BlazeMazeRaze Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 It really is silly. All these 10-15 second cooldowns serve no purpose other then to make the class less fun to play. Someone please tell me why does cauterize need a cooldown? Its a freakin dot. Why would I spam this even if I could. This is just one example but there are many more. Our DPS output is already limited by focus why does it need the secondary limitation of all these cooldowns. My shadow has far fewer and shorter cooldowns on his attacks and plays much more smoothly as a result. I really makes pvp less enjoyable when I need to constantly takes my eyes off the hectic playing field and look down at my action bar to see what abilities I can use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Csdabest Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Cuz bioware did it wrong. So we cant do it right. Supposedly they are fixing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakimou Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Yeah, sent is definitely the opposite of "smooth". Instead of focusing on the screen, you constantly have to check your CDs. How could anyone think it's a good thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vibeth Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Don't get me wrong, I like complicated classes but it's such a chore having to watch hotbars all the time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizque Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 You raise a good point about cauterize. It's a dot, spamming it would be inherently stupid so no point in a cd and it save time from having one less thing to look at to check for when cool down is available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveGarbage Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 You raise a good point about cauterize. It's a dot, spamming it would be inherently stupid so no point in a cd and it save time from having one less thing to look at to check for when cool down is available. Except that as a burn attack it also offers healing to you in the Watchman tree or if you're using Juyo form with Zen. I use it whenever it's not on CD because it's one of the best skills for the Watchman tree. Sorry that Sentinel isn't "Press 1 to win and Press 2 to win harder." Personally I like having to get into a rhythm and rotation and manage when my skills are available for use instead of being able to sit there and just spam the same thing over and over. If you hate cooldowns, just use Strike and Slash and Cyclone Slash ad nauseum. Those are never on CD. You'll suck in combat, but hey, you won't have to watch your hotbar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizque Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Except that as a burn attack it also offers healing to you in the Watchman tree or if you're using Juyo form with Zen. I use it whenever it's not on CD because it's one of the best skills for the Watchman tree. Sorry that Sentinel isn't "Press 1 to win and Press 2 to win harder." Personally I like having to get into a rhythm and rotation and manage when my skills are available for use instead of being able to sit there and just spam the same thing over and over. If you hate cooldowns, just use Strike and Slash and Cyclone Slash ad nauseum. Those are never on CD. You'll suck in combat, but hey, you won't have to watch your hotbar. Well have fun with that, because someone with equal skill and a class with less things to manage (aka non-sentinel) will be owning your face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khsolo Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Except that as a burn attack it also offers healing to you in the Watchman tree or if you're using Juyo form with Zen. I use it whenever it's not on CD because it's one of the best skills for the Watchman tree. Sorry that Sentinel isn't "Press 1 to win and Press 2 to win harder." Personally I like having to get into a rhythm and rotation and manage when my skills are available for use instead of being able to sit there and just spam the same thing over and over. If you hate cooldowns, just use Strike and Slash and Cyclone Slash ad nauseum. Those are never on CD. You'll suck in combat, but hey, you won't have to watch your hotbar. You cant do rotation in PvP for numerous reasons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khsolo Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Well have fun with that, because someone with equal skill and a class with less things to manage (aka non-sentinel) will be owning your face. Exactly, my friend who is a sage manages 4 buttons or 5 and he owns me everytime, i cant get close to him to dps his arse and my only stealth ability lasts only a mere 4 secs and its on a 90 sec cooldown, be serious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarimRune Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Sorry that Sentinel isn't "Press 1 to win and Press 2 to win harder." That's about the best line I've read in the Sentinel thread. =D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedThanix Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Well have fun with that, because someone with equal skill and a class with less things to manage (aka non-sentinel) will be owning your face. lolno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vizzaltalik Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 It really is silly. All these 10-15 second cooldowns serve no purpose other then to make the class less fun to play. Someone please tell me why does cauterize need a cooldown? Its a freakin dot. Why would I spam this even if I could. This is just one example but there are many more. Our DPS output is already limited by focus why does it need the secondary limitation of all these cooldowns. My shadow has far fewer and shorter cooldowns on his attacks and plays much more smoothly as a result. I really makes pvp less enjoyable when I need to constantly takes my eyes off the hectic playing field and look down at my action bar to see what abilities I can use. Yes yes you would spam it....Just not on the same mob. Rarely are we ever fighting one mob at a time. If it had no cooldown why would I not spam it onto every mob i'm fighting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunwindIon Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Don't get me wrong, I like complicated classes but it's such a chore having to watch hotbars all the time... it's even worse doing raids because in raids you really need to watch out around you and pay attention to other things, which makes it extra hard for sentinels because we are so used to having our eyes glued to the bars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegathegreat Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 (edited) Exactly, my friend who is a sage manages 4 buttons or 5 and he owns me everytime, i cant get close to him to dps his arse and my only stealth ability lasts only a mere 4 secs and its on a 90 sec cooldown, be serious L2 transcendence !! Im tired of people complaning about how easy it is to snare us and kite, we have 80% MOVEMENT SPEED FOR 10 SECONDS !!!! http://www.torhead.com/skill-calc#501bIbRrRrfGzZMMZ0M.1 get your spec right before you complain, someone trys to kite you pop transcendence and say whats up with a leg slash, save your leap for any knockback once your trans is over, by the time u use your leap you will most likely have 30 centering again, it builds up so damn fast with this spec and honestly i have 30 centering every 15-20 seconds easy...of which 10 seconds is spent in transcendence now bioware just needs to get rid of auto follow targeting so circle strafing can make a comeback. Edited January 12, 2012 by Vegathegreat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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