Since you guys are trying to westernize the game are there any plans to get rid of the hybrid tax and buff the DPS and potentially tanking of warriors? The hybrid tax is really a dead concept here in the west. TBH quite honest it's just a middle finger to every warrior player saying every other class can and will do what you can do but better. On my best day as warrior doing everything I'm supposed to when I'm supposed I really don't want to be 25% worse than every other DPS class. This is completely ignoring the fact that lancers make better tanks too.

So yeah since warriors are sub optimal in both of their roles because of the hybrid tax which is an outdated Asian concept. And because you're trying to westernize the game, are there any plans to buff us and bring us up to an equal level when compared to the other classes? I'm not asking to be automatically by default the number one dps, I'm asking for a chance to be competitive and hopefully maybe if I'm good enough be one of the top

Warriors, as of the Queen of Argon patch that Korea just got, now have a point based combo system. Some skills build up these points, others use them for increased damage and such. This is just one more step they're taking towards making the warrior more dps-oriented.

They are buffing warrior dps. Not sure about the tanking....almost feel like they have given up on that. But I do hope the warr buffs help. I really like the overall play style.

But does anyone know when the buffs are coming to NA Tera? They SHOULD have it for launch quite frankly. Kind of mind boggling to leave the class a mess for launch.

Quote: GenName on 03/17/2012, 09:40 PM - view

Last I heard they're still pretty suboptimal because of the hybrid tax. The main Ktera guy I watch said they're still like 25% worse than any other class

Quote: Deneeve on 03/17/2012, 09:41 PM - view

we're going to get QoA patch for release. Some EME person, i believe knoXXer said said so like a week or two ago. But still unless someone here plays a Ktera warrior and can attest to the buff I'm pretty sure we're still extremely far behind even the lowest DPS class.

That's disappointing if true. This is why you either should just have pures or have hybrids. Whenever you have a mix of both one inevitably gets gimped.

They should really go ahead and just turn the warrior into a full dps class and turn the berserker into a full tank since that's pretty much how they're already played. Personally I think the idea of a berserker having a block is completely backwards. Wolverine and Guts never had a block ability.

Look to wow for your answer then understand Tera is not wow and there's a reason why we don't need another wow. Understanding the consequences in buffing hybrids leads to homogenizing of pure classes in order to compete with hybrids in both pve and pvp.

If you are interested in that there is a game for that. Starts with a W and ends with a W.

Quote: Deneeve on 03/17/2012, 09:45 PM - view

Hybrids in general aren't bad because they don't require me to level 2 different classes if I want to tank and DPS. It only becomes a problem when those Hybrids are subjected to a hybrid tax. It's something eastern gamers love, but it's a completely dead concept in western games

A berserker isn't played as a tank. The reason they don't have a dodge mechanic is because they're wearing friggin heavy armor and carry the biggest weapon in the game. It wouldn't make sense for them to be able to flip around.