Does giant swing work well I’m pvp, and would pouncing be a good gap closer? I missed the CBT so I’m pretty clueless
bumping this. interested as well. PvP intel only, pls.
Pouncing is a must have for PvP allowing you do deal damages and move at the same time, hunting fleeing targets.
You can see it in action in this link (sec 26): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK9jqegsYYI
Giant swing doesnt worth it ATM, hard to aim, no damages and force you to not move, being an easy target for ennemy team.
this video is old, now u cant run or jump while using pouncing.
giant swing do dmg only when u hit with the tip of the rope
i believe they don’t worth it. maybe lvl 1 on giant swing for cc
Please, watch the video mate. 
Yes it’s old, but the skill didn’t got any change.
The doppelsoeldner didn’t “run or jump while using pouncing”.
And for giant swing you need to learn attribute to deal damages with it, and i doesn’t worth it ATM. So except for the “CC”, like you said, it’s useless.
yes he run AND jump while using it
He never jumped and used pouncing…
he jumped and did a regular attack and then did pouncing when he landed
Thank you xechidna!
Hi, I played barb c3 in icbt2, and I can say that giant swing is a really fun skill. When you latch on to an enemy, every enemy that it crashes into while swinging will receive damage. You can also use giant swing on fire balls, snow rolling, and just about any object. I would say that if you wanted to be able to aim it at someone in pvp, it might work if you play the keyboard and mouse, but the arrows keys will be slow to aim it. You don’t have to be super accurate with the cursor, because the skill will sort of magnet the nearest enemy if you’re close enough. The cool down is awful though. Pouncing was a bad skill in icbt2 because you couldn’t continously hit the same target over and over fast, but after icbt2 I saw in the patch notes that they fixed that, so it should be a good skill for chasing runners now.
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Thx for ur insight, Ill prolly put a point in pouncing just for the utility then 
but i have to say, i’m going for a more PVP build, highlander c3 >corsair >doppel c1 c2.
i cant see myself going pvp without corsair c1. i think u should consider this.
i read somewhere that the only reason to get corsair for pvp is the hook, but after reading into it some more, people are saying that the hook immobilizes you for too long.
you and three others. 1<3. simple, huh?
check 16:40
hmmm i c, guess it wouldnt hurt to grab 1 corsair circle, thx
Well… Giant Swing works well in a solo fight. Preferbly a duel. You can start of with a Giant Swing and throw them in a wall, Allowing you to deal damage and knock them down and perform a punish while trapping them in a wall. Do a Pouncing to catch up with your prey and simply CC them while attacking to win.
It can also work as some sort of a escape tool, with it’s 150 knockback while fighting in the wild.
Hence, Barbarians is my C3 Class for Heretic killing.
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My bad sorry, there is no more attribute.
Looks like they removed it.
But the damages still doesn’t worth leveling the skill more than 1/5.