what about archer mains who do single client content? Wouldnt they be affected? they would be losing 10-15% dmg. Wont this change make the already low dps class even less desirable to main?
NLs and BMs are very directly comparable to each other, classes who are primarily strong at ranged single target damage, and have among the lowest AoE damage. But BMs need to spend more to HP wash, have FAR less mobility, have far less damage, have far less avoidability, and are just generally inferior in every way. Marksmen have their niche as a very strong AoE damage dealer while still bringing SE, so BMs should be allowed to be equally strong single target damage dealers. I get that certain classes can "specialize" in damage, but how did NLs get to "specialize" in damage, avoidability, and mobility when all BMs got was "you bring the buff that makes someone else strong, but not you"? One skill balance idea in this regard, what about enemy weapon defense? If demolition can ignore defense, what about hurricane? It's even the same color as demolition, maybe they're... related or something. I've never seen any actual formula for how enemy defense works in this game but I think that would be thematic or fitting, at least.
im so confused why are BMs underselling their class, saying they have low dmg? iirc, they have the third/fourth highest DPS (almost on par with shad and stronger than bucc) when uninterrupted, just behind fully buffed NL and sairs, and they are fully self reliant (dont need buffs from other class, well maybe rage now). You could argue that their attacks get interrupted far more often than the others, but the same could be said for corsairs, only that BM provides one of the strongest buffs and corsair provides nothing to a party but damage, which is a fair compensation for the lack of utility. The main reason why BMs don't feel as important/useful right now and why SE feels overrated is mostly due to the meta of shad/buccs, and sure, they could maybe use some utility tweaks to their AOE, but they are definitely not lacking in damage as what some of the players here are claiming. It's a meta problem, not a BM damage problem. If anything, their counterpart MMs are the ones that need a little bit of damage buffs.