What is with the 30 second cool-down?

devnulllore

So we were promised lower cool-down time but now I get to use Sacred Weapon and Bane twice and then there is a 30 second cool-down! What is the thinking behind this?

axyrem

No thinking behind, they just did it that way even if its stupid, they keep it that way until the end of NW...

And the Devs arent playing their own game much ....

strixblitz64

you can only slot 3 at once though (4 for CW) so outside of customization -which they are obviously moving away from- there really only needs to be a few viable powers.

but yeah CD is rediculous especialy while leveling up

mebengalsfan

strixblitz64#0785 said:

you can only slot 3 at once though (4 for CW) so outside of customization -which they are obviously moving away from- there really only needs to be a few viable powers.



but yeah CD is rediculous especialy while leveling up

It is working as intended. Apparently recovery and having our encounters with lower cool downs made it harder to balance the game out so not having ways to reduce cool down ensure that the devs can balance out each class.

Like I already state, lower our damage so we can use our encounters more often; they already mentioned this was a probability and yet no action to make this a reality.

fenrir4life

mebengalsfan#9264 said:

strixblitz64#0785 said:

you can only slot 3 at once though (4 for CW) so outside of customization -which they are obviously moving away from- there really only needs to be a few viable powers.



but yeah CD is rediculous especialy while leveling up

It is working as intended. Apparently recovery and having our encounters with lower cool downs made it harder to balance the game out so not having ways to reduce cool down ensure that the devs can balance out each class.

Like I already state, lower our damage so we can use our encounters more often; they already mentioned this was a probability and yet no action to make this a reality.

It's especially egregious on the so-called "utility" powers. Looking at Iron Warrior, Absolution, Daring Shout, Ignore Weakness, Come and Get It, and Enforced Threat in particular- these have long cast times, long cooldowns, and underwhelming effects.

Regardless of stated design intent, damage output from mobs is still quite heavy, and if you're going to use a power that grants damage resistance for a short period, you're going to want to use it when low on health... when you can least afford to stand still, not blocking or positioning, for over a second. Daring Shout and Ignore weakness are even worse, taking up an encounter slot with a long cooldown for an inferior stamina recharge, or a whopping 10% self heal. Bundle the two powers; 100% stamina over 5 seconds and a heal for 20% of your missing health, and replace Daring Shout with an ability that does something worthwhile.

Abilities that do nothing besides taunt are not fun; they feel bad to put on your bar because they're either useless or mandatory, never useful in the normal course of a fight. Vow of Enmity is a good power because it does respectable damage, on one of the paladin's shortest cooldowns(although this is more of a statement on the other, painfully excessive cooldowns than it is on VoE itself), and functions as a taunt. It is also ranged, and the paladin's ability in general to project force or control at a distance is a good niche for it as a tank. Come and Get It's animation could easily buffer into a ground slam or stomp, and tacking the shield slam animation from Dig In's counterattack onto Enforced Threat would not look out of place as a way to justify damage (100-150 magnitude, nothing exorbitant) on these powers and give them a place in more loadouts.