08-01-2003, 03:23 AM
For that matter, I don't think any class should have AoE damage skills.
Why ?
Because they're impossible to balance. Give them a decent damage potential, and they'll obviously outperform any other skill, nerf their damage and they'll become useless.
AoE in that game should be restricted to effects (chill, makes monsters flee, curse, etc...) and not include damage.
As for WW in particular, if you absolutely must include AoE damage in the barb's arsenal, it should be AoE and AoE only: that means no more than one hit per target (so that it becomes a very poor 1 vs 1 skill), and I'm very happy with the "stun" effect after each whirlwind. That's something I had advocated for a long time.
Now, the damage nerf wasn't necessary indeed.
Why ?
Because they're impossible to balance. Give them a decent damage potential, and they'll obviously outperform any other skill, nerf their damage and they'll become useless.
AoE in that game should be restricted to effects (chill, makes monsters flee, curse, etc...) and not include damage.
As for WW in particular, if you absolutely must include AoE damage in the barb's arsenal, it should be AoE and AoE only: that means no more than one hit per target (so that it becomes a very poor 1 vs 1 skill), and I'm very happy with the "stun" effect after each whirlwind. That's something I had advocated for a long time.
Now, the damage nerf wasn't necessary indeed.