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sidtherat wrote:

'big buffs to 1h melee WEAPONS'

there are at least 3 issues in this one sentence alone:

- 6% is not exactly big
- 1h/2h melee DAMAGE is currently pretty well balanced. if you think otherwise i suggest asking GOOD players why it is so (few tips: Disfavor, bad 1h uniques comparing to Disfavor, no useful 1h sword uniques (scaeva bug was actually a 'good' bug)). if you buff 1h weapons up to 2h damage levels - then what is the point of having 2h melee in the game? no block, no speed but the same damage? who cares then.
- weapons IS NOT the problem. it is the 'melee' part that is the problem. you wont solve it by doubling weapon damage and/or introducing yet another ranged flurry or some other crap. you HAVE to gut ranged - you know that but you are affraid.

want to see why damage is not the problem? load normal ledge (so your weapon deals ZILLIONS damaga) with lightning arrow guy and a melee guy. and tell me who does the job better. see - damage is NOT the problem. the SICK AOE/utility disparity is the problem. and you cannot fix it without gutting ranged somehow - be it 'leech from nearby enemies' or 'cannot offscreen' or 'attack can hit 8 enemies maximum' or whatever else. other games did stuff like this just because otherwise there is 0 reason to keep melee in the game.


but most people play ranged - because it is the sensible thing to do given that it is THE BEST way to play this game - and you cannot piss them off. congrats, this is what happens when you let stupid things persist for too long.

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sidtherat wrote:

'big buffs to 1h melee WEAPONS'

there are at least 3 issues in this one sentence alone:

- 6% is not exactly big
- 1h/2h melee DAMAGE is currently pretty well balanced. if you think otherwise i suggest asking GOOD players why it is so (few tips: Disfavor, bad 1h uniques comparing to Disfavor, no useful 1h sword uniques (scaeva bug was actually a 'good' bug)). if you buff 1h weapons up to 2h damage levels - then what is the point of having 2h melee in the game? no block, no speed but the same damage? who cares then.
- weapons IS NOT the problem. it is the 'melee' part that is the problem. you wont solve it by doubling weapon damage and/or introducing yet another ranged flurry or some other crap. you HAVE to gut ranged - you know that but you are affraid.

want to see why damage is not the problem? load normal ledge (so your weapon deals ZILLIONS damaga) with lightning arrow guy and a melee guy. and tell me who does the job better. see - damage is NOT the problem. the SICK AOE/utility disparity is the problem. and you cannot fix it without gutting ranged somehow - be it 'leech from nearby enemies' or 'cannot offscreen' or 'attack can hit 8 enemies maximum' or whatever else. other games did stuff like this just because otherwise there is 0 reason to keep melee in the game.


but most people play ranged - because it is the sensible thing to do given that it is THE BEST way to play this game - and you cannot piss them off. congrats, this is what happens when you let stupid things persist for too long.

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Ravenstrider wrote:

Daggers are getting a buff? O.o
Okeeeeey...