Battlewizard and 100% block cost reduction

[UNLUCKY STAR]

Is that intended? i mean nothing can break my guard (aside from pushes) on legend, even when getting attacked from behind.

EDIT: Using 30% block cost reduction on both melee weapon and necklace while also using the career trait for additional 40% block cost reduction.

[Ardariel]

yes it is. You can achieve it on some other carers too, and more reliably btw.

[UNLUCKY STAR]

Makes elites and crowds a utter joke, christ and i thought IB and pyro were poorly balanced

[Bones]

Originally posted by COLONEL FEUERBUSCH:

Makes elites and crowds a utter joke, christ and i thought IB and pyro were poorly balanced

Until you take a single bit of FF or a shove and three overheads come down on you. It's neat but it's hard to look at it as anything but a gimmick.

[Ardariel]

Originally posted by Bones:

Originally posted by COLONEL FEUERBUSCH:

Makes elites and crowds a utter joke, christ and i thought IB and pyro were poorly balanced

Until you take a single bit of FF or a shove and three overheads come down on you. It's neat but it's hard to look at it as anything but a gimmick.

You need to learn how to move indeed. But on other careers you dont afraid FF.

Also, m8, pyro can have 100% BCR. yeah, it IS poorly balanced career.

[Solus]

Originally posted by Ardariel:

yes it is. You can achieve it on some other carers too, and more reliably btw.

For example?

[Ardariel]

Originally posted by Solus:

Originally posted by Ardariel:

yes it is. You can achieve it on some other carers too, and more reliably btw.

For example?

pyro, IB, FK, slayer, UC.

Btw WHC to some extent.

[Cortex]

How do you get 100% on slayer?

[Ardariel]

Originally posted by Cortex Σ:

How do you get 100% on slayer?

Double parry and spam Q. Most OP BCR XD.

[Gorwe]

Originally posted by Ardariel:

Originally posted by Cortex Σ:

How do you get 100% on slayer?

Double parry and spam Q. Most OP BCR XD.

Ah Parry. Can't wait for Talent / Trait rework tbh. This side of the game is so janky it's unbelievable. No, I take that back. Sliding enemies and silent patrols are janky. This is borderline unfinished.

[Pungent]

Originally posted by Bones:

Until you take...a shove

They already fixed Tranquility (and Gromril Armour) being tripped by pushes.

[Ardariel]

Originally posted by Pungent:

Originally posted by Bones:

Until you take...a shove

They already fixed Tranquility (and Gromril Armour) being tripped by pushes.

He talks about fact, that when you got shoved - you dont block. SO you get killed by first overhead or by any attack combo, caus eyou cant do ♥♥♥♥ while you got shoved.

[What The Sigmar?]

Originally posted by Ardariel:

Originally posted by Bones:

Until you take a single bit of FF or a shove and three overheads come down on you. It's neat but it's hard to look at it as anything but a gimmick.

You need to learn how to move indeed. But on other careers you dont afraid FF.

Also, m8, pyro can have 100% BCR. yeah, it IS poorly balanced career.

Right, but the thing about 100% block cost reduction is that you can’t be attacking or dealing any damage as the one who’s just holding up their block indefinitely. Sure you can kite until you exhaust all the special spawns and manipulate ledges to get some damage in, but as a BW you can’t be using your main source of damage (staves) and as pyro you suffer high overcharge slowdown.

It really is just a gimmick imo. It will rarely be useful unless you’re just using BW as a pseudo-ironbreaker who just steals aggro instead of clearing enemies.

Originally posted by Ardariel:

Originally posted by Pungent:

They already fixed Tranquility (and Gromril Armour) being tripped by pushes.

He talks about fact, that when you got shoved - you dont block. SO you get killed by first overhead or by any attack combo, caus eyou cant do ♥♥♥♥ while you got shoved.

Exactly, it’s the wombo-combo of your guard being broken then you taking a sh*t ton of damage that’ll get you killed in that scenario.

[Ardariel]

Originally posted by •҉Rosy:

Originally posted by Ardariel:

You need to learn how to move indeed. But on other careers you dont afraid FF.

Also, m8, pyro can have 100% BCR. yeah, it IS poorly balanced career.

Right, but the thing about 100% block cost reduction is that you can’t be attacking or dealing any damage as the one who’s just holding up their block indefinitely. Sure you can kite until you exhaust all the special spawns and manipulate ledges to get some damage in, but as a BW you can’t be using your main source of damage (staves) and as pyro you suffer high overcharge slowdown.

It really is just a gimmick imo. It will rarely be useful unless you’re just using BW as a pseudo-ironbreaker who just steals aggro instead of clearing enemies.

Originally posted by Ardariel:

He talks about fact, that when you got shoved - you dont block. SO you get killed by first overhead or by any attack combo, caus eyou cant do ♥♥♥♥ while you got shoved.

Exactly, it’s the wombo-combo of your guard being broken then you taking a sh*t ton of damage that’ll get you killed in that scenario.

Try melee-oriented pyro. Then you have 90% BCR all the time and keep slaying stuff. And if ♥♥♥♥ hits the fan all it takes to have 10% BCR is one extra spell.

It is all about manipulating your heat indeed. But pyro IS broken. SHe can be unkillable yet annihilating machine.

[Slurs! In the Discord]

It's a fun gimmick build that doesn't really cost you anything as you can still function fine with any of the staves, but it's hardly game-breaking.

[What The Sigmar?]

Originally posted by Ardariel:

Originally posted by •҉Rosy:

Try melee-oriented pyro. Then you have 90% BCR all the time and keep slaying stuff. And if ♥♥♥♥ hits the fan all it takes to have 10% BCR is one extra spell.

It is all about manipulating your heat indeed. But pyro IS broken. SHe can be unkillable yet annihilating machine.

Pyro is definitely OP. Would never argue with that. I just think that a 100% BCR build is more gimmick than god-tier. But if you can make it work then more power to you.