Whisper Knife Balance

zimxero

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Quote by NoWorries a week ago: "We have also been watching the balance on PC with the M18 changes. The DPS classes are trending nice and close together which is a great thing.

Thaumaturge, Hunter, and Whisperknife are still behind the rest at this point and while I'd like to say those paths will get enough love prior to M19 launch to bring them up to the others, it is going to be tough to find enough time to do that so it will be a wait and see as we work towards preview.

M19 is bringing some adjustment to healer paths to help some of the disparity there. Make sure to look out for that when we get to preview in order to try out the changes and give feedback on how that feels so that adjustments can be made.


The next stage of class improvements would be taking the least used powers, whether that is an encounter, a class feature, a feat, etc., and deciding what to change to make it relevant. For some powers it will be just number adjustments to make it more viable. For others it would be pulling out the power and making a new one that fits in better with the class to make it a better option for players."
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Hi all,

I've been playing Whisperknife exclusively for months. With the powers I use, I am able to be almost competitive with elite DPS, but lag just a bit.. maybe by 5%. So... I am recommending the following changes to the powers that i DO NOT USE. This would provide more options for the class, making it more fun to play. Only the first skill is a general skill. I included it because no one uses it. For Assassin and Whisperkife, 'Cloud of Steel' should be a viable "option" as a secondary support At-Will skill. On the Assassin side, it would synergize with Gloaming Cut and Deft Strike.


(AT-WILL) Cloud of Steel: Increased from 30 magnitude to 35 magnitude. Effect changed to: Each strike that hits a target will increase all of your ranged damage by 1% for 4 seconds, stacking up to 10 times.

(AT-WILL) Disheartening Strike: Each hit now causes you to regain 2% of stealth.

(ENCOUNTER) Vengeance's Pursuit: Base magnitude increased from 150 to 175.

(ENCOUNTER) Shadowy Disappearance: Stealth duration increased from 1.5 seconds to 2 seconds.

(DAILY) Killing Storm: [Control Animation removed] Completely New effect: For 10 seconds, deal 25 magnitude extra damage each time you deal damage. Combat Advantage and Control Resistance increase by 2% each time this damage is dealt.

(DAILY) Lurker's Assault: Apply affect: 10% damage Boost increased to 15% damage boost.

(CLASS FEATURE) Razor Action: Magnitude increased from 200 to 250.

(CLASS FEATURE) Talisman of Shadows: For each affected target, gain 1% stealth.

(FEAT) Hidden Attacks (FEAT): added... At-Will powers deal 10% extra damage while in stealth.

(FEAT) Shadowy Opportunity: Now increases Critical Severity by 15%, instead of dealing 15% of weapon damage.

(FEAT) Gutterborn's Touch: Now also increases deflection by 5%.

xenocide

Whisperknife recently recieved a buff and from what I've seen from a few players whom I have run with, they are very on par with top aoe DPS at the moment.