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I agree with most of what op stated in his original post ( I'm sure we played in the same pt here and there ) especially points 1 & 4 because yes i'm an XE nostalgic. I liked 8-man … (more)raid, I could meet a lot of players and the random 8 man pt trains back then were much funnier than the random 4 man parties you currently join and instantly leave via QB. And as most ppl I was greatly disappointed by the way Rise made the game heavily gear oriented.
From solo player perspective changing from 4 to 8 ppl raids without scaling bosses' HP (like it is now after Rise)? Hell No! I dont wanna fight Arkana or Aes for about 50min with an average gear. Dont get me wrong I love my fights last for 15-20min but 50? It is way too long.
Wasn't it just fine before Rise when raid bosses hp scaled from 1 to 4 players ?. Soloing was relatively fast even with average gear. Most parties clear s3 raids in 2 freaking minutes now. Hell, I even solo regina in less than 3 mins post-rise. Those are no awesome fights anymore.
I personally don't like "combo mechanic" either, I think it would force people to play as safe as possible to keep their buffs, dodging would be priority, no more risky but rewarding/cool looking moves. Did you see Ein Lacher gold medal vidoes on youtube? Its just so sad looking fights...
Isn't dodging already a priority in an action game like Vindictus ? Thing is most bosses are barely hurting us that some ppl don't even bother dodging and thus do not even learn proper gameplay with their characters ( You can even see some ppl trans right away to melt bosses down with the new overpowered DK/Paladin ). Back in XE, playing aggressive while maintaining a super low hit count allowed some +12 ppl to roll over some +15 users in raids making gear less relevant than it is now.
I really wanted to highlight this last part so ppl don't get me wrong replying "But the game is not all about dps" ( yea i'm talking about you there whoever you are, I saw you coming ) but understand that the combo system made the game feel less p2w. (less)
The additional attack after a focal point is a petal toss, so you need petal toss maxed out too in order to do that
The focal point spin2win doesn't exist anymore though, you can … (more)only do one petal toss after pocal point ( unless you use shield deflection in between ) (less)
I think you should play the weapon you like/enjoy the most
The buffs hammer will get in a near future are definitely good ones, but sword will still remain "better" damage wise ( LS is … (more)getting buffed too ) (less)
It wouldn't make sense imo to bring this back if you are not rewarded for not getting hit . Rip good old times, when coming in a raid with a +11/12 was just enough to outperform your … (more)average +15 user with clean and agressive gameplay (less)
. Rip good old times, when coming in a raid with a +11/12 was just enough to outperform your … (more)
) but understand that the combo system made the game feel less p2w. 
