Dual Blades combos toned down but not really

[kelika2]

Make everything 2 parters.  3 part combos just dont fit with the speed of the game.  after 5 seconds combos drop off and rarely does one in a large group have time for that kinda setup.  I tried to split the difference here having 1k cuts split into two branches for 3 part combos, but not much would be lost if said combos drop off.  on top of all that im kinda tired of skipping minor damage attacks and thought Nimble Slash could get love/use

 

Nimble Slash > Blinding Feint = 30 second Buildup, due to too many ATs I dont want to get into number specifics.  20% seems too low for brutes, but 50% seems too much for scrappers.  Please keep in mind Blinding Feint also has +dmg

Power Slice > Sweeping Strike = Attack Vitals, increased cone width

Ablating Strike > Vengeful Slice = Cripple (new).  foe -speed, -resist, -defense

Nimble Slash > Typhoon's Edge = Vortex, minor -tohit for enemies, +def for user and draw-in.  I wanted draw-in here to set up a better 1k cuts

One Thousand Cuts > Nimble Slash = Empowered Slash (new), adds lethal damage to Nimble Slash and using Nimble Slash here can set up Vortex or Buildup combos

 

oh god i forgot about stalkers

[kelika2]

For Stalkers:  One of the major things that puts me off to old/launch stalker primaries was giving up their PBAOE for placate/AS and yes they were an afterthought when i made this thread

Replace Vengeful Slice with Typhoon's Edge

 

Assassin's Strike > Vengeful Slice = Attack Vitals.  With ATO1 in mind this should be a nice serious bosskiller with or without.

Placate > Nimble Slash = Empower, remember i suggested it last 30 seconds. 

 

Also I do not know the name of the mechanic where Fiery Embrace adds scaling fire damage to your attacks.  I would suggest that mechanic add damage to the Placate > Nimble Slash combo while under Placate.  a double crit.  Another example of what im trying to convey is being a Gravity Controller.  Containment damage + impact