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"Blade Dance" Name On Par With "Jedi Wizard" Before Launch - Please Consider Changing

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"Blade Dance" Name On Par With "Jedi Wizard" Before Launch - Please Consider Changing

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jedimasterjac
09.06.2015 , 10:29 AM | #81
I quite like it. I'm just going to go off how Warhammer Online defines it:

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A system of combination attacks, Blade Dancing allows the Swordmaster to chain together different attacks and abilities in order to unleash powerful finishing attacks with their greatswords.
Seems pretty similar to what Master Strike does, yeah?
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Draocnkang
09.06.2015 , 10:42 AM | #82
I do not think it is as bad as Jedi wizard was. It is actually fairly accurate and vary fitting to how jedi fight imo. A lightsaber has a blade and the flowing attacks you do when using Master strike right now is actually vary close to what I would call a blade dance.

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AlrikFassbauer
09.06.2015 , 10:43 AM | #83
Reminds me of the fact that Warhammer Online devs are in the combat team now ...

They most likely had far too many WOW veterans and Fantasy genre veterans in the dev team in the first place ?
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Excise
09.06.2015 , 10:45 AM | #84
Personally I think the new name kicks rear end. Dance-offs are mighty, yo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7U9P-TmJ8g
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Draocnkang
09.06.2015 , 10:51 AM | #85
Quote: Originally Posted by Excise View Post
Personally I think the new name kicks rear end. Dance-offs are mighty, yo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7U9P-TmJ8g
I will ravage your bladedance :3

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eartharioch
09.06.2015 , 12:14 PM | #86
Quote: Originally Posted by Excise View Post
Personally I think the new name kicks rear end. Dance-offs are mighty, yo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7U9P-TmJ8g
I'm going to have to call your dance-off and raise you some Sucker Jedis
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Excise
09.06.2015 , 12:50 PM | #87
Quote: Originally Posted by eartharioch View Post
I'm going to have to call your dance-off and raise you some Sucker Jedis
gah... I need backup!
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Soul_of_Flames
09.06.2015 , 12:57 PM | #88
The reason for the change is illogical. Changing the name away from Master Strike is what's going to cause confusion, not keeping it.

For starters, it's gone as Master Strike since launch without any complaints.

Secondly, Soresu form lists the abilities that gain reduced focus from it... and Master Strike is clearly not listed.

Thirdly, if someone isn't bright enough to realize why a move that's not on a list of effected moves is not effected... then they probably didn't even realize that Soresu form even had a focus reducing aspect to it in the first place.

Fourthly, the reasoning behind changing the name doesn't make sense. Soresu reduces focus of all the listed "Strike" abilities. But Master Strike costs 0 focus. Reducing from 0 is still 0. So even if you included Master Strike as one of the effected abilities, as redundant as it might seem, there would still be no one complaining.

And finally, changing the name is going to create a much larger roar of upset and confusion... as exemplified by the backlash seen in game and on the forums.

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Tsillah
09.06.2015 , 02:55 PM | #89
Quote: Originally Posted by Soul_of_Flames View Post
And finally, changing the name is going to create a much larger roar of upset and confusion... as exemplified by the backlash seen in game and on the forums.
Oh really?

I haven't heard or seen anyone in game even mention it. And of course someone will complain about it on the forum here...that's standard procedure.
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eartharioch
09.06.2015 , 03:08 PM | #90
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gah... I need backup!
I'm think I'm going to have to Pro-Test...
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