IQUOTE=Blarginflarg;3335864]Cool beans. Lets see if we can't get some good posts.
Currently i pvp and raid as madness 5/5/31.
I am currently in love with the spec but there are some general issues i do want to address.
1. why doesn't our "opener" deal any real meaningful dmg. Its a 2 second stun that lets us get off maybe 1 attack and my only current use for it is an emergency interupt in conjunction with vanish. I understand it probably doesn't do much dmg due to darkness being able to use it out of stealth. I would say an "easy" fix would be to add a stealth tag to the ability that makes it do extra dmg when used in stealth. Making the out of stealth version what it is supposed to be, an interupt that increases the dmg done to the target for a short while.
2. this one may not apply due to my laziness to check on it but i believe assassins training still does not add the 25% dmg to shock like its supposed to. I could care less if it did add it but if an ability is telling me one thing then doing another it becomes upsetting every time a guy gets away with 100 heath.
3. Initial dmg on dots such as creeping terror and discharge(electric) should break caps but not the following dmg. Again another "easy" fix would be to tag the initial dmg as an actual ability kinda like how crushing darkness works. Does dmg then applies a dot, seems fair.
4. XALEK WANTS HIS SHIELD RATING AND ABSORB TO GO UP WITH STATS. He is tired of being at his starting stats in full champ survival gear.
5. kill Ashara
other than that i can't really think of much more that i would wan't fixed. My dmg seems fine other than that pesky and elusive 5k dmg medal. I also don't find myself questioning my class when i die in a pvp fight, which is one of the things i look into for a class.
Overall i believe assassins are the most balanced overall with longevity on the battlefield as well as the ability to dish out some painful numbers while pressuring healers to triage because they just can't heal the dots that go out without losing all their resources.
Tho this is coming who has played madness in beta from lvl 10 and madness live from lvl 10. So my input for other specs is limited i can give it a try.
Deception.
1. Sadly i just don't find this spec fun. Voltaic, Voltaic, Shock, discharge(hmmm did maul proc? No? ok.) Voltaic, voltaic, shock, discharge(oh neat maul proc'd) electrocute/vanishspike and maul rinse repeat. I'm not really sure how you can increase the dynamic of their rotation but anything new for it would be welcome. It's like tasting an old recipe you know from heart but something seems to be missing.
2. Glass cannons are fun but you can only break them so many times before you want something that will last you. Increasing the deception ability to survive on the battlefield will more than likely be tough due to the high burst dmg they can put out. A copper cannon launching nukes doesn't have to worry about anything breaking it, i understand and have no suggestions to it otherwise but i believe it should be mentioned.
Darkness
truthfully i can't say i have played this for much more than ilum base pulling for my weekly/daily. I think its kind of a crutch to play this spec in pvp. With its high survival ability and decent numbers it just seems like it is the go to spec for anyone new to a pvp environment. I am not against new player friendly specs/classes its just a personal preference. If i see a darkness sin/con on the battlefield i will attempt to kill them if they are in the way but if not i just leave them be because its wasted energy i could use on a healer thats healing him or something else. If they really want to kill me and chase me then they can go ahead because they aren't harassing anyone else and i can just vanish away.
that is about all i really have. Hopefully this gets a serious read from a dev and i get to see some changes that i suggested.
PS
LET ME GET A HEAL FROM LEGACY!!!!!
I realy liked reading this! I think ur right about deception. There were alot of good option in other threads about this spec.
Itls good to see some constructive post instead of already 2 posts of being grammer naz i"s