Hellgate:London

[Lissa]

I could not believe how blatant a ripoff that was.

I haven't played a blademaster yet, and now I am concerned about doing so. I can see the problems you mentioned just from playing an evoker and a marksman. One of the problems that really bugs me is swarms. You can have multiple portals pop near you each popping multiple mobs that descend on you. Sometimes they are little tiny guys that run right up to your feet and it becomes very difficult to target them. Because they also block your movement, it becomes almost a given that you are going to die. Like I said earlier, hardcore would seem almost pointless. Your toon will die in ways that no amount of skill can prevent. The game can be good fun, but you have to go into it knowing there will be large doses of frustration. Don't get into the game at a time when you aren't in a mood to handle more frustration (like if you have already had a bad day and imagine your boss's face on each of the zombies coming at you).

Actually, this is one of the few instances where a Blademaster shines. The mini-felbores are quite easy to deal with as a Blademaster if you have Sweeping Strikes as a single use of this skill in normal will kill most, if not all, of the mini-felbores. The real trouble that Blademasters run into is mobs that are ranged attackers like the Frenzies, Imp Snipers, and lizard dog things that shoot fire. In the dry river bed zones, these ranged attackers tend to group up and when you charge, they all spread out (making charge useless until the cooldown ends) and bombard you with ranged attacks. In this case, charge and the auras that affect ranged attacks (either destroying the incoming missiles or reflecting) do not do enough to allow you to survive if you're of the approriate level and gear.