Why Smash Should Not be Nerfed

Force camo increases movement speed by 30% for all mara specs.

Annihilation has a talent high up in it's tree that boosts it further.

I can do that but first you need to tell me how am i supposed to beat a sniper as a guardian.

Why Smash/Sweep wont be nerfed: Because Bioware likes it.

Snipers are relatively easy to kill. If we are picking easy kill targets, it's Sorc>Assassin>Sniper>Op DPS>Jugg Smash> Merc.

However... Sniper-killing requires that you have at least a couple DCDs available (preferrably Reflect)



LOL @ whoever said Maras were balanced because they have no 4 second stun.


Here's the problem with Maras (and operatives and snipers)

They are meant to be the easiest class for a casual player to pick up and be relatively competitive in regs.

This means they are balanced around casual play ability, where Maras NEED those DCDs to stay alive, and Operatives NEED those heals and that self heal BS.. and snipers NEED however many seconds of immunity.

The issue with balancing around the lowest common denominator is that the players who are anything more than casual will pick up this class and suddenly it's OP.

Balancing should always have been done around Ranked WZs.

Don't get me wrong, there are some difficult classes/specs to play, but in the grand scheme they should never have been the exception. Rather, they should be the rule.

If anything I want it to be nerfed so the baddies who think they're good at using the class will show. If smash ever takes a nerf you'll instantly find out 80% of the Warrior population are useless - and the other 20% will really shine.

The issue with balancing around the lowest common denominator is that the players who are anything more than casual will pick up this class and suddenly it's OP.

Balancing should always have been done around Ranked WZs.

I will destroy your arguments 1 by 1:

1) OMG the AOE!!!

Dear friend, the AOE will not be an issue in Arenas unless you play against a really bad team, there really is no reason why your smash should be hitting more than one person at any given time

2) OMG those defensive CDs!!!

Dear friend, by definition, a Smash is a melee class, who typically receives the second most damage in the team next to the Healer, it needs these defensive CDs or it will die more often than a Sorcerer/Sage. The potential damage output of a smash is balanced by the risk that it takes by "face tanking" - tab targetting favors the target that is right in front of you, e.g., the Smash

3) OMG but other classes are melee too!!!

Dear friend, those other classes have long-term stealth abilities, that fecking roll ability, among other awesome utility skills NONE of which the Smash has, ability to respec into a super strong heal or tank class.

4) OMG but what about your surge and power rating???

Dear friend, other classes are putting out 12k + single target hits. Smash will do this only against a PVE geared player. Other classes also have that 30% AOE mitigation ability which results in pitiful 3k smashes.

5) OMG but I just suck at the game and I want to be better!!!!

Dear friend, this is the crux of the "nerf x" threads. You nerf Smash, well that will put either Jugg Smash or Powertech/Vanguard hybrid the next OP class. Still, nobody will play scoundrel DPS, shadow DPS or sage DPS in Arenas.

6) OMG then we should nerf healing, and buff non-Smash DPS classes/builds!

Dear friend, YES! Buff those DOT builds. Buff Sage/Sorc. Also, healing needs to be looked at. Healing was and never should be intended to keep a player up indefinitely - it should just be a measure to prolong your life. Arenas should never go to the acid gas stage. The problem is, the DPS in this game is so weak that it is very hard to burn down a healer with a good tank.

People need to die in PvP in order to advance objectives and they need to die at a decent pace. That's the reality of it.

Dear friend,

Please don't play loose-goosie with your numbers. You forgot to factor in 30% AOE reduction. Also you need to have 3 stacks of singularity. Also, you need to find a target that is not bubbled and not kiting you. Also, you need to be able to reach a target that has slowed/rooted you while running around dancing to kumbaya, while you're healer is screaming for you to come back to peel for him.

Thank you.

Not sure if trolling or clueless. Only marauders, AP PTs and MM Snipers have aoe reduction talent/skill. Also you have 2 charge, one of them can be used while immobilized. Get your facts straight before posting, k thx bai