WoW combat feels outdated

[Deadnaught-ravencrest]

@Dralkharn-draenor

Demon hunter was very unique in legion and he is quite unique even now, blizzard just updates classes to their modern standards, new fresh idea in the face of augmentation evoker won’t feel as unique in 3-4 years either

Dh is unique to other WoW classes yes, its concept however isnt distinctive in the sense of the other comparisons made though.

The point is. You dont have to play gw2. Or know anything about it, and its likely youve heard of mesmer. The same just cant be said about WoW.

Mesmers such a unique concept in the mmorpg industry. That its spoken about in multitudes of games. No class from WoW has this same effect in the broad audience of the genre

Mesmers existed for a decade and still is extremely unique.

Its about what the class does! Its about how UNIQUE to the BRAND it is. Not the game but the entire genre.

Mesmers unique because no other class has a class close to its concept! Thata why even at a decade old its still percieved as the guild wars 2 class.

WoWs classes dont break out of the box. Their exactly as expected and the classes dont bend the rules whicj is what im stating.

A good game that did this is actually rift.

• mage that conjures weapons to use in melee with melee based attacks.

• Warrior that wields ranged lightning attacks via dual blades.

Are just 2 examples of what they brought in

[Kretías-tarren-mill]

@Someoneelse-xavius

Most melee skills are instant so you can dodge while casting

And you have to execute your rotation perfectly while dodging.

@Someoneelse-xavius

Bosses also tend to have a reasonably large hit box.

You still have to dodge or run out even with said hitboxes.

@Someoneelse-xavius

Casters on the other hand have to move from everything.

As do Melees. I mean theres a reason why Melees are avoided in Raids and Ranges are being stacked.

[Dralkharn-draenor]

@Deadnaught-ravencrest

and its likely youve heard of mesmer

Nah

@Deadnaught-ravencrest

The same just cant be said about WoW.

It’s more likely that average dude knows more about wow’s paladin because of the bubble and Leroy Jenkins memes, than about obscure class from not so popular mmorpg

@Deadnaught-ravencrest

WoWs classes dont break out of the box. Their exactly as expected and the classes dont bend the rules whicj is what im stating.

Well yes because wow classes are expected to be balanced and not be super useless or super useful, we already have deviant in the face of prot paladin, imagine what completely different class will do to game’s balance.

[Gram-ghostlands (Gram)]

Back in MOP we Shaman had Lightning Bolts whilst moving, it was great even if we only had a few patches.
You needed it on Timeless Isle as those tigers would pounce at you or the big stone guy would hurl rocks at you if you stood still for more than 2 seconds.

Felt really bad when they removed this. Shaman spells feel quite slow most of the time, escept for Frost Shock.

I don’t know why they implemented this Turret style of gameplay for most spell casters.

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@Dralkharn-draenor

It’s more likely that average dude knows more about wow’s paladin because of the bubble and Leroy Jenkins memes, than about obscure class from not so popular mmorpg

Well true. WoW was alot more popular among gw2.

I just dont consider classes in WoW that innovative, and i dont, theyre all on builder spenders, they all have 2 resources and theyre either a caster a archer or swinging a melee weapon.

Im not saying thst in a bad way, it makes balancing and more easier snd this game has far more speccs then these other mmorpgs to compare with.

So balancing needs to be made easier. Its up and downs of a system.

But i do feel like classes havent had a proper mix up in a long time. Hence why i loved outlaws and survivals reiterations in legion.