Im going to be pretty frank here, skill descriptions suck ass for both in game and in popular sources for information such as TOSbase where there are videos. So i just hit barbarian c3 and got giant swing and pounce which I now know are two of the most disappointing skills in the game.
-Giant swing is single target and doesn’t seem to hit other enemies during the long spinning animation WHICH COMMON SENSE WOULD SAY IT SHOULD though it does hit other enemies when they are thrown, I dont seem to be able to aim where they go, just back the direction they were pulled from making it even more difficult to make use of. the damage scaling sucks as well but I was aware of this.
-Pounce’s damage is fine, the problem is the hit box (using 2hand sword) making it difficult to hit mobs and make full use of the skill. Also, having to hold button like a charge skill while also moving is not very practical because It requires I move a skill i use more often off a good key if i want to use pounce comfortably.
both of these have 1 minute or more cooldowns making them even less useful.
So, sure, I could skill reset which I planned to do, but now im stuck with a class that seemed to be really promising but turned out to just drop the ball at the last circle in a really weird way. Sure, I get to max out older skills from c1 and 2 but what is fun in that. no new skills, maybe pounce if I can figure it out.
The real problem is the lack of a reliable sources to figure out what skills actually do before investing beyond their poor translations and fanmade site. Like, actual explanations of how the skill mechanic works and maybe situations where they will be useful. I mean, Cataphracts skills that impales an enemy and lets the player use them as a weapon is useful for crowd crowd control even though it cost WWAAAAAY too much SP to do damage with it too.
Im really salty about this to the point i dont want to look at that character anymore. sure, i can go fencer or something next but thats a ways away and im stuck doing the same skill rotations ive been doing and looking the same for another 15 class levels.
EDIT UPDATE* 4/25
This thread turned into a giant flame war. I’m quite annoyed with the overt backlash over the concept of an optional item.
If a forum mod could lock this thread, that would awesome. The conversation is getting no where. Valid points aren’t being made. Just fruitless arguing. The Discussion here is over.