a dragoon.
The thing with dragoons is, is that you have the ability to pick your fight. Aside from that note dragoons have more utility than any other warrior class, if not every class period(aside from, lets face it, bards). Dragoons in group combat are invaluable. DK's are good to have for the damage, but unless you have something with utility to keep things still, or heal you, then you really won't do much, as a DK, in a group fight.
DK's do need retooled, but you can't, as spartanman said, buff other classes to match a DK. If this were to happen then we would have two things that people moan about, and not just one.
Bards are, what I feel, the second-most thing thats in need of work. Disciples in front of them.
Support classes should not be having the combat effectiveness that they currently do. That's just my opinion, though.
That said, I will be pushing for some minor retools for classes mentioned in this thread later this week. Don't expect anything too major, but hopefully it will be more bearable to all those afflicted by your current concerns.
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