These are major aspects of a PvP mmorpg, but the only roots/stuns worth a damn in this game are the VG’s scream ability and the IG Ice wall. Slows, again have to give it to the IG. Staggers? That sounds more like a rapier ability. All other melee cc other than the spear sucks compared to mage.
Shockwave and shield bash: Immediately wears off the second the stunned player receives damage.
Shield Rush: Useless
Gravity Well: Works well, but still easy to escape if you’re wearing light armor or running rapier/firestaff combo.
WH abilities applying a slow: Again either doesnt last the full duration or wears off the second the player takes damage.
All other abilites work well. For example, reap and malestorm or just pulls in general. Again vital aspects to the game even if the melee side of CC sucks donkey balls.
Ice wall is pretty damn useless against most melee tbh, and people just become sonic as soon as they get rooted. The only reason roots even work right now is because people just blow all their stamina dodging in root, and that’s even becoming less of a problem because melee are either running GS or Hatchet. CC is barely an issue anymore, you can block shockwave is you’re too much of a numbskull to dodge it, even if you didn’t a single hit wakes you up. The only way CC is effective is if you stack it, one after another. Slows are just better than any other CC right now.
Not if you utilize it effectively, dont cast it so far out away from the melee and they wont be able too avoid it. If you drop it at their feet, boom, stuck in place for
A: The team to DPS the player down
or
B: You having ample space to evade
As a heavy melee user I can say withoutt a doubt ice wall is not useless when used properly.
You sure that wasn’t during the old days when you were literally stuck and unable to move? Since they changes it every competent melee player just uses their gap closer ability and charges right in your face… XD
Do you want to know how long you stay cced with 4 wh? You die before 2nd wh does start if you are light armor. But its not an issue. Since you should not get into range of 4 wh in first place.
So if you go 1 vs x enemies and they root you, feel lucky they dont have 4 bb guns to burst your face all over the place.
This is news to me because damn I could’ve sworn the ice wall I caught last night had me locked in place and even then it’s a 40/50% slow afterwards for so many seconds. A hell of a lot longer than other slows
