Please check out my post here for more info. on my take on balancing PL classes:
http://www.spacetimestudios.com/show...l=1#post882120
TLDR: Balance is an ongoing process for MMOs.
Here's what changes have happened since the above post:
1. Two new classes.
2. Small damage reduction to some weapons throughout the game.
3. Damage increased on Archer's end-game crafted bow.
Stop the record... (Refer to the above link for more info. on the process I step through next.)
1. These changes have had some time to bake.
2. Here's my observation:
- Archer's do very high damage with full end-game gear. :tyrannosaurus:
- Rhinos feel less powerful than old classes in end-game PVP. :concern:
- DANG we deal a lot of damage in the end-game. :hororr:
3. Here's my evaluation:
Archer's do very high damage with full end-game gear
I think this is due to the combination of the itemset bonus changes and the crafted end-game bow damage changes. Before these changes were made people were unhappy with the Archer PVE experience. I felt the end-game PVE experience was too difficult for Enchantresses and Archers, so I made the changes mentioned above. I think it's better now. :encouragement: Please read the post linked above for my take on balancing end-game PVE and PVP. I understand that the change has also made Archer's uber powerful in PVP. I also think that Enchantresses are uber powerful in PVP, and so are Warriors. :distant: I agree that being one-hit sucks, and I'll speak more to that. :eagerness:
Rhinos feel less powerful than old classes in end-game PVP
Valiant rings can make or break a fight. :hypnotysed: The new classes can not achieve this bonus until they obtain two elite level cap items. End game characters who do not have any valiant rings, don't have this bonus. [The End.] New classes can't get valiant rings yet, but they can get elite level cap items to help build their path to victory!! :pirate: Is reaching the elite level cap not your jam? :hopelessness: No worries!! :chuncky: Our internal tests showed the Rhino to be pretty survivable in end-game PVE content, so farm away my single-horned animal friends! :applause:
DANG we deal a lot of damage in the end-game
Being one-hit sucks. :ambivalence:
4. Here are the actions I'd like to take:
- I'd like to increase the defensive stats on the legendary gear sets in the next expansion, and see how it plays out in both PVE and PVP gameplay. :o
- If you have a Rhino or Fox and you wish you had a valiant ring, :worked_till_5am: I'd suggest working towards the elite level cap. :victorious:
If this list of actions seems short, please refer to the above link for more info. on why. :02.47-tranquillity:
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