This is a kind plea to please look into removing root from Gravity Well.
I am not sure what AGS is thinking when they decided to buff Grav Well. This is already an ability that is used 100% of the time in Wars and OPRs at gathering clumps. Sure, the PTR nerf at first was a bit heavy handed, but adding Root to a medium range CC ability?
Did not guys not learn from Scream how strong Roots are? Now you basically made a Scream that can be launched, with the same CD.
OPRs right now are unplayable if the other team has more GA users. You simply just throw all your Grav Wells into clumps, and those clumps absolutely get demolished with AoE abilities. Add in Ice Shower - which people now run GA/IG, it’s near impossible to get out of the roots and slows.
I have almost 50 war wins and since the beginning of the game I have never seen clumps get demolished this quick. Never.
Your balance team has absolutely lost their mind thinking this is a good idea.
There was nothing wrong with Gravity Well before the patch. If they wanted to buff it, then maybe the damage component that was changed: ‘Updated damage area to match Vortex visuals’ would have been enough. It didn’t need a stronger vacuum that sucks you into the centre and roots you. The 1s root allows people to follow up with further CC where you get dogpiled on and instantly melted. Multiple grav wells are so oppressive, getting ping-ponged around and losing control of your character. It’s an awful experience. I was so surprised to see this on the live server after the initial rework was a nerf.
This is exactly what I said. Running GA/VG right now, and it’s 100% cancer. Some people playing GA/IG too to intentionally cause the severe desync from Shower and Well being used together.
They did the exact opposite of the thing that would make combat feel better with this change.
Us “We really dislike being unable to move in combat, it feels terrible. Please get rid of all the roots”
Them “Here’s another root on top of the most cried about skill in the game”
Seriously, EVERY ROOT should be turned into a PULL like reap and the old gravwell.
They should slow you, to the point of almost stopping you, but not stop you entirely because the ability to then outplay anything is diminished to nothing but holding block and jamming on your escape skill till it finally goes off.
Scream should be changed to this as well, same any other rooting effect. Get rid of the .33 second GA root perk as well and make it something about pull distance so it scales reap and maelstrom and gravwell.