Warmaster as it initially was or Warmaster now, same problem. UNlike others who actually like UNbalanced classes & the resulting UNbalanced game, I feel the overall direction taken by NGD since 1.6.3 & even b4 then was DE-emphasizing mages & hunters way-too-much, as well as bolstering warriors & marks way-too-much. As the various changes progressed over last 3 years, one relative truth emerged, consistently remained & was routinely reinforced by the devs' changes. Success during largescale RvR play in CoR fully hinges on barbs, how well their groupie sidekicks (ALL other classes) support them, keep them up & running, set up enemies for them, etc. The speed at which enemies can be dispatched due to the overwhelming dps of the barb class makes it first & foremost, the central & primary class. This was intentional & by design. NGD has had a 'vision' for years now & it is called "Barbnum Online/Chumpions of Barbnum". All mechanical changes made benefit this class more than any other. Many of those changes actually hurt other classes. No one SINGLE class imho should be central/primary, but I ain't the 'balance guru' at NGD. I admit, their lack of range can really stand against them in a one-on-one PvP fight, unless they have cover to work with. BUT, in RvR? Bois & many others (in many other threads) are right, changes made increased the overall soak, the overall weapon damage & the remaining wm banner gives them another 2k hit-points (that 2k only really matters to a class with soak/tank ability. Oh my, the mage is bannered! All that means is just ONE more solid hit from a barb. Turn it around. How long is it gonna' take a mage to do an EXTRA 2k damage on top of the 5k he starts with to the charging, now in-your-face barb?). They hit hardest, soak/tank as well as any but knight, move fastest & have very nearly the most hit-points of any. Typically, if they ever reach your mage or archer, u r dead. What's not to like? Want to kick ass & take names? Get with wargroup & train a pet conju (or 2) to DI u (this one spell changes whole outlook for barb) ... & maybe bless, bless weapon, friendly shielding, material & magic wall too, & keep his finger on the dispel & heal triggers ... oh, & have another barb gift u with Off with their heads ... then watch out! Unstoppable killer Ginsumatic industrial blender comin' thru! ...
... Until the 1st successful MS lands.
