I will try to be brief in listing the problems with APS EA in the current balance-scale of MASS PK. This thread has nothing to do with 1v1s, and arguments of scale do not concern APS EA, as it is a mode of play rather than a class-set. I see several problems with APS EA as it currently stands in mass pk:1. Skill floor to pay-off ratio is unlike anything. Aps EA is far too easy to play relative to its pay-off. The ability to purge while dealing immense dps from a safe range is way too powerful. I do agree that the skill ceiling is completely no-existent and the pay-off of playing in such a way is too high. However using the term '' safe range '' is a bit of an overstatement. The reason why their '' range '' seems safe is because of the way 99% of aps ea's play. That is 3 spark, IG, focus 1 person, then just leap away and repeat when they feel safe enough (the cd resets in HB and CTF make it even worse). I personally haven't seen any aps ea in PvP having a big impact outside of those lucky purges, which hurt squad leaders and eps much more then other squad players for obvious reasons. 2. Visibility. You can at least somewhat see an approaching WF, approaching CC, or a melee aps class pop on top of your character, you can react to that which you can see. You can see the massive SB ult, the massive WF ult, mass aoe's being thrown around, the cluster of EA's about to aa you from range. You cannot see the aps ea's arrows, or when you do you realize that you are either purged or dead. The arrows cant be seen in the midst of mass pk.This^^ we badly need an animation for it. Usually by the time you notice it you're already purged or dead. The pitiful animation that it currently has gives you very little to no heads-up.3. Purge and range. Purge is a necessary evil, but it should not exist for aps EA. There is a reason why wf purge has a near-melee range. One must at least be exposed to risk when using something like purge. Aps EA is essentially risk-free for its purpose. It means something to have a good wf who knows when, how and where to engange with purges, it does not on APS EA.As much as I hate being purged randomly by a lucky aps ea, I disagree with this statement. Removing the purge from aps ea is not the way to fix it. The only solution I see is lowering the % of the purge.4. It cannot be countered. I really do find it annoying that I cannot counter it. There are many abilities in mass pk which are broken, granted, but it is always possible to counter them. Whether it be a sb ult which I can faith, 3 spark away or remove it by some other means, a wf ult which has a delay and that I can see being cast and therefore dodge it, a db or a cc class popping on me and react defensively or with distance. There is nothing I can do against a 3 sparked aps EA which purges me on the initial hits and kills me instantly alone. I cannot see the arrows, sometimes I cannot even see from where they are being shot due to camera angle or them being on a tangent.Look at 2.There are many balance requests being suggested by players, but those are difficult questions of necessary evil's in the game, I do not think anyone will dispute these as a few examples: sb tornado, wf purges, wr disarm, granted, they are powerful, but they are necessary for the purpose of each of those classes in MASS PK. I do not see why APS EA should enjoy the leisure of providing an arsenal of WF at no risk with practically 0 skill requirement. All of those are necessary as stated, but demon vortex/tornado range should be reduced to match sage. The amount of demon SB's running around nowadays makes the game really unfun to play.I insist on making the arrows somehow visible, and I would suggest removing purge from APS EA. I would like to hear my fellow players opinion on the matter.
The purpose of this thread is to have other players given out their opinions. There are many who dislike the state of aps ea right now.
I AGREE TORNADO IS MORE OF A PROBLEM THAN ANYTHING ELSE IN THIS GAME
I AGREE ALMIGHTY, MISTER GM MAKE TORNADO HIT/PULL/GIVE CANCER TO ONE PERSON ONLY OR REMOVE IT
how shit do you have to be on sage with better range to lose to a demon ea. unless you are free gears and the ea in question is like 2.86 headass 3.33
