01-19-2009, 07:29 PM
Auto attacks they mean exactly nothing. As long as all classes are meant to compete for dps in a pve situation, the damage output MUST closely match. The only thing then that can balance the fundameltal difference of a melee and ranged in pvp is the burst damage potential and survieability. Bizzard has seen fit to give all (or most at least) classes an "oh #$%&" cooldown and high stamina, including "glass cannons". You're not a glass cannon when someone can hit you for "immune" or reduced by x% damage and you have as much health as the player not wearing pajamas. :P
I drew you a picture to demonstrate my fundamental point. The green circle is the area of influence of a melee class, the red is one of a ranged class. Hopefully the difference here is clear and not under debate.
![[Image: aoefg9.jpg]](http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/852/aoefg9.jpg)
Let me put this another way going back to the original post. This mage pops AP POM and various other cooldowns. Suppose this was melee popping some analog of these cooldowns. How does the ranged escape? He moves out of the green circle or pops some "oh #$%&" cooldown. To escape from the mage cooldowns is the same, but the circle is much much bigger meaning the "oh #$%&" cooldown is the more likely option. It should also be noted in a pure slugging match the mage gets to blow his cooldowns as soon as a melee enters the red circle, the melee must simply take that damage until he can bring the mage into his green circle, meaning the melee will ALWAYS start at a health disadvantage.
So, giving melee a high burst makes up for that pelting they HAVE to take while moving through that red zone. An alternative would be giving melee more "oh #$%&" buttons than ranged has, but I think in the interest of gameplay ranged classes should have a reason to attack from range.
I drew you a picture to demonstrate my fundamental point. The green circle is the area of influence of a melee class, the red is one of a ranged class. Hopefully the difference here is clear and not under debate.
Let me put this another way going back to the original post. This mage pops AP POM and various other cooldowns. Suppose this was melee popping some analog of these cooldowns. How does the ranged escape? He moves out of the green circle or pops some "oh #$%&" cooldown. To escape from the mage cooldowns is the same, but the circle is much much bigger meaning the "oh #$%&" cooldown is the more likely option. It should also be noted in a pure slugging match the mage gets to blow his cooldowns as soon as a melee enters the red circle, the melee must simply take that damage until he can bring the mage into his green circle, meaning the melee will ALWAYS start at a health disadvantage.
So, giving melee a high burst makes up for that pelting they HAVE to take while moving through that red zone. An alternative would be giving melee more "oh #$%&" buttons than ranged has, but I think in the interest of gameplay ranged classes should have a reason to attack from range.