Katana and Broad Sword, any plans to look at the two? (Proposed potential solution inside)

[ScarySai]

Don't touch Katana, but yes - BS needs some work.

[ShardWarrior]

On 3/3/2020 at 4:36 PM, randolo said:

Currently the only advantage that I can really see to using Broad sword vs Katana (other than aesthetic) is the ability to pair it with /Shield.

And what a fantastic combo Broadsword/Shield is!

[Galaxy Brain]

53 minutes ago, ShardWarrior said:

And what a fantastic combo Broadsword/Shield is!

Its *nice*, but it does not close the gap especially when kat/X is likely still better.

 

Maybe if parry were more like a "counter" and had more offensive utility? You usually see katana wielders being the one to like... spin their sword to block projectiles or be on the defense. Broadsword could still have +Def  but the attack can maybe deal large bonus damage if you had been attacked recently. 

 

Example: at the start of combat, if you have Parry (Counter) as a power, you could gain a temporary buff signified by the orange circle around (Counter) if an enemy swings at you. The attack does not have to land, but maybe there is a % chance per attack directed at you and direct hits have a better chance, idk. When you use Counter with the circle activated the attack procs a large amount of extra damage, DoT, and maybe even a knockdown on the target and then locks out Counter for X seconds. 

[Generator]

On 3/4/2020 at 2:12 PM, Galaxy Brain said:

I'd vote against speeding up the animation... it becomes Katana then 😛 

Isn't that exactly how Katana became the set as we know it?  IIRC in its original incarnation it looked a lot more like Broadsword does, and so "Original Recipe Katana" had its animations shortened/sped up into the set that's there now.

 

At least, that's my memory of it.

[randolo]

On 3/6/2020 at 2:37 PM, Galaxy Brain said:

Its *nice*, but it does not close the gap especially when kat/X is likely still better.

 

Maybe if parry were more like a "counter" and had more offensive utility? You usually see katana wielders being the one to like... spin their sword to block projectiles or be on the defense. Broadsword could still have +Def  but the attack can maybe deal large bonus damage if you had been attacked recently. 

 

Example: at the start of combat, if you have Parry (Counter) as a power, you could gain a temporary buff signified by the orange circle around (Counter) if an enemy swings at you. The attack does not have to land, but maybe there is a % chance per attack directed at you and direct hits have a better chance, idk. When you use Counter with the circle activated the attack procs a large amount of extra damage, DoT, and maybe even a knockdown on the target and then locks out Counter for X seconds. 

I really like this idea a lot. BS/SD is a good combo, but yeah most people will just tell you to do Kat/Bio most likely if you want a sword set.

 

I also played TW for the first time last night, and it is mindblowing how those animations are barely slower than broadsword *without* momentum, and far far faster with it. The damage that set does is insane with the speed it can maintain.