Flicker - DEAD, Blade Flurry - clunky, Multistrike - useless.

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鬼殺し написал:

Strange. I must have missed the patch note that said they removed all melee skills and supports other than Blade Flurry, Flicker Strike and Multistrike. And here I thought everyone was just playing Cyclone this time. That's a melee skill, isn't it?

Multistrike has outlived its purpose as a simulated animation cancel. Now we have the real thing, and it's far superior for melee once you get the hang of it. I'm sure there's still some use for Multistrike but it's no longer a mandatory gem for most melee, just as Splash isn't.

Blade Flurry's status as a legitimate 'melee' skill was always little more than tenuous. Play Divine Ire. It's a far better channeling spell than Blade Flurry. Looks way cooler too.

Flicker Strike has always been a problem for GGG to balance, and I'm glad they made Chain Hook as a more logical competitor for that style of play. The added chance to gain a frenzy charge on Flicker Strike also gives it earlier viability. That and your contention with it still seems to reach back to your obstinate clinging to multistrike.

I hope you can adapt to the new melee paradigms of 3.7 because they're not going anywhere. Good luck! :)

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SmilingKnight написал:

Just want to point out some facts of so called "melee patch"

1. Flicker strike is removed from the game. 2x times less attack speed on multi = 2x times less clear speed and 2x times less survivability and about 1000x times less fun. Why would you have to do that? Completely destroyed funniest melee skill in the game?

2. Blade Flurry now for some reason locks on target and you cant spin around while channeling (you can only if you not locked on target...). It never had good clear speed to begin with, now its so clunky to play with, I dont even want to play it with my BF character, thats how bad its became...

3. Multistrike nerf removed flicker from the game completely and ruined a little skills like cleave etc. I am not very good at math but... 70% dmg + 105% dmg + 140% dmg = 315%, right? And before 3.7 we had 70% + 70% + 70% = 210% but 2x times more attack speed, so it was 420% basically in terms of dps (compared to now)? What the hell, ridiculous not called for nerf, no?

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SmilingKnight написал:

Just want to point out some facts of so called "melee patch"

1. Flicker strike is removed from the game. 2x times less attack speed on multi = 2x times less clear speed and 2x times less survivability and about 1000x times less fun. Why would you have to do that? Completely destroyed funniest melee skill in the game?

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3. Multistrike nerf removed flicker from the game completely and ruined a little skills like cleave etc. I am not very good at math but... 70% dmg + 105% dmg + 140% dmg = 315%, right? And before 3.7 we had 70% + 70% + 70% = 210% but 2x times more attack speed, so it was 420% basically in terms of dps (compared to now)? What the hell, ridiculous not called for nerf, no?