Report 652

Report #652
Skillset: Knighthood Skill: Openchest
 Org: Serenguard Status: Completed Jul 2011
Furies' Decision:
Approved as to Solution 2.
Problem: This is a problem shared by both axelords and pureblades. When hacking
down, there is a stun on sliceear and ringingear, but if they hit the chest,
they get a relatively unhelpful affliction in the form of openchest. This is a
disadvantage they face when compared to their one-handed equivalents who get a
stun on both chest and head hackdowns that help to hinder and build wounds.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #1: Replace openchest with gashchest for these
 specializations.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #2: Add a stun on getting openchest.
Player Comments:
---[Nydekion on 7/15 @ 23:59 writes]:
A short stun doesn't really help two-handers as much here as one-handers.
Essentially they can't take advantage of the temporary prone state if their
first weapon hits the chest. I'm not particularly against this change but eh,
you're not getting much bang for your buck here.
---[Wobou on 7/17 @ 14:20 writes]:
I would be more for adding a stun to openchest than replacing it with gashchest.
As Nydekion pointed out the stun by itself isn't nearly as helpful for 2h as it
is for 1h warriors, but the stun and affliction could actually be used to good
effect.
---[Ilyssa on 7/21 @ 08:17 writes]:
Pretty much what Wobou said. You need more out of that one single swing than a
one-hander aff that would be sub-par for a two-hander. Solution #2.
---[Rivius on 7/21 @ 09:28 writes]:
It's more or less true that they can't take advantage of the stun time, but a
stun means a short period of not curing, which could actually slow down health
application or something else -- far more useful than the slowed balance
recovery and bleeding from openchest. Further, it groups, it would be far more
valuable as well.