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Entirely based on having a target last more than 4 seconds....will this be totally useless in pve content? Does it count as selecting a target or actively firing on target? hmmm what do you guys think?
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However, especially on ground, where many enemies die per one-hit, it will be difficult to let them be alive for 4 seconds.
I am looking forward for more information. But, with the available information at hand, I cannot see any possible reason to switch to this new specialization, to be honest. The best thing which I can see is that we have now a secondary specialization coming that does not require us to switch all the time based on the location, in other words, helps you both, in space and on ground.
It is very annoying, for example on the colony fleet holding, just before a simulation is starting, to recognize that you forgot again to switch to the Command specialization and you are still running the Strategist specialization as secondary. I never understood completely the reason why we have a secondary specialization which only helps you if you are either in space or on ground. And, thus, you need to switch all the time the secondary specialization depending whether you play a space or ground queue.
I can see this being as useless as focused assault. Or it could be used in a niche build, where you have to be stealthy and get enough time to pass on your target before unleashing a mighty alpha strike!
There are plenty of enemies that last for more than four seconds. To me it seems that this will make it even easier to select a Tactical cube in ISA and not worry about the spheres around you while you damage those with FAW. Or scatter volley even.
It's more boosts for doing something everyone was already doing: having a primary target. So it's basically free boosts, with the only cost being the opportunity costs related to swapping out another secondary specialisation.
I don't see how that can NOT be useful.
On March the 20th?
That would certainly be a fool's joke.
Definitely not. They don't do April Fool's jokes this far out.
While I don't necessarily see much use in it as it is currently described, I can see where it might be useful to newer players, players still leveling alts, new alts that don't have epic gear, or even folks who like to do challenge runs on higher difficulty with level-capped gear.
Niche items for specialty builds, rather than overpowered items for generic builds, may be one way to reduce power creep which keeps demanding more, more, more.
It's a neat idea but we're petty but really dosen't go well with the current state of the game.
Well depends on what part of the population you mean, there are some players in the population that do not kill things as fast as the higher end players. Now with this addition of a spec even a secondary one, which is better used on enemies that last longer, maybe we might see a shift in pve design even.
I kinda do not like the idea of the needing to be targeting a target for 4 seconds to choose the antagonist target, mostly as it makes for the issue that the stronger you get the more this spec would weaken. To me there should be either a different method of choosing the antagonist target, such as maybe ability gained further in the tree that marks the target, or even that certain boff/module abilities will automatically make the target the antagonist target, though even having it applied randomly with a marker overlay to show who is your antagonist is. We even have a system to set a focus target, so if the antagonist mechanic were tied to the if you have a enemy set as your focus target might work.
For a vaper? Yea. Its useless. But for people who DON'T vaporize everything in a single hit? Yea... it can be useful.
And this might be more useful for single target builds rather than BFAW spam. So for low-mid range damage output this may very well affect the Meta. But for HIGH end... not so much.
90% of enemies last longer than 4 seconds? It's the opposite.
If this was a joke... it would be more off the wall like the Artisinal Sound System or Playable Horta.
I don't think this Spec tree is for TOP end DPSers. Low-mid range would actually benefit from it.
Well, 'Time Willl Tell!' :P
When, exactly? Off the top of my head, the last 3 were announced right on April 1st.
I have to admit, it's wee elaborate for an April Fools day joke (along with spec icons having been made for the occassion), but I still wouldn't put it past them.
P.S. If it *does* turn out to be a joke, then the cynic in me is bound to say this much time invested was better spent on, oh, say, adding Traits to the loadouts. But I won't be Negative Nancy, and spoil the fun.
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The people who basically melt most enemies in the game mostly see this as an useless specialization if it doesn't benefit them. As others have said, this seems to be geared towards players whom aren't necessarily getting very high DPS numbers or have optimal builds.
Hmm.....the problem with this idea: most folks who are not doing the maxing upgrades thing often don't bother filling any Specialization trees.
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Constables are in LOTRO not here. We don't need another bloody Specialization this soon.
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